Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-05-17
How the Contract
Was Filled
CHEMICAL WORKS sroRYJ
by B. r. STHARNS.
Author OF Tho Girl from Jspson'a
(copyrlght, by Joseph b. Bowlss.)

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Cowles was hidden to 30 up and entel
the sick-room.
well. what Is III" Caxton asked
not too cordially. ITS that inferna
contract-eh?"
Yep"
Il knew II! I knew Il! knew
we were In for q muss. sooner or later
II was a fool thing from the very
start. You never should have made
IT,"
well. II was q pretty broad con-
tract" Cowles confessed. I'm moi
denying that part-but It was the only
thing they'd sign, and we need all the
business we can grab this year. Lei
me see. We were TO furnish them with
something like two thousand barrels
OF .sal-soda during the twelve months,
the deliveries to be made when they
called for them. That's the sub
stance. Last week they wanted one
hundred barrels at one delivery. II
was all nonsense. Of course. They
couldn't possibly use II all at once and
II nearly wiped out our stock OF sal
soda-but l gave II to them"
Cowles avoided the eye OF the In
valid and stared across the bed. falling
into contemplation Of the bottles on
the medicine table.
Now" he said softly, they want
two hundred and fifty barrels more,
before noon tomorrow"
"Two-hundred-and-fifty!" Cax-
.on shouted.
"Um-m."
why, hang it," Caxton cried, test
lily. Il don't believe they've even got
storage facilities for another two hun
bred and fifty barrels there! It's q
put-up job"
"Of course 1t Is. It's simply blur,
to worm out of that contract. Hewes
Is morally certain that we won't make
the delivery-and. not having kept to
QUE end OF the agreement II let's them
out as well. Do you suppose can't
see through that? even know their
reason for the move. Day before yes
terday, the combine changed Its mind
and offered Hewes all the soda he
wants. whenever he wants It. for no
end less than he's paying u.s."
Yes, imagine that something Of
the sort may have occurred" said the
senior partner, drily. II guess Hewes
is open to 1t, SO far as we're con-
cerned."
well, I don't!" said Cowles, and
the glitter Of war awakened In his
black eyes. "Hewes isn't freed from
that contract until noon tomorrow,
and not then II we should happen to
deliver his two hundred and fifty bar
rels."
Redding. superintendent Of the Cax-
ton & Cowles factory, staring out upon
the unpleasing Landscape Of Brooklyn's
uttermost end as he ate his lunch. was
startled by the abrupt intrusion Of the
junior partner.
"Redding," said that gentleman,
there's the devil to pay again with
these Hewes people,"
More soda? Terror appeared In the
superintendent eye. Since the sign
ing of the Hewes contract, sal-soda
had absorbed an undue amount Of his
time and attention.
1.-TWO hundred and fifty barrels be-
fore noon tomorrow! How does that
strike your"
I'VE can't give It to them. Mr..
Cowles-that's all. There's only
hundred and two or three barrels In
the place"
81 know It. How much soda Is
crystallizing now in the coolers?"
I'VE may take out So barrels this
afternoon"
Good. You have 20 coolers for
Glauber's salt, haven't you. and Is
more for Epsom's?"
YES"
"All right. Empty them-every one
and start more soda crystallizing."
THAT won't give US the balance be-
fore noon tomorrow"
Never you mind noon tomorrow"
said Cowles. IF you push everything
to the limit you can turn out the stun
by noon on Thursday-the day after
o-morrow-can't your"
II suppose 30"
"All right. That's what wanted to
know"
But will Hewes give US the day Of
grace necessary for that, Mr.. Cowles?"
I'm not going to ask for it--you
ian gamble on that, Redding. Now.
they want one hundred barrels with
1ur brand on-that's what they mean
10 use themselves; and the other hun
ired and fifty are to be delivered with
no brand-that's what they. intend to
resell, OF course. I think well order
brand-new sugar barrels for that lot.
They look nicer. and Hewes'll be Just
that much more likely to save them
Tor his customers. Can your barrel
nan give US that many tonight"
an ask him." Redding turned to
he telephone. "Yes," he said, after g
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