Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967)

limited dynamic force. And it was not without results both ways. His understudy McKee, was evidently greatly impressed for he soon took to imitation; and it was not long before he was better at it than his model. King, in a lesser degree, also took it up, doing his one or two errands downstairs a day with great show of hurry and fluster. In fact, this version of dynamic hurry soon became a joke; every so often the customary calm of the small town office would be suddenly shattered by a sudden thump thump thump of energetic heels, and a vision of flying coat-tails & sound of rustling paper. Gibson went around half the time with his face almost purple with suppressed energy.; All this play-acting did not lessen Gibson’s real ability; the office activities really gravitated around him. Mullins, the nominal head is really only a parasite, taking no real interest in his business. His capital he got from his father