The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1911-10-20
Damon,
PuthiaS &C.,.
How 1t Became Corporation
With Limited Capital and
Unlimited Dividends
By F. A. mitchell
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

would call. Indeed, he showed me the 1
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 read?"
"But-but Will is only just married
you know"
Certainly. The day before marriage
and the day after marriage are very
different. During the first he Is single;
during the second he is double"
Good gracious! did not know that
marriage turned an honorable 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 mace
definite pledges-that is the wife. How
ever. | will do Will justice to say that
he did not show me your letter. learn
ed of its contents In another way"
"How"
az am not prepared to make that
clear Just now. But enough OF my nav
Ing become aware of your feelings to-
ward the woman who has robbed you
of YOUR friend. l can understand those
feelings and have a proposition TO
make. I will divide Will with you.
instead of you and he being Damon
and Pythias. we will make the hrm
Damon, Pythias & Co.. to be the
company"
1.-TWO men and woman!
"Why not? Will loves you, and you
love Will Will loves me, and love
Will It only remains for me to love
Won and YOU to love me to make de-
lightful trio" ,-..
Clarkson drew few short breaths
and looked about him like one fearing
to be caught i'll trap.
"Oh, but WIFI! he rejoined. would
such an arrangement please him"
"He will be delighted with It,"
"How do you know thatT
"Before he went away
"Went away? Has he gone away|
"For q month"
Clarkson looked more 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
the woman who has taken him away
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 race
when he said this We're so comcal tha'
the lady failed to repress a smile.
Eyes, take you in" she repeated
An idea seemed to strike him, ane
ba brirhtened "There's an advantage
IN that" he said. Another woman
couldn't''- He checked himself.
"Right! I will see that no other WON
an gets you away from u.s."
81 rather like that. But tell me aDou
Will. Don't newly married men usual
ly go away on honeymoon tripsT
"They do"
well"
She thought a moment before reply
ing. "Wtlrs affairs are now IN Ill
wlfe's keeping, and some OF them
this one particularly-are not to be q
vulged."
Put I thought I was admitted int
the firm"
$50 Won are But there is reason l
all things. am to know WINS secie,
and vours. You are not to know VIII
nor Will yours"
"Wel, l like that! Do you call
reason|
Certainly. What else would you ca
it"
"Oh. I suppose it is-since you So
So"
Now | propose to make up for 10
time. You and Will nave loVeu e."
other since boyhood. Will and ma
loved each other for several yeai
The chain between you anu me
alone wanting. 1t was agreed pet"e
VIII and me before he left that y"
IN take Won In and form this boz
between us"
Mr., Clarkson started and again loo
ed wildly about him.
81 don't know" he said, that e>
heard of an arrangement like THIS
"There's always first uhie
everything"
oTbcrp.s one advantage in it," m
ingly, that have already mention
To he frank with you, I'd rather ST.
clear of women-matrimoni me
Irs oII right for viii to go In for Il
sort of thing, but l don't. This
renrement will be Il barrier for l
won't it,"
! .'Tn guarantee that no woman 81
come near you. To facllltate ina''
we will let them all know that you
long TO the firm of Hamon, Pyth
& Co, by making yourself at no
here For a starter Will left par
tickets to the theater for tomori
evening. Have you any engagements
. "N-n-o."
ooh. if you don't care to go
disnose of the tickets" She locke
|. trife miffed.
= 81 shall be delighted
HVery well. Now we will talk
! other matters. 1t has been quite WI
: lately, hasn't tip
e "Yas-no. haven't noticed t
long did you say win is to be absei
J "You forget that this is tripar
= orrangament, wherein three pers
% ara made one. But cease to Do
n yourself about that. Inc So " =.
J manning comfortable in this worl'
e not TO worry. By this arransen
r win and l have endeavored to oov
a the necessity of you and he loving
j ether 1t behooves you to accept
e ,.,,otion and be content.