The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1893-11-01


give a competent person third of the
entire income for his services. j sup
pose il would be presumptuous TO
hope that you could afford to give up
your business here for something that
would bring you not more than twenty
! five thousand year--a sum which we
would gladly guarantee you; but if
you could entertain the idea, / assure
you that you could easily spend a large
part of your time in the East"
''My dear Mrs. Moorhart," said
Brune, trying to keep his heart out of
| his mouth, 81 am more hattered by
your offer than words can tell. But
really, I'm afraid you overrate my
business ability. Were to fail,
would feel unspeakably unhappy; /
would be terribly humiliated should
Miss Moorhart find it necessary TO
dispense with my services, and, worse
still, to be found fault with by her, of
all women in the world"
81 should imagine, F" said Mrs. Moor
hart, slowly and with confident look,
''that you are clever enough at busi-
ness to make your position so secure
that she could not afford to dispense
with your services, and that wouldn't
dare do so. "
"My dear madam, protested Bruno,
'1 beg you won't think that / could
plan to take any advantage in business
of lady-of two ladies, indeed"
81 didn't suppose anything unfair, "
was the reply; "all's fair in-there !
I've said more than 1 intended, but
I've supposed that you held my daugh-
ter in high esteem"
"Higher, my dear madam, than !
ever had for any other woman. But"
''You must be less observing than
your sex in general if you have not
learned that Adah, who is no highty
girl, returns your regard"
'I am deeply grateful for your con-
fidence, my dear madam.
''May l ask whether any other
woman stands in the way of your act
ing upon my suggestion and becoming
my daughters business manager-for
life?'
"None-none. BY your kind per-
mission, 1 will speak to her this even
ing"
'You will make her very happy. But
perhaps my suggestion will lead you
to neglect business interests of your
own"
"My own business" said Brune,
slowly, "can be dropped at any time
without loss-that is, any loss to be
thought of for a moment while J. have
such wife to look forward to-"
81 have never known just what your
business was, but"
''It is merely general commission
business" said Bruno.
Selling, or buying?"
"Well, neither, strictly speaking !;
that is-well, 1 assure you there is
nothing wrong about it, for twas
through it that I came to be called
'everybody's good friend. >"
Mrs. Moorhart bit her lip, and then
smiled as she asked:
"Will you promise to tell me all
about the business as soon as you are
married."
"Upon my honor"
; '1nsist upon an early marriage, then
all men do, believe-and L will see
that Adah aecedes to your wish. :"
, The wedding was splendid affair,
according to the newspapers; the
bridegroom alone had SO many friends
and well-wishers that not all of the in
vited could get into the church. As
TO the presents, they were as numerous
and handsome as might be expected
, by bride who was rich and handsome
and man who was everybody's good
friend. When the happy couple re-
turned from the church to the house,
the brides mother didn't fall in tears
on her daughters neck; she led her
son-in-law aside and whispered:
''You promised"
eyes, to tell you about my business
| Well, it's been to be everybody's good
friend, and be we'll paid for it, though
none of them suspect it. Holden &
Trust pay me one per cent. on the de-
posits of everyone I've introduced to
their bank, yours included real estate
agents, furniture dealers, grocers,
merchants-every one, in fact, with
, whom my friends do business on my
! introduction pay me commission on
: my friends business. It's line of
trade l never thought of getting into,
because didn't know it existed; but
after I'd had some commissions pressed
upon me, resolved that the business
and / were made for each other. OF
course, any commissions l get here.
after on your trade will return to
you. Perhaps, now you know all, you
regret having selected me to manage
your daughters affairs"
Mrs. Moorhart gently boxed her
son-in laws ear and said
'I'm more than ever satisfied that
you're just the man for the place-and
dear Adah will agree with me. Once
A Week.
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