The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-04
Our Daily Sport Story

ing nagged at all The loaf1ng time between jobs had been cut out most ingeniously by the careful laying out of the work. There was an audible protest when a lot of work was laid out just at 5 o'clock.
 No use to begin this tonight. Steve" snarled Grady, the oldest of the men in point of service. It's only half hour to quitting time and we're all cleaned up but this job, and it'll be a good thing to begin on in the mornin"
 We'll do 1t tonight replied Steve complacently; and be ready to take | up tomorrow's troubles bright and ear ly tomorrow. And. Grady. my name Is Bradley-Mr. Bradley understand?" | Steve looked cool and determined. Grady looked at the new boss in | amazement. So did the other men, "Yes, sir" mumbled Grady, and | they finished the work laid out, | washed up on their own time for the | first time in years and went home l cursing Steve for an apostate and | swell head and a slave driver. The next day rebellion smouldered 1 all day and blazed out just before five in the afternoon. MT. Hempburn, the | managing partner came in about | o'clock with a customer who bought considerable bill of goods. Just before | leaving the customer said to the | merchant:
 'Td like to have all this stuff de- livered to the dock this afternoon so it will go out on the night boat"
 "It can all go except the orders made | in this department" replied MT Hemp burn. T fear 1t Is too late to get this stuff out before closing time. However we'll get 1t right out and send 1t along by rail tomorrow morn | hnIP hn l selves"
 Then turning to Steve who stood near by. he said Get this order out at once. so it will get there as soon as the balance sent by boat"
 Steve loked at his watch.
 What time will the wagon go to the
 boat tonight, sir" he asked.
 Five thirty" replied MT. Hempburn.
 "Our stuff will be ready at that
 time," said Steve.
 MT. Hempburn looked sharply at him
 and went out with the customer. The
 moment they were out of sight Steve
 transformed the department into a bee
 hive. He realized that 1t was an un-
 heard of thing to get the order out in
 the time he had and it would be a her
 culean task, but he resolved to do 1t
 and he knew how. He directed the
 entire job himself and in ten minutes
 had everybody working as they never
 worked before in that room.
 The men saw his anxiety and bein g
 in an ugly mood did not join in his en-
 thusiasm. In fact they rather baked.
 Steve saw his danger and spotted Gra-
 dy as the ringleader. He took the bull
 by the horns and called Grady sharply
 several times. Grady muttered saw
 agely several times and finally turned
 in open rebellion and refused to be
 hustled along like a slave"
 | rGrrl,t -kza rv,1x
 There's your time Go to the office
 and get your money and get out
 Grady laughed contemptuously.
 Fire nobody" he shouted. Why
 you, ornery hobo, with one days au-
 thority. and can't fire toy cannon" The next moment Grady lay on the floor and a moment later Steve was in the office where he found Hoyt and
 MT. Hempburn together. Am l manager of the heavy goods department or am I a figurehead?" he
 asked.
 You are acting manager" replied Hoyt. Why"
 Do have the authority to dis
 charge men for nsubordination con l tinued Steve
 Hoyt hesitated.
 } "of course you do," said Mir. Hemp l burn impatiently.
 Steve turned on his heel He took off his coat and buckled in with the } others and the order was ready for the boat at 5:25.
 , Grady faded away. unheeded. . During the evenings of the first week of his management Steve spent 5 his time figuring out in detail a plan 7 to rearrange the entire stock of his department so it could be handled D with greater facility. At the begin | hing of the second week he put tho l plan in operation and rearranged thu entire stock One day Hoyt came ir and the room looked like a strange p garret to him.
 a What in blazes have you beer doing, Bradley?" he demanded sternly [ Fixing the stock so we can do witt
 two less men and do the work easie,
 and faster" replied Steve, unabashed Then he explained why he made th' the changes and how it saved time , Hoyt was furious and commanded
 that the stock be put pack as it was , MT. Hempburn happened to be in thu . | room.
 "Bradley's plan seems to me to b' the wise and economical thing" h' ! said. Leave it alone, Hoyt. In fac D II seems to me that Bradley Is getting stuff out of this department in better shape than 1t ever has been done tt : my knowledge. Make his annntntrnen-