The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-15

coming back to Washington. and that ne hoped the
Autocrat would find it possible to reinstate h-Fyle
Lin the service.
The Autocrat received the letter and acted imme-
datey. position open in his own office with
a salary attached; but there were twelve eu-
reaus in the department over which he held sway.
of them a clerk had died only the day before
and already the chief clerk of the bureau had for
warded list of requested promotions one man 10
fill the dead mans place at the dead mans salary
another take the promoted ones salary and so on
down the line. finally requesting an appointment
through service of clerk to take the place
of the promoted-and at the lowest salary;
for these things by promotion and the pro-
motions made according to the merit and service
of the clerks in the Office.
But what were mere conventionaities where the
Autocrat's wishes concerned? He sent for the
chief clerk of the and told him that he was
going to confer a great favor on him The chief
clerk, young recently promoted to that position
smiled feebIy. he knew the brand of favors
generally dealt by the Autocrat Tten the Auto
crat explained the bureau chief clerk the various
merits and other excellent qualities of that young
paragon-Vyle Clearly and lucidly he showed the
bureau chief clerk that such not to be
got than the salary the received
and he requested the chief clerk to look up
and be joyful for he-the Autoerat-was going to
show him the favor his by appointing
Vyle to the position
The chief clerk was not at ali pleased and ne
a hard time to conceal the fact s'But sir see
he said, the men in the bureau expect these promo
tions-they deserve them-I have promised them 1t
would be unfair to bring this young in their
heads"
Unfair" almost hundred the Autocrat
NO sir not unfair" dubbed the bureau chief
clerk, terror-streken Not that I so sr-I
only trying to show their view of the situation"
OF course. you understand that the Autocrat could
make exchief clerk out of his interpolator by the
simple of debating letter his stenographer
and signing the same latter.
The Autocrat scowled at the bureau chief clerk
and lighted large cigar "Well?" he demanded do
your clerks run the bureau, do you? Eh-what?"
The bureau chief clerk FASTENED affirm his belief
in his executive ability, and thanked the Auto
crat in well-chosen words for the appointment of
3 Vyle The Autocrat, his fur stroked the right
again, purred-I mean MISUNDERSTANDING. and
bowed to the bureau chief clerk. which
by way of dismissal, and took it gladly.
Once in the hall, he cursed the Autoerat cursed
Vyle, and wondered how he would square things with
his clerks. For he was fair man, and he knew how
much the clerks recommended needed the increase in
salary, and how hard they had labored for it.
AS he meditated, messenger boy went by whist
ling popular air, the bureau chief clerk
grimly he repeated the last two lines of the
Whatever you do boy. pockets
Unless you get next to little man with big
only he's a nice little man." said the bureau
chief clerk, venomously.
Vyle notified by telegraph of his appointment
ed requested to report practicable. So
four days later there strolled the department
building tall, slim young man, attred in well-cut
blue fannels, closehtting collar and wide scarf and
soft felt hat. turned up in front and down in the
back, after the English fashion. He wore tan gloves
and smoked cigarette And he the returned
Lynn Ridgway Vyle
The Autocrat welcomed him with effusion and
took him to the chief clerk of the bureau in whose
presence he put hand Vyles shoulder and told
the chief clerk of his various excelencies Vye nod
dcd patronizngly to the chief clerk and touched his
hand in token of acquananceship. Vaguely the chief
clerk knew that trouble in the wind.
Young VyIe was assigned to the filing division, the
being in charge of a fOssil-a relic of Civil War
days and whose ideas had not changed those
momentous times. AS persons who hold petty
offices of authority, the fossil esteemed himself
important person. inasmuch he held under him
eight clerks in fear trembling One of these clerks
was chief sycophant to the FOSSIL and it was he who
had recommended for the salary which Vyle had
got instead Therefore may that the fossil
did welcome Vyle overmuch
From the moment young vyle entered that quiet,
well-regulated office, trouble began because was
no pains to conceal the fact that he looked upon the
fossil very inferior person indeed.
sunk he in the morass of conceit, could not
fail understand this So the fossil adopted dom
neerng attitude toward young Vyle an1 Vyle sneered
him.
was soon discovered that Vyle had very little
intention of earning the salary which paid him;
the FOSSIL the second day, deliberately informed
him that he must do work. Vyle sneered again,
and hour later, began to file away and index pa
pers in utterly at variance with the fossils
methods, the having endured for twenty years
The fossil demanded an explanation and Vyle gave it.
That is the way they do it in Nj. IS office, "
said young Vyle, calmly. THAT is his system"
Well it is not my system, young man. cried the
fossil, beside himself with anger. And you are in
my office and will do things my way
vyle laughed lightly. Bad system" he informed
the infuriaJed fossil. Rotten bad. Twice much
work This way much better system sSS ote yo tue
fossil, trembling with
1t wildly me-" remarked Nyle, casually. You
see, can't to inferior system after having
been in Mr.. Autocrats Office
Il shall report you to the chief clerk said the
fossil.
"Do-oh pray do" said vyle Lets go in now.
I'll with you"
1T suits now" said Nyle, lighting a Gig
arctic. / think I'll something about the
violent language you don't like it. We didn
Mr. AutOcTats office
Pale with fury, the fossil was forced to acknowI-
edge defeat that the AutoCrats ways and sys-
TENS were inferior o decdI)
taon But Nyle paid further attention to him he
went to the chief and explained, some length
the file system rotten that he had better
systern-vhich learned from Mr.. AutOcrat-and re-
quested that his system be gwen d trial He-Nyle-
would supervise the change of systems
But system is satisfactory, objected the CHIEF
clerk
1t holds up information That Mr.. Fossil is an old
fool Sunk antiquity. Needs new methods Now