The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
THE
PARTNERS
sv NJ. QUAD

4 iuanuri'l der Wis M4ES INse "
ians lf a suhurDnn r1llaga. Borl
partners we're cid oacheiCrs. anu Wien
tie advertisements Wis tnserta.t tlein
uid co Elipperr:
"Thera win pru1ahiy be q iunGra'i
iris come tumurruw, and IA | InuW
nura ahuur human 1arlIre THAI you
10 vii gee them and picI cur the
Que We UalE'
.Eur la 7 know mere lbGlr sranug
.aphy than You 10 it should be eft CO
me- vas the reply Qr the GARNER
They wrang,e.i over tie manner for
ran rinures anu then agreed thai oGcl
should receive and Question tile 40
olicanrs. When Miss Rose antarest Cte
office each pnrrner slid co himself thhE
she would 10. 10 uaGrer whether she
Ilew anything ah1ur srEncgrapny &c
DOT. Each -I'ie.i CO Impress upcu Ter
mind tile tlcr thai be waa tlEnerig
md tind iearred and wished Co rur
IN orphan aayiTlm Klein vantstt &,
offer Ter SIC week. and Al4ppef-
wanrai. TO offer Sc more. bur they inal-
~ sefrIe,i CO st5 &c start WITH Wten
.he terms had been settled md Tie
applicant had departed, &c reaprear
On r1e morrow. Klein h1rchet a6cu:
On his chair FOR couple Of n+1Etss
and then said.
"4s ny rocu ls cacher the largssC
IlG. 1ghCssg an wiling 60 make
place for the young lady. Did you no
ice tie ines Of scrror around her
young ucurhl I shaII sreak ver7 zen
~ Go her
There il ene, I4ghe SPACE n ny
cucu1 for tie ycUng lady. cscliet
Erppert. and ! will take her IN there.
There Ia a sad lcok about her eyes, as
| Z she had soue great grief. AM
shalI not EXPECT her Co DO much work -
They disputes. t1r hat Al heUr over
Ia point, and Tex: day Miss Rose
was given tie hall between the oc.ce
/ rconas Of the parr1erz
4: half past / oyclocx KIetn catIest
sta srancgrapher into his rocu and
| dictated a Letter and then said:
Miss Williams. Jour worx has prov.
ID 20 satisfactory that your salary ID
raised TO SIS Per week"
She expressed her thanks and back.
ct cut. but scarcely bad Eve minutes
passed when Eipperr called her Ia 20
ask # she was satisfied with her sal.
ary and TO add before she could rspty:
You take h1Id Of the work 90 well
that shall make your salary $50 !
week.
| Klein had been II the habit Of lear.
ing the store every afternoon 1t half
past l. On this occasion be hung
ahour until S. EHpperr and the en-
1loyess left al half past 5. Kl.ppert
sauntarst after the new stenogra Qher
CO zee what car she took he had inst
ascsrtaine,! when be encountered his
partner they eyed each other sus-
piciously for a minute and then lied
Each had a ready excuse OF bis
tongue. Sezt morning a. the store
the senior partner called the ,ga.or
parrner into bis ruou and gravely
said:
MI. kltpperr- should be grteved
/ 49, ~ it4si- yg1 aL4AgWLA-
Williams to the car. but the uore |
think Of II the more suspicious your
condTct appears-"
But what were you doing thereT'
was promptly asked.
Business Tnconnecte,i With the store
called me TO the spot.
~Sam ne here"
Each one had been wondering bow
be could ctrcuuvent the other and In.
vtts the pretty photographer out to
lunch The thing was finally settled
oy the senior partner. who said:
I would suggest that neither Of Us
ask the young lady to lunch. She
might nisconstrue our action"
Just what | was about 10 suggest.
We will go oct together. as hereto
fore
Bot things ranked In the mind OF
the senior partner As a matter Of
TACT be had gone to the car half an
hour ahead OF the girl to make sure
that she took the right one for home.
The junior partner had come upon him
and wronged him IN thought. BE did
the only thing be could think OF to get
even he called Miss Rose In and
raised her salary to SD week
The Junior partner was not az all
satisfied With the situation. he had
followed the stenographer to the car
70 see that the bookkeeper. who was
known TO be masher. didn't do the
same There he had met his partner
and had been looked at distrustfully
IN wronging him the partner wroneed
Miss Rose. and be called her In and
dictated fictitious letter and added:
l am pleased to say that our work
vas never SO well done before. and
wish to inform you that your salary
mas been advanced TO s25 per week.
Miss Williams came TO her place IN
wednesday. On Saturday afternoon
there was half holiday. On satur.
oay afternoon also Mr. Klein met Mr.
hnppert In the village where the ste
nographer lived. Each wanted 70 ask
the other what he was doing there hui,
ne didn't ask. Klein finally took Kiln
pert by the arm and walked him 70 the
car. and when both were seated and
headed for the city be said: