Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1921-04-07
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''You wal. ana See What Comes Mi
the commiddee Room Out"

"you wait ana See What Comes Mi,
the commiddee Room Out"
bay-window. "You wait and see wha,
comes NIT the commiddee room out
60 up to the Ovvice."
when / was left alone in the row OF
loDDy chairs with the snappy one
was scared stiff for fear, now that he
didn't have anything else to think Of
he'd catch on the fact that l might
have overheard. But apart from Civ.
ing me one long stare that made NV
blood run cold, he didn't seem to no.
tice me much, and after little he
got up and went to sit on the other
side of the big rotunda where he could
watch the elevators going and coming.
guess he had lots of patience, for
! had to have. J had been sitting in
my corner for two full hours when
l saw the boss corning down the broad
marble stair with Mr.. Chadwick.
MIR. Norcross held up a finger for
me, and when Jumped up he gave
me sheet of paper; Pioneer Short
Line presidents lette1-head with a
few Tines written on it With pen and
sort ut crazy-looking signature under
them.
"Take that to the N1ountaineer to,>
Office and have five hundred Of them
printed" was the boss order "Then
make copy and take 1t to Mr.. Cant
rell. the editor, and ask him TO, run IT
in tomGow's paper as an item Of
news. j. he. feels like it. Wien YOU
are throicsh, come down to Mr.: Chad
wick's car"
Since the thing was going to. he
published, and I was going to- make
copy of it. didn't scruple to. read
it as hurried out to begin hunt for
the Mountameer Office. 1t waH the
printers COPY for an official circular.
dated at Portal City and addressed to-
all officers and employees Of the
Pioneer Short Line. 1t read:
effective at once, Mr.. Graham Nor.
cross Is appointed general manager OF
the Pioneer Short Line system, with,
headquarters at Portal City. and HIS
breckenridge Dunten,
president"
We had got our jolt, all right :. and
leaving the ladder and the Friday start
out of the question, grinned and, told
myself that the one other thing: that
counted for most was the fact that
Mrs. Shefra Macrae was a widow.
] chased like the dickens on, the
printing job. because, apart from
wanting to absorb all the dope b could
as I went along on the new job,
knew would be needed every minute
right at Mfr. Norcross' elbow, msw that
the actual work was beginning.
Luncheon was served in the. Ale1a.
and they kept the business talk 60
ing like q house afire while they were
eating, the hurry being that Mr.. Chad
wick wanted to start back for Chi
cage the minute he could find out IF
our connecting line east would run
him special.
"Now for few unofficial THINGS,
Graham, and we'll CAN it 60" he
said. 'You are to have an absolutely
free hand in the management and the
operating. What you say goes as it
Hes. and Dunton has promised me that
there shall be no appeal, not even to
him" =.
NJ imagine he didn't say that will.
ingly." the boss put in. which was the
first intimation had had that he
wasn't present at the directors meet.
ing in the hotel.
mo. indeed: nothing was done will.
ingly. had to swing the big stick
and swing it hard. But had them
where they couldn't wiggle. You are
to set your own pace. and you are to
have some money for bettermeats.
offered to float new loan on short.
time notes with the Chicago banks,
and the board authorized it."
Inc boss pushed that part Of n
ASIDE abruptly, as he always does
when he has got hold Of the gist Of q
thing. ~
Now, about my staff" he said. "It's
! open gossip all over the West that the
r. 5. L. is differed by lot OF dunn
mics and place-hunters and relatives.
Ill have to clean house."
60 to It; that is a part of your
free hand Have you the material
to draw from7' - :,
y know few good men, IL can
get Them" said the boss thoughtfully,
the one man can't place at sight is
a good corporation counsel. I'm OBJ.
nged to have q good lawyer, Uncle
! have the man for you, IL you'll
take him on my say so; young fel.
low named Ripley who has done some
corkins good work for me in Chicago,
Ill wire him. IL you like. Now a worn
q two about this local graft We
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