Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-04

To Get out Of remp,stion's Way He cbsusel
His Jss.

The ex-advertising manager of a
large Western store tells an interest
ing story, and the telling brings out a
question concerning >store keeping
which is of paramount Importance,
and yet is very infrequcntly discussed
In considering such matters.
In the store where this man was en-
ployed there was cash boy to whom
he had been attracted by his quick, in
telligent way of doing things. and he
had about decided 10 give the boy a
place In his Office when he noticed one
day IN passing through the store that
a new boy was OH duty in the bright
little fellows place.
Inquiry from the aisle man elected
the information that the "check" In
whom he was so interested had volun-
tarily quit. The advertising man found
himself wondering why IL was that he
took such a deep interest i'm this boy,
but he determined to find out il he had
secured another position and why he
had left the stores employ.
One day OH entering the elevator OF
a large illustrating establishment he
was surprised to find his young friend
acting in the capacity of elevator boy.
Hello, Sammy" said he, Il see you
have a new job
reply, Il just went to work this morn
ing"
you left the store several weeks
ago; why did you quit there before you
had another position?"
''Well, I'll tell you Mr.. c., / didn't
like that stores way of doing business.
and il 1 had stayed there any longer
would certainly have been thief.
There's too much temptation"
This was startling information for
the writer of bargain literature, so he
asked the boy to explain.
In a frank, candid manner, he told
how he had found $40 note on the
floor one evening just after the clos
ing bell had rung. He showed the bill
into his pocket and went home. The
more he thought about it the more he
felt that he was doing wrong TO keep
the money, but so looks mighty big to
n boy who is earning $1.50 week and
Christmas time was coming on.
He went to bed that night and rolled
and tossed long while before sleep
came. On his way to his work the
next morning he thought the matter
over again, and the better elements OF
his nature finally being victorious. he
InnsHaI 4,
When he reached his place Of en-
ployment he promptly went 10 the floor
manager and gave him the money, tell
ing the circumstances connected with
its finding. The hoorman took the
money and turned it in at the Office.
Now. in this particular store money
and other valuables which We're found
were kept for thirty days, and if no one
called to prove ownership they revert
ed to the store treasury. The boy said
that he asked the floor manager one
day if any one had called for that bill
and was told that it was none of his
business
IF the owner didn't get that money
1 think 1t should have been mine," said
the boy, land il l had found another
ten spot wouldn't have given it up.
l guess that would have been dishon-
est, so l just made up my mind to
quit"
1t strikes us that the cash boys
was not very faulty. We
believe that in most stores any arti-
cles of value which are found are kept
a reasonable length of time, and if no
claimant appears at the end Of that
time, are given to the finder. That is
certainly a more just system than the
one against which the cash boy regis
tered a complaint.-Dry Goods Econ
omist.