New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-29

41-E about much use for HIM as he had for
~ - q rattlesnakc.
EINh.& Both were travelling for jobbing houses,
So. ~ both sold the same goods in the same
ls>5G~SJ towns IN the OnaWock Valley, and for
nearly three years they had rubbed against
- .t.- Drake was youngstcr at the business, with
o. -..-a than five wears knowledge OF the road.
r'i..... an older man, an experienced salesman and
-. known to be high IN the confidence and esteem OF
~ F.. .r- had gone we'll between them until the
- ~. weeks and then something went wrong with
Tr... Drake rather unwilling To- believe II, realized
.i..-.- Elliot, never overlooked chance 10 throw
L r.-...n into him. II was all done very suaycly
3 exactly overt way; but Drake was conscious
49,. ...rgr they fell together.
Fin g1, On his nerves No matter where Drake
o, r -- tier how he varied his itinerary, Elliott was
~, ...- On his hccs-or more probably he was
N E,. heels. They bumped every minute. Could
5s rar .a 50 with any reasonable explanation, Drake
would NC asked his sales manager to SHIFT him 70
.+e-.... anything 10 get away from Elliott. But
,.t -...s-. obviously could not be based upon his
,,ersar. like Of competition. So he bore II without
a ,-.n .- PRAYED for an opportunity to can Elliott
or Il goods there was no question whatever
t.....- There were times-and they were becoming
49, -. re trequcn,-whcn Drake did not sell them.
5rs .--a,n pocket of hisbrain Drake laid this to
T',-- What Drake particularly disikcd about him
80. .. ....- mans new air of tolerant superiority
rbar.. hey met. Elliott was disposed To- be quite
i~iar .- his lofty manner.
... ...tlnshlp Of the two men subsidized, on the
,s-. %. Drake 10 an abrupt nod Of greeting, and when
= was red ~ him 20 the uttcrancc of half a dozen
80. -...-- more As for Elliott he always smiled
sftb'. red the uttcrancc upon him, and went his
l,,r AMI ...Eltv way.
'' d. .-.re,ed for the Winsh.p Company of Steven
+,1 -- the best known firms IN the State After
.s-.. ~. Of successful business the surviving mem
hers .. . .-m the two brothers, John and Abel VIM
stio .l at their interests and retired. Thcrcup1n
~ Sol. ....anv wa, formed. and shortly after this
D-s.a entered the sales department and was sent upon
This was about three wears
The .-.- wear Drake burnt up the Onawock terri
-,~r I'll. W!nshp name was a valuable asset, and he
gC-.s .- -.- II, j. was worth The new management,
rs-17-.-- his ability gave him every and and cncour
7a-a- Six months after he entered the house he was
~s,as -.-een hundred dollars, and in his resultant
en.hus.r e gave hostage TO Fortune in the shape Of
7. was IDS. O. this time tina, his path and Eliot,s
crossed and then merged into one.
ONE a.r. in the third year of their acquaintance
~ the. ~.. IN North Hillsborough where Drake was
havn. i quarter hour with Nat Ilnmin,. owner
..- largest general store Immn- wa- raising
--r- - '-tttut1n in the order OF the week bee
for. TIL. --.-.sceoc- had wanted and had specified an
article. certain brand. when the consignment arrived
tn,, ar. f.. ..~c the Wnshlp brand. BY way Of cE-
olsr.-..- ell. firm informed Tlmmins that the brand
he ordered - not then IN stock; so, IN order that ne
nigh. t... ~-5uc-hing Just good IN case Of pun
chaser. .-.anl the Winship grade had been shipped
"Tn.- -.e second time, Drake your firm has put
over t... kind 0t game, Ilmmns was saying. he
s0reE-a.- went into emphatic particulars. u want
wha. -..- understand" he continued. 81 don't
sayrs e. .. You. but its up to your house. don't
know they're trying TO do but its mighty funny
lean. ger aaa. order
D-a. remembered his efforts to explain the hlundcr.
I,sreoa--.r fused him. I'm quite sure be said
etha-r 81. hadn't had the goods at the time OF your
order mr. house would have notified me. There no
doubt ,.. las. 1T hand sent out between the
time wrote this order and the time Of its receipt IN
our shipping department. That happens sometimes,
you au Blu. If you'll send the goods back Il see
tha- v.-- order Is filed correctly.
~Ive already shipped them" wa the tcrse reply
As D-.a went out Of the storekccpers office he all