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Jim Beardmore's interview with Freda Rollin early that morning had been very unsatisfactory from his point of view, and he came to his offices in a savage temper. All his employees immediately became aware of it. In the outer hall Colonel Morton, the elegant old gentleman who received callers, glanced in his face and bade him a gentle good morning. Jim merely snarled at him and banged through the door.
In the general office the clerks and stenographers stole timid glances in his face and made themselves small. Jim rarely noticed his minor employees, but this morning his furious eyes traveled from one to another, looking to see if they took notice of the marks on his face.