The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-08-31
CHAPTER V-ContInued.

DAO" ANNAO ~" 10 SS
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 o hitherto been greatly inter
ested in ~effecting an entrance with
In the charmed circle, nor am l 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"
I'm my business, Mr.. Haldane, and
] have no doubt hat the experience
Is your own, I have found that what
] supervise myself is we'll done. and
what I delegate to others is frequently
I'll done, and sometimes not done at
all"
The remark Is as old as Ben Frank
lin" laughed Haldane, land the prin-
ciple is older still" But surely" he
"thL w., III Il great bUoliIoo ouNi
ms yours is, you can't attend PERSONAL
ly to every detail yourself"
"By no means returned the other.
81 have succeeded in surrounding my
self with a very capable corps Of sub
ordinates-perhaps l had better call
them assistants-who have been tried
and tested, and upon whom | have de-
yolved 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 do
go, ! have It 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"
Il take It. sir" was the answer
that we are in line with all successful
men in that"
It irked Haldane q little to be sc
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
10 quarreling with Gormly; on the
contrary, he would have enjoyed II
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 II
without more preparation for victory
and IT would be in execrable taste Il
p~recipitate antagonism In the enjoy
ment of his hospitality. Therefore he
swallowed his dislike and proceeded
es fellows:
Even the best Of subordinates
make mistakes once in a while"
"They are no more immune from
that was the swift rejoinder, thar
the ablest of employers"
Haldane laughed. 1t was exceed
ingly well done. For the moment Il
even deceived his acute companion
He spoke with an air of the utmost
frankness.
Il have no personal concern, o.
course. in the matter, but | have
been greatly interested in the remark
able series OF articles that have APP
peared under your name. l suppose
you were betrayed into this unfor1u
nate position through some error OF
the part of n of your sUbordire,es.
No." said Gormly, that was a mis-
take OF my own, one of those employ
er's errors to which we alluded a mo
ment since"
1T is like to cost you dear. | fancy
before you get through. The Cor
ham Freight Traction company, whici
hear is an immensely strons
financial organization and is nat
urally relentless and memorable IL
matters OF business, is apt to exact
compliance with it's demands, u
leave your warehouses. as 1t were. II
the air."
II have never credited them Will
any other intent"
Then / suppose In he end you vii
lalps your Medictne. a. The young msI