Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-04-18

order that the significance Of this re-
mark might sink into the mind of any
one who might be listening. On the
other side OF the palm the manager :
eyes grew larger yet. 1t was evident
that the remark wls sinking into his
mind to n considerable depth. He anx-
| iously awaited BevcvidSc's further
| speech.
Bring around the contract tomor-
row" Reveridgc finally said. 'and I'll
look il over What dye say to a little
smoke. eh:"
The manager Of the Oriental Steam
ship Company peeped through the
palm. lie saw two elderly gentlemen
in irreproachahle evening dress wan.
dering cafeward. rs peaceful and guile
less looking pair as ore would wish
to meet in days journey.
| The manager OF the Oriental Steam
shin Company arose from his chair he.
| hind the palm and also sauntered cafe
ward. He found Beveridgc and Jimmy
saw the manager first. He gave a
start as though he was discovered.
| and in his embarTas Sment he accident
ally swallowed MS cherry in Il most
artistic manner.
Hello. BeyeridGe." said the manager
boisterously. Hello. Jimmy. What?
Are you going. Jimmy? Well. goc,lby.
old chap. Joseph" said the manager
10 ihr smilinc waiter. two more
SAY. now. Bevcridgc." remarked the
manager. some time ago yen asked
me for n favored rate 10 Japan. We'll.
I've been thinking 1t over. and I'll sign
contract with you for I'll ven: freight
~ 81 n ton for two Years. I'll call
around with the contract IN the morn
ing
Beveridge appeared 10 ponder. 40
speak frankly" he admitted with omen
candor. Il had almost mace Other -
ranGcments." lie paused again. "ld
hate 10 break our friendly arrange.
mentS." he remarked. He rubbed lis
chin refectively. We'll. seeing lis
YOU. old man. yoG may bring the papers
around Tomorrow morning. Joseph,
two more
The manager smiled. "a good stroke
of business. that lie murmurcd in
hearty eif-congratulaiion.
The manager. ii will he seen. was
satisfied. Eeveridgc was satisfied also.
Each thought h had performed good
stroke of business. Little did either of
them dream that this stroke of business
was about 10 turn and strike back in
surprising and fateful retaliation.
The advertisements which Jimmy
had planted in the newspapers for the
proper batting of the Oriental Steam
ship Company began to bear logical.
hut unexpected fruit Jimmy's mail
daily increased with letters from in
qurin@ shippers wanting to know.
Jimmy whistled in amaZement 1t the
interest Shown in his scheme
Say he said to himself. IF had
got enough contracts l might have
chartered line OF boats and made n
good thing out of il. Might have:" h
inquired aggressively. why shouldn't
Il" He spoke with the air OF man
Jlirsting for Information. He promptly
and unanimously agreed that there WAS
no good reason why he shouldn't. He
enlarged his ads. He interviewed
shippers. And how studiolsly he avoid
ed Alphonso Beveridge. He shrugged
his shoulders whenever he thought of
the versatile AlDhnnso
Its Il case of dog cat dog" he as
sured himself upon these occasions. II
was in this frame of mind that he
called upon Smith & Son. Beyerdgc s:
Co.'S chief competitor in the Japanese
market.
Gentlemen" he said. "as you know.
| am backing an opposition line to
Japan. already have contracts for
1000 tons OF freight q month. | know
that You have 1000 tons for japan
every month. know that your COM
pe;itor. Bevcridge x Co. has Il contract
with the Oriental limo Cor two years Mt
50 Il ton. All this l know. gentlemen"
shouted Jimmy. but" here lie Gained
Gown-"but." he pantomimed with unc-
tuous gesticulations. I'll be tee-;otally
hanged IL l know why you shouldn't
make Il two years contract with me at
IS Il TOM" He smiled q cherubic smile.
En-" he inquired aloud.
Thus it was that Jimmy Roseman got
sufficient support TO run the newly in
ausurated line of steamers from this
port to China and Japan.
An1 tht,S 1.-as N x..I,n.,
Reveridge laid his little pipes To freeze
Smith X son out of tho Japancs" mar
ket he suddenly discovered that he had
become severely froStbitten himself
New York Evening sun.
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