The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-29

cheated in everything you bought. But
that's neither here nor there. l came
to talk to you about the business.
What business. mater?"
What business. The business, of
course. Your fathers business and
yours, for I hope the time will come
when you viii take more interest in it
than you do now. The men, it seems,
talk of going on a strike.
Foolish beggarsi What are they
going to do that for, and what do you
expect me to do. Not to talk to the
men, 1 hope, for 1 detest the working
man. He's an ass usually, otherwise
he wouldn't work for the wages he
gets. Then he spends what he does
make on bad beer and goes home and
beats his wife. | can't reason with the
worlxingman, you know, mater"
mo, l don't suppose you can. l
sometimes doubt whether you can
reason with anybody. 1t is because
the workingman labors that you can
idle away your time in place like
this. There are many deserving char
acters among the working classes, al
though they are often difficult to find.
The men have made some demands
which Sartwell, the manager. won
even listen TO. 1t seems to me that he
is not treating them fairly. He should,
at least, hear what they have to say,
and If their demands do not cost the
firm anything, he should grant them"
Mater cried the young man with
enthusiasm, what head for bust
ness you haver'
Il am of family that became rich
through having heads for business,
replied the lady with justifiable pride.
Now, what 1 want you to do is to see
this man Sartwell: he will pay atten-
ton TO you because he knows that in
time you will be his master, and so he
will be civil to you"
Pm not so sure of that" said Bar
ney, doubtfully. Il imagine he thinks
me rather an ass, you know"
We'll, now is your opportunity for
showing him you are not, if he has the
impertinence to think such thing.
You may see him at his own house
and not at the ofiice-here is his adj
dress. Tell him to receive the men and
make compromise with them. He is
to make concessions that are unim-
portant, and thus effect a compromise.
A little tact is all that is required"
From me or from Sartwell?"
From both of you. / expect tact
from you because you are my SON.
But why doesn't father talk TO Sart-
we'll? l know nothing of the business,
and father does; it seems 10 be entirely
in his line. don't you know"
Your father, Barnard is a timOrous
man, and he actually is afraid of his
manager. He thinks it is interference,
and doesn't want to NEEDLE, so he says,
as if a man were meddling in looking
after his own affairsi He fears Sart-
we'll will resign, but that kind of man
knows where his own interest lies. I'll
risk his resigning, and L want you TO
see him at his house, for it is no use
bothering your father about these
things"
L don't like the job, mater; it does
look like interference"
Mrs. Hope again raised her lorgnette
by its long tortoise shell handle, and
once more reviewed the studio.
This must have cost you a great
deal of money, Barnard, she said, i'm
partially.
1T did," admitted the young man.
Il suppose / shall soon have to be
writing another check for you. For
how much is it?'
1T is such a pity to trouble you so
often, mater" replied the young man,
that perhaps we had better say three
hundred
VERY we'll" said his mother, rising,
II will have it ready for you when you
come to Surbiton after having seen
Sartwell at Wimbledon. 1t is on your
way. you know"
''All right, mater; but you mustn't
blame me if l don't succeed. I'll do
my best, but Sartwelrs an awkward
beggar to deal with
''All l ask of you, Barnard. is that
you shall do your best" answered the
lady, rising.