New-York tribune., 1906-04-29
Commercial Poker
By Dwight Spencer Anderson

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Is that wasn't discharged Or even dis
missed, and | didn't resign In fact. there
no word 10 express what happened unless YOU
say was promoted But how can "a man be-
promoted and out Of a job at the same time
III tell YOU
/ met Jack Sharer on the street Yesterday.
ana that what caused all the trouble We
lett college the same wear lack and l. He
has succeeded, | have not
JacS, / said, after We had asked each other
about our respective relative. YOU look as If
you We're making a mint of money
Nell, he replied casually I don't know
about the mint, but l get check for q hun
dred and fifty dollars every two weeks
ou have nsen rapidly I continued
and no more quickly than YOU deserve
man OF Your ability cannot be kept at the bot
tom"
Bill he replied in a confidential whisper.
I II tell YOU something that NAV do YOU a
world OF good I'm a fraud. a bluti Further-
more, lots OF men secure big wages the same
way | debut"
Do thew"
You bet they do he replied with fervor.
Why, I've seen q hundred examples Take
my own case, for instance. \ wear ago nv
salary was hundred and seventv-dve dollars
a month But ! went To nv employer looked
him IN the eve. and said Nr Charlesworth.
/ received an oleT tins morning Of a position
with the Person people He jumped as If /
had hit him. How much.' he inquired
anxIOusly. / replied Three hundred a
month Then the old man began % treuble
and turn pale His knees shook like saplings
IN a hurricane We can't spare YOU he fal-
tered, we cant spare YOU even for a davi
You're the only man m our employment who
knows exactly how the business IS conducted
You could take complete charge tins minute
and run things as well as ! can myself We
can't spare YOU VIII You remain with us at
the same fguTe- stood there I'm his Office
and thought hard Tor ten minutes. Then [
told him that as there seemed To be an oppOr-
tun1ty for further advancement N the near
future, ID stay
Had the Pierson people offered You the
position of which YOU spoAe,'
Jack snapped his fingers Mt"
On the wav back % our o-lce, / considered
Jacks remarks from every viewpoint and
concluded he was right. Employers are not
phIanthropists Thev don't appreciate q
mans value until about o. lose him- 50 I
stepped IN % see the head OF the nrru.
lie looked up from a pile of papers with .
tired smile Wen. Mr.. Iohuso1.
Il Just dropped IN Co saw. / announced,
that am IN receipt or q pr position from the
Atwater Electric Company
We'll. well'' saId NV employer. pushing
back the papers on his desk Ha" much do
they offer
"One hundred and d5,y dollars q month
You don't mean IJ'' he EXCLAIMED. as
astonishmeur ove-=rread his feature Let
me see You're getting only hundred here
Vel well. When do they want you %
start."
It was nv desire 20 have any increase IN
salary begin 20 take effect az once- To-
morrow | replied.
Johnson" the old man contained, LAYING
his hand on nv arm. we can't afford % lose
YOU. The firm appreciates your faithful
earnest efforts during -vo Years service But
al .-rrr . 4
come your wav ar.l7n v1u had better grasp
1t now l assure YOU we VIII miss veu greatly
Johnson; but | suppose after -Wri-e We can
learn 70 get along without yca- IL IS Tor Your
own good That Thought "-- comfort Us
GoOd-bv"
SoI'm out of Job. Il v1- hear O., an open
ing for competent booEsceDer wa' can iaT-
niSh the best reference us % ta--rty'er anu
ability. please mention nay name. o' NAV
add ii YOU wish, that / neither lrlnN' smoke
nor bluff.