The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-12-07
Eq|eton's UnasseTtiVenesS
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1T don't think we need raise Egle-
toms salary. He doesn't expect il"
Mr.. Thompson Shutters folded his
fat hands and leaned back in his Office
chair.
His partner, sMr. William Front,
looked I'D from the pad he was idly
penciling.
.Then you think we had best not
give him a ralse?' 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, dollar a week
more. Eh?"
1--WE gave the junior clerks three"
said Mr.. Front, biting off the end OF
a cigar.
Il do not think we should give Egle-
ton more than a dollar, however" re
piled his partner. HE 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'm admit Egleton is worth good
deal more to us than we are paying
him." he continued. II like the young
fellow, too. He's modest and unassum-
ing, and, what's more, he's smart. But
If 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
from his cigar. Hes quite church
worker, 1 believe, but that is a great
deal better than lots of other pursuits
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,
snow, we won't discuss young Egle-
tons capabilities further" said Mr..
Front, smiling at the look on his
worthy companions face. Wen give
him the dollar raise and let it 20 at
that. Like yourself, l like the young
fellow and I'm sorry he lacks sufficient
aggressiveness to ever make anything
but what he is, an ordinary pen
scratcher."
Trouble with lots of these young
chaps Is. they weren't raised right"
said Mr.. Shutters, sapping leather
bound book on the table before him.
They haven't learned how to fight the
fight Of everybody for himself. same
as you and l have Now. take this
young fellow. He is accomplished, and
takes well wherever he goes. He pos
sesses- good looks and a good physique.
Trouble with him is, he can't hold out
for No. l."
The other man looked at him from
under his eyebrows.
IF Egleton should come to you to-
morrow and say: Mr.. Shutters, / must
have an Increase in salary or leave
what would you say to him?,
"Eh?" cried the gentleman adj
dressed, springing up. what would I
say? Why, would tell him to 90 to
the -. would say, No, sir. We
can't pay you another cent 1 would
say. Sir, we are paying you already
more than you are WORTH"
"And he would likely say to that
what?''
who? Egleton? Why, bless your
heart, he'd apologize for being so pre-
sumptuous as to even think he was
worth more. That Is what he would
do"
And il he should get on his mettle
and tell you what he thought about
you tell you some nice, uncomplimen-
tary things about yourself, things he
had picked up about you during the
SIX years he has been connected with
us-what then?"
MIR. Shutters gazed compassionatelv
at his partner.
Just let any employee Of ours try
that on once" he said, slowly. eWhy.
by George, wouldn't even DISCHARGE
him. I'd pick him up and throw him
out the door,"
But we are supposlng this man to
De Egleton," persisted Mr.. Front. his
race bent low above the papers on the
table. You wouldn't find it a very
easy matter to pitch him out the door
would your
wei, I don't know but what I'd
consider before trying It," said Mr.
shutters. laughing ine spite of himself
at the bare thought Of anything 50 ri.
diculous ever happening. .But saw
' we mustn't talk rank non