The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1913-03-27
"The Private Life Of No. ESQ.,"

"Tho Private Life of No. ESQ.,"
concerning the private life of these
men. How do you know the accuracy
of the facts you state in single line.
for instance. about the private life and
habits of the president of certain
trust company"
"You don't suppose would make
statement like that unless know it to
be trueY'
"How did you discover it?'
Every simply"
Bivens stepped to one of the great
steel safes and drew out manuscript
notebook of some 300 pages of type
written after. On the back OF the
morocco cover was printed in plain
gold lettering: "The Private Life CT
No. $780,
He handed the volume to Stuart.
closed the safe and resumed his seat.
"You may take that book with You.
Jim." he said quietly Il trust to your
honor not to reveal its contents ex-
cept in the discharge Of your sworn
duty as an officer Of the law. You will
find in it the record of the distinguish
ed presidents private life for the past
ten years without the omission of
| single event of any Importance
Stuart glanced through the book with
| amaZement
How did you come into possession
! Of such facts?'
| mo trouble at ALL" was the easy
answer. ut only requires little mon
| ~ and little patience and little
| care in selecting the right men FOR the
| right job Any man in the business
world who thinks he can do rs he
4 pleases in This town will wake some
morning with decided jolt. The war
Tor financial supremacy has developed
a secret service which approaches per.
lection. Not only do | Systematically
watch my employees until know ev-
cry crook aud turn of their lives. but
! watch with even greater care the
heads of every rival firm in every de.
partment of the Industrial world where
my interests touch theirs.
II not only watch the heads Of firms;
I watch their trusted assistants and
confidential men, In that big safe .
thousand secrets lie locked whose rev.
elation would furnish after enough to
run the yellow journals for the next
Eve years. Modern business is war.
the fiercest and most cruel the world
has ever known 1t is of greater i'm.
portance to modern captain Of in
dustry to know the plans of his enemy
than it ever was to the commanding
general of an opposing army"
81 see," Stuart responded thought
fully.
"rhere are men down there in the
street now" Bivens went on dreamiy.
"who are wearing silk hats today Tor
whom the prison tailor is cutting suit
have their records in that silent little
steel clad room It's o pitifui thing.
bnt It's life
1.-THE scarcest thing In New York to-
day. Jim. is the man who cant be
. bought and sold The thing that's be
, yond price IN the business world Is
, character combined with brains
That's why made yon the offer did
once upon a time to come in with me
, There are positions today in New YORK
, with salary Of half million veal
p waiting for men who can fill them. u
4 I could find one man of the highest or
der Of creative and executive abiiit!
> who would stand by me in my enter
: prises could be the richest man i
. the world in ten years"
Q Stuart lifted his eyes from the rec
o ord he was casually scanning an
D smiled into Rivens dark. serious face
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