Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-08-25

II ouC uhy "ucN oEIVlH6 HlU HOLOE
meets Mrs. Masterson.
Elsie is soon to become . mother.
Tony, realizing that he should be
extra efforts in his work, and Is temper
arily placed In charge Of sending out
the trucks. -
CHAPTER xH-Continued.
MY name is Goodwin; Mr.. Cook
did not tell me yours"
The manager of the factory and his
fathers associate! 1t was the priest
chance that Tony and he never had
met at the Adriance house. But Mr..
Goodwin belonged to an older genera
ton than the senior Adriance, his
home was in Englewood and he rare
~ came to New York unless upon
businese-the great city was distaste-
full to him. Some thing OF this
Adriance ,recollected after his first
disrnay, and drew such assurance
o 1t as he might, as he answered.
win"
"Adriance?"
Yes, sir. 1t is not odd; / am a
distant connection Of the New York
recollection of a witty Frenchman
who alluded to an estranged member
of his family as his distant brother"
II see. l s~ee;>after all, even some
what unusual anne are constantly
repeated" Mr.. Goodwin scrutinized
the other in the glare Of artificial light
that rather, confused vision. But ex.
cuse me, you hardly speak like 4
Does not that depend on the
chauffeur" Ardtance parted pleas
antly: Il hope not to remain one all
my life. anyhow
"Ah-certainly. Mr.. Cook asked
me to come down and observe the i'm
provement In the. conditions here this
morning. l am pleased, much pleased.
I should have regulated the system in
ern innovations press upon me rather
fast. l looked forward to retiring, I
do indeed" he coughed lmpatiently
and glanced vaguely over the great
room. However, that Is not the point.
l should like you to keep this position,
Adriance: at least until Mr.. Ransome
RECEIVERS. I hear&he Is threatened with
II should be glad to do so, Mr..
Goodwin"
I'VE might use him In the once to
better advantage. Well, we will try
your system frst. Write an order for
any fling cabinets or apparatus you
deem necessary. Give 1t to Mr.. Cook
and I will see personally that all is
supplied. This is a critical moment
on which may depend a considerable
trade with South America Cook tells
me thai more goods have been moved
this morning. than in any entire day
recently. We had thought Of buying
more trucks"
81 think that this IL not required.
sir; wish you would try my way for
a week before doing so, at least. It
Is only a question of using to the full
extent the materials on hand. I fancy
new troubles grow UP with new in.
stttutions, and an outsider may more
easily e the remedy"
Yes? Young blood in the business,
you think? Perhaps. perhaps"
Two trucks roared into the place
and up to Adriance's post. When ne
had finished with them and sent them
turned back to Mr.. Goodwin: but that
gentleman. satisfied ae to the improved
conditions, was already stepping into
the elevator to return to his own ohices
above.
'Seventy-three, the old top is"
remarked Cook, running over to pass
his fellow-worker a mass of memo
randa. Keen as ever, but not up-to-
date. that is all. Here-these to the
l WIN W SAO 1IA0 06s Ala
straight to the decorator on Fifth
Avenue, who is waiting for tits a
special design landscape-paper for a
club grill-room on Long Island. Rush
the n to the steamer-Long Island
and Buffalo can wait"
"You were mighty good to help me
that way" said Adriance. He took the
slip, regarding the little man with a
glance in which many thoughts met.
! He annilA6 AZ ma ~ fhAeA a~A hNa
face became warmly kind for an in
slant and rather startled Cook.
you helped me out Of a scrape by
volunteering this morning" Cook an
swered. a tribe abruptly. u only
asked him to come see how things
here?"
Yes. for the present"
work before?"
Handling trucks?"
mo. handling men.
Adriance considered.
only on a yacht, I think" q
A group of. four trucks came in.
Outside a whistle began t O blow;
others Joined the clAmor and .a.gons
changed heavily through the %interihitt-
ent shudder Of the machinery-crowded
building Twelve o'clock! Cook hur-
ried away to his own men. who had
fallen idle with the surprising prompt.
ness Of b true workmen: and the ex-
animation was ended. Adriance fore.
saw that it would recommends, but
he was Indifferent. He cared very
little how soon his father discovered
him, now that he. had resolved to seek
his father as soon as he saw his way
q little more clearly.
He was profoundly gratiAed and ex-
cited by this mornings success. II
gave him seif-conddencs and It en-
Iabled him TO ask q share in the fac.
tory's management with. somethi4a
more tangible to offer his father than
the mere ASSERTION that he saw Inn
provements TO be made. He actually
had accomplished something. He
would save many thousands Of dollars
BY ntilisfng the machines ON hand
instead OF purchasing moro of the
costly hnotor-trucks With their expen.
ses 4 ,upkeep. additional ehaufsurs,
and 1hsvttabIA detertorafion from use,
~ walked out into the cold, fresh
atf 70 giissps1s the sunshine and cool
his hot Aush 81 Satisfaction HI
1thptght o. Elsie With II paeoicpl gol
Htsndernsss ana triamph. he received
that he would rot tan her 1f III
plans untiis th1y wsrs better assured.
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