Once his trading gains overarched all his competitors’. “Full company partner soon, Tibbett. Economy predicted to skyrocket.”
But markets and fireworks fizzle.
Today, also on offer: discourtesies [“Get a real job, dude”] and challenges [“Mister, you seen my lost pup?”]. Achy and windblown, he sheds his signboard – Sal’s Deli. Inside, his employer builds him a Workingman’s Wonder: layered pastrami, smoked ham, cheddar, tomato, lettuce on rye.
Bounty draws a slender tear.