Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-05-25

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far had his hobby Of orthodox business progress
been carried, and great his distrust OF Mr.
Morton's type, that he found it possible to believe
this joke, put up by Morton, because of what had
been said the day before.
Il sorry he said tarty, "but I don't think
we can conduct our negotiations with you"
Il have my authority and bids here" Joseph
by an accident last evening"
Mr. Scabury took the papers but he did not yield.
Il feel sure that it will be the of this meet
nobody but you to take Mr.. Morton's place in
of accident or illness contract with the company
would be risky"
Joseph felt hot anger mount to his checks He
saw why Mr.. Seabury nettled. and he had hard
work to restrain himself from showing his inward
resentment. The other directors impatient OF
the delay.
"Mr Morton, of course, is wiling to have you
Investigate any assurances may make but didn't
Its waste OF time and we are busy, snapped
Mr.. Seabury.
don't see why you should refuse that"
Because you are only a boy and ought to be
sY1Spg out the tr of by FqnenE eTFands
Joseph saw twinkle in the eye OF tall thin man
who sat well back from the long table He learned
and the backbone Of the enterprise
"Of course II YOU, viii not hear me | must go
away but don't 9 think it's fair sb Ii Mr. M9Tton
And then Mr.. Thayer spoke UP.
THAT sounds reasonable enough. I think any
other would be irregular.
And Joseph got his hearing. From the moment
he took his seat at the end OF the table he felt his
and there wasn't much about it that he didn't know
He had spent his idle hours studying the shores.
and the property OF his rivals that he knew the
situation perfectly. But Mr. Scabury would not let
him alone.
m the first place he broke in, "a discussion is
of little The price is much higher than the
other bids to make it hopeless
Yes, sir, suppose SO. But can supply the
Larger -SI sizes and the Other qgarres can't
Because their stone is too soft and grinds up TOO
much"
"Doe; it Seem. likely that they would bid on
miss this matter with iafcty, gcntlcnien' ' 49,
The expect to buy OF us, if they get this
tract They think wen be slack and sell cheap to
I'D be careful how, uttered any libels if were
you. young man." said Mr. Scabury tartly.
they can't supply that will stand up.
know that and Mr. Seabury, who lives in our town,
ought to know il, too.
There little litter somewhere which made
Mr. Seabury scowl.
"Besides,'' Joseph went on they'll be supplying
all OF the rock at cost. They've got to put in more
machinery t. get the stone out in two years, and
even If they combine, they cant be sure to do it
then. Neither of the firms has turned wheel
and we've been at it two years
hand in the discussion. He Piled Joseph with qucs-
transporting it, the probable weekly deliveries and
the proportion of coarse and fine stone that would
detail. Nor did Joseph feel any more cmbarrass-
ment than Il he had been answering about the dc
tails OF baseball game. There was not director
who was not impressed by Joseph's clear-headed
understanding OF the situation and by his simple
directness in telling OF it. There mas a kindly
smile on more than one face when he grew excited
rirti1r cf Of