The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-08-26
CHAPTER V-ContInued.

4 know little about the social obli.
cations of the world to which you re-
fer. 1t has not been my privilege to
have an entrance therein"
Merely a matter of choice on your
part, am sure" murmured Haldane
deprecatingly.
Possibly" was the cool reply. y
have not hitherto been greatly inter
ssted In effecting an entrance with
In the charmed circle, nor am I es
pecially now. saving your presence OF
course and meaning not the slightest
ORense in the world
None whatever is taken. and
mo exceedingly"
Tn my business. Mr.. Haldane. and
] have no doubt that the experience
Il your own. l have found that what
/ supervise myself is well done, and
what delegate to others is frequently
Ill done, and sometimes not done a,
all"
The remark Is as old as Ben Frank
lin." laughed Haldane, "and the prin
ciple is older still" But surely" he
went on 'In a great business such
As yours is. you can't attend personal
~ to every detail yourself"
by no means" returned the other
1 have succeeded in surrounding my
self with a very capable corps Of sub
ordinates-perhaps / had better call
them assistants-whoh have been tried
and tested, and upon whom have de
volved responsibilities commensurate
with their capacities and from whom
expect results. But / supervise ev-
cry department of the business myself
am in possession Of frequent reports
concerning 1t even in its details.
make regular and rigid Inspections
In short, 80 far as one man can do
10, I have 1t all in my own hands.
certainly in my own mind
MY own practise, Mr.. Gormly. with
my affairs. which are somewhat large
and extensive. IL similar to yours"
Il take 1t, SIR" was the answer,
-that we are in line with all successful
mon In that
1t irked Haldane a little to be 80
calmly included in the same category
with Gormly; for he had never been
In trade and had acquired much of the
old world prejudice against the keep
Ing of a store. However. 1t was not
worth quarreling about. Not that
Haldane had the slightest objections
to quarreling with, Gormly; on the
contrary, he would have enjoyed It
Immensely, and indeed intended in
one way or another to do that very
thing before he got through with him !;
but It would be bad policy to do 1t
without more preparation for victory,
and 1t would be in execrable taste to
precipitate antagonism in the enjoy
ment Of his hospitality. Therefore he
swallowed his dislike and proceeded
- follows:
Even the best Of subordinates
make mistakes once In . while"
'-They are NO more immune from
chat" was the swift rejoinder. than
the ablest Of employer"
Haldane laughed. It was exceed
inGiy well done. For the moment II
even deceived his acute companion.
He spoke with an air Of the utmost
cranknass.
Il have NO personal concern, Of
course. In the matter, but have
been greatly Interested in the remark
able series Of articles that have ap-
psared under your name. suppose
you were betrayed into this unfoytu-
! nate position through some error on
I y part of one Of your subordiAesss. -
+. ~" said Gormly. that was \ mis-
Ii .;a'onl. > own. one OF thos, employ
1aato hs to which We alluded . mo-
lJr nee"
sf Ike to cost you dear, I fancy.
inW you get through The Cor
: Z alM Freight Traction company. which
hear II an immensely strong
financial organization and IL nat.
urslly relentless and inexorabls In
matters Of business, il apt to exact
compliance with its demands, or
lsavs your warehouses. a. 1t were. in
the air"
IT have never credited them with
any other intent"
-Then I suppose In the end you VIII
cake your medicine, A. the young mea