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I am sorry, Torrance," he said, "but I can't talk with you just now. I'm very busy."

Working on the pay-roll?" said Jimmy. "Yes," snarled Bince.

That's what I came in to see," said the efficiency expert.

Impossible," said Bince. "The International Machine Company's pay-roll is

confidential, absolutely confidential. Nobody sees it but me or Mr. Compton if he

wishes to."

"I understood from Mr. Compton," said Jimmy, "that I was to have full access to

all records."

That merely applied to operation records," said Bince. "It had nothing to do with

the pay-roll."

I should consider the pay-roll very closely allied to operations," responded

Jimmy.

I shouldn't," said Bince.

You won't let me see it then?" demanded Jimmy.

Look here," said Bince, "we agreed that we wouldn't interfere with each other. I

haven't interfered with you. Now don't you interfere with me. This is my work,

and my office is not being investigated by any efficiency expert or any one else."

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