The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-10

K rNith rTlnfneu 10 NrewStnr the nsxt
morning BIZ way oi, the dam, making
the hong detpM cnunt for as mach an
possible IN thu matter Of Iihcer time
/ killing. II was little before noon
when he reached town by the round
about route. and went to tho hotel 10
recceRoitfss The roomclerk &ho gave
him bis key gave him also the infcnna-
ti0n he eravsd.
| Mr.. Richlanderf oh, yes; he left
early this ncrnirg by the stage, He is
interested In Aotne gold properties up
10 the range beyona Tosax- Fine old
gentleman. DO you know him. MIR.
SmsthY'
The name seeshed familiar when I
saw 1t on the register last evening"
( was Smiths evasion: '-but II is not
st,cif q very uncommon name. He
didn't say when he was coming back7"
( "N0."
| Smith took q fresh hold upoa life
at,,i liberty. While the weird In peril
ously narrow 10 some respects. II ID
comfortably broad In others. and q
danger once saftiy averted Is danger
lessened. Snatching a hasty luncheon
In the griIlroora, the fighting manager
Of Timanyonl High LINE hurried across
to the private suite In the kinxie build
Ing Offices into which he had lately
moved and once more plunged into the
business battle. "
Notwithstanding a new trouble
which Stil!ings had wished to talk over
with his president ana the financial
manager the night befcre--the claim
! set up by the dead-and-gone railroad
to right VI way across the T1mnnyonT
NJ the dani--she battle was progress
ing favorably. Williams was accom-
plishlng the incredible In the matter
OF speed, md the dam was now nearly
ready to withstand the high-watcr
stresses when they should come. The
powcrhouse was rising rapidly, and
the machinery was on the way from
the East, Altogether things were look
Ing more hopeful than they had at any
period since the hasty reorganization.
Smith attacked the multifarious details
Of his many-sided Job with returning
energy. II he could make shift to hold
Sn for Rsfaw1dsys ~, weeks longer. u.
While. Saith was debating the fnal
batch Of letters TO the second stenog
rapher young man with sleepy eyes
and yellow creosote stains on his nn-
gers came In 20 ask for job. Smith
put him on until tho correspondence
was finished and then gave him hear
Ing.
"What kind Of work are you looking
forf" was the brisk query.
shorthand work. II ! cen get It."
said the man out Of Job.
Smith was needing another stenog-
rapher and he locked the applicant
over appralsingly. The appraisal was
not entirely satisfactory. There was a
certain shlfty furtiveness In the half
opened eyes, and the rsther weak chin
limited at possible lack Of the dis
Greatness which Is the prime requisite
In confidential clerk.
"Any business experiencer
"Yes; I've done some. railroad work."
"llere In Brewstery'
Shaw lied smoothly. "No; In
Omaha"
ANY recommendations!
Tie young man produced handful
Of '''ro Whom 1t May Concern" letters.
They were all on business letterheads.
and were apparently genuine. though
none Of them were local. Smith ran
them over hastily and he had no means
of knowing that they had been care
fully prepared by Crawford Stanton Mt /
no little cost In ingenuity and painsiak- !
ing How careful the preparation had
been was revealed In the applicants |
ready suggestion,
You can write or wire to any Of
these gentlemen" he said; "only, II
there is job open. I'd be glad to 70 to
work on trial"
The business training Of the present
makes for quick decisions Smith |