The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-24
Eg|eton's tiVeness
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ION Il Sdth1y. 1lG utSSA CApCNA A.
Mr.. Thompson Shutters folded his
tat 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 I do not think it necessary;
but as we have raised all the other
office help, perhaps 1t would be as well
to give him, say, 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 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." IT.
Mr.. Shutters chuckled, and turned
the diamond on his finger SO that the
MONDAY sunlight could fall upon 1t.
"I'll admit Egleton Is worth a good
deal more to us than we are paying
him." he continued. '"I like the young
fellow, too. He's modest and unassum-
ing, and, what's more, he's smart. But
ff yxyn fn hin,
more, the churches or some benevolent
society would get 1t. He's getting more
money now than he uses OH himself"
"Quite true, I'll admit said the
other, carefully Ticking the ashes
from his cigar. He's quite church
worker, l believe, but that Is a great
deal better than lots Of other pursuits
b 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.
Nov, we won't discuss young Egle-
toms capabilities further" said Mr..
Front, smiling ut the look on his
worthy companions face. We'll give
him the dollar raise and let 1t go at
that. Like yourself, | 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, slappng 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 we'll wherever he goes He pos
sesses good looks and 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, mus
have an Increase in salary or leave,
what would you say to him?"
"Eh?" cried the gentleman ad
dressed, sprinsing up. "What would
the --. / would say, No, sir. ",
can't pay you another cent. | would
say, Sir, we are paying you alrcad.
more than you are worth. "
And lie would likely say to that
what?'
who? Egleton? Why, bless you
heart. he'd apologize for being SO pre-
slmlptuous as to even think he wa
worth more. That is what lie wouI
do"
land If he should get on his lnettl
and tell you what he thought abou
you. tell you some nice, uncompimcr
tary things about yourself, things h
had picked up about you during th
six years he has been connected wit
us-what then?"
Mr.. Shutters gazed compassionate
at his partner
Just LET any employee Of ours tr
that on once,'' he said, slowly. "Wh,
by George, | wouldn't even discharg
him. I'd pick him up and throw hil
ont the door"
"But we are supposing this man I
be Egleton." persisted Mr.. Front, hi
face lent low above the papers on IL
table. you wouldn't find it yer
easy matter to pitch him out the doc
would yon?'
We'll, don't know but what I
consider before trying it." said NJ
Shutters. laughing in spite of hlnse
at the bare thought Of anything SC r
aieuous ever happening. But | sa
William. we mustn't talk rank nol