The daily Alaskan., 1905-04-27
A Compromise
 With Conscience
Iorlgnall


 and as Cecil was next Of kin and th, 'a were no other heirs he stepped mto Es uncle's counting room. hung up his hat and proceeded to manage the business Alter spending some days In familiar iIing himself with the details he callei the head Of the undcrSarment depart ment to him snd saidl
 "I sec that we are advertising ccr tain goods as all wool which we arc selling at less than the cost ot mate, rial How Is this2 Are they an wOolT'
 "No sir, They are part cotton
 Cease Co advertise or to sell them as all wool hereafter"
 But our competitors"-
 "Our competitors ccnsciences are not our conscienceS We are only responsi, ole for ourselves"
 Sylvester turned bis revolving chai to his desk, and Che head Of the under, clothing department retlrCd with tho word "Fcoly' inAudlbly uttered
 The next head summoned was the manaSer of the shirt department
 q notice" said Sylvester, that we gre paying poor sewing girl so low price for making shirt that she can not possibly gain a living at such work You will raise the amount paid 90 per cent"
 And so out of the shirt business!
 Certainly, sir, if necessary, do not propose to force young girls Into sin"
 The head ot the shirt department CO., cred and retired In confusion.
 Thus did Sylvester proceed to reform his uncle's business. and at tho end Of the first day he went home feeling the happiness of one who has rightcd 6 number of wrongs. He was engaged to su excellent young woman, Miss Ethel Griggs. who loved him Tor his no lle ideas but who was of a somewhat practical mind herself He told her what he had done and though she knew nothing ct business something whispered to her that it was not likely that hor beloved could sep in and re form the business %. hard headed old man Ike John Sy,vCS0CT. She there fore cautioned him not Co go too East with his reform because in some caSes they might tend Co CUy,3O tho business, At the same time she admitted that the reforms were just and proper, From talking about the bUslSoss Jicy entered upon the u.attcT ot how tb0y would live after marriage and thc preparation for their wedding, walsa was Sgt Tor an carly date. They had agreed OD a house the cost of which vas S50Noo They would employ seven servants, besides the coachman. and had dErrCd upon spending out Of thc profits oi the bust ness SIOOOO c year As this would leave between SSO.OOO and S3oooo h. come untouched. their eNQenditures would he very moderate Still, Cech felt that be should spend no more be cause he had determined to run hif business not only honestly, but without grinding his employees and he expect cd tAst this would at first curtsil the pru6tS
 siI months passed, during which C. ell Sylvester. successor to John Sylves- ter, continued to raise wages and sell only goods thst were as represented. He marriage had been deferred till be could strike a balance at the end or the fiscal year and see where he stood. Ills store was as full ot buyers as ever, and the sales were visibly Increasing. He therefore looked forward to the fiscal statement with great hopctulneSs that hn reforms had not proved unproata' hlA When 1t came in, it showed tbai there was deficit of about SI,0cO SyE vester noted this and set his teeth.
 That evenlng when he Informed bis sweetheart as to the result Of his re form she turned a triie pale. He at tempted to reaSSure her by say,Og that honesty was the best policy and that the store had now got start on the refu-m principle that would surely tell for the next year, He tried Co explain to her how he proposed to establish very large trade by dealing honestly. on which the margin, though a very small peecCutaGe. would he very large in amount. Ethel was not convinced ,r well satisfied with ,he prospect os- ,ecially as Cecn proposed that as then mode Of living was to be based on the prodts of bis business, they should dc Ger the wedding for a year
 The yecr rolled round during which the house oc Sylvester continued to pay talr prices for goods and fair wages to employees especially ths saleswomen and CaShgirls, In the ame Horation ot whose condition the pro prictor was much interested.
 At the end Of tEe second ESCal year, when the head accountant presented the statement to the proVric,or Syl vester turned pale. His capital was sunk, and for months he had realized that his business had greatly callea oil When he impSr,cd The uuweicoue news to EihcL she said;
 You have been S thcCriSt long enough. You still have yoEr unclef prestige. Be business man and re gain what you have lost
 Sylvester was really a bCight CclloN and set about rebuildlnS ths business He and Ethel were married and lyeC for several years in a cottage. Nov fh.,v arc DfllionsirpS Ngf having car