The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
HOW THE CONTRACT
WAS FILLED
"a Chemical Works Story.)
BY E. r. STEARNS.

tc worm out Of that contract. Hewes u
morally certain that we won't make the
dcliyery-and, not having kept to our
end of the agreement 1t let's them out
as we'll. Do you suppose I can't sec
through that? l even know their reason
for the move. Day before yesterday,
the combine changed it's mind and Of
fercd Hewcs all the soda he wants, when
over he wants 1t, for no end less than
he's paying us"
''Ycs, 1 imagine that something OF the
sort may have occurred" said the senior
partner, drily II guess EeWes Is open
to It. SO far as we're concerned"
"Well, l don't!" said Cowles and the
glitter of war awakened In his black
eyes. "Hewes isn't freed from that con-
tract until noon tomorrow, and not then
If we should happen to deliver his two
hundred and fifty barrels
Redding, superintendent Of the Caxton
& Cowles factory. staring out upon tho
uhplcasing landscape Of Brooxlyn's ut
termost end as he ate his lunch. was
startled by the abrupt intrusion Of the
junior partner.
"Reddlng;" said that gentleman.
there's the devil to pay again with
these Iewes people,"
More soda? Terror appeared In the
superintendent eye. Since the signing
OF tho Hewes contract, sal-soda had abb
sorbcd an undue amount of his time and
attention.
"Two hundred and fifty barrels before
noon tomorrow How does that strike
you?"
I'VE can't give It to Them Mr.. Cowles
that's all. There's only II hundred and
two or three barrels in the place."
II know it. How much soda is crystal
lizlng now in the coolers 2"
we may take out So barrels this after
noon"
bcr's salt haven't you. and 10 moro
for EPSON
Yes
"All right. Empty them--every ono
and start moro soda crystallizing
'Thnt won't give us tho balance be-
fore noon tomorrow"
"Nevor you mind noon tomorrow
said Cowes ''If you push everything
to tho limit you can turn out the stuff
by noon on Thursdny-the day after to-
morrow-can't your
II suppose So"
IAN right. That's what I wanted TO
know,
'But will lIewes give us the day of
grace necessary Tor, tnAt, MI, CoW'es &
I'm not going to ask for it--you can
gamble on that, Redding. Now, they
want one hundred barrels with our brand
on-thnt's what they mean to use them-
selves; and tho other hundred and nifty
arc to be delivered with no brand-that's
what they intend to resell of course. ]
think we'll order Drand-new sugar bar
rcls for that lot, They look nicer, and
Iiewes'll be just that much more likely
wasn't an earthly thing In one of those
to save them for his customers Can
your barrel man give us that many To-
nghtY' -
I'm ask him" Redding turned to tho
telephone YES" he said, after mo-
mcnt, I'VE can have them, /"
"All right. Order 'en. Tell him they
positively must he hero before SIX
o'clock, And, by the way. before
started over here, Redding, | called Up
that Grandford concern that Is putting
down the new floor and talked with the
manager of their place in Long Island
City. They--say, Redding, just close
that door, will you? ] can do without
an audience
On Wednesday morning. John HeWes
settled down to worlS, abeam wlths qu'e'
sntlslaclon.
AS he termed 1t, caxton CoWles
! were freed. They and thelg consgaes