Telegram-herald., 1889-05-16

sC1re raj 84y stztloss / 0gl't Z kloW Ny,
1l1l oes.h al sace ~ attract tle f4F0ra1.s
attention. u my sapsFioFs- l s4y that
don . xao. EEy, for George ia every way
sxcelled ne. from Tune 70 time 1 ~as pro
lotsd until ons 14y ths following Assoc
4fsa Press dispatch azs seat cut fr0ll Chi
cazOs
Mr. William BaAs las been appointed
general srsssiias ase1E of The < l. 4 EI-
press Company
The rapid advancement thus gwen ne
did not Ia he least tend 20 interrupt the
warn. the cd rms friendshlp existing Dc
tween George Weeks aad ne. Many a nan
would hAFs 0eea enVl0ls. would iu some
sy -sy have reproach7d ia. DuI George
seemed 10 DC delighted.
ny dear fellow sa-d Re, when De had
met ms oae day ca the raii04y platform a.
= Ittls tosu where hs eas stationed, you
a0G know how thoroughly pleKed 1 ain
- see you climbing Up thl' way. Way,
you'A u be the president of the Wa0-e cCIcern
after awhile, aud thea yo1 can appoint NE
a. your private secretary, doa'E y0u see.
Let ~ 20 i4t0 tae once aad - down
want ~ have q LAX NlLh you
George nad 8zt ALJle w0rz 20 do-his
station u,,s f4r from being busy and
COB pipes and narural-lea tobacco
Il suppose an 4 sort Of slow coach or,
better, perhaps, iu caa be SD, pa Ky
horse, no. that won do, for a balky horse
won't pull whereas pull al l can. Guess
1 should Dc termed . weak aouee. You may
not know lt, Bill, b4t / have done every
thing can u merit promotion, bat 10 save
my lie 1 can hob attract advantageous
attention, blt ara not complaining, for l
have a deep rosted belief that / may after
aN hile gct the agency AZ town Of some
sze and al a salary 0r some consequence
I've got an idea. tang of asking for a
transfer % some station away out on some
new raIir0ad-out a. some place which
may now BE in tne woods. but which has
the promise Of oecoming a city -
Il have q better plan for you than that.
George
What IS itF'
-Weu, / am gong % use every ounce OF
my iuhGenee 10 favor Of your advance
ment7
NO, won't have it that way"
"Whyf"
ssWhyrs he repeated with emphasis.
"Hang itl did you have anybody 70 shove
you forward"
s.N0, but"
but nothing,r he broke in. "There is
no use Ia arguing with me, Bin, for L will
not accept such favor AZ your hands.
admit that the position l take IS whimsical
bat a whim i, nine times outof ten, strong
er than n principle; for, ike = firmly fixed
habit, a whim holds you with a sort Of NOR
bid clutch See here now, OLD fellow, don Z
try % come any underhand business with
me. for II you take plying advantage Of me
and attempt 20 stand 10 the dark and assist
me. Will resign my position under your
grinding monopoly aud become howlin z
anarchist"
''Y0u will A. least let me assist IN get
sinZ you transferred 20 a post that has
bright prOsPectsr'
Yes, III do that, Out nothing more"
A few weeks from that time George
was express agent at Balcath, q new sta
ton on \ new road His prospects, be wrote
me, were good. "New houses" said he,
''are springing up Ike May-apple stalks,
and before long we shall have street rail
ways and electric lights. Come out, when
you feel that you are Overworked, and see
me"
1 was overworked. or fancied that I was,
and shortly after receiving Georges letter
tstarted for Balcath, having teIegraphst