Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-04-11

nend not like the appearance OF this de-
termlned young owner upon the scene.
with his free and I'M Meeson like ways.
EUstace turned than over, and, while
he did SO his happy wife stood by him
marveling at the Kaleidoscope changes in
her circumstances When last She had
stood in that Office, not year ago, it had
been as a pitiful suppliant begging for a
few pounds Wherewith to try and save
her sisters life, and now
Suddenly Eustace stopped turning, and,
drawing a document from the bundle
glanced at it 1t was Augustus agree-
ment with Meeson & Co. for "Jemima's
Vow, - the agreement binding her to them
for five years, which had been the cause
Of all her troubles, and, as she firmly be-
lieved Of her little sisters death.
There, my dear, said Eustaee to his
wife, there is a present for you. Take
it,
Augusta took the document, and, hay
ing looked to see what it was, shivered as
she did So 1t brought the whole thing
back so painfully to her mind.
What shall do with it, she asked;
tear it upl"
Yes, lie answered. Nc, stop bit.
and, taking it from her, he wrote Can
ceIed, in big letters across it, signed and
dated it.
There, - he said, now send it to be
framed and glazed and it shall be hung
here in the Office, to show how they used
to do business at Nelson's"
No / saorted, and looked at Eustace
aghast What would the young man be
after next?
Are the gentlemen assembled in the
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remaining documents were put away
again.
No l said Shat they were, and, accord
ilgIv, to the hall they went, wherein were
gathered all the editors, sub-editors, man
ayers, sub-managers, of the various de-
partments, clerks, and other employees, not
forgetting the tame authors, who a raIe
and mealy regiment, had been marched
up thither from the Hutches, and the
tame artists with flying hair-and were
now being marshaled in lines by No. l.
who had gone on before When Eustace
and his wife and John Short got to the
top of the hail, where some chairs had
been set, the whole multitude bowed.
wherein he begged them to be seated-a
permission which the tame authors, who
sat all day in their little wooden hutches.
and sometimes good part of the night
also, did not seem to care to avail them
selves Of. But the tame artists, who had,
for the most part, to work standing, sat
down readily.
Gentlemen" said Eustace, first let
me introduce you to my wife, Mrs. Nee
son, who, IN another capacity, has already
been-not greatly to her own proft-con-
nected with this establishment, having
written the best work of fiction that has
ever gone through our printing presses"
here some Of the wilder spirits cheered
and Augusta Flushed and bowed; 4 and
who viii, | hope and trust, write many
even better books which we shall have
the honor Of giving to the world" Zap
pl2use. Also. gentlemen, let me intro
dace you to Mr. John Short, nv solicitor.
who, together with his twin brother, Mr..
James Short, brought the great lawsuit
III which | was engaged to successful
issue. And now | have to tell you why |
have summoned yon all to meet me here.
First Of all, to say that | am now the sole
owner Of this business, having bought
out GIessrs- Addison g. Roscoe" land
good job, too D." said a voicel; and that
hope that we shall work well torather;
and, secondly, to inform you that am
going to totally rcyolutionize tho course
Of business rs hitherto practiced in this
establishment [sensationl having. with
the assistance of Mr.. Short, drawn up q
scheme for that purpose. am informed,
in the statement Of profits on which the
purchase price Of the shares of Messrs.
Addison & Roscoe was calculated, that
the average net profits Of this
house during the past ten years have
amounted to fifty seven and & fraction
per cent, on the capital invested Now,
have determined that in future the net
profits OF amy given undertaking shall be
divided as follows: Ten per cent. to the
author Of the book in hand, and ten Per
cent. to the house, Then, should there be
any further profit, it viii be apportioned
thus: One-thiTd-Of which a moiety will GO
toward q pension fuud-to the employees
Of the house, the division to be arranged
On fixed scale Enormous sensation,
especially among the tame auJhors;) land
the remainder TO the author of the work.
Thus, supp3sinE that book paid cent.
per cent, shall take ten per cent, and
the employees would take twenty-six and
a fraction per cent, and the author would