The Monmouth inquirer., 1918-02-21

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The ''credit man" laughed and drew
hia heavy chair closer into the circle.
&c glanced at his watch.
Il viii just have time to give you
one story. Then I must 60" he said.
Most of you will remember the
eharactar-killing publicity given sew
eral years ago to a man by the name
Of John Goode. He was defaulter,
you will recall. and he has never ex-
planned what became of his rich uncle
who disappeared as off the face OF
the earth.
John Goode had not been with our
concern long when the din broke
loose. He mad been there long
enough however. to become friend
OF the treasurer.
'sThe treasurer of our entire system
is woman"
Two or three OF the men started to
speak. The "credit man" raised his
hand to silence the remarks.
II know all that" he said. you
think the treasurer of Merrick, Flagg
q Co. Is . member of this club. So the
nominal treasurer is; but the next
time he comes in ask him of the
treasurer is not woman and see
how proudly he will answer in the
Affirmative. When it comes 10 actual
treasureship he knows not much more
ahout the treasurers books than | do.
At that, he is not letting things go
BY uanoticed.
-sThe treasurer of our concern is a
woman and has been for good
many years.
'|They say 1t takes woman to read
the small type Oh mans soul. 1t is
also claimed that man with lubri-
Gated tongue and an eye that can be
made behave can win more from a.
woman than a sky-scraper full of out
spoken, everyday business men.
have seen times when l thought both
views were correct. You will see
when / get through which one l be-
lieve to-day.
'John Goode came along. I have
forgotten now in what capacity at
Arst; but he got along. He was a
soft baspoken individual, when he did
apeak. There was an open-faced di-
rectness about him. The heads Of the
arm liked him; but he did not throw
himself much in their way. He did
not draw down a very heavy envelope,
and had q wife and three children to
keep OFT OF that 1 used to wonder
how he managed 1t, for he did not
have tie look of man in want. He
was always. neatly dressed. saw his
family with him one evening and they
were neatly dressed.
soft bespoken, did I say? Yes,
allowing for certain provocations.
There was one subject, whenever it
was mentioned. that brought him to
smphatic words. He beloved like a
social reformer for confidence be-
tween employer and employee. He
meyer hesitated to state that he be-
lteyed a mans word should be his
bond. whether there were other IRON
clad agreements or not.
"Somehow I could not help wcnder-
Ing . bit how far he would go with
his theories. ] found out.
"Omm day / overheard him ask one
Of tina boys for five dollars till the
naxt payday. He was refused, for the
saaacient reason that the other fellow
did not have it, bat he was told that
the treasurer sometimes advanced a
little. il she was satisfied with her
character reading.
"Goode went to the treasurer. He
zoe the ave.. which, of course, was to
be deducted from his next envelope.
That was the small part of it.
"Hs stood by the treasurer's desk
fag half an hour after he had asked
for the AVs. The two got acquainted,
and the treasurer, so l was told,
smiled when he left her as if she had
been houored by the visit.
AFTER that, for the next two or
three months. frequently saw him
chatting pleasantly with the little
woman who handled two million and
more OF the concerns funds each
year. He seemed at ease when ne
was with her more so than any
where else about the place. caught
Q few scraps Of the conversation. ALI
most invariably it was honey talk.
Something about his wife's opinion or
9 cute remark Of one of the children.
II tuat had to smile when heard it.
"One day, when Goode had been
With us about 8 year, went into the
traasurer's Office to get her opinion
about one Of our former boys who
had gone into business for himself.
She gave her opinion quickly and be-
gaR 70 talk about our boys"
"tAnd don't you think we have got
O model in Mr.. Goode?? she asked.
Il smiled. / could not help catch
iaR o serious note in the question. l
had tust been put in charge of the
credit department and she must have
thought / ought to know something
about car own employees as well as
our customers.
"'Oh. I don't know l answered.
'why!
"T Let him have a good deal Of