The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08

"ssssssssssssssssssssssssss sssssssssssss..o"usssssa nery, if you will agree to incorporate your business, say, under the firm name of Bullock, Hyde & Co. Your plant is worth sSOo,OOO Divide yourselves. Let me have $s0O00, that is 10 per cent of the capitali- zation, to dispose of as I see fit. If you will agree to this will return as tanner at a salary of $65o0 year."
 'Jn other words you want to be the Co., of Bullock. Hyde & Cor" said Mr. Bullock, with a touch of asperity
 "No," said Raymond, "I don't want to be the Co But I want lot of persons to be. In fact MT. Bullock, you do not understand me at all, fear I do not want the SS0,000 of stock. I want a DOT tion of it, because I think I am entitled to it, say I take s30,000 of it. The other s50,000 I will apportion among the men who have been with this con- cern of yours for ten years or more They have given the best that Is in them to you in that time, and they have made living, no more. I think 1t would be a good Investment for you to let them share a little in what they have helped to create. You will never lose dollar through it. They ought to | share in your profits. Bare wages do not compensate man who makes life job of his work. I am free to confess this is not my plan at all It is the one my partner intended to introduce into our concern I am heartily in favor of | it. If it can be introduced into your concern. all well and good. If you do not introduce it-why. 1t will be in- | troduced in mine. So you can take it. or leave it."
 Things were coming pretty fast to MT. Bullock and he was breathing hard. He hated to give up anything like an tptn nct in h afc ,Cfr l,,,t l,A lRaymond's worth far better than he would confess. He considered for | few moments the idea of proposing S50,000 of stock to Mir. Raymond and l the abandonment of the $S0.000 prop osition. But, on second thought, he did not consider it wise. Then he look ed at MT. Hyde Usually it was Hyde who went to him for decision; this time he asked Hyde for his opinion. Mir Hyde was Mustered and acknowl- edged it was very hard indeed, but he feared they would have to accept. At this MT. Raymond again advised them that the plan was but tentative that it had to be approved by his part ner. MT. Bullock glowered and growled, and finally said:
 1 Well, telegraph your New York peo- pie. If you wire tonight you ought to have an answer by tomorrow. Better write the message now.'
 | fkdyHlOHu louHu DidikS III tlle urdWef of his desk and wrote a rather long mes sage. When he finished he turned to Mir. Bullock and asked with an odd look, Do you desire to see this?" That's what I'm waiting for" said
 Bullock. He looked at the sheet of paper and his eyebrows knitted sharply. What does this mean?" said he. What
 has my daughter to do with this?"
 Everything" replied Raymond. Shes my partner
 | There was strange emphasis to part ner! that was Illuminating to MT Bull | lock.
 Are you two to be n1arried?" he asked sharply.
 "Yes," Raymond replied promptly.
 MT. Bullock took good long breath. Then he laughed curious sort of laugh.
 "Send the telegram he said. 'I wish
 you luck with her. Maybe you can man.
 age that confounded girl. She's beyond
 me-"
 Copyright, 1911, by Richard Spillane.