The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-05-17


other side of the palm the managers
eyes grew larger yet. 1t was evident
that the remark was sinking into his
mind to considerable depth. He anx-
iously awaited Beveridge's further
speech.
Bring around the contract to-mor-
row." Beveridge finally said, "and I'll
look it over. What dye say to little
smoke, eh?"
The manager of the Oriental Steam
ship Company peeped through the
palm. He saw two elderly gentlemen
in irreproachable evening dress wan
dcring cafeward, as peaceful and guile
less looking a pair as one would wish
to meet in a days journey.
The manager of the Oriental Steam
ship Company arose from his chair be-
ward. He found Beveridge and Jimmy
regarding each other lovingly. Jimmy
saw the manager first. He gave a
start as though he was discovered.
and in his embarrassment he accident
ally swallowed his cherry in a most
artistic manner
Hello, Beveridge," said the manager
boisterously. Hello, Jimmy. What?
Are you going, Jimmy? Well, goodby,
old chap. Joseph" said the manage
to the smiling waiter, "two more!'
"Say, now, Beveridge," remarked tS-e
ocHy
me for favored rate to Japan. WI
I've been thinking 1t over, and I'll s1St
contract with you for all your freight
at SO q ton for two years. I'll cali
around with the contract In. the MORN
Ing"
Beveridge appeared to ponder. "To
speak frankly" he admitted with open
candor, 81 had almost made other ar
rangements." He paused again. I'D
hate to break our friendly arrange
ments," he remarked. He rubbed his
chin refiectively. "Well, seeing it's
you, old man, you may bring the papers
around tomorrow morning. Joseph,
two morev'
The manager smiled. ga good stroke
Of business, that" he murmured in
hearty Reorganization.
The manager, 1t will be seen, was
satisfied. Beveridge was satisfied also.
Each thought he had performed a good
stroke of business. Little did either Of
them dream that this stroke of business
was about to turn and strike back in
surprising and fateful retaliation.
The advertisements which Jimmy
had planted in the newspapers for the
proper batting of the Orientai Ste.a I'M
ship Company began 10 bear logical,
but unexpected fruit Jimmy's mail
daily increased with letters from in-
curing shippers wanting to know.
Jimmy whistled in amazement at the
interest shown in his scheme.
"Say," he said to himself, "if had
got enough contracts I might have
chartered line of boats and made n
good thing out of 1t. Might have?' he
inquired aggressively. "Why shouldn't
II" He spoke with the air of man
thirsting 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 studiously he avoid
ed Alphonso Beverage! He shrugged
his shoulders whenever he thought of
the versatile Alphonso.
"It's a cage of dog eat dog" he as
sured himself upon these occasions. 1t
was in this frame of mind that he
called upon Smith & Son, Beveridgc &
Co.'S chief competitor In the Japanese
market.
Gentlemen" he said, "as you know.
I am backing an opposition line to
Japan. l already have contracts for
5000 tons Of freight month. 1 know
that you have 1000 tons for Japan
every month. [ know that your COM
petitor. Beveridge & Co., has contract
with the Oriental line for two years at
50 ton. All this l know, gentlemen"
shouted Jimmy, "but," here he Gained
down-"bui," he pantomimed with unc-
tuous gesticulations, "Ill be tee-totally
hanged II l know why you shouldn't
make two years contract with me Mt
So TONI" He smiled cherubic smile.
"Eh?" he inquired aloud.
Thus 1t was that Jimmy Roseman got
sufficient support to run the newly in.
line of steamers from this
port to China and Japan.
And thus it was that when Alphonso
Beveridge Laid his little pipes to freeze
Smith & Son out of the Japanese mar
ket he suddenly discovered that he had
become severely frostbitten himself
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