The Detroit times., 1914-02-14
Page Five

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The older man rolled Mis- cigar slow.
~ between bis lips
That's about It," he said III YOU
don't know il already. Fielding, youn
soon learn that there are as many
brands OF brokers as there are OF
whisky. I've always known the Iusks
IA business way. hut it's only
week agO that | took the trouble 20
find out anything about them, espe.
cialiy Max Lnsk. outside OF business,
Porter. he's a bad lot. believe me,
Thoroughly bad lor"
Fielding looked at Wilmerding VITA
serious questioning eyes.
Pm sorry TO hear you say Il. He's
always been extremely kind 10 me,
and / can't forget that he gave me-
nv chance 20 come TO New York.
WiImerding pushed his chair FAR
Their from the table and smiled pleas
antlv at his guests serious face.
AS far as / know" he said. there
are three reasons why brokerage hrms
take young men into their employ.
The young men are either relatives
who must be taken care OF, or Rave
rich fathers, who ~put money into
the business, or influential social con-
nections through which they are ex-
pected 10 obtain valuable accounts.
To be quite frank With yon. Fielding
1 can't see how you come under
any OF these heads. You're surely
not relative OF Max Lusk, you
haven't rich parents and, as yet, AT
least as far as I know, and IL you
VIII allow me to be quite FRANK.
you have no social connections OF
any particular value. And, whats
more important, you never Will nave
as long as YOU are In the employ OF
the Lusk Brothers, and Max Lusk
knows that as well as | do. Now, II
you don't mind telling me, why 90
you think he voluntarily asked you
10 come into his Office? IL would DC
very interesting TO know, very.
II have always thought" Fielding
said, that IL was from sheer kihu-
ness. / certainly know or no otheF
reason
WiImerding smiled genially at his
youthful guest and shook his head.
The I.usks have never been con
spiouous for their philanthropy. pc
Iieve me. But. Porter, I'm not IKE
some men who muck-rake just Tor
the fun OF stirring up the muck. When
II do dig. UP an evil | try 10 sugsts'
remedy, and the remedy IN thls
case is that YOU Quit Lusk brothers
and come with U.S.
Fielding looked steadily across the
table into the smiling eyes or MS
host, and while his gratitude was
easily evident he found 1t impossioie'
for the moment. TO find the WORDS
with which to express adequately the
full extent OF his feelings.
cts only fair to speak to you now
Wilmerding went on, "of what no
dolbr Won are already we'll aware. We.
are very conservative house anu
while we will pay you as much as
Won receive at present, J uoupt very
much If your finances Will increase
with the same leaps and bounds that
they might with Lusk Brothers bllr
mind you, say might. -
ooh 1t isn't the money ] care TOT.
Fielding protested eagerly IL lhe
chance I'm thinking about certain.
! ly don't pretend to know mucn anou'
Wall Street. but(1 do know Just nov
much il means for a young man 10 De
connected with house IKE yours,
Really. Mr. Wilmerding, ! don Rho"
WIZ YOU should do II.
The old man took his cigar OUT %
his mouth and smiled grimiy at the
ashes. II do. Because ike YOU
and | hate TO see young man WIN
a clean record, and a good goifer ~
boot. go TO the devil surely in pns a,
ness way and probably in social
way as we'll Why. even blanche
sized up Lusk when she saw MN OH
the links at Pleasantville. lt was
She who first warned me-
II don't know" Fielding said no"
can ever thank you or her.
Wilmerding pushed his chair fro"
the table and got up.
! (Contlnued)