The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-10

Dutch filing. M SAW surrounding him
Il number of beautiful glass doors lead
ing into the Office OF the president in
white and gold. OF the vice president in
mahogany ard ebony. OF the second
a president in rosewood and silver
Il, or the secretary In walnut n
.,ar. OF the treasurer In redwood and
birdscye maple. and OF the manager IN
rlain oak. Besides these. there was an
| nrchcd and SrOined directors room,
which was a triumph in eramic art;
a buffet stocked with more varieties OF
LIQUIDS than Il dyeshop. and a small
nov. proud in so many gold buttons
that in the sunlight he was n solid
blaze. Behind all this there was a
simple factory. with the shafting care
fully sIlded and the betting tutterinS
with Kaleidoscope ribbons: workmen.
crinnInS roolishly when unObserved. in
snow white uniforms. and the very
clcancst Of clean shavinGs scattered
everywhere. The officers of the com.
Dany brought hosts and fiocks n
beyies of women. some young and
some old. and all so beautiful by art
that nature. out of pure spite. had
wasted no gifts upon them. These Ia.
dies, taught carefully from Infancy to
be charming. were charmed into costa.
| sizes by everything they saw witilh'ii
discrimination, unless they discrlmi
mated in favor OF W~allingford himself.
whom they voted to be n most charm
ing manager. as did the board OF di-
rectors next day ut their first regular
meeting in the new quarters.
"You see. fellows" declared Hickey
Saunders, its not only sportin. Il
rippin', what this chap WallinSrords
done. He's made 1t possible for eacn
fellow to entertain In his " offices
with all the resources of q club and all
| the privacy OF his " quarters. and
vet it doesn't need chaperonaSe be-
cause it's a bloomin' factory ONCE.
| Wonderful business man. ! call him..
Remarkable" agreed Benssy. Il,
never saw u line of liquors and wines
selected with so nice discrimination.
Boy, tell Ike to make us another or
those absInthe puffs."
"GcS, SIT, Sllu IOiIu JcSSOp'
al should say that we should vote to
increase IL managers salary" sug-
cested Won Humperdlnck, his little
pompudour bristIing backward with
the happy thought. :,
"Impossible!m declared RInggold
| Cash, rubbing his left hand with his
right as If he would rub OF the black
spots. HE has 10 salary. II you re-
member, out it would be perfectly
proper ! think, to render him a vote
Of confidence"
This the board OF directors did. and
Mr.. Wallingford, called in to
it. was gratiied almost to death. de
was dressed that day with a fauItless
precision, and his costume bore in 1t
the combined traces of u social favor
ite-a business maSnate n an en-
cient maitre d'hotel.
You cannot imagine, gentlemen.
bow proud and pleased l am" he told
them. smoothing down his frock coat
over his more than well developed fig
u:e so as to increase the impressive
breadth Of him. at has been my am
bition to create for you u model rae
tory, one Of such appointments that
gentlemen OF the finer instincts might
feel 1t not only profitable but pleasant
to be connected with It, and l think
that II the sordid aspects Of business
we're kent u tri6e more in the c
ground more Of our young men OF
means might be induced to bring their
needed taste and refinement into
trade"
Hear, heart! Interpolated the en-
| thusiastic Hickey, and the others. fol
| lowing his lead. clapped their hands
ALLOW me now to turn to stern busi-
ness and to lay before you a synopsis
| Of our progress during the two months
and n half since We organized our COM
ptny. Our factory you have seen.
You have. I think, seen the circulars
| and catalogues mailed you from time
to time as they were received from the
printers. now have the pleasure OF
presenting to you the most promising
OF iae replies l have had from u ad-
yertisinG. The first one of these, re-
ouesting US to make q price on 300 or
| the portable bungalows, is from a
| Michigan cranberry monopolist, who
expects to house his pickers right
where the picking is good. The next
| one, from Ontario. wishes prices on
lbs, and this one. from Arkansas, asks
| for n quotation on 100 Of the portable
bungalows. You will note, gentlemen.
that all these letters speak most en-
Enthusiastically of the Speckled Bass
portable bungalow, and I must confess
that If you can book the orders for
| these 525 bungalows at a gross return
Of over 100000 | shall feel not only
encouraged, but battered"
Hear. bear" shouted Hickey Saun-
ders. and the others clapped their
hands.
W%aIllngford laid down the letters
and took up two other packages. II
have Furthermore to report" he went
on. "that we have received u joint
patent from the government at Wash
ington granting Us the exclusive right
til