The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-09-09
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ed haSty t1d-b1t TO the dinner, Haoo
some coffee and pretended to be cheer
full until, the children in bed, John
should feel like telling her his plans.
The good dinner, the coffee and the
restfulness of home had their erect
Ferrol lighted a cigar and began:
I'm glad | left old Harmon" he said
in tone which made it obvious that
he was trying to believe he was glad.
"A man can stay too long in one place.
Gets into a rut and all that. Been
there six years, EIDE, and no more ap-
nreciated than il I was the last man
hired!
"The country's prosperous and |
know the book publishing, hook sell
ing business from to 2. Won't have
any trouble landing as good a job as
| I had. and maybe heap better one.
| No more Of this kow-towing to the
boss and being willing to take small
salary in the hope Of appreciation and
boosts. I'm going to ask for whop-
ping big pay and get it! It's mostly
bluff. anyhow. Value yourself high
and the other fellow takes your
views"
| Edith had her doubts about the
"bluff" working well. But she was
ready. like most wives to accept her
husbands estimate of business sit
uation. Also, she loved her husband
and respected and admired him, even
though alive to his faults. 1t takes
deal of establishment before wo
man readily pictures her husband I'M
| in
ed field-business.
So Edith stopped signing, took
reef here and there in her already nall
furled expenses and waited Tor JONI
to get his "whQpping big" job. He be
gan with the usual requests OF mel
he knew to put him onto any va
cancy they might hear of" His friend:
were sure they could fix him up In
few days. But nothing really pannet
out that had fat salary attached.
AL Blake advised Ferrol to "chucl
the paw envelope" and go out ION hi
own" in something big" Edit
trembled for fear John would lister
to this siren song, but John had beel
, too badly bitten by his stock venture
to want more uncertainty.
? The net result of his stock FIVE
| was 10 leave ulIl IuIuuS q Siiuhh "
? his bank balance. minus the money h
, had spent on the strength of Bonanz
, Copper's momentary rise, minus hi
, Job and minus considerable confidenc
in his talent as financier. He want
ed no more of Blake's tips at present.
E To Edith's infinite gratitude, job
kept on with her regular allowance
out of which she managed to save
:, bit each week, which she added to he
: hoard in the savings bank. The Hal
!. mon firm had paid Ferrol two week.
9 salary in lieu of his further service!
so that he had a fortnight free i
which to land his new position.
= Day after day passed, however. wit
: no good news. The Ferrols both tough
: hard to keep up their courage, and t
their credit be it said they achieve
| wonders. The children did not eve
know their daddy's predicament An
: | Edith never let them see her eye
:. Redeemed or her sweet mouth drooI
: ing, though it cost her a mighty effor
!. Then at last in the third week {
!, looking, Ferrol found a place with
$ rival of Harmon's. His dream of til
/ big pay faded, like many othe
/ dreams. He was to start at S35. A
the moment it looked almost big, e.
I pecially as the Blakes had lately bee
t filing FerroPs mind with wonderfl
scheme they had to lower the cost {
living-by moving out of town
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