The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-01-16
.ABoonerang
By ANDREW c. EWING

I'm fred
From your position?'
YES"
What for?"
well, you know that when l was
graduated from the electrical school
was offered a situation in the office
| Of the Metcalf company, Of which Mr.
| Metcalf is president and principal
stakeholder. | supposed the position
would be permanent. 1t turns out that
| the Metcalf company had put in ii bid
on the erection of an electrical plant
and had been awarded the contract.
| Mr.. Metcalf wanted some one to assist
J In making figures on the specifications
and hired me for that purpose. The
formula being now completed, he has
no further use for me-"
How dishonorable in him not to
have told you in the beginning that
you were simply employed for the
job
| IF he had l would have declined his
offer. for l had a permanent one offered
me at lower salary. I've been work
| ing nights for six months besides my
day work and have a whole closet full
! Of estimates figured out that | wouldn't
DO over again for thousand dollars
| received only 5000 for the whole
period Of my service I'm sorry,
Sadie, that we can't fix the date we
expected to fix for our wedding.
shall have to hunt for another place,
and when | get one | can't tell whether
| shall be treated in the same shabby
/ fashion,
We'll, Bob, expect you'll find the
world full of disappointments'
Yes. and when get knocked down
propose to get up and push on
Good, If you feel that way you're
sure to win in the end"
But Bob found getting another place
/ difficult. Engineers were being gradu-
/ ated every June. and those just enter
/ ing the field were ready to work cheap
Besides, dull times came on. and ii
was difficult for those having positions
to hold them. His fiancee was always
hopeful and cheered him so far as she
/ could.
One day the young engineer was call
ed up on a telephone. On answering
the call he learned that the person
on the other end of the wire was the
president of the Metcalf company.
Would it be possible" he asked.
for you to recall from memory the
formula you made for the electrical
plant we bid ON while you were with
| us?''
mo. sir
There was no further word for q
moment. but Bob knew that the receiv-
er had not been hung up.
why do you ask? Has anything
happened to the formula | made for
you?
Yes. Last night our safe was bro
ken into. and it was taken with other
moneys and securities. and there l.
no certainty of our ever recovering it
We must begin work Immediately in
order to get the job finished according
to contract"
Bob opened his eyes. but not his
mouth. He knew that the company
would forfeit 100000 if the work was
not finished on time. Indeed. it could
not begin without making new formu.
la. At length he said:
II could help you out. Mr.. Metcalf
but l don't think you treated me right
in not telling me when you employed
me that it was for this job only.
did a great deal of work home al
nights and simply took results to the
office. All that home work l have and
could easily reconstruct the formula
from it,
Bob could hear a suppressed ex
clamation of joy.
; You can come back to work if you
like" said the president. land I'll raise
. your salary"
THANK you. | don't care to enter
: your employ again"
I'll make it permanent"
That doesn't tempt me either"
What do you ask for the figures
you have?"
They are not for sale Had been
: retained permanently in your employ
| would give them to you or if l had
been told that | was hired simply for
the job would do the same. As it is
| am under no obligations to you
There was silence for a few moments
when the question came, will you
be at home this EVENING"" to which
Bob replied that he would.
When Mr.. Metcalf called in the even
ing he looked very much broken He
offered Bob $4,000 if be would re
] construct the formula. Bob declined
the offer, but made a counter PROPOSE
ton. He proposed that they should
submit the case to the heads of other
concerns to decide between them what
the cost should be. both to be bound
by their decision. The offer was &C
cepted. and an average amount Of what
the arbitrator figured as a proper pay
ment was $1,000
But a different arrangement was
made Mr., Metcalf sold a controlling
interest in the company to the vice
president and resigned the presidency
Bob was given n position at S3.0h1 q
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