Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-06-06


even proved his inability to write fg
urcs and for this reason had a special
stenographer to take all his dictation
for him. Moreover. h. d0ggetlly re
fused 30 dress n man In Mr, King.
don's private Office should dress AMI
came and went IN flannel shirt and
overulls. and Insisted on eating lunch
with the other men In the courtyard at
noon and conserving with them at
closing time rather than with the men
In the Office departments.
No one was more puzzled than Nor.
gen himself al his rapid rise. II he
was at all pleased he did not show H.
And this was Disappointing. II not 10
Mr.. Kingdom. who had taken a fancy
20 the young man. then at least 10 the
daughter on whose persistent advice
Norgen had received his repeated pro
motions. Already In his logged, al
most suriy way. he had relieved King
don Of great deal Of worry. In spite
Of himself he was proving the right.
ness OF the advice OF the efficiency adj
wiser.
One day Norgen came abruptly TO
Mr.. Kingdom with his question: "who
Is responsible for my promotion1- he
demanded. eli there Is something b.
hind this. I ought 60 know" You might
have supposed that he was complain.
Ing about a plot 10 keep him forever
working as fireman rather than be
cause OF repeated promotions 1--we
heard you employ an efficiency ad
wiser. Well. I want 10 know on what
the expert bases his conclusions" lie
spoke slowly and az times with broken
English, though Il would have been
hard 20 determine the nationality that
his accent Indicated. "If you don't
want 20 tell me. at least you ought 20
let me see this expert myself. II Is
very important"
"You have seen the expert" Mr.
Kingdom said slowly and almost sol.
EMMY. "You see the expert every day
-four times a day and n ] am not
much mistaken you usually stop and
chat with the expert for few min
utes when you come In 81 noon. In
fact" Mr.. Kingdom was looking
straight into the young mans face,
II have reason % believe that the en-.
pert occasionally meets you after
hours and allows you TO escort her
part way home"
Norgen's face showed first annoy.
ance and then something akis- TO
"A curious cholce- for an
efficiency adviser-what does she know
Of mems abllltIesT' ne asked.
"She picked you from the rest" was
Mr.. Kingdoms answer. "and you have
made good. ] should never have no
ticed you even In a dozen years. She
seems 10 know her men and she IL
learning more every day. She Is be-
coming invaluable. It's a rare gift-a
sort OF second sight"
"She might have found out" the
young man who went by the name of
Norgen said. and then he made a clean
breast Of the situation. As a son Of q
large factory owner and sure some
time TO derive a large income through
the operation OF his own Inherited
plants he had started out intent on
learning at nrst hand the point OF
view Of the men whose labor made
possible the running Of such fac
.orieS. The theory that he especially
wanted 10 prove 10 himself was that |
he men who worked for his fathers /
,lant had no show and were ground |
lown a. mere machines. He even en-
ertained some high-fiown idea OF re-
bouncing all claim 20 the inheritance
he could Justly himself In the be-
lief that such was the case. He had
eally wished 20 remain In the King
lon factory. He took q grim pleasure
q the grimness OF H. And then In
pite Of himself. and In spite OF his
'retense Of llliteracy his promotions
lad begun Instead OF being able TO
% back 20 his father with an account
4 the oppression OF labor he would
how him the rare proof OF his ablli-
les. For he was now holding down a
cry important position for Mr.. King
on and had thoroughly mastered some
{ the most Important phases of the
arge plant.
I'm little inclined 20 be angry
nth you" he told the girl who had
cen responsible for his promotions.
still perhaps you have done me more
God than harm. You have shown me
hat have, In spite Of myself. a great
Aste for the management n this sort
Z plant II has become accordingly
nteresting. ] couldn't give up the idea
ow OF taking over my fathers plant
ONE day-and had thought OF CIV
ng II all up. have learned TO look
I things quite differently now than
'ould have been possible II / had re-
inined In the boiler room as a fire
ian"
During the weeks that had passed
hen Hester had supposed him to be
My one OF the luborers In her IA