The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-07-28
Damon,
Puthias G Co.
How 1t Became Corporation
With Limited Capital and
Unlimited Dividends
BY F. A. mitchell
Copyright by American Press Assoc
citation, 1911.

citation, l9l1.
"Mr. Clarkson, I am happy to see
you. Be seated. Win told me that you
would call. Indeed, he showed me the
letter which said you were coming"
The gentleman grew red in the face.
"He showed you the letter, Mrs.
Field?"
Certainly. Do you suppose men can
receive letters that their wives are
not permitted to readT'
'"But-but Will is only just married,
you know"
Certainly. The day before marriage
and the day after marriage are very
different During the first he Is single;
during the second he Is double"
Good gracious! did not know that
marriage turned an honorable man
into a dishonorable one"
of we can't be honorable toward
two persons we must decide in favor
of the one to whom we have made
definite pledges-that is the wife. How
ever l will do VIII justice to say that
he did not show me your letter. learn
ed of its contents In another way"
"How"
81 am not prepared to make that
clear lust now. But enough of my hav-
ing become aware of your feelings to-
ward the woman who has robbed you
of your friend. l can understand those
feelings and have a proposition to
make. | will divide Will with you.
instead of you and he being Damon
and Pythias, we will make the firm
Damon, Pythias & Co., to be the
| company"
"Two men and a womanw
"Why not? VIII loves you, and you
love Will. Will loves me, and l love
Will. 1t only remains for me to love
you and you to love me to make a de-
| lightful trio"
Clarkson drew a few short breaths
and looked about him like one fearing
to be caught in a trap.
"Oh. but Willr' he rejoined. would
such an arrangement please him?"
"He will be delighted with it."
allow do you know that"
| Before he went away
event away? Has he gone away?"
| "For a month"
| Clarkson looked more frightened than
ever. The lady continued:
| eve had a talk about this letter of
yours in which you mourn your friend
as lost to you and speak so bitterly of
the woman who has taken him away
| from YOU 1t was decided between us
that we should take you into the CO.
partnership"
"Take me in?"
The tone and expression on his face
| when he said this were so comical that
the lady failed to repress smile.
"Yes, take you in," she repeated.
An idea seemed to strike him, and
he frightened. "Theres an advantage
in that" he said. Another woman
Couldn't He checked himself.
Fright! will see that no other wom-
an gets you away from u.s."
II rather like that. But tell me about
Will. Don't newly married men usual
ly go away on honeymoon tripsT'
"They do"
"Wen?"
She thought moment before reply
ing. wills affairs are now in his
wife's keeping, and some of them
this one particularly-ar not to be d.
vulged."
But 1 thought I was admitted into
the firm"
80 you are. But there is reason in
all things. am to know Wills secrets
and yours. You are not to know Wills
nor Will yours"
"Well, 1 like that! Do you call 1t
reasonT
Certainly. What else would you call
itp
"Oh, 1 suppose it is-since you say
So"
"Now l propose to make up for lost
time. You and Will have loved each
other since boyhood. VIII and | have
loved each other for several years
The chain between you and me is
alone wanting. 1t was agreed between
| Will and me before he left that l was
to take you in and form this bond
between u.s."
Mr.. Clarkson started and again look
ed wildly about him.
81 don't know" he said, that | evel
heard of an arrangement like this"
There's always first time for
everything"
There's one advantage in it," mus
ingly. that l have already mentioned
To be frank with you, I'd rather stee
clear of -matrimonially mean
It's all right for VIII to go In for tina
sort of thing, but l don't. This ar
rangement will be barrier for me
won't it,"
"Fl guarantee that no woman shall
come near you. To facilitate matter
we will let them all know that you be
long to the firm of Ramon, Pythia
& Co. by making yourself at hom
here For starter Will left pair o
tickets to the theater for tomorrow
evening. Have you any engagementsT