The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-04-25
IN the way to Mcshane and Nc.

kingston Dull0lnR WnlI6 ne ran up 10
Captain Hammond's office and got his
check. Still on the way, he stopped
and deposited that check at the bank
where he had a small account, and
hen was ready for business. The
broadboned old lawyer would have
made the deal pompous and d.ficult
had he been left alone, but Mrs. Nc
Gundy stopped him as soon as she
saw his direction.
Stop your blatherin and foolin'
now, Terrence" she commanded.
Hurry up and finish the business
with this young man. like the cheer
full face of him.
After that, Napoleon went out to
Sunnyview and sold lots with particu-
lar vim and energy
Mr. Forsythe, having sent for his
new assistant In extreme haste In the
afternoon of the same day, peered up
at that young man with something tig
erish in the expression OF his white
old face.
session of a tract Of land in Ham
mondville,' caid he, land that you
only purchased 1t this morning"
Napoleon grinned cheerfully.
"All quite true" he confessed
Don't you know that was most I'M
ethical?" demanded Mr.. Forsythe,
Why, in our employ, and upon our
time, you took occasion to do some
private business for yourself In our
exact line!"
| Yes, SIR" admitted Mr. Smith. with
no abatement of his pleasant express
sion. How do you come to know
about it,"
Because Mr.. Hammond called us
up early this morning and commits
stoned us to buy that very piece Of
ground for him
The grin of Napoleon was positively
radiant now.
do you think l ought to turn 1t
over to your"
well not exactly that" said Mr..
Forsythe. But as our employee, you
are bound to consult our interests.
Captain Hammond has commissioned
us to secure this piece of property,
which he imagined could be purchased
for $4,000 You have purchased 1t,
and | presume intend to sell it to him
at an increased price. Now, we might
arrange to fix the price between For
sythe and Spencer and yourself, and
you and US split the profits"
Napoleon paused for an extra spe-
cial grin.
mo, resign" he stated. That's a
still better scheme. Now I'll sell you
that land for 5000 cash"
In vast pain Mr. Forsythe eventually
was compelled to call up Mr.. Ham.
mond, and inform that gentleman that
the land for his extension would cost
him the modest sum, of $4,000.
Buy it," directed Hammond.
81 might add" said Mr.. Forsythe
with malignant glance at his ex-em-
ploye, that the property in question
Is at present owned by young Smith,
formerly in our employ, but today re-
signed"
Smith" exclaimed Hammond. as
he In your office now? If he is, put
him on the phone" And If Mr.. For
sythe indicated the captains desire to
Napoleon, he could hear the captain,
at the other end of the wire, saying
to himself well I'll be damned"
Look here" demanded the captain
Of young Smith, did you actually
have the nerve to borrow that thou
sand dollars from me this morning
to buy the very piece Of property you
knew | wanted, so as to compel me
to pay you two-thousand-dollar
profit on the loan?"
"Thats right, captain" admitted
Napoleon cheerfully.
"Well, Smith, don't you think that
was a little ungrateful and unfriendly?
Don't you think you stepped over the
bounds of both business and social
ethics?"
"By no MEANS" said Napoleon You
told me yourself, just the other night,
that business knows no friendship,
and that a dollar has no sentiments or
emotions. Moreover, captain, | in
tend to retrieve the reputation my
father made with you for allowing his
feelings to interfere with business Do
you want this property at six thou
sand?"
"Of course do, you young migrate"
said the captain.
"All right" laughed Napoleon. "Pll
be right over, thank you"
THANK nothing!" enorted the cap
tain. q ought to have you arrested"
That night as the captain sat in the
library. Marjorie came in to use the
telephone, and paused behind her
fathers chair to pull his ears.
who's that you have with you on
the porch, Margie?" he asked.
"Pole Smith," she informed him.
Hes just telling me all about how
well he's going to like business. He
says he made $4,000 in one deal to-
day"
YES, confound it, he did," exploded
the captain. He made it out of my
pocket and borrowed my money to do
it with"
Her laugh upon that was delicious
so much so that the captain stopped
to listen to it in positive joy, all his
annoyances of the day forgotten.
81 guess I'm lemon" he confessed,
laughing with her.
"A nickels worth of them" she
agreed, twisting two corkscrews in
his gray hair. 81 should think that a
shrewd old business tiger like you
h,,, to