Argosy All-Story Weekly, June 27, 1925 — page 165: what you’re looking at

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hoo’ took the Set over on the counter and me ed It Up with the immense aerial he 4intained on the roof, and with his fixeq Sround. Just as € girl started turnin oie lights the q f opened again and a ng man came in With 3 Under his arm, aw ton Silently he placed the bund) Counter and Started ‘it, Whes wnwrapping it. When € had finished there Stood, View, one of the finest little Unnamed circyit ” looked as though j; Want to sell young man airily. ‘He was that Sort of youngster whom clothing manufacturers often use to drape their wares on in advertising matter. Straight, black Shiny hair as revealed when he suddenly jerked his hat off on observ- ing the presence of a lady in the place, and Clear cut, well chiseled features. Doc looked at him and then looked over to where the girl, oblivious to everything was turning the dials on the five tube neutrodyne back and forth. “ Well,” said Doc grudgingly, addressing the young man, “I can't give you very much for this set; you See, it’s an unnamed circuit and—” “ And that’s the best part of it,” inter- rupted the young man, “right now every one is buying the ‘ unnamed circuit,’ and you know it. However, if that’s the way you feel about it—” He started calmly to Tap up the set again. we Well, wait,” interrupted Doc, “I didn’t say how much I'd give you yet, did I? Never go away without getting the other man’s figures first. How much do want for it?” ar How much will you give me?” snapped man, eat, selling the set,” Doc reminded bim Will you give me sixty-five dollars?” looked pained. | = Tews a law in this city,” he said, “against highway robbery; surely you you this set,” saiq the » Such thing. don't want to take ad My years? Somebody's gone about my Soft heart. yp dollar 11 ten you!” Wordlessly the young man started again to wrap up the set. “Wait, wait” said Doc, hastily, “[y Give you fifty dollars for it” “ Nothi & stirring!” Snapped the yo man. “T wil) come down a little though” site you have it for fifty-five.” oc looked very sad, and I, full knowing at the argument might last half an hour, “ May I help you?” [ said, beating like a for fear she might answer frigidly “ Siri» But she did no “Why, that’ Sraciously, tu made me feel up Piccadilly S very kind of you,” she Said ming a smile upon me that quite certain that J could pick for her without any trouble. confusion I turned to the » and then a crash of sounds, but I knew I Was close to a Cali- fornia station and I began to feel a little of the excitement which comes when you're very near a station like that. To give himself a chance to think things Over, and also for the Psychological effect upon the young man, Doc walked over to where we stood tuning and took me aside. By this time I had the Station almost in line and I turned the set over to the pirl to finish the job, which she started to do with much interest. “ Listen,” said Doc to me in an impish whisper. “What do you think of those twor Prettiest girl in the neighborhood and finest looking young man around here. If I could bring them together I'd give the girl that five tube set for a wedding present; it would make a peach or an advertisement tore, ch, what?” ; some heat, “that you just attend to em Comicboe () SS (CO)