Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-12
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER p 1913

company was something extraordinary.
l had not been with the concern a
month before l was placed in charge
Of department. There were EN-
ployees who represented various hold
ings Of the stock of the company who,
seeing me jumped from one position
to better one, conspired against me-
But with all their Vaccinations they
found 1t impossible to bulge me-
Among other things they accused me
Of being the cause of the loss Of one
of the best customers Of the concern
The very next day l received an ad-
vance in salary Of a thousand dollars
a year.
Though there was no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION Of all this, | knew that Mr..
Marston. who owned six-tenths of the
stock of the company, was at the bot
tom of it. was hard and efficient
worker, but there were other employ
ees who worked as hard and as eff
ciently as l. The matter was more a
mystery to me than to the others, for
employees of concern managed by
one man power are used to seeing that
man take very sudden and inexplica-
BILE fancies among those who serve
him While was filled with wonder,
my fellow workmen were simply play
ing an ordinary game to pull me down
and build up themselves.
had not been with the concern long
when Mr.. Marston asked me to dine
NJ L., avid fhn ma
ment | appeared at his home that |
was an object Of great interest. Mrs.
Marstons grasp of the hand, the In
tensity OF her gaze at receiving me,
would have astonished me had It not
been that | had received so many sur
prises already. The children all gave
evidence of the same interest. | was
treated AS affectiona.ely as If | had
been some dear relative. When ] took
my leave ! was urged to make their
home my home. coming and going
without ceremony.
became sufficiently friendly with
one Of the heads of departments to ask
him one day what he considered the
cause of Mr. Marston's and his fam
ily's kindly treatment of me. He said
tnat MT. Marstoh was very singular
man. He had been accustomed to re
warding the employees of the concern
for faithful and valuable service sud
denly and with no reference to what
inc rewaru was given Ior' II seei''eu
u pe lahcy WIN hiii' anu NJ one
ever queslloHeu UT uiscusseu "hJ.nins
"e u'' ' e"'S "o MAINS -
te"soh iot my p'eieIen'iu' ue",n1'
io' -" VA" pesu' oe@0'o ""u ""'
'',"n,e " cain ~
III TWO ye"rs l was iiiaue Viee pleSi-
uen' Vi 'ne coilPaly' anu MI Mals'oh'
VINO was se''ins 'ireu Vi 'ne business
pes"i, " '"IoW sre"I ueai Vi 'ne re-
spohslplhly nc hau Ihereloiore Iaheh u
niinseii upon INC must haVe uc'ei
opeu cer'aih amount OIL pusihess ca
pucity OF l Woulu hoI nave Deeli ap'e
10 peur 'nis purueh ior aiiy cohsiuer"
p'e pe'iou' u Wns "Dou' 'hiS 'iiiie 'i"'
"'iie'' "iu WI. "u.s,Vn snto "'
"ou9e' at ,no 'iiiio "a 'n'' sn' 'e
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N'" - away
Sum Guy "e'
we Gun "Voiu i"te' WHICH 70 n'u'"
more Ilaple 10 strike tnah 10 couuie US
IN tne hrSt case II uoes no eoou 10
Bruiipie' "nu III 'ne Se,onu 1t uoeS ~
soou " "ohuer. III eithe' eseh' W.
must accept WHAT she nus Ill s'ore
IOI US
Inc secret came OUT III tiine' MT
Marstoh was takeh III ana sent ior
me 70 come 10 see hihl' ! went ahu'
When usnereu lhuo Tue peuIooh "nero
ne NY stoou 'r"nSlAeu WIN "S'oh,sn
nnen'' ne n"u peen ~ .wo iion'"''
uuri"B winch peIiou nau hot Secn
NM ms muir nnu grown anu 10,
apo"t an inci ,io,n MS S,a'p "n' 20"
anu 'ne S"nie Snauo VI ,eu 10 NY V"n
tno reS' peins p'"eA' "a' eViuen.
'hnt ne n"u peeii n'euS'oin." " uyo
anu ""iins "i' ''"e'' N"u ''"'eu "
w 30
III IL t'nhe' ne s"iu 70 me 'nat !
let you know the reason why nave
helped you u IL because some TWEEN
" years ago wouid nave sunereu the
death OF Ieloh had IL not been ior
yeu. A third person. VINO also had req
hair IKE yours ana 'hhle' conhitteu u
murder. would nave Deeh idehtineu
as the murderer had II not Deeh Ior
your opportuhe appearance WIN inc
saine OF IKE snhue Vi nair as .no
otner Two Iou ueserVe no ereuit ,ol
having SuVeu me from al 'B"oo'o
ueath' ou' II nus siVeh n'o ~ Gnu "
pleasure ahu coinio'l W 'e"aIu you
hs the unihten''o'i"i e"uso VI my 90
cape ! nave uone IL se'nSniy anu i''
my own satisihctioh' not yours
nave sent TOT you u te' you 'ni'
anu 10 sny W YOU 'n". nn"" nv