Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1908-10-02
EgIetOn's UnaSSeltiVGneSS

"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 1t would be as well
to give him, say, a dollar a week
uore. EhT
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 dellar, 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
Of with giving him less, why, we
did It"
Mr.. Shutters chuckled, and turned
the diamond on his finger SO that the
MONDAY sunlight could fall upon It
am admit Egleton Is worth a 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
II we were to pay him, say, Eve a week
more, the churches or some benevolent
society would get 1t. He's getting more
money now than he uses on himself"
"Quite true. I'll admit" said the
other, carefully hicking the ashes
from his cigar. "He's quite a church
worker, believe, but that Is a great
deaf 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
Nov, we won't discuss young Egle-
tons capabilities further" said Mr..
Fr0nt, smiling at the look ON his
worthy cOmpaniOn's face. Wen give
him the dollar raise and let It go at
that Like yourself, like the young
fellow and I'm sorry he lacks sufficient
aggresslveness 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"
laid Mr.. Shutters, slapplng a 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 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 ERleton should come to you TO-
mOEr0w and say: Mr.. Shutters, must
have an increase in salary or leave,
what would you say to hlmr'
'ThT cried the gentleman ad.
dressed, springing up. what would !
Eay3 Why. would tell him to 70 Il
the - I would say. No. sir. We
can't pay you another cent I would
say, Sir. we are paying you already
more than you are worth"
"And he would likely say to that
whatr'
"WhoP EgietOn1 Why, bless youl
heart. hs'd apologize for being 20 pre-
SumptuOus as TO even think he wal
worth more. That Is what he woult
do"
"And II he should get on his mettl,
: I'D ten you what he thought abou
<su, tell yOU some nice, uncomplImen
t~ry things about yourself, things h
had picked up about you during tn,
ok years he has been connected viii
u-what thaaT
Mr.. Shutters g0zed compassionatel1
at his partner.
"Just let any employee Of ours tr.
that on once" he said, slowly. why
by George, I wouldn't even discharg
him. I'd pick him up and throw hin
out the door,"
"But we are supposing this man b
be Egleton," persisted Mr.. Front, hi
face bent low above the papers on tn
table. you wouldn't find It a yer,
easy matter to pitch him out the dool
would your"
swell, 1 don't know but what r.
consider before trying it." said MI
Shutters, laughing in spite of himsel
ut the bare thought of anything 50 r
dicul0us ever happening. "But gaJ
WILLIAM. We mustn't talk rank RSE