The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-01-09

81 don't think we need raise Egle
toms salary. He doesn't expect It"
Mr.. Thompson Shutters folded hi
tat hands and leaned back In his ofic
chair.
HIS partner, Mr. William Front
looked up from the pad he was idll
penciling-
Then you think we had best no
give him q raiser he asked
81 say / do not think 1t 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
more. Eh2r
'We gave the junior clerks three
said Mr.. Front. biting of the end OF
a cigar.
81 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 II we could get
or with giving him less. why, we
did it,
Mr.. Suffers chuckIed, and turned
the diamond ON his finger so that the
psoEday sunlight could fall upon it.
I'm admit Egieton is worth a good
deal more to us than we are paying
him." he continued Il like the young
fellow. too. He's modest and unassu1n-
Ing. and, what's more, he's smart But
IL we we're to pay him. say. five a week
more. the churches or some benevolent
eociety would get it. He's getting more
money o than he uses on himself"
Quite true. I'll admit" said the
other. carefully nicking the ashes
from his cigar. Hes quite a church
worker, I believe, but that is a great
deal better than lots of other pursuits
a man might follow Tommy Ryan
vas telling me the other day tina Egie-
ton was something of an athlete. too
Says he Is the best all-around man I'm
the Jay Club
aHunpht" exclaimed Mr. Shutters,
shrugging his great shoulders.
@Now. we won't discuss young Egie-
tons capabilities further" said Mr..
Front. smiling at the look on his
worthy companions face. We'll give
him the dollar raise and let It go at
that Like yourself. 1 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, Shaping a leather
bound book on the table before him.
'They haven't learned how to fight the
fight Of everybody for himself. same
you and | have. Now. take this
young fellow He is accomplished, and
we'll wherever he goes. He pos
sesyes 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
an increase in salary or leave
What would you say to himY'
"Eh7' cried the gentleman adj
dressed. sprInging up. what would |
say9 Why, / would tell him to 20 to
the - / would say, No. sir. We
can't pay you another cent / would
say, sir. we are paying you already
than you are WORTH
-And be would likely say to that
whatT"
~who7 EgIeton7 Why, bless your
heart, he'd apologize for being 50 pre-
sumptuous as to even think he was
worth more That Is what he would
do"
"And IL he should get on his mettIe
and tell you what he thought about
you, tell o 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 them"
Mr.. Shutters gazed compassionately
at his partner.
"Just let any employee Of ours try
that on once" he said, slowly. why.
by George. I wouldn't even discharge
him. I'd pick him up and throw him
the door"
but We are supposlng this man o
be Egleton," persisted Mr.. Front, his
face 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"
well. / don't know but what I'd
consider before trying It," said Mr..
Shutters. laughing In spite of himself
at the bare thought of anything so RI
dlcuIous ever happening. But I say.
William. we mustn't talk rank non