Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1911-09-14
Damon,
Puthias &Co.
How 1t Became Corporation
With Limited Capital and
Unlimited Dividends
By F. A. Mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
. citation, 1911.
By F. A. Mitchell

WI. Slai hSoa, "'s
YOU. Be seated. Will 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 readZ"
"But-but Will is only just married.
you know"
Certainly. The day before marriage
and the day after marriage are very
different. During the f:st,4e is single;
during the second he is dEiabie."
Good gracious! diSSGot know that
marriage turned an <lonorable man
into dishonorable one"
IF 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, will do Will justice t" say that
he did not show me your letter. learn
ed Of its contents il another way"
How"
81 am not prepared to make that
clear just now. But enough of my hav-
ing become aware of your feelings to-
ward the woman who has robbed you
of your friend. | can understand those
feelings and have proposition to
make. will divide Will with you.
Instead of you and he being Damon
j and Pythias. we will make the firm
Damon, Pythias & Co.. to he the
company"
1.-TWO men and woman.
"Why not? Will 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 roe to make de-
lightful trio"
. Clarkson drew q r"w ehort breaths
and looked about him like one fearing
Z to be caught. in u trap.
4 noh. bnt WAR; he rejoined. Would
: sach an arrangement please him|
y stfe win be i1htes rib, It. ,S.t ,.1
"How do you know that"
..Refore he went away ,.s.l j.
went away? Has he gone away?'
"For month"
Clarkson looked n ore frightened than
ever. The lady continued:
1--WE had talk about this letter OF
yours in which you mourn your friend
as lost to you and speak so bitterly OF
I1 to1-pn him
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 10 strike him, and
he frightened. There's an advantage
in that" he said. Another woman
couldn't He checked himself.
Right! I will see that no other wom-
an gets YOU away from u.s.
81 rather like that. But tell me about
Will. Don't newly married men usual
ly go away on honeymoon trips"
"They do"
"Well?"
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 I thought I was admitted into
the firm"
$50 you are. But there is reason in
al things. l am to know Wills secrets
and yours. You are not to know Wills
ncr Will yours
We'll. like that. DO you call 1t
reaSon?"
Certainly. What else would you call
it,"
"Oh, suppose it is-since you say
So"
Now | propose 70 make up for lost
1ir.e. You and Will have loved each
othp. since boyhood. Will and | have
loved each other for several years.
The chain between you and me is
alone wanting. 1t was agreed between
Will and mc before he left that l was
to take you in and form this bond
between us"
Mr.. Clarkson started and again look
ed wildly about him.
II do!'t know" he said. that ever
heard Of IN arrangement like this
"Therr', always Il first time for