Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1892-04-29

"Can you give her better nome"
"No, cannot expect that"
"Why take her away, then"
"Well, sir, love has business principles
| of its own; and one of them is for young
people to leave the old home and start
| for themselves, to be contcnted with
their lot, and to hope and work together
| for the future"
"What are your prospects?'
Harvey paused few thoughtful mo-
ments, then quickly responded:
''You probably know that better than
| do, Mr.. Kirland."
The old gentleman could not quite
prevent his face showing the expression
fattery produces. He studied a moment
and continued:
''And does Annie think this is good
| business move2
'Mr. Kirkland, you can hardly expect
Annie to regard this matter in business
| light. 1t is a matter of heart with a
woman, not business.
True, true" was the musihg assent.
Then, looking up quickly as if a decision
had been reached, he continued:
'Well, Mr.. Harvey, we must have
time to consider this matter, say two
| weeks. If [ we're going to place a sum
f! Of money into some ones hands, | would
naturally be careful about the man.
| You'll admit that. Now how much
more careful should be of daughter?
Now, don't infer that I have anything
against you. I think have the right of
| investigation. | have set these two
weeks for the three of US to consider If
this marriage is the best thing. Meet
me here two weeks from tonight and
you shall have my answer"
He picked up his paper as a signal
that the interview was ended; and
James, withdrawing, rejoined Annie in
the parlor, where he reported the result.
Three days later man came to the
railing near Harvey's desk. He recog-
nized him as John Clawson, "a well-known
business man Of the city who had for
merly been numbered among the con-
sentative, but whose recent actions
showed drifting toward the more pro-
gressive methods of the times.
''Mr. Harvey" he said, ~ have
never had the pleasure of knowing you,
but wish to have a private interview
with you. When can you arrange it?"
81 hardly know" the book-keeper
replied, putting down his pen, "unless
we say during the noon hour at Little
Corner restaurant"
"That will suit me very WE'LL"
Arriving at the restaurant, Harvey saw
Clawson reckoning to him from table
which was secluded in far corner.
After ordering lunch, the merchant
began:
''You are surprised, no doubt, so I'll
relieve your natural curiosity at once.
To be brief, you have been recommended
to me as the very one for al dislike
the word scheme but it has come into
common business use, so [ use it. There
is to be new company formed for
somewhat new line of business. Briefly,
the object is to find out business con-
Germs here in the city which are in danger
of bankruptcy. The company will take
charge of them, upon certain conditions,
put money into them, and place them
upon their feet again. Some of the con-
ditions, of course, will be a good rate of
interest on loans, and after the concern
is out of distress, an interest in the bust
ness for a given number of years. All
these details have ooC yet been decided,
but they soon will be. Now, of course,
keen judgment is required to decide
what firms, now in trouble, are likely to
succeed when relieved, and also, superior
tact in approaching the parties and max
ing the agreements. In short, Mr..
Harvey, you have been recommended as
possessing the necessary judgment and
tact"
"Who are in it2" Harvey asked.
"Well, myself, Smart, on Twelfth
street; Troxley, of Grand street, and
several others, all capitalists
every good names, I'm sure,' said
the bookkeeper. "Is Mr.. Kirkland in
it?"
Clawson shrugged his shoulders criti-
cally, and replied:
ooh! no. He wouldn't go into such
a scheme; he's one of the old fogies, you
know-with all due respect to you as
one of his employees. Too conservative
entirely He'll go on plodding in the
same old rut till he dies-away behind
the times
"Mr. Clawson," said Harvey, with
some spirit, she may be slow and fogy,
but he is making money"
sob, certainly he is. don't expect
the new company will ever take old Kir-
land in hand for repairs; but, you see,
he might be making more by more
modern methods"
ayes, or losing what he has"