Word: desk
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Since Little's days are constantly occupied with personal meetings and telephone conversations, he rarely has enough time to attend to his paper work. But with persistent optimism he assures his secretary that the six-inch pile of letters on his desk each morning will be answered by dinner time. When 5 o'clock rolls around and the pile is no smaller than it was when he walked in that morning, he smiles and says, "Well, you know, we've just got to get that stuff out of the way tomorrow...
...face topped with an aggressive shock of long black hair, neatly combed. I shook my head and looked around the office. The walls were lined with photographs of his numerous before-after triumphs. A red bottle, a green bottle and a pale yellow bottle were ranged artistically along his desk, and a brush in a plastic stand took the place of a pen on his blotter...
...Alone at Desk...
Ells was alone at his desk in the office when the robbers, wearing handkerchiefs over their faces, surprised him and announced that it was a hold-up. At first Ells though it was a joke, and remained seated at his desk...
...leader of the robbers, about five feet, six inches, drew a knife and demanded Ells' wallet which contained $15. The leader told his shorter companion, "Go in and got him." Then Ells got up from his desk. The boys took one look at him and fied from the building...