New-York tribune., 1906-12-30


store. When he thrust his big, bronzed face in at
the office door of BagOt & Bagshaw, and observed
that It's a bit SGtt, the rain being deluge,
Bagshaw, who had an immOvable countenanCe and
unerring observation, sized up his visitor
moment He invited him in with heartness but
without fuss, gave him the char of honor and a
corresponding cigar Mac then explained his views
recent legislation about ships, and the moral
character of sailormen. He referred frankly the
nghtIness OF a certain firm whose peas were getting
above the sticks, and he finished with a handsome
little order for provisions He then shook hands
cordially with the junior partner and departed with
a qualified remark the weather, returning sud
denly, and putting his head in at the door to say,
We're JUST startin', m JudgIn. Guide luck to
ye!" And they saw no more of him for two
months.
When he appeared the second time Mac was a
little redder and much heartier. He brought with
him brother Captain OF the same build, and rvallng
him in richness of accent, and after both had
explained their mind the weather and the ways
of foreign custom house they gave their orders, and
Mac declared, as if h in a witness box, that he
had never tasted be ,er meat and drink than that
OF Bagot & Bagsha " m mentlon1n y1r names
I wudna be surprised ii ane or twa lther Captains
might be givin YOU cry They did, and II 1t had
been possible for the nr-1 10 have paid their way
and made a living wage the orders OF those
dogs, there would have been no cause 1or
anxiety.
continue and they told Mac day that this might
he his last visit That no IChtsOme, laddles, tor
the old Scot had taken a fancy to Bags. Have
YOU never had an order from my boss, aud Row
andSon' He has tWenty-four ships and We may tax
my word for II, theE re aye goln. HE hard, IS
Row and stiff and I'm no denying that he a got
a temper. but the boss is just and strai lt Ken
him we'll. for We sailed twenty year Tor HIM, and
never had word O complaint.
Ye never could get speech vi him: Nerra likely,
thae underStraDperS the O;tce are lmrIdent little
deevils Dodl l had 10 take them by the Scrutf
o the neck and pit him III the coal box before |
got in TO Row. Take my advice, Master Dick
and force Viz way in and pit yIr atore aud Row
huse''. And see ye here-a word IN ylr ear; tell
him what a feCht YOU re havn an be that
you face UP to him. He'll respect YOU; that's the
way he's made.
So Mac went on his wav and within fifteen min
utes and after brisk scrInmage the outer office
of ROWlandson, MackIlOp x Co, Bagot was tace
face with the sole surviving partne~ OF that power
tul and far reaching firm.
When the representative of Bagot & Bagshaw
had done his best Row WlandsOn spoke briefly and
70 the point That he did not know what they
about in the office, allow this visitor tO get into
ms room, that very likely they had written 10 his
tlrm and had answer that the firm had ship
chandler who did their business and had done 1t for
wears; that he had no doubt BagOt q BagShaW were
dong their best to establish a business that II
would have been far better Tor both of them take
situations in the office OF large firm; and finally
that he ohm ROWlandSon did not conduct a public
charity but a practical ship owner, and wished
at present that he III q more profitable business.
It was not exactly an encouraging response, and
RoWlandsons face OF the granite Scots type did not
4 more tinid hearer would have crept out of
the room but Bagot could play losing game and
never give up. With Mac wise counsel, and the
remembrance that It neck or nothing he spoke
boldly.
4 don't want 10 waste Your time Mr. Rowland
on and I don want TO saw ANYTHING dIsres IeCtfu
Tor YOU might he nv father but don I think slr
YOU are acting ike q good sportsman II We are be
gInners dOn think ought 70 get the better
own, instead OF being machines IN another man s
office ism that the right spirit, l. some man hadn
started for himself where would l.. big nrms have
been And II man has succeeded. shouldn't he
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