The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1892-04-22

aud continued;
"And does Annie think this Is good
busine,s movei" "a
"Mr. Kirkland, you can hardly expect
Annie to regard this matter In busIne..
light. Il Is q matter Of heart with I
woman. not business."
"True, true" was the musiha sssent,
Then, LOOKING ~ c-,cl.- -: svvi.iuu
mad been reached, he Continued:
"well, Mr.. Harvey, We must have
time to consider this matter, say two
weeks. IL / were going to place a sum
oil money into some ones hands, j wonld
naturally be careful about tho man.
You'll admit that. Now how much
more careful should be Of a daughter1
Now, don't infer that have anything
against you. think have the right Of
Investigation. have set these two
weeks for the three of us to consider IL
this marriage is the best thing. Meet
me here two weeks from TO night and
you shall have my answer"
He picked up his paper as a signal
that the interview was ended; and
James. withdraw rejoined Annie in
the p,rlor, where he reported tho result.
| Three days later man came TO the
railing near Harveys desk. He recog-
pized him as John Clawson,a well-known
business man Of the city who had for
merly been numbered among the con-
| scrvative, but whose recent actions
showed drifting toward the more pro.
yressive methods of the times.
"Mr. Harvey" he said, "T have
never had the pleasure Of knowing you,
but wish to have q private interview
with you. When can you arrange itr
az hardly know" the book. keeper
replied, putting down his pen ''uniess
we say during the noon hour at Little
Corner restaurant.
"That will suit me very we'll"
Arriving at the restaurant, Harvey saw
Cla wson beckoning to him from table
which was secluded in far corner.
After ordering lunch, tho merchant
began
"You are surprised, no doubt, so I'll
relieve your natural curiosity at once.
TO he brief, you have been recommended
to me as the very ono for Al dislike
the word Scheme, but it has come into
common business use, so [ use it. There
is to bc new company formed for a
somewhat new line OF business. Briefly,
the object is tn find out business con-
cerns here id 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.
d'tions, Of course, will be " good rate of
interest on loans, and after the concern
is out of distress, an interest in the busi.
ness for given number of years. All
these details have hot 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 shoft, Mr..
Harvey, you have been recommended AS
possessing the necessary Judgment aud
tact"
"Who are in It'll" Harvey asked.
"Wcll, myself, Smart, on Twelftt
street, TroNicy, of Grand street, and
several Others, all capitalists.
every good names, I'm sure" said
the bookkeeper. "Is Mr.. Kirkland in
iti"
Clawsou shrugged his shoulders criti-
cally, and replied
ooh. no. He wouldn't go into such
q scheme; he's one OF the old fogieS, you
HnpH-wIth all due respect to you as
one pf his employees. Too conservative
entirely. He'll 90 on ploddiug in the
sam" old rut till he uics-away behind
the times
"Mr. Ci4wson," said Harvey, with
some s?.rIi, ne msy Dc slow and fo5y,
but he y makIuy money
"D1. Cerilnly he is. don't expect
the new company will ever take old Kir.
land IN htni Tor repairs; bat, you see,
he mi-ht be making m)re by more
modern nethois.'
'Gc.. or losing what he has"
CiaNsnn smiled a. he replie l:
"Irnc, there's always some risk, and
see, without hatterIny you. Mr.. Har
vey, tha, you have the foresight an
CAUTION, Shire vduess you were reco II.
nended for. Now, something about the
oier. IL is the intention to make you
general manager at salary far above
what you get over IN that old rut, and in
year pr two You'll be made one of the
COMPANY. But our times UP. Think
over 1t; but | cant help saying it is 1
rAre chance FOR a young man to feather
his nest.
They parted, and Harvey was left 10 a
question Of Judgment. sudden promise
| .! advancement, however dazzling, uu
settle one, aud the boCkkeeper hal
| wished he did not have il to decide
Bu; il WAS iiattering. 1t was no small
affair for young man to be sought b,
such men ~ Clawson and Smart anC
Troxley. Perhaps this was the chance o
his life. But what would Mr.. Kirlan,
say to his leavirgG lie felt sure, how
ever, that the old merchant was too
sensible to stand in the way of youn.
| man = advancement.
Then, too, his being proIered su :h a
place mi Iht increase his i'm oortincc in
the old father eyes and nuke hin more
willing to give him the daughter
/ Prominence waSa ~ attractive to Kirkland
~ To any one. He never for got his own
c'evation, aud allowed none Of his en-.
| pl"yes 10 fCrge, it. Harvey had ofteH