The Columbus journal., 1906-07-25
That BUSINESS DEAL

Its Mr.. Bronson. SIR" said the q
| nee boy. :.
Fitchea. turped to 9vayne, his part
Aer. who had just looked In. and
smiled gvimly. Now wen have so0e
hard-luck stories and some craw.:ag.
he said. 'Fve . notion. not, TO see him.
wouldn't. only I want to tell him .
few things that I. couldn't very well
send through the nail. III in1or1
the gentleman exactly what 1 think ol
him and his outfit. II you .hear. any
racket IN here: dent butt ip- Il don't
know. he W big he is, but I'm. just mad
enough. to- handle two OF him II he
opens his rmocth."' -: a.. =.
:Don'f you mink we'd: better. make
somc kind of 4. compromise!'. .sug.
sested the partner. 1T: win. mean .
long lawsuit ana there's. alwayS a
chance Of losing? - = -. -.
: Compromise. nothing said Fitch:
en-. with. sAme heat They'll: pay the
.fosfeit. every blamed Gent of IT,. and
,hirk themselves, lucky to get out that
easy" :. -: -. - -. =
:: "Well. of course. you'll do Is you
please" !" said the partner. But don't
be- yiolent, anyway. = You've got the
worst te.nper;I eyer knew.". =
:; "Liwonv do. more than knock. him
down and jump ON him. said the.
senior partner. '':Why. the nerve Of
him! Billy. ron. clear out: Show the
gentleman In, Henry" -. ~,
:: He wheeled around on his: revolving
chair and: gathering . mAss OF. papers
together ON the desk, bent oyer: them
with an air. Of: 'ferocious abstraction.
The, door opened and . young man
walked in and stood hesitatingly IN
the middle. Of the room, " -:
:. rs: your name Bronson?'' srowled
Fitchen. -. !: -: :.
Bronson, junior" said, the young,
man. my. father asked me; to; call
and ex-" -, -; :: =. :
:. Il; don't want. any. explanations. ~
said F'itchen.: ;-Fm sorry. that il isn't
yoar. father who called: young fellow.
/ mfght- have talked to- him.: but
.: Excuse me- said the young man.
you can talk to me Just as well and
perhaps =; little better I've been ]
managing the business for the last
two years.:
:. Miamanagins it, perhaps you mean,'":1
said ,Fftchen. beginning to: swell ut
the neok:. s-Of all: the rotten -: -. -
:, He stopped, for, the. young ran
started out. Of the: chair in which: he |
had seated himself and : appTsached:
Fitchen's desk; 49,; :
!. Pardon me-: he said, anu picked
something bright and polished from
the desk and examined It with: inter.
:, .:.Peeuliar.> hutins.''.: he observed,
continuing to examine the ). article;
That's an odd :arrangemels' OF, :the,I
swivel. T. wouldn't be surprised IL IT |
was: a pretty good one; too; Do. :you.
know. how: 1t works =, =. sri
II onght to-" said Fitchen. With the
least possible abatement Of his;
scowl Its my own design. = But J. |
didn't. - i
This. turn here =; -interrnpted.:: tho
young man. II. don't. quite !: nn,lerl.[
stan1 that: Would you mind telling
me ?'-:.[:.::, s.: -: ::.:
:'.Tha: is just the. point of the
whols thing. said Fitchen.. Tho
turn: as sou cali II, gives the :minaow
, sort Of corkscrew mqvemeat as well 1
IS directly: forward with the .press,rt.
d the %.water against these ,it::e
canses. -: -. ..o :. -. +
Il see,:; said .srGnsou, Junior, .dx-
ltghtedIy; "and tha. sfves 1t the :,r /
pearance Of live. bait. :. II l.. had ,ha,. F
hat last year Il wouldn't have
lone a. thing TO the fish. As. It was IL
lfdn't do badly. Eight bass. not one
'nder three pounds and. . quarter. ,ane
he biggest six and 4 haff. WITH. q. ten
'onnd pickerel,r in :: q. little over On,
lour isn't 50 poor; Is NJ r
. . '''where was that .faquired Fitch:
H.: -. -. -: - ! - T.: ~
4'Muskagee-.f5. miles. north of :Pois
on d.Avril. It's the Anest yet Chair. t;
i lakes. with easy poftags up from 4
he bay. and there are only -tAtee peo-
lie in Chicago that know. Of it. Fouu
low,. OF course: II want to take thai
nventton OF yours up there If. you'll
ct me get one made. Wonld you
mind? Perhaps your patents pending,
hongh? II / had only had the sense
0 think Of that I'd let the structural
ron business go to grass Tomorrow
'ou've q small fortune i'm that: Mr..
ftchen. L congratulate you. How on
arth did you get the idea 20
We'll, 1t just occurred to me-" said
be sratified Fitchen.: III you. would ,
Ike one I've had 4 dozen made and :
QUILL be welcome to: one"
Its simply . wonder.,,: exclaimed !
he young man. II, wish yon coulo .
EAR yourself away from business long
nongh to come with us to Muskasee. I
10: you. think you coald!'' ,
I'm think it over" said Fftchen. :
DO" begged Bronson, junior. =,
And speaking of business" he con: I
nued, '-Td forgotten what 1 came for. I
wanted to tell. you that it was no :
lult Of. ours that we failed you. All.
the stuff would have been on the 4
round by the 5th II II hadn't been for | 4
strike In the: shops at Spander's. We
ad the steamer chartered at Buifalo !
f0s are copies of the kilograms :
nd the: letter following that came s
lis morning: We did all that. was b
unaply possible and there's the to
rOOf Now IFS I'm tn vn,a .We.li do 7 .