The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-22

added.
What exclaimed tho supcrintcn-
dent sporting new clothes and has
a bank accoune on Sc a week."
Yes" said Mrs. Gerald. He has 81
III bank. He paid 50 for his suit"
Talk about high finance" said Mr.
Gerald. that kid Is wonder"
The superintendent rubbed his chce X
ruminailtlr and then smiled at his hos
tess. Martha" lie said II didn't mean
1" tell YOU. but asked the iorcma II
of the pattern room abou, tho younzs-
ter the other day and nc said he was
doing whole lot hettcrr
Young Shnfcr lad been Mt the works,
SIX months when his pay was raised
To $3.50 week. The fact was moi
brought ont At liz dinner table until
two weeks latcr II was the superin
terdcnt who made the announcement.
lie was more Interested in the lads
AFFAIRS and kept track of him more than
&c pretended
You don't seem 10 he surprised" he
remarked TO Mrs. Gerald
oh. l know about It she replied
'tic told me about it tho day ne go,
the raise"
Good heavens." said ono OF the men.
does that kid report all his affairs
to you?"
lie reports once a week. Mrs. Ger
his studies he shows me his bank book
and he says how he is getting along
in the shop
There came time in tic next six
months when the regular dinner gath
crings at the Geralds were Abandoned
illness and then death came into the
family. In the great sorrow the hoy
was forS ot,en, but as Mrs Gerald was
leaving the cemetery OH the day Of the
funeral 81 nrI cit
with head bent and with his hat held
TO his breast. 1t was William Shafcr
Months passed and then the friends
assembled about the Gerald dining table
as before, and gradually the old discus
sions and the old byplay were resumed.
The men did not refer TO Shafer now
rs the Boy Tramp, but as Martha .
protese."
u had the surprise Of my life tho
other day said the superintendent
one evening. 'rha, boy--by the way.
he IL getting 20 be quite a man now
came to me and showed me something
he had invented. looked the thing
over and II really is quite ingenious.
II is an Improvement on one OF the
machines we used, and / told the boy
we could use it, and after | had fS-
ured what il was worth Fd pay him
for it. He said II was not for sale.
that VIC could use it., but we would
have TO pay royalty on il. What
do you think about that? II seems he
has patented IL and knows How 10 nro-
tect himself. The thing isn't OF much
importance, but 1t is useful ana we
probably Will install &. for ii will nc
an economy. I asked him how much
he would charge for lis use and the
price he set was moderate indeed.
Then he told nc he wanted to be trims
fcrred to another department Said nc
had learned all he could learn In the
pattern room and wanted more scope
yes, scope, that Is the term he used J
asked him what he had in mind, and
he said he hoped to go from depart
rnent to department. until he had full
knowledge of all the branches of the
business. 1t seems that in addition
10 that night school he has been read
ing q lot about electrical matters
questioned him closely and was aston
ishcd how much tho Young fellow
knows and how well he knows II; that
Is, considering his age, his training
and his limited opportunities. Hc has
the regular German mind. You know
how thorough they are. I'm getting
to think tho Joke is on MS and net on
Martha so far as this young man Is
concerned"
Before he was twenty-one. Shafer
had gone through three of the DEPART
rnents. Never n six months passed
that he did not get an increase in pay.
With almost as great regularity ho
invented something that his employers
found advantageous To utilize.
There was nothing radical in what
he invented. hut everything was good
Always he employed the same method,
refusing TO sell, but willing TO let tho
company have the use OF the inven-
ton at moderate price. Quiet. stud
ious. painstakinE. and with not a TRACE
nf The old sullenness, nc had the good
will and respect Of everybody. Regular