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CHAPTER V.-Continued.

CHAPTER V-continued.
'T know little about the social obi
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. u
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
'1n my business, Mr.. Haldane, and
] have no doubt that the experience
is your own, 1 have found that what
I supervise myself is well done, and
what delegate to others is frequently
i'll done, and sometimes not done al
all"
1.-The remark is as old as Ben Frank
1in,'' laughed Haldane, tand the prin
ciple is older still" But surely" he
went on lin a great business such
as yours is, you can't attend personal
~ to every detail yourself"
by no MEANS returned the other
IT have succeeded in surrounding my
self with a very capable corps of sub
ordinates-perhaps / had better call
them assistants have been tried
and tested, and upon whom have de
vo1ved responsibilities commensurate
with their capacities, and from whom
I expect results. But / supervise ev
cry department of the business myself
/ am in possession of frequent reports
concerning 1t even in it's details.
make regular and rigid inspections
In short, so far as one man can dc
SO. 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. is similar to yours
81 take 1t. SIR" was the answer
shat we are in line with all successful
men in that"
1t irked Haldane a little to be 81
calmly included in the same category
with Gormly; for he had never beer
in trade and had acquired much of the
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 quarreiinG with Gormly; on tn,
contrary, he would have enjoyed /
immensely, and indeed intended IL
one way OF another to do that yer.
thing before he got through with him
but it would be bad policy to do i
without more preparation for victory
and 1t would be in execrable taste t.
precipitate antagonism in the enjoy
ment of his hospitality. Therefore h
swallowed his dislike and proceeds
as follows:
Even the best of subordinate
make mistakes once in a while"
"They are no more immune fror
that" was the swift -rejoinder. thai
the ablest of employers"
Haldane laughed. 1t was exceed
fngly well DONE For the moment |
even deceived his acute companion
He spoke with an air of the utmos
frankness.
4 have no personal concern, @
course, in the matter, but 1 hav
been greatly interested in the remark
able series of articles that have al
peared under your name. 1 suppos
you were betrayed into this unfors l
nate position through some erro- o
the part of one of your subordireses
NO" said Gormly. that was mis-
take of my own. one of those employ
er's errors to which we alluded NIX
ment since
1T is like to cost you dear, 1 fancy
before you get through The Col
ham Freight Traction company, whic
hear is an immensely stron
financial organization and is ma
urally relentless and memorable 1
matters of business, is apt to exac
compliance with its demands. q
leave your warehouses. as it were.
the air.
Il have never credited them wit
any other intent"
Then 1 suppose In the end you wi
take your medicine. as the young me