| 单词 | office boy |
| 例句 | An office boy came along to direct me. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “So you want to put up an ad to find the post office boy.” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z He left school in 1933 to take a job as an office boy with a firm that specialised in repairing railway wagons. Alfred Burke obituary 2011-02-18T19:32:19Z At Meany Theater on Saturday night, in her white shirt, dark tie and short, tousled hairdo, Anderson looked like a rumpled, androgynous office boy auditioning for the role of Ariel. Laurie Anderson's 'Dirtday!' digressed, but the audience dug it 2012-10-21T20:12:04Z He grew up in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., and, while on his summer vacation from high school, was an office boy at The New Yorker. James Stevenson, Ex-New Yorker Illustrator, Dies at 87 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z He first worked with Mr. Lantz when Mr. Lantz got him a job as an office boy at the studio of J. R. Bray, where Mr. Lantz was head of animation. That Noisy Woodpecker Had an Animated Secret 2011-04-10T22:05:14Z But at 14, he again was forced into the role of breadwinner — this time as a lawyer's office boy. Book-It stages 'Great Expectations' 2011-02-10T20:55:04Z His parents could not afford to send him to college, but he attended night classes at the University of Chicago while working as a proofreader and office boy for The Chicago Sun-Times. Charles Simic, Pulitzer-Winning Poet and U.S. Laureate, Dies at 84 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z At 11 or 12, Joe gamely rode the subway into Manhattan, drawings in hand, and landed an after-school job as an office boy for a comic-book publisher. Joe Kubert, Giant of Comic-Book Art, Dies at 85 2012-08-14T01:09:06Z He went back to Liverpool with her, and there worked as an office boy. Robert Robinson obituary 2011-08-13T12:28:49Z Mr. Hamilton, who had no interest in following his father into the British diplomatic service, entered films at 17 as a studio office boy. Guy Hamilton, resourceful James Bond director, dies at 93 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z His first job was as an office boy with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. Ronald Neame obituary 2010-06-20T17:38:00Z In the Broadway revival of the musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying," he starred as a 1960s-era office boy with big ambitions. Daniel Radcliffe hopes the magic is gone and he'll be taken seriously 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z The Davies family’s inherited wealth was derived from Ralph K. Davies, who began at Standard Oil of California as a 15-year-old office boy and rose to become the youngest director in the company’s history. Stockton Rush, Pilot of the Titan Submersible, Declared Dead at 61 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z But after his discharge, a girlfriend told him that The Times was looking to hire an office boy in the photography department for $30 a week. Neal Boenzi, Top New York Times Photographer for Four Decades, Dies at 97 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Family and coworkers impede a secretary’s romance with an office boy. Movies on TV this week: Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Despite being an advocate for education today, Sir Jack had no interest in school and left at 13, getting a job as an office boy soon after. 'I was standing at the wrong end of a machine gun' 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z He kept the appointment anyway, thinking it would be rude to decline, and was offered a job as “assistant to the office boy” — with weekly pay that was $5 better than his radio gig. Robert Bernstein, Random House publisher and human rights advocate, dies at 96 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z After the war, he was hired as an assistant office boy at Simon & Schuster and eventually rose to sales manager, with a special eye for children's books. Robert Bernstein, publisher and champion of dissidents around the world, dies at 96 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z When he worked as an office boy for a comic-book publisher, others noticed his knack for writing and editing, and he began scripting stories. Georgia editorial roundup 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z His best position involved working as an “office boy,” fetching lunch and coffee for workers. Perspective | A Nepali immigrant brought his daughter to America for a better life. Then his own was taken. 2018-07-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Naimi, the son of a pearl diver and his Bedouin wife, began studying at an Aramco-sponsored school, and was first hired by the company as an office boy at 12 years old. An Oil Giant Is Taking Big Steps. Saudi Arabia Can’t Afford for It to Slip. 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z But her family soon bounced back, her mother becoming a successful interior designer while her father worked his way from office boy to director at a paint company. Lords stalwart Trumpington to retire at 95 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z A little less five months later, on June 14, I was enrolled in the program on my first job as an office boy. Resurrecting another big lie: The myth of Social Security as “Ponzi scheme” 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z When Bogart was working as an office boy for a theatrical office, he “dove headfirst into the Jazz Age lifestyle, always up for late night revels, ” Frank Kelly Rich wrote on the website Drunkard.com. Which Famous Actor Hustled Chess Games in New York City? 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z He began working here at 17 and went from office boy to clerk to sales agent, he said. In Queens, a Keeper of 40,000 Souls 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z He said he left home at 16 after a fight with his mother and landed work as an office boy. Sellapan Ramanathan, Singapore’s longest-serving president, dies at 92 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Naimi, who turned 80 in August, began his career in oil at the age of 12 as an office boy at Aramco, and ends it as one of the country's highest-ranking non-royals. Saudi Arabia names Khalid al-Falih energy minister to replace Naimi in cabinet reshuffle 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z Dubbed “America’s poet”, Whitman was born in Long Island in 1819, and left school at 11 to start work as an office boy in a newspaper. Walt Whitman’s lost advice to America’s men: meat, beards and not too much sex 2016-04-30T04:00:00Z His assistant and only employee, besides an office boy, was his fiancée, twenty-year-old Blanche Wolf, whom he married a year later and who worked for the company the rest of her life. Mrs. Knopf, Invisible Tastemaker 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z His father, he said, had left high school to work for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as an office boy, and Professor North did not know if his mother had finished secondary school. Douglass C. North, Nobel Laureate Economist, Dies at 95 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z But the parade was such a spectacle that the “many imps of office boys who, from a hundred windows, began to unreel the spools of tape that record the fateful messages of the ‘ticker.’ New York Today: A Confetti Primer 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z When he was a teenager in London, his father saw a newspaper ad for an office boy at the TIME/LIFE office. A Father’s Photographs, a Daughter’s Film and a Mother’s Discovered Life 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z I started as the office boy, which I think was very lucky. New at the top: Bernerd Da Santos is chief operating officer at AES 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z He came from a working-class background, going to work for the Transport & General Workers Union as an office boy at the age of 16. World athlete who began her career at 77 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z “If it wins, people will say they only went after the office boy, even though there were lots of more high-level people involved with this portfolio,” Coffee said. High stakes for SEC in civil case against former Goldman trader 2013-07-16T00:03:01Z I tried to convince my mother that it would be a good move for the Alberts if I became an office boy for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Back Home in Brooklyn, Marv Albert Welcomes a New Resident 2012-10-29T18:28:55Z Seven years ago he was office boy, just out of college. The Clammer and the Submarine 2012-04-17T02:00:15.727Z Sir Joseph, attired in the Court dress of his office, proceeds at once to describe his meteoric rise from an office boy in an attorney's firm to become the "ruler of the Queen's Navee." The Secrets of a Savoyard 2012-04-08T02:00:19.727Z It belonged to one of the office boys. The Million Dollar Mystery Novelized from the Scenario of F. Lonergan 2012-03-15T02:00:21.153Z The advertising manager sends the office boy out for a rhyming dictionary and writes the verses himself. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z "Maybe he is, and maybe he isn't," answered the office boy, grinning sardonically. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z I didn't hear what the major said to that, because little Rags, Mr. Perkins's office boy, had just come in with a note which he was asking me to give to Mr. Norcross. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z The office boy came in to interrupt him. A Life's Secret A Novel 2012-02-13T03:00:17.060Z That one was an office boy who never knew when it became five o'clock in the afternoon. Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington 2012-02-11T03:03:55.693Z Or else he lets the office boy write them. The Circus, and Other Essays and Fugitive Pieces 2012-03-12T03:00:26.180Z For a moment Steve Rush stood looking at the office boy, undecided and disappointed. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z Of its pupils, eleven came out of tailor shops, and ten had been office boys, messengers, or newsboys. A Ten Year War An Account of The Battle with The Slum in New York 2012-02-11T03:03:42.997Z They walked down the street and as they drew near the office they saw the figure of the office boy in the doorway silhouetted against the light within. The Story of a Doctor's Telephone?Told by His Wife 2012-02-05T03:00:11.420Z Finally I became an office boy, and I was allowed by my employer to sleep in an empty house in one of the small streets at the back of Westminster Abbey. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z A knock on the door interrupted him, and the office boy appeared. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z The office boy, without giving the caller an opportunity to obey his command, sprang forward, and, pressing both hands against Steve's chest, began shoving the lad out into the corridor. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z A pimply-faced office boy elbowed him out of it and the man turned away meekly. Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942 2012-01-04T03:00:28.750Z Those specialists in burning towns, those technicians in executing peasants, those artisans of terror, on seeing disaster coming, tranquilly returned to their castles, like office boys leaving their work. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Obviously an office boy could do what he had to do for five shillings a week. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z He pressed a button, and almost immediately the office boy appeared. Loaded Dice 2012-01-04T03:00:36.343Z Steve was stepping backwards so fast that he was unable to free himself from the belligerent office boy. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z In another window an office boy stood with a pen in his mouth, turning the pages of a ledger. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z He had already obtained for him a job as office boy in McClellan's and now proposed to take him east and educate him, with the eventual idea of turning him into a chauffeur. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z He often smiled to himself as he pictured the expression which would come on his uncle's rubicund countenance if he guessed what an intimate knowledge his office boy had of his affairs. A Master of Deception 2011-11-30T03:00:12.357Z This office boy had returned several times with the news, when inquired of, that nothing had been done. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z The next instant his fingers closed over the wrists of the office boy, shutting down with a grip that made the other writhe. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z Mr. Graham touched the bell on his desk, and told the office boy who answered to send in Mr. Kremnitz and his companion. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z One is that to which the office boy refers when he tells the applicant for a job that Mr. Blevitch is "in conference." Of All Things 2011-10-09T02:00:26.957Z He had pushed ships in and out of hangars, washed them, acted as night watchman and office boy, done anything and everything to pay for his flying time. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z His wife and his wife's mother and his senior partner watched his performance with open mouths, as did the office boy who stood in the doorway. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z The office boy shook himself free, then swung a vicious blow at Steve's head. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z At four o'clock a flip office boy tapped him on the shoulder and said, "Mr. Boiger wants to see you." The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales 2011-09-17T02:00:25.067Z I’m office boy in one of the large newspaper offices. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue 2011-09-05T02:00:22.290Z Margrave hung up the receiver of his desk telephone with a slam, and rang a bell for the office boy. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z "Now, w'y couldn't I ha' got a piece o' dat!" said the office boy, disgustedly as he read the telegram. Taking Chances 2011-09-21T02:00:36.667Z Tighter and tighter grew the pressure on the office boy's wrists. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z It was possible that he was not fitted to be more than office boy. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z I am only an office boy in a big newspaper office, but some of these days, sir, I hope to climb. The Blue Grass Seminary Girls' Vacation Adventures Shirley Willing to the Rescue 2011-09-05T02:00:22.290Z It is generally as office boy that a start is made. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z His first job in law was as an office boy in a Mumbai law firm carrying briefcases to court. Men in Black ‘Follow the Money’ as India Top Judge Busts Graft 2011-08-01T20:33:23Z "He's hurting me; he's——" Steve quickly released the hands of the office boy, and removing his hat, stepped forward respectfully. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z There is no office boy to disturb us, and the life insurance agent is away at his club. Think A Book for To-day 2011-07-27T02:00:35.180Z There were no other editorial writers present in the office and upon inquiry of the office boys I learned that no others were expected to present themselves on that day. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z If he doesn't get another place quickly he knows he'll be sacked, for nobody keeps an office boy in Australia more than a week. The Awful Australian 2011-08-11T02:00:14.850Z "Johnny get your gun! get your gun!" chanted "Reddy," the irrepressible office boy. Army Boys in France or, From Training Camp to Trenches 2011-06-15T02:00:18.907Z Steve glanced up, finding the office boy standing close to him, a threatening scowl on his face. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z And then he calls the office boy back. Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z A dingy office boy, answering Symonds' knock, announced that Mr. Emersham was entirely disengaged, and Margaret alighted, and entered the office. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z But since Mallinsbee and his cub of an office boy would be badly "stung," the matter would not be without satisfaction to his revengeful nature. The Son of his Father 2011-06-01T02:00:21.287Z For his sake, and his sake only, she would have liked to be a boy, for then, so she argued secretly within herself, she could be his office boy at the Bank. Love and hatred 2011-05-13T02:00:08.103Z With a grunt the office boy returned to his desk. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z “You’re wanted in the Chief’s office, Mr. Vernet,” said the office boy as they entered; “And you too, I think, Mr. Stanhope.” Dangerous Ground or, The Rival Detectives 2011-06-11T02:00:11.853Z Presently the blown office boy ushered in the vicar of Regis, a tall, snowy-haired divine, whose very presence diffused an atmosphere of safety around the persecuted woman. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z He squeezed in courses at night between his day job as an office boy at the Bacardi Corporation and an evening job as an accordion player at an Italian restaurant. A Community College in Florida Works to Attract the Poor and the Presidential 2011-04-30T01:01:16Z Why, mother, I could do all that the office boy did at Oldchester. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z "Here, you, where you going?" cried the office boy, bounding after him. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z They’ll clean out the department from the chief to th’ office boy!” The Black Star A Detective Story 2011-04-14T02:01:01.883Z I rather precipitately upset the office boy's theory of etiquette and literally banged into his office. I Walked in Arden 2011-04-10T02:00:06.137Z He bowed slightly, and directed an office boy to place a chair for me. All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart 2011-03-31T02:00:16.763Z It is incident to Mr. MacCrary's business that he has to employ an office boy. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z Steve made no reply, whereupon the office boy started for him again. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z The newspaper’s headquarters in downtown Cairo are a maze of half-empty rooms where office boys circulate with cups of tea and stacks of paper. Al-Ahram Finds a New Voice for a New Egypt. 2011-03-13T14:00:00Z The office boy swung open a wicket gate and pointed to the hard remains of a horsehair stuffed easy-chair. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z There was the sound of an opening door, and, as Ferrars seated himself, the office boy entered and announced the two visitors. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z The first of the interesting line of boys successively employed by Mr. MacCrary was an office boy by profession; by natural talent and inclination he was a liar. Peeps at People 2011-03-26T02:00:17.597Z Rush went down in a heap, the office boy landing on his back. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z "I begin to see that—to understand——" The door opened, and the office boy came in. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z "I'm to be a business man, and I'm going to begin at the very bottom, as an errand boy, or an office boy, and work up." Ben Pepper 2011-02-07T03:00:21.607Z The office boy had entered now, and Mr. Haynes quietly gave his order. The Last Stroke a detective story 2011-02-19T03:01:39.327Z A negro office boy down there asked leave of absence for a day to attend a meeting. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The office boy uttered a yell as the wrist was bent backwards. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z "They could hardly stay abroad together; their relationship, of course, will always remain a secret——" The office boy entered and laid a little envelope at his elbow. That Affair at Elizabeth 2011-02-14T03:00:36.587Z The office boy was gone, the door made fast. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z After a moment’s pause he will reply: ‘I should like to be an office boy.’ Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z I was about to enquire when he was expected when I caught the reflection of the office boy in a mirror on the wall. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z The office boy obeyed, casting an angry glance at the unruffled countenance of Steve Rush as he closed the door behind him. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z Every male above the age and status of an office boy or a labouring man wore a silk hat. London Days A Book of Reminiscences 2011-01-03T03:01:01.297Z Every one, from the oldest clerk to the smallest office boy, had long since gone home. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z But in this case the head of the house had rather vaguer ideas than his office boy as to how they should be handled. The Boss of Wind River 2010-12-30T03:00:28.770Z When I entered the office in the Empire Theatre Building, the office boy was engaged in pasting newspaper clippings in a scrap-book. My Actor-Husband A true story of American stage life 2011-01-03T03:01:07.697Z As Steve passed out through the reception room the office boy stepped in front of him. The Iron Boys in the Mines or, Starting at the Bottom of the Shaft 2012-03-11T03:00:13.327Z Who would have thought, when he began as an office boy, that he could ever achieve so much? The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z However, before she could start to recount her experiences with the squatter family, an office boy came to tell Mr. Parker that a man by the name of Frank Hammond wished to see him. The Vanishing Houseboat 2010-12-20T17:11:37.787Z He was very proud of his father, who had started working for the Earl of Dudley's estate as a 16-year-old office boy and worked his way up. Sir Maurice Wilkes: obituary 2010-11-30T18:00:00Z Outside in the corridor the office boy was singing under his breath. The Window at the White Cat He was no longer an office boy and student in Judge Maynard's office, for he had graduated at law and was now helping the old man with the simpler part of his practice. The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas Obviously, the next thing was to find out if any of the office boys had taken that letter to the Bank. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z Only the office boy was there, sweeping out. Rockhaven Refuse to talk to all office boys, get friendly with the lady stenographer, if there is one, but do all business with the one at the head—and no other! Believe You Me! “In my office with the door locked and an office boy standing guard in front of the door.” Janet Hardy in Radio City There was nothing to read except the Times and she was uncomfortably conscious of three clerks and an office boy who frequently turned round and looked through the partition. A Bed of Roses Here was a pretty thing for a pretty innocent office boy to hear! The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z I told them you wouldn't take it from me, and that I wasn't going to have my secretary paid less than an office boy in T'ronto. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall The editor is also compositor, and the compositor and office boy are reporters. Hempfield A Novel It was the next morning, and I again sat in my office, when the shrill voice of the office boy interrupted my bitter reflections. A Master Hand The Story of a Crime One of the office boys expressed it perhaps as well as it could be expressed. Thirty Acting upon the suggestion, Mr. Bliss went into the outer office, and was annoyed to be told by the office boy that Jack Barnes had gone out half an hour before. A Modern Wizard "What's the matter with you?" he said when the office boy appeared. The Competitive Nephew There were two clerks in the outside office, in addition to an office boy. Jacob's Ladder Drummond's reply was postponed by the office boy, who popped in on the heels of a light knock. The Destroying Angel “Dan,” he called to the office boy, as the door closed upon the officer and his charge. The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients She did not know that this detective was the office boy who, while in the employ of Dudley and Bliss, had had the temerity to shadow her husband, hoping to convict him of murder. A Modern Wizard Prawle had been an office boy when old Gannet was young, and had worked up to a partnership and married Daisy Gannet. Captain Macedoine's Daughter When I first knew you, you were haunting Park Row for a cheap job, and getting canned by office boys. The Portal of Dreams Drummond hesitated; whereupon the office boy, interpreting assent, precipitately vanished to usher in the client. The Destroying Angel At the office the voice of an injured office boy informed him that there wasn't never nobody there till half-past nine. The Girl in the Mirror I am no longer your office boy, and you cannot twist me around your finger.” Young Auctioneers The Polishing of a Rolling Stone "Who are you?" he inquired, "the office boy?" The Wishing Moon I need an office boy to take Ferris' place, and also somebody to help copy contracts and make out bills and statements. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds Finally the office boy had told all he knew and departed; then Bat, comfortably settled back in his chair, spoke. Ashton-Kirk, Criminologist James Ryan, his office boy and stenographer, watched him furtively from one corner of his eye, while his fingers whirled the typewriter on through the letter he was typing. Exit Betty They should have sent an office boy with the papers or let the aunt go there alone to see the judge! Clark's Field The office boy entered to say that some reporters wanted to see Mr. Brand’s secretary. The Fate of Felix Brand "I have an office boy who is expected to do such things," replied Mr. Sumner. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds On a high consumptive-looking stool sits the office boy, filing away answered letters and sundry bills paid. Daisy's Necklace And What Came of It He looked very much like the young lawyer whose office boy was her "gentleman friend." Exit Betty After scanning the sable usher for a few minutes, I said: "Now, if that color would wash off, I should feel sure of finding one of my office boys, named Jack Scott, underneath." The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller Brand had been away almost a week when the office boy brought her a card one morning and said the gentleman was particularly anxious to see her. The Fate of Felix Brand He and his son are now in partnership on Wall Street, and trusty Jack McCabe is their office boy. The Missing Tin Box or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds In fact, the office boy and the colored porter were the only people about the company's headquarters who showed any real anxiety. Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike I just had to run the gauntlet through guards and clerks and office boys to get here. Carmen Ariza Jimmy could picture it as though he were there, Hite barking orders to men and office boys at his elbow and at men and women perhaps hundreds and thousands of miles away. Death Points a Finger “Charley,” he called to his office boy, “bring up a quart of whisky, some lemons and sugar.” Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Bull-dog, who, since washing the windows, had constituted himself office boy, had built the fire and was now sweeping. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West The clerk stopped short, the office boy passed out through the open door and a great swell of silence surged into the room. Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike The door opened, and the office boy announced the chief stenographer of the great bank below. Carmen Ariza I went to a newspaper office, but there an ironical office boy, with the aid of the city editor, made me feel that reporting was not in my line. The Harbor When the office boy came, he cautioned him not to awaken Rayder. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew As it is, Hector has $2.75 right now for every wave in the ocean, and when you go to see him, you become acquainted with all the office boys in the world. Alex the Great He had been too busy in technical high school to be office boy for some time past. The Gorgeous Girl Then Ames dismissed the clergyman, and bade his office boy admit the young lawyer, Cass, who had come in response to Hood’s request. Carmen Ariza There was a knock at the door; an office boy entered and gave Etharedge a letter which bore a foreign stamp. Melomaniacs “By Jove!” said Phillips, “but, I say, mightn’t somebody else, an office boy or some one, have put on the stamp?” The Island Mystery Mister Munson," he says, "if you called on a man at his office, would you care to write your business on a card for the office boy to read? Alex the Great “Johnny,” he said to the office boy, 362 “get O’Hara in here on the double quick and tell him to bring along his hat and coat.” Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 Pushing aside office boy, clerk, and guard, she reached the inner sanctum of the astonished financier himself and offered to sell at a ruinous figure. Carmen Ariza A bright New York office boy in a law firm will know how many days can pass before some steps must be taken or be too late, better than the graduate of a law school. College Teaching Studies in Methods of Teaching in the College Bentley sent an office boy out for the paper and spread it out on the desk to digest it as quickly as possible. The Mind Master For the tables were turned; I stood at zero, And the office boy was a full-blown hero. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 2, 1914 The girl had evidently quite lost sight of the fact that she herself had occupied the very position in the pseudo employ of Bertrand Rockamore which she derided in his office boy. The Crevice Then he called the office boy, and set him at the task. Carmen Ariza Former office boy, writer, prop man, assistant-director, director, producer, and story editor, he was the works—unless Dorwin decided otherwise during this meeting and pulled the props out from under him. Reel Life Films After which he tossed his “copy” to an office boy and put on his hat and top-coat. Divided Skates She doesn't break the furniture or beat the office boy. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life “It was that office boy, Billy,” she began. The Crevice The noon mail brought more letters of like nature, until the office boy tallied nearly eight hundred. Carmen Ariza Mr. Schilling began his career as an office boy with J.A. All About Coffee At last, one day just at closing time, and after he had told the office boy he might go, Frye let a little light into that enigma. Uncle Terry A Story of the Maine Coast For days she had haunted the premises, sitting in the outer office for hours at a time exposed to the stare and covert smiles of thoughtless clerks and office boys. The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life The office boy accused me of taking shorthand notes of a private conversation between my employer and a visitor, and I could not convince Mr. Rockamore of my innocence. The Crevice The office boy was on the lookout for him, it was time he went home. A Modern Cinderella Just then an office boy appeared: "Monsieur Fandor, you are being asked for at the telephone." Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas Those were prosperous days for the United Woollen and everyone from the president to the office boy was in good humor. One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America I think I shall take the liberty of a glance over Mr. Denson's office, and since his office boy still stays away, I will lend him my clerk for a little. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator “And ask him pointblank who it was that hired the office boy to do this dirty work.” The Hilltop Boys A Story of School Life Quinlan was no office boy, but he obeyed as smartly as might any newly hired office boy. Sundry Accounts He paused dramatically just as Sam, the office boy, stuck his head in the showroom doorway and rent the silence with his high, piping voice. Elkan Lubliner, American Then the office boy came in to fetch the clerk. If Winter Don't A B C D E F Notsomuchinson There we found a very frightened and bewildered office boy, whom Denson had given a holiday yesterday, after sending him down to Samuel. The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator Our office boy, rather a wag in his way, had decorated my office table with flowers. The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon Quinlan," he ordered as he might order an office boy, "get busy! Sundry Accounts "What Jacobowitz is this?" he demanded as Sam entered, and the office boy shrugged. Elkan Lubliner, American Vernon, little dreaming that he was recognized by the office boy—as he took him to be—who had just jostled against him, kept on his way upstairs. The Tin Box and What it Contained "And the office boy—can't you get some information out of him?" The Red Triangle Being Some Further Chronicles of Martin Hewitt, Investigator The office boy prefers Captain Kidd to Strindberg; not because he is a boy, but because he is human and has not yet learned the trick of disingenuousness. When Winter Comes to Main Street Having asked for Mr. Dalton, the office boy said to them: "You'd better see Mr. Mason about that matter, sir." The Bradys Beyond Their Depth The Great Swamp Mystery It was late in the afternoon when Elkan's office door opened to admit Sam, the office boy. Elkan Lubliner, American They were busy for a few minutes, as the other office boys and the clerks began to appear. The Boy Scout Fire Fighters or Jack Danby's Bravest Deed Mr. Choate appreciated genuine humor, and it is more than probable that he enjoyed the "big talk" of the office boy. Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter "Come in!" was heard in response to the knock of the office boy. A Black Adonis I heard no more from him until yesterday, when the office boy came in and told me a beggar child insisted on seeing me. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance Then there were the office boys, a moving, fluctuating crowd; always in mischief, always dirty, always irrepressibly cheerful. To Love Its respectability is emphasized by the massiveness of its furniture and the age of its office boy. Antony Gray,—Gardener “I will pay for the advertisement and take it out of your pay,” said Mr. Islen; and the notice was written out without delay and sent off by the office boy. The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview "Both are in," said the office boy, imperturbably. A Black Adonis Arrayed in his yaller raiment, he sought the offices of the Pullman company and got confidential with the office boy. Lady Luck Do you think the united efforts of the whole lot of them, from the good Mr. Blessington to the office boy, could produce a hero like this? The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol That same conscientiousness and honesty prevented him from being superseded by a more juvenile individual, when his age had passed the limit usually accorded to office boys. Antony Gray,—Gardener There was no one there when he entered but the office boy. Skinner's Dress Suit "What is the age of your office boy?" The Erie Train Boy The office boy took the Wildcat's message to an inner office. Lady Luck The three clerks who sat in the outer rooms were also elderly, and the sole youthful creature about the place was the office boy, a red-haired imp who answered to the name of Alexander. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story It seemed to associate him, humble office boy as he was, with the eminent merchant who employed him. Sam's Chance And How He Improved It When he got back to his cage, Skinner jotted down in his little book:— Dress-Suit Account Debit Credit One victory over detested office boy! Skinner's Dress Suit "The office boy for ever looking out of window, who never has anything to do." The Life of Charles Dickens, Vol. I-III, Complete He had risen by assiduous devotion to the details of button making from office boy to his present exalted state. Little Lost Sister And he told her of his discoveries in connection with the office boy. A Coin of Edward VII A Detective Story Glancing at her desk, she rang for an office boy, and reproved him because he had not dusted more carefully and because there were lumps in her paste. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays I quote this episode to show that when it came to business Leopold made every king in Europe look like an office boy. An African Adventure And office boys constitute a particularly abnormal department—if such it may be termed—of the youthful mind. William Adolphus Turnpike A red-headed office boy stuck an inquisitive head through the door. Little Lost Sister Each man in the crowd sees in Douglas his own ideal self, so that when the office boy cheers Douglas he is cheering himself. A Dominie in Doubt Telling the office boy to give her a hint that she was needed, he threw off his hat and topcoat and began to race through the pile of letters Ardessa had put on his desk. A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays He lost five yards every time he bucked an office boy. At Good Old Siwash Sometimes an office boy is beloved—and that not always—for the virtues that tell most in actual work. William Adolphus Turnpike She was always, save on the sole occasion of his last visit, either engaged with Harry Boland’s dictation, or, if in the outer office, chaperoned by Harry Boland’s red-headed office boy. Little Lost Sister His duties as office boy were to answer questions, make fires, do errands, and do copying and translations. Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Although he occasionally inspires a paragraph in one or other of the papers mentioned, he hardly ever comes to either office, and is not even known by sight to the office boys. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 25, 1914 Harrah rang for the office boy and reached for his hat. The Man from the Bitter Roots Though an office boy he had his failings, and William's explanations of them were as curious, but quite as characteristic, as the lad himself. William Adolphus Turnpike “Red,” the office boy, had just come from the elevator. Little Lost Sister He never had a lady come to see him before,” announced the office boy, explosively. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Tired office boys even clung to the rear guards at the risk of death from a sudden collision with the car behind. The Root of Evil He said abruptly to the office boy: “Tell Miss Dunbar to come here.” The Man from the Bitter Roots Every one who has had the honour of acquaintance with a first-class office boy will understand. William Adolphus Turnpike Then, without consulting his taste or desire, you peremptorily thrust him into a business which he loathes—on an office boy's salary and an allowance out of all proportion to his requirements. The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest “You couldn’t say nothing handsomer, Miss—not if you tried for a week,” declared the office boy, shaking hands vigorously. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall "Rigged from New York!" sneered a fat German the office boy had nicknamed the "Judge." The Root of Evil He whirled suddenly to face his desk squarely; tossed aside the cold cigar in disgust; touched the electric button to summon the office boy. Flamsted quarries He knows his indispensability; he knows that more than anything else the boss loathes the trouble of hiring an office boy; he knows—oh! what does he not know? William Adolphus Turnpike The office boy who knew these details plus the Boat Race winner and the English Cup-holders could keep his end up in conversation. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 15, 1914 It was much blotted and the scrawl characteristic of an office boy’s chirography proved that his 115terms at public school had not done Scorch much good. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall "George, bring me Mr. Bailey's telegram in the Barwig case," and when George, a smart young office boy, brought the required documents, he was quietly instructed by his employer to cash Von Barwig's cheque immediately. The Music Master Novelized from the Play Several new office boys eyed him suspiciously, but he walked with such an air of familiarity that they allowed him to pass unquestioned. The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story I am very sorry to lose you, but there is a limit to the length that even an office boy can be allowed to go. William Adolphus Turnpike Mr. Mullins, if anything, treated Chester better than usual, and the office boy began to think that he had done the bookkeeper injustice. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune The head-waiter looked a little askance at the red-headed office boy; but Nancy, in her neat outfit, reassured him, and he led them to a table and drew out the chair for the girl. A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall Famous for good humor and generosity as a general thing, he is, for all that, at his worst moments the terror of the office boy's life. The Book of Business Etiquette The somewhat shy-appearing youth of the dark eyes followed him into the room as he pushed the office boy aside. Frank Merriwell's Pursuit How to Win William had engaged himself to work for Mr. Charles Whimple, "barrister, etc.," just one week previously in response to that gentleman's advertisement for "a bright and intelligent office boy; one who knows the city well." William Adolphus Turnpike Perhaps Chester would invite him out to lunch, and Mr. Tripp, in his frugality, would not have declined the offer even of an office boy, as long as it would save him expense. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune "Mr. Bradley's all ready for you," announced the office boy, who was holding the door open. Fair Harbor Cases in which the office boy is maltreated are exceptional, though cases in which he is misunderstood are not. The Book of Business Etiquette "In most places like this, the office boy or the janitor does such work," said Harry. From Farm to Fortune or Nat Nason's Strange Experience "He's in," replied the smart office boy, "but I think he's out o' doors." The New Pun Book "I found out that your office boy had been there and carried them the receipt." Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune And then that pest of an office boy began shouting his name. Fair Harbor In most places the several office boys are stationed at a certain point, a desk or a table, with one of their number more or less in charge. The Book of Business Etiquette A gentleman usually presents such a letter by calling in person and sending in the letter, together with one of his personal cards, by the servant who answers the bell, or by the office boy. The Etiquette of To-day How he had gotten by the office boy Brown could not conceive, and rolled manuscript usually gave him spasms. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life Ah, yes, you have come to be my office boy. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune Bradley's office boy told them that his employer and the others were in the private room beyond. Fair Harbor Shall the office boy remind him of this? The Book of Business Etiquette That was the office boy's way of leaving memoranda of telephone calls for the reporters. Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles At this moment a loud uproar was heard near the door, and as Beauchamp opened it, a young man was seen who was struggling with the office boy to gain admission. The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I He did not care to have him speak so freely before the office boy. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune "You'd better let the office boy put an extra string around that, Jack," said the father. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets Nervous, worried, tired, and exasperated, he is likely to “take it out” on the office boy if there is no one else at hand. The Book of Business Etiquette At the same instant, the office boy who had opened it was thrust aside. The Brand of Silence A Detective Story Then one day out of school I went, amid the great world's hum, 169 An office boy, and father watched each night to see me come. The Path to Home "Mr. Mullins," he said, "you wish to know who robbed your office boy of the money he drew from the bank?" Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune Jack spent a few minutes in the offices, speaking to the office boy and to several of the clerks with whom he was acquainted, and then started off for home, the bundle under his arm. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets Most office boys have not one boss but many. The Book of Business Etiquette An imp of an office boy took in his card. The Brand of Silence A Detective Story Almost all of the force wanted to go, including even Reddy the office boy, who although too young, was full of ardor for Uncle Sam. Army Boys on the Firing Line or, Holding Back the German Drive The office boy sauntered along, with nothing apparently on his mind, and finally stopped in front of a window on Union Square, which appeared to have considerable attraction for him. Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune In the meantime, an office boy rewrapped the bundle, securing it this time with a stout cord. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets In hiring office boys “cleanness, good manners, good physique, mental agility, and good habits are primary requisites,” according to Mr. J. Ogden Armour in the American Magazine. The Book of Business Etiquette It was just a sprig of holly, with scarlet berries showing against the green, stuck in, by one of the office boys probably, behind the sign that pointed the way up to the editorial rooms. Children of the Tenements A little boy came into my office and wanted to hire as an office boy. Civics and Health "He lay in wait for the office boy, and on his return from the bank robbed him of a large sum of money which he had just drawn out." Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune While I was still shuddering, Terry walked in through the door the office boy had inadvertently left open. The Four Pools Mystery One man has his secretary or his office boy interrupt him after a visitor has been in as much as ten minutes, to tell him that Mr. So-and-So is waiting outside. The Book of Business Etiquette I fancy Dickens never rose above the status of office boy, and probably as such wore his first surtout. The Law and Lawyers of Pickwick A Lecture At a desk near the entrance, a slovenly office boy sat reading a dime novel. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life "I think, however," Mr. Fairchild added, with a smile, "that it would be hardly prudent to trust my business to an office boy." Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune If an office boy, surprise the employer by model work. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year A litter of office boys sprawling untidily over the desks and chairs in the reception room is as bad, and a snappy young lady of the “Now see here, kid” variety is worse. The Book of Business Etiquette "Quite as much as if I had sent a note by my office boy," says Cuyler. Shorty McCabe on the Job If the office boy was rude, he merely reflected the scornful attitude of his superiors. The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life Torchy rises from the position of office boy to that of secretary tor the Corrugated Iron Company. Torchy As A Pa Four years as office boy, three as private secretary! Torchy and Vee You know—head office boy of the Corrugated Trust. Torchy, Private Sec. "I don't work at all," says I. "I'm head office boy for the Corrugated Trust, and it's a cinch job." Torchy Gottlieb took the check and rang a bell for the office boy. The Confessions of Artemas Quibble At least, you used to do so when you were head office boy. Torchy As A Pa Just what I was working up to," says I. "For one thing, he's the only perfect office boy in captivity. Torchy and Vee But the office boy's contemplation of her distress was real. The Spinner's Book of Fiction Course, I don't figure out no awful slump in Corrugated stocks if I should get pettish some day and tell 'em they'd got to find a new office boy. Torchy It was perhaps an hour after Mr. Wellwood's departure when the card of another caller was brought to Mr. Murch by the efficient office boy. White Ashes And when he went on the job he was about the most innocent-eyed office boy, I expect, that you could find along Broadway. Torchy As A Pa The most I could do was to hint that Vincent's salary as head office boy might be a bit strained when it came to providin' for two. Torchy and Vee The proprietor of these apartments was not only editor and manager, but reporter, cashier, book-keeper, salesman, messenger and office boy. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail "Maybe," says I; "but I'd take a portfolio as head office boy if I knew where to butt in." Torchy Ideas, most of the time, cause them genuine distress, and are as disconcerting as an idle office boy, or a squeaky telephone. A Preface to Politics Behind him, a couple of juniors and the office boy supplied re�nforcements. The Stowaway Girl She learned the significance of it the next morning, however, when the office boy told her that she was wanted by Mr. Bush. North of Fifty-Three He so petrified Mr. Hepburn's clerks and office boys by his remarkable appearance that they neglected to check his progress, and allowed him to walk unchallenged into the sacred private office. Under the Great Bear Suppose I gets the run next week, could I win another head office boy job by spielin' off a mess of guff about a lot of dead ones? Torchy "No ma'am, he hasn't been here this morning," the office boy said. The Substitute Prisoner I was his house boy and office boy. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 1 I therefore paid off my employes, among whom was a young office boy, a Belgian, about 16 years old, frail stature, small build, almost childlike appearance, but well educated and intelligent. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 While an office boy at Atlanta he met a young man, Lewis G. Watts, a thorough Christian and fond of reading, who cultivated Mr. Whittaker's friendship and took a great interest in him. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro Everyone who worked at the office adored G.K.: especially the "little" people, typists, secretaries, office boys. Gilbert Keith Chesterton "I wish to see Mr. Whitmore," Mrs. Collins informed one of the office boys. The Substitute Prisoner He enjoyed the unctuous salute of the patrolman on his beat, the deferential door-holding of "office boys," the quick attentiveness of minor operatives. Never-Fail Blake Began as office boy and gradually worked his way up as critic and editorial writer. Contemporary American Literature Bibliographies and Study Outlines I had become more of a clerk and less of an office boy. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers If I hadn't been there they would have given it to the office boy. Gilbert Keith Chesterton The visitors looked sufficiently important to warrant the office boy ushering them into Whitmore's private office. The Substitute Prisoner I don’t expect to make you fit for a bookkeeper, but I hope to make you equal to most office boys by the time we reach San Francisco. Adrift in New York Tom and Florence Braving the World Suddenly, to his relief, there came a sharp tap at the door, and an office boy looked in. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches After a month of that, I got a better place, as office boy, with a mining company, at a salary of $25 a month. Stories of Achievement, Volume III (of 6) Orators and Reformers The office force is all married but the office boy. Sunny Slopes "Sam!" the merchant called to his office boy. The Substitute Prisoner The capacity in which I began life in Uncle Henry’s office was that of office boy, and the situation was attended in my case with many favourable conditions. We and the World, Part I A Book for Boys And the office boy, slowly pulling off one damp, well-made boot and then the other over the gouty toes, was the only person who noticed that "the governor" was awfully down in the mouth. Great Possessions It was Roger, an office boy whom Anne had seen on the holiday occasions when she had met her uncle down-town. Honey-Sweet Sometimes an office boy tastes a drop, and then turns up his nose,—as if it wasn't pug enough before,—and says, 'What horrid stuff! the Cochituate for my money!' The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and Other Tales The office boy, who had gone to summon a policeman, now returned with the bluecoat. The Substitute Prisoner On the seventh floor he unceremoniously flung open a door bearing the number sought, and stepped within to confront the office boy, who as instantly frowned his disapproval. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West After the lapse of a few minutes the office boy ushered her into the private room of Mr. Fordyce senior. The Guinea Stamp A Tale of Modern Glasgow The chap said he was Mr. Mayo's office boy and could find him if he were on the Caronia. Honey-Sweet The office boy, who came in then, was salvation. Arms and the Woman "Just in time to hear the most important witness," the coroner said to him, at the same time beckoning the office boy to come forward. The Substitute Prisoner "Very plain, indeed, Mr. Tom; the office boy would catch your meaning, I think." The Quickening Some Cinderella act, I judged that would be, when Merry discovers the meek and lowly office boy arrayed like a night-bloomin' head waiter. On With Torchy Sometimes office boys were impertinent, and an occasional business man was insolent and talked of throwing the suppliant out of the window, but Mr. Rowbottom was always suave and conciliatory. The Missing Link I slip it into my drawer if any one comes in, like an office boy reading the Police Gazette. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton "The office boy would have heard the click of the hammer," interposed Britz. The Substitute Prisoner No conduct could be more likely than that of the office boy to irritate the first client, arriving on business of which it were hard to exaggerate the delicate and anxious nature. The Disentanglers "Five bucks!" says I. "Say, I'm Mr. Robert's office boy, not his bank account." On With Torchy But if Mrs. Athelstone was a new species to him, the office boy was not. The False Gods The office boy had as accessible an approach to Page as had his partners. The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II The term "clerical" as here used, covers bookkeepers, cashiers and accountants, stenographers and typists, clerks and a miscellaneous group of younger workers such as messengers, office boys, etc. Wage Earning and Education At this moment the door opened, and the office boy, entering, laid three cards before him. The Disentanglers Talk about your drummer boys of '61—I guess the office boy of this A. M. ain't such a dead one! On With Torchy He knew, too, that an office boy often whiles away the monotonous hours by piecing together the president's secrets from the scraps in his waste-basket. The False Gods He lived with Dr. Fulton as office boy and general helper and the doctor was clothing and educating him. Lydia of the Pines The majority of boys begin as messengers or office boys and subsequently become clerks or do bookkeeping work. Wage Earning and Education He rang the bell, and, going out, interpellated the office boy. The Disentanglers Tom had already made up his mind to be Mr. Tonkin's office boy, and from that he meant to become articled clerk, and from that—who could tell? Secret Bread He was pressing another of the electric buttons as he spoke, and to the office boy who put his face in at the door, he said: "Ask Mr. Eckstein to step in here a minute." Empire Builders In connection with this announcement was an advertisement for an office boy. Literary Hearthstones of Dixie It was the custom of the firm, when a boy came to commence his apprenticeship to be a joiner, to keep him in the office for a time as office boy. The Life Story of an Old Rebel The office boy knocked at Merton’s outer door, and the sound of that boy’s strangled chuckling was distinctly audible to his employer. The Disentanglers Speaking of advertising,"—now it was Lynch, a young reporter who had risen from being an office boy,—"I guess it spoils some pretty good stories from the down-town district. The Clarion After many unsuccessful trials elsewhere, Larry got a position as office boy on the New York Leader. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire David had so far recovered as to have been appointed office boy for Dr. Dudley, a position which was, according to David's version, "all pay and no work." Polly of the Hospital Staff It was the period of William H. Vanderbilt's ascendancy in Western Union control; and the railroad millionnaire and his companions were objects of great interest to the young office boy. A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After ‘Well, here is luncheon,’ said Merton, and bade the office boy call Miss Blossom from the inner chamber to share the meal. The Disentanglers Otherwise he does exactly what the city desk or the advertising manager or the head proof-reader or the fourth assistant office boy tells him. The Clarion Larry Dexter, who had risen from the rank of office boy to reporter, took in the message at a glance. Larry Dexter's Great Search or, The Hunt for the Missing Millionaire Not as one speaks to office boys in a newspaper kennel, in a voice of entreaty. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned Edward Bok had not been office boy long before he realized that if he learned shorthand he would stand a better chance for advancement. A Dutch Boy Fifty Years After Luckily the office boy ushered in Dr. Maitland, who, exchanging glances of surprise with Merton, over the children’s heads, began to make himself agreeable. The Disentanglers This done, he rang for the office boy, ordered him to remove the baskets, and then took up the cablegram again. Round the World in Seven Days "Telephone for Boston Bean!" cried an office boy, dryly affecting to be unconscious of his wit. Bunker Bean EDITOR: Did you meet the office boy with the waste-paper basket as you came upstairs? Best Short Stories The same desire for social advancement is expressed by the purchasing of a piano, or the fact that the son is an office boy, and not a factory hand. Democracy and Social Ethics Merton asked the office boy when the marquis had trotted off. The Disentanglers The office boy simply would not learn geography. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 "Telephone for Boston Bean," called the wag of an office boy. Bunker Bean By this time Hubert had reached his place of business and was stumbling over the office boy in the hall. The First Soprano Hardly had he swallowed his first mouthful of soup, when an office boy appeared. Success A Novel Then he gave the note to the office boy, impressed on him the necessity of placing it in Logan’s hands when he arrived, and told the boy to admit the visitor. The Disentanglers "There's another thing I told you, Robert,—that you never could do business on the basis you planned unless you had angels all the way up from the office boy to the Board of Directors." The Lever A Novel "Telephone for—" began the office boy humourist, but Bean was out of hearing in the direction of the telephone booth before the latest mot could be delivered. Bunker Bean That afternoon Barton's office boy was sent to me, as an emissary of peace. Tramping on Life An Autobiographical Narrative The office boy was out on an errand and in his absence the switchboard was Miss Beach's care. The Real Adventure I wonder why we keep an office boy and not an office girl? Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement That his words were appreciated was made evident to the lawyer by a conversation between Tommy and another office boy on the same floor, which he recently overheard. More Toasts Nothing would please him more than to discover in one of his office boys an editor for The Times. The Mirrors of Downing Street Some Political Reflections by a Gentleman with a Duster A moment since, the office boy, Invisible as Night itself, Reposed on some dim-curtained shelf And tasted peace, without alloy. The Broadway Anthology Even his office boy wouldn't be down for three-quarters of an hour. The Real Adventure Praddy's kindness, and the office boy's worship had both been gratifying to Vivie's self-esteem, but both had to be kept at bay. Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement "I can't keep the visitors from coming up," said the office boy, dejectedly, to the president. More Toasts She couldn't know, of course, that Vincent went pouncing on ladies and baggagemen and office boys, and old friends, just the same way. The Brimming Cup Al Woods wants to read all of my scripts; Georgie Cohan speaks to me as an equal And the office boy swings the gate without being asked. The Broadway Anthology Then, to the office boy: "You, too, Albert." The Real Adventure At first Jock, and, in fact, the entire office staff—heads of departments, writers, secretaries, stenographers, office boys—would suspend business and crowd to the windows to see the pageant pass in the street below. Half Portions A business man advertised for an office boy. More Toasts I recall an office boy who was always ready to perform little extra services. Certain Success Ten minutes later the office boy caught Graham as he rose to leave for lunch. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West Neither would the office boy deserve any wages if he did only what pleases himself, and not the work assigned by his master. Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine For the first time in his life Tony Luton discovered that agents and managers were a leisured class, and that office boys had manners. When William Came Doctor Marsh was not in, but his office boy said he had not had any call from Azalea by telephone or in person. Patty and Azalea Don't overlook one of them, not one, from your bookkeeper down to your office boy. With Links of Steel I got a position as office boy at 40 Broadway, then one of New York's largest buildings. Dave Ranney His week among them had wrought changes in the head office boy. Romance Island "I never saw you before, sir," replied the office boy. Walking-Stick Papers It was crossed by a railing, behind which sat an office boy. Scattergood Baines He was the son of a publican, and rose from an office boy to be an attorney in large practice, and eventually a banker. Rides on Railways Children admitted free were newsboys, office boys, messenger boys, all children earning their living, or whose parents were employed within the exposition grounds. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission The weight crushed and pained her, yet she felt no desire to withdraw… The office boy came in. Broken to the Plow I said in my democratic way to the very small office boy. Walking-Stick Papers But, as every office boy knows, it was not. War-Time Financial Problems The office boy appeared in the doorway and he, too, looked worried. Mary Minds Her Business Many a worth-while scene is acted out in a space no bigger than that which is occupied by an office boy's stool and hat. The Art of the Moving Picture You've been with me over fifteen years … began as office boy, as I remember. Broken to the Plow On the eleventh day, reporting at the office, he found the promoter's secretary and office boy awaiting him, in company with his office furniture, outside the locked door. Walking-Stick Papers Suggest to your wife that she give up a dinner gown and use the money to send a tubercular office boy to the Adirondacks—and listen to her excuses! The "Goldfish" The new office boy slipped up quietly and poked a note into his hand. Good Stories from the Ladies' Home Journal At this moment the office boy entered with the mail sack. The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard On the way out they met Hilmer's office boy in the corridor. Broken to the Plow But they had left a note for the office boy who was due at six o'clock to sweep out the business office. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron All the clerks, office boys and stenographers seem to want to become stockbrokers. The "Goldfish" He had learned to regard office boys with something less than white-hot hate. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock Then the office boy hurried to the rear of the building, intent on other duties. The High School Captain of the Team Dick & Co. Leading the Athletic Vanguard Henry M. Stanley, office boy to a cotton broker and merchant, afterward won immortal fame as a newspaper correspondent and explorer. Analyzing Character That office boy came in and called the High School pair at a few minutes after six. The High School Left End Dick & Co. Grilling on the Football Gridiron I toss away nickels, dimes and quarters with prodigality; and if one of the office boys feels out of sorts I send him off for a week's vacation on full pay. The "Goldfish" "I want to ask him for a job as office boy," he jibed. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock The office boy came in with a telegram. The Purple Heights "He hasn't come down yet, sir," reported the office boy. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations "And he had gone through every job in this office, from office boy to sales manager in the lumber department and from freight clerk to passenger agent in the navigation company," Matt Peasley supplemented. The Go-Getter They feel that they should be given the same opportunity of rising in the business, whatever it may be, as is open to any intelligent office boy. Women Workers in Seven Professions What are we, a family of bank clerks and office boys, to shoulder a proposition like this? Strawberry Acres The position of confidential family adviser is not without its drawbacks, and it was with a certain reluctance that I told the office boy to show Mrs. Magnus in. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 That his words were appreciated was made evident to the lawyer by a conversation between Tommy and another office boy on the same floor which he recently overheard. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Almost immediately the office boy ushered Mr. Peck into Cappy's presence. The Go-Getter So Bennie Hope, the office boy tells me. The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer He rose slowly from his desk, exchanging with the office boy who brought the message a long, severe look, under which something very comic lurked, though neither knew what. The Happiest Time of Their Lives An office boy seated at a desk looked up inquiringly. The Apartment Next Door This time the cheeky-faced office boy admitted that the manager was in. Bambi Sam Watkins, his office boy, was not waiting for him as usual, but Mr. Forbes was confident that he could find him when he wanted him. For Gold or Soul? The Story of a Great Department Store He wasn't precisely a salesman yet, he might perhaps have been spoken of by an unkind person as an office boy. Mary Wollaston The classes which cannot afford this sustained tutelage are notably more self-reliant and grown-up: an office boy of fifteen is often more of a man than a university student of twenty. Treatise on Parents and Children But it was not the responsibility of this business decision that was knotting Alfred's brow, as he walked hurriedly toward the hotel, where he had told his office boy to leave the last mail. Baby Mine She tripped in, confidently, and addressed the office boy. Bambi It seems that the office boy was down on this man. Edison, His Life and Inventions He had accepted her impersonally along with the office furnishing, the office boy, Morrison, the chief, confidential, and only clerk, and all the rest of the accessories of a superman's gambling place of business. Burning Daylight For "buyers" in big stores, For clerks in little stores, For office boys, For typewriters, reporters, car conductors, household domestics, for all who are hired to work for others, this article is intended. Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers "Hello," she called to the office boy, "tell that woman to go around to the back door, and we'll send something down to her." Baby Mine She set herself to the subjection of the office boy, by a request for the baseball score. Bambi The office boy had put the ink in a few minutes before, when the operator had turned his head during a lull. Edison, His Life and Inventions Looking up, he saw that the office boy was holding the rail gate open for him to enter. Stories from Everybody's Magazine The office boy with small wages who is caught smoking cigarettes, or evading his duties, or undermining his moral character by gambling, will also say, "I was discontented and had to do something." Editorials from the Hearst Newspapers I had not supposed an office boy was needed. Driven from Home, or Carl Crawford's Experience She described her entrance, with the subjection of the office boy, the ruse by which she got into the inner office, her interview with Claghorn, and his subsequent promise. Bambi It's no use," he said, turning to the office boy, "I don't believe they ever will find him, dead or alive. The Fifth String And he stalked past the gaping office boy. The Cost He did not wish the office boy to read his defeat in Susan's countenance. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise But when his office boy had given way to his confidential clerk, and that functionary had condescended to connect his employer's desk telephone, I was somewhat at a loss as to how to begin. The Circular Staircase The office boy took it with unveiled sarcasm in his eyes and in the corners of his mouth. The Fortune Hunter Then out she came—with the head office boy!—the good-looking, young head office boy. The Grain of Dust In his tantrums he had no more regard for the dignity of his chief lieutenants, themselves rich men and middle-aged or old, than he had for his office boys. The Cost It contained a small wooden table at which sprawled a freckled and undernourished office boy, and a wooden bench where fretted a woman obviously of "the profession." Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise The office boy was a mere incentive to profanity. Blix When Feuerstein came into the anteroom the gimlet-eyed office boy disappeared through one of the doors in the partition and reappeared after a longer absence than usual. The Fortune Hunter Norman rang his bell and when an office boy appeared, said "No one is to disturb me until I ring again." The Grain of Dust If I write a book about America, I shall certainly put in a paragraph about a learned office boy. Cast Upon the Breakers Also terribly sure that if I ever get to you it will be over your office boy's dead body. Fanny Herself At every instant, through the open door of the ante-room, he caught a glimpse of clerks, office boys, book-keepers, and other employees hurrying towards the stairs and elevators, quitting business for the day. The Octopus : A story of California Even the office boy in a rural post office was not overlooked, and when contributions were not forthcoming, the names of delinquents were sent to their superiors. The United States Since the Civil War But the head office boy blushed awkwardly—why he did not know and could not discover, though he often cogitated upon it. The Grain of Dust Then the office boy; the publicity man, whistling; a clerk or two, and finally a sixteen-year-old girl who pasted clippings into scrap books. Star-Dust It galvanized the office boy into instant action. Fanny Herself Well, upon my word, Pres," exclaimed the manufacturer, as the young man came in through the door that the office boy held open for him, "upon my word, have you been sick? The Octopus : A story of California Anthony had again made the rounds of the metropolitan newspapers and had again been refused encouragement by a motley of office boys, telephone girls, and city editors. The Beautiful and Damned The head office boy, in one of his occasional spells of "freshness," addressed her as Miss Dottie. The Grain of Dust An office boy brought her out an immediate message. Star-Dust And so out, past the spare secretary, the anxious-browed stenographer, the academic office boy, to the hallway, the elevator, and finally the refuge of her own orderly desk. Fanny Herself As Lyman turned from the window, about to resume his work, the office boy appeared at the door. The Octopus : A story of California It purported to be the sunny tale of an office boy who, quite by accident, hummed a wonderful melody into the dictaphone. The Beautiful and Damned For his blood boiled with jealousy—jealousy of his head office boy!—and about an obscure little typewriter! The Grain of Dust I certainly thought the stenographers' fingers would fly off, and all the office boys moved with a hop, skip, and jump; really, the slowest things in the rooms were the electric fans whizzing around. The Old Gray Homestead And was going on, when her office boy came in with a name. Fanny Herself It was just at that happy moment that the office boy announced Mr. Winship to share the Judge's kind wishes; and by good luck in came also Mrs. Baker, but a moment behind him. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day Disraeli was an office boy, Carlyle a stone-mason's attendant, and Ben Jonson was a bricklayer. A Fleece of Gold; Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece When Norman was alone he rang for an office boy and said: "Please ask Miss Halliday to come here." The Grain of Dust Many a president of a great business started life as a clerk, or even office boy—" "That is what I have always known would happen to Morty. The Sisters-In-Law Her office boy brought in his card, as she had rehearsed him to do. Fanny Herself The office boy came to the door, and his knock woke Uncle out of his revery. The Bacillus of Beauty A Romance of To-day The letter was typed and inclosed in a big linen envelope, with the mess of papers Alys had dumped upon his desk a few days previously, and it was despatched forthwith by the office boy. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors When Tetlow returned from lunch the office boy on duty at the gate told him that Mr. Norman wished to see him at once. The Grain of Dust The secretary seemed always very busy; the office boy was often in the street. The Sign at Six But he's a crushed and broken office boy by now. Fanny Herself But on Friday morning Thompson's office boy announced Mr. Porter. The Short Line War Or only until the return of the office boy, half an hour later, with the identical envelope and a three-line typewritten note from Miss Eliot. The Sturdy Oak A composite Novel of American Politics by fourteen American authors "If Miss Hallowell has got back," he said to the office boy, "please ask her to come in." The Grain of Dust At six o'clock came the scrub-woman; at half past seven the office boys; at eight the clerks; a little later some of the heads; and precisely at nine Malachi McCarthy, as was his invariable habit. The Sign at Six These days, when you hire an office boy you don't ask him if he can read and write. Fanny Herself He had closed his desk when the door opened and an office boy came in with a telegram. The Short Line War Will the office boy please give me a brass check for that word so that I can get it when I go away? Remarks Many of our richest men began on the farm or as office boys. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform There were two other, inner, offices to McCarthy's establishment, in which sat a private secretary and an office boy. The Sign at Six Mr. Bowring touched a button on his desk and presently an office boy—a mop of auburn curls, a pert face and gangling legs in knickerbockers—hurried up with a "Yes, Sir?" The Great God Success |
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