Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1907-12-27
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"I don't think we need raise Egle-
toms salary. He doesn't expect it"
Mr.. Thompson Shutters folded his
fat hands and leaned back in his Office
chair.
His partner, Mr.. william Front,
looked up from the pad he was Idly
penciling.
"Then you think we had best not
give him a raiser" he asked.
II say 1 do not think it necessary
but as we have raised all the other
Office help, perhaps it would be as well
to give him, say, a dollar week
more. Eh?'
1--WE gave the junior clerks three"
said Mr.. Front biting off the end OF |
a cigar.
II do not think we should give Egle-
ton more than a dollar, however" re-
piled his partner. ale doesn't expect
even that, and you know how we have
built up this business. We've always
tried not to give anyone more than he
really expected, and If we could get
off with giving him less, why, we
did it."
Mr. Shutters chuckled, and turned
the diamond on his finger 50 that the
MONDAY sunlight could fall upon it.
"I'n admit Egleton is worth a good
deal more to us than we are paying
him." he continued II like the young
ao1lo,,- 49, vIoya u,OdoS+ ond ,1uaSsu1Tn-
Ing, and, what's more, he's smart. But
II we were to pay him, say, five week
more, the churches or some benevolent
society would get it. He's getting more
money now than he uses on himself"
"Quite true, I'll admit" said the
other, carefully ficking the ashes
from his cigar. Hes quite church
worker, I believe, but that is a great
deal better than lots Of other pursuits
a man might follow. Tommy Ryan
was telling me the other day that Egle-
Ton was something of an athlete, too.
Says he is the best all-around man in
the Jay Club"
: "Humph!" exclaimed Mr.. Shutters
, Struggling his great shoulders.
+ "Now, we won't discuss young Egle-
toms capabilities further" said Mr..
/ Front smiling at the look on his
4 worthy companions face. Wen give
e him the dollar raise and let it go at
r that. Like yourself, like the young
e fellow and I'm sorry he lacks sufficient
g aggressiveness to ever make anything
t but what he Is, an ordinary pen
l. Bcratchers"
e Trouble with lots of these young
l. chaps is, they weren't raised right,
y said Mr.. Shutters, slapping a leather
J. bound book on the table before him.
e '"They haven't learned how to fight the
L fight of everybody for himself same
as you and l have. Now, take this
8 young fellow. He is accomplished, and
n takes we'll wherever he goes. He pos.
/ sesses good looks and good physique
e Trouble with him is, he can't hold Out
a. for No. l."
a. The other man looked at him from
under his eyebrows.
Is "If Egleton should come to you to
- morrow and say: Mr.. Shutters, mus
u have an increase in salary or leave,
- WHAT WOulu you Say W ulu
20 "Eh2" cried the gentleman ad
dressed, springlng up. what would
say? Why, l would tell him to go tt
the -. l would say, No, sir. w,
n can't pay you another cent woulC
Us say, Sir, we are paying you alread.
he more than you are WORTH"
IN "And he would likely say to that
&c what?"
re "Who7 Egleton? Why, bless you
n heart, he'd apologize for being so pre-
ty sumptuous as to even think he wa
e worth more. That is what he woul
"a do"
re "And If he should get on his mettl
- and tell you what he thought abou
you, tell you some nice, uncomplimer
IL tary things about yourself, things b
had picked up about you during til
six years he has been connected wit
us-what then?"
Nc Mr.. Shutters gazed compassionate
- at his partner.
49, "Just let any employee of ours II
~ that on once" he said, slowly. "Wh
by George, wouldn't even dischare
- him I'd pick him up and throw hi
Ns out the door"
- But we are supposlng this man
80, be EgIeton," persisted Mr.. Front, h
Ia face bent low above the papers on Il
table. you wouldn't find it a vel
easy matter to pitch him out the doc
would you?"
~ "Weli, 1 don't know but what I
- n :
a consluei Deloie 'iyins III saiu ID
in Shutters, laughing in spite of hlmse
or at the bare thought of anything 50
he diculous ever happening. "But 1 sa
William. we mustn't talk rank no