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

Then vyle suggested that. you remarked the
other day. Mr.. -. think file system could be
improved" The Autocrat had suggested nothing about
the Improvement of the file system, but he not
he had not. And when Vyle outlined very supe-
ror method to the then in use, ana attributed it
to his ponderngs the suggestions Of the Autoorat
that gentleman's heart warmed toward young vyle
But" objected the schemer. when the Autocrat
had consented to the adoption of Vyles methods III
will be necessary carry this work fully
and completely, that have assistant"
Now, as matter of fact, there was hardly enough
work on those files to keep busy. They were
only the personal files of employees and were not very
large very complex the file clerk had forti-
fed his case and had led to it we'll That day the
Autocrat directed the appointment clerk to make
requistion for another clerk The appointment clerk
might have told the that another clerk was
not needed but the appointment clerk full of wis
dom, and he had the methods of Vyles To tell
the Autocrat that he had been Hoodwinked by lazy,
designing young devil-as the A. c. considered Vye
to be-would be official face with the Auto
crat For that would be an nslnuaton tnat the Auto
crat not what he considered himself to be- and
not furthermore judge OF men And 10 sug-
gest that-heaven forfendI think we have previously
remarked that the appointment clerk full of Wis
the assistant came-a caIlow youth from farm,
who wore highwater pants and eager smile and
upon whom Nyle took care to impress the faet ulat
he-Vyle-was great man, had the ear of the Auto
crat, and held within himself power to promote
denote the new assistant The young man from
the country-whose name doesn't matter-properly re-
vered the well-dressed. easymannered condescendng
VyIe and he buckled in mastered the inricacies
of the files under Nyle'S able direction.
In week Vyle had him trained to do about nine
tenths the work. Vyle spent his time loafng about
the corridors smoking conversing with newspaper
men, reading newspapers and books and writing
amatory screeds to madens enamOred of him.
Every in the AutOcrat's offce-except the Auto
crat-I1new vyle lazy and did work than
any in the department-which is saying much
Vyle the got three promotions in
year, the heads of clerks who had been in
the Office half-score years longer than he: over
clerks worked steadily and accurately, six hours
foffh Tho cix and half WI 10 he
was honored with invitations to dine with Mr. and
Mrs Autocrat and Miss AutOcrat When the Autocrat
a junketing trfp-called officially tour Of
inspection'-Vyle the clerk who accompanied him
helped him to write his reports.
speaking o clerks who applied to him for an
of salary, the AItocrat always pointed out
to superior of Vyle, his ceverness, his
attention to details, his ability for work And the
clerks spoken to- knowing all the time that Vyle
a hypocritical dared not say because that
would demotion. The idea! That they
should put feeble powers discernment above
those the Autocrat SO they grinned feebly and
admired Vyle audiby, but very vaguely, when in the
presence of the Autocrat But when they quilted the
Autocrats they went into the corridors and
insulting things to the inofensive
walls.
One day vyle was told by physician whom he had
been consulting that his lungs were weak and that
he must go to New Mexico if he would avoid the great
white plague. WhereupOn Vyle informed the Autocrat
of it, borrowed a fair of money from the
after which rendered his resignation and
went to New Mexico with the hearty good wishes
and assurances of personal concern of Mr. Mrs and
Miss Autocrat ringing in his
Also the muttered wishes of his confreres that he
would never back But the latter only caused
broad grns to spread the face of Lynn Ridgway
Vyle
So, as have said, he away; and the depart
scratched his from the rolls; and almost
every clerk hoped that they would hear of him
again.
But they did.