The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-28
WORKING TOO HARD.
YOUNG KINwEIsER TRIES AN
EXPERIMENT.

displaying OnremltllLs zeal ana in
duslry n would pleas his employer.
But Though he had dose his best. had
tried to fgHiliariae d Iseif with the
stock busted the 81. IS. voluntarily
remained after hoIrs to finish work
tina, might properly have been de.
ferred until me a6N. day-althaugh h.
had done al III :; things and man.
others outside of mis- proper held o
work, BurA nam /. parently had take.
no rotice O. him. Not only that. bu
the order clerk. Williter. his sup rior
apps AIRED to lUo& Upon him with dis.
favor. AT iSlSt, Ia, slowed no siSas q.
approval
1t hart Kinw eiser's feelings. lie had
always heard that bright. snergeti
youas men were bound to be appreci
ated and he had certainly been ener
getic. AS for brightness" RoJ'r. VIII
mat the bills from the same call"
he and then checked up wiki him afte
the call back" had mad, lu.ae error
to his one. Rodcr was a 81 art you'll
too smart enough To try 70 make /
appear that the mistakes had bee
KinTCiser's.
Kaweiseg redoubled his Efforts. Sti
Whittier maintained his grUf mann,
and barkman passed and repassed Il
entry desk without seeming aware {,
the existence of the young man wi
wor i there. kilwclSCr was thos.
ouc y disguised. lie lit me nece
Sity of ircring his mind Ii, ., it d,
son. one, 81 he took Roder into h..
con ace.
~ yGU ever hear 2iprt The =.
Ter that worked himself out ui a job?"
asked Roder with his expansive grin
That's where you are going TO get
/left. You're trying to make yourself
too useful. You know blamed near as
much about the stock now as Whittier
does You called him down on tn,
price of them coat springs the day he,
fore yest'day-and you've called me
down cnce or twice"
What if | did?" said Kinweiser.
eve don't want mistakes, do WEI"
That's all right" said Roder.
That's all right. that part of it, but
the man who makes the mistakes amt
going TO feel eXtry good about ii, !
don't care myself. but Williter doesn't
want anybody around that's smarter
than he is. He sees you starting out
to make a record and he thinks you
stand pretty good show of getting hi,
job. He doesn't get here before the
warehouse is unlocked in the morning
and stay after six O'Clock when there's
a rush. and if he doesn't do it himself
he doesn't want nobody else to do ii
and get showed up over his head"
do you think that's it," asked Kin,
weiser doubtfully.
you keep right on the way you are
doing and see how long you'll be able
to hold your sjob."
81 don't want to lose my job" said
( Kinweiser. Il had too must trouble
( getting it.
Then slow down." advised Roder.
"Quit when it's quitting time or a lit.
tie before and don't be in too much OF
sweat to get down on time in the
! morning. Let the shelves alone. You're
4 entry clerk, amt you? Then you ain't
got nothing to do with the stock AnG
don't be afraid of making mistakes
.f was You I'd make few. Whittier
1 would think all the more of you"
Maybe you're right" said Kinweis-
l er, thoughtfully.
He adopted the course that his as.
sociate had recommended cautiously
l at first, but later, as he fancied he saw
Whittier relaxing, he went to extremes
| of Sinking and made one or two blum
ders that he considered highly judi,
cious.
You're all right" grinned Roder
! KinweiSer took that view Of it him.
self, so it was distinct surprise tC
him when, at the end of his fifth week
/ with the firm, Burkman called him
into the Office and told him that he
would have no further use for his SER
vices.
The young man could only gasp with
the shock.
I'm sorry" said Burkman, rather
moved with compassion at his distress
"Mr. Wililter reported very favorably
of you at first. He said you were
quick and seemed to be trying and tax.
ing an interest in the business. Still
he thought it might be case of new
broom. and the way you've dropped of
: in the last week or two shows that
that was the correct assumption"
at wasn't" declared Kinweiser 81
was interested and l meant to work
work hard. only IL thought"
what did you Think"
81 thought | wasn't wanted to-that
is. | was told"
"Well?"
Kinweiser was silent. Perhaps RodeI
had meant well.
What made you think YOU weren'
TAINTED to-
" "Mr. Williter didn't act as If he was
| pleased with me-"
do you mean that he didn't pat yol
on the back every time you did what
you were hired to do? tell you
| voung man If Won start out with tn,