Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-19

| scure railway stations. ! don't know why,
/ but began at once to attract the favorable
attention Of my superiors. say that I
don't know why, for George in every way
excelled ne. From time 70 time / was pro-
NOTED until one day the following Associ-
ated Press dispatch was sent out from Chi
cago:
'Mr William Balls has been appointed
general travelling agent OF the <. L 7. Ex-
| press Company"
| The rapid advancement thus given me
did not in the least tend to interrupt the
warm, the old-time friendship existing be-
/ tween George Weeks and me. Many rlan
would have been envious. would in some
sly way have repreachad me, but George
seemed to be delighted.
"My dear fellow" said he, when hs had
met me one day on the railway platform at
little town where he was stationed, you
don't know how thoroughly pleased l am
TO see you climbing up this way. Why,
you'll be the president of the whole concern
after awhile, and then you can appoint me
as your private secretary. don't you see.
Let US go into the Office and sit down. /
want to have talk with you"
George had but little work to do-his
station was far from being a busy orre-and
we sat down to the genuine enjoyment o.
cob pipes and naturalleaf tobacco.
81 suppose am a sort of slow coach Or,
better, perhaps, it can be said, balky
horse; no, that won't do, for balky horse
won't pull, whereas pull all can. Guess
| should be termed weak horse. You may
not know it, Bill, but / have done every
thing l can to merit promotion, but to save
my life 1 can not attract advantageous
attention; but am not complaining, for /
have deep-rooted belief that | may after
awhile get the agency at a town of some
size and at salary of some consequence.
Pve got an idea. / thing of asking for
transfer 20 some station away out on some
new railroad-out at some place which
NAV now be in the woods, but which has
the promise of becoming city"
II have better plan for you than that,
George"
what is it'n
"Well, am going to use every ounce of
nv influence in favor of your advance
ment."
No. won't have it that way"
"Whyl"
ssWhy!n he repeated with emphasis.
''Hang it, did you have anybody TO shove
you forwards"
''No, but"
'sBut nothing" he broke in. There IS
no use in arguing with me, Bill, for | will
not accept such favor at your hands. l
admit that the position take is whimsical
but whim is, nine times out of ten, strong
er than principle; for, like tirmly-txed
habit, whim holds you with sort OF NOR
bid clutch. See here now, Old fellow, don't
try to come any underhand business with
me, for if you take plying advantage OF me
and attempt to stand in the dark and assist
me, will resign my position under your
grinding monopoly and become bowling
anarchist"
''You will at least let me assist in get
ting you transferred to post that has
bright prospects,"
Eyes, I'll do that, but nothing more"
A few weeks from that time George
was express agent at Balcath, new sta
ton Oh Il new road. His prospects, he wrote
me, were good. New houses" said he,
''are springing up like May-apple stalks,
and before long we shall have street rail-
WAYS and electric lights. Come out, when
you feel that you are overworked, ahd see
me.n
was overworked, or fancied that was,
and shortly after receiving Georges Letter
started for Balcath, having telegraphed