Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-13
CHAPTER V.--Continusd.

"I 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. Il
have not hitherto been greatly inter
ested in effecting an entrance with
in the charmed circle. nor am | es.
pecially now, saving your presence Of
course and meaning not the slightest
offense In the world"
None whatever Is taken. and |
pray you to proceed. You interest
me exceedingly"
"In my business, Mr.. IIaldane. and
] have no doubt that the experience
is your own. | have found that what
! supervise myself is we'll done. and
what | delegate to Others Is frequently
Ill done. and sometimes not done at
all"
The remark Is as old az Ben Frank.
lin" laughed Haldane, "and the prin-
ciple is older still" But surely" he
went IN, in a great business such
as yours IL, you cant attend personal
ly to every detail yourself"
ny no means" returned the other.
Il have succeeded In surrounding my
self with a very capable corps of sub.
Misunderstanding | had better call
them a~ssistants-who have been tried
and tested. and upon whom ! have de.
volveG 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. so far as one man can do
SC, ! nave Il ell In my own hands,
certainly In my w mind"
my own practise, Mr.. Gorrnly, with
my AFFAIRS, which are somewhat large
and extensive. is similar to yours"
Il take Il, sir" was the answer
that We are In line with all successful
men in that"
II irked Haldane 4 Little to be- sS
calmly included In the same c~ategor,
with Gormly: for he had never beer
In trade and had acquired much OF In,
old world prejudice against the keep
ing of a store, However, It was no
worth Quarreling about. Not tina
Haldane had the slightest objection,
TO quarreling with Gormly: on tn,
contrary, he would have enjoyed |
immensely, and indeed Intended 1,
n way or another to do that yer,
thing before he got through with him
but It would be bad policy 10 do ,
without more preparation for victory
and 1t would be In execrabfe taste I
precipitate antagonism In the EMO,
ment of his hospitality. Therefore h
swallowed his dislike and proceede
ne follows:
Even the best OF subordinate
make mistakes once In q while"
They are no more immune fro,
that" was the swift %rejoinder, "tha
the ablest OF employers"
Haldane laughed. II was C
ingly we'll done. For the moment
even deceived his acute companio,
liz spoke with an air Of the utmo,
frankness.
Il have no personal concern, ,
course. In the matter, but hay
been greatly interested In the remar,
able series of articles that have a
pcared under your name. | suppos
you were betrayed into this unfort
nate position through some error {
the part of one of your su~bordinates
NO" said Gormly. that was a mi
take of my own. one of thos, emplo
er's errors to which we alluded a m
meat since"