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ARGOSY-ALLSTO Ke LL = SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, — os [Fvor. eux YY 7 ys ae Hy AY i > \ ~ Tete {= ) ry wi Hii By EDGAR Author of " Regalar People,’’ CHAPTER I. THE BIG DAY. HEN you have an office boy like Jimmy around, even for the two weeks he lasted, you get into the habit of watching him out of one corner of your eye. I saw him duck back from the window suddenly and then stretch out his neck and staré down again at the street, one floor below. Then he croaked: ‘“Mr. Morse! Hey, Morse! Come look this over!” Well, I had been tiring myself all out for 1A 161 1924 NUMBER 2 FRANKLIN ** Suitable for Fraiming,’’ etc. ten minutes, ignoring him; but IT had a little strength left and I kept on ignoring him. It didn’t work so well. The kid just flapped an arm up and down, beckoning, and he all but yelled: “No, come! This is on the level! You don’t want to miss this!” Then I looked at him! Without excep- tion, he was the worst thing in the way of a boy that ever got on the pay roll. Most of them spend a lot of time near the windows, because the B. Berford Corporation takes up the whole second floor and there’s a good deal to be seen; but Jimmy might ConnicloOolk<s com