Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-08-14

1 hesitated de received no. sign that
would serve as glide to action. and
presently disappeared from the room.
MS head waggiuS pitifuliy
Constance bic her lips
May I venture to as. rour
plans?" she inquired
| Certainly They are simple r.
make II brief. my plans are 10 rut
your fathers household on nm eco.
nomic basis that viii correspond to
that on which his hardvvar. establish
| ment Is now operated. I may say
that these plans are also his. hut the
accomplishment Of them has been
turned over entirely to- me shall
OF course expect your corporation.
And IL we should decline to /co.
operator
That is an impossible contin.
gency"
Constance and her brother ex.
changed glances. and both. of them
looked at Alice. Here was t fool who
had rushed in where an angel feared
TO tread: where even John. w {.
Brooke. hardware magnate. often
walked with circumspection. !;
When say that I expect your
cooperation" continued Mr.. Hedge
In less formal tone. II may say
that I can easily show you why we
should cooperate. Tho science. OF :
eliminating waste and Installing eff.
cheney Is fascinating one. 1t pos.
sesses strong elements of romance"
Alice's eyes wore a hypnotic stare.
Your father. although an unbe.
liever. recently became Interested in
1t. I may now say that he is
strong advocate. His business has
been completely reformed"
WAS the.e anything the matter !:
with tt?" demanded Billy. (,
over two hundred thousand dol: !,
lars worth Of annual waste" said {
Mr.. Hedge promptly. 1--WE do not ;
know. unfortunately. the annual Z
waste of his household. but under.
stand that no accounting has been s
Kept. However, that will be RENE. !,
died. / should Judge, from q very
casual inspection. that anything up :
TO nifty per cent saving may be |.
achieved. In any event. the work
will be one Of great interest"
The son Of the household had din I
angry exclamation on his lips. but I
Constance checked him with a sign.
She was thinking rapidly. Instirc-
lively she felt that the time was one /
for caution. 3
II there was to be a battle. 1t would
be necessary to make the customary
Reconnaissance. She had carried !
with her the tiny bit Of pasteboard
which the visitor handed her in the
library: now she picked it up from
the table and glanced at It idly. II
was merely play for time. but the
successor Of John w Brooke was !
prompt In turning the trif1ing Incl.
dent to account.
If you will note my card" no /,
said. you will see that 1t Is about !
one-half the area Of the customary I
business card. That saves paper. ,
You viii note that there Is no super. /
fluous Mr. and that the Christian I
name Is represented by an initial. :
That saves ink and type. A similar /
saving Is represented by the letters !
r. E. which serve adequately to .
designate the nature OF my business.
The entire card Is supplied at
forty.two.per-cent reduction over the
cost OF the average business card.
The matter may seem trifling: in
reality. It is important. It is O pri.
But what dos e. E. mean?"
asked Constance. studying the
penurious scrap Of pasteboard.
Efficiency Engineer"
1T would SEEM" she observed
critically. that your card requires. q, 4
verbal explanation" q
"Possibly-to the uniformed re- !
| piled Mr. Hedge. seven SO. con.
versation u cheaper than paper and;
| ink. You now understand what z; E.
| means: It will never be necessary for
| you to inquire again during the
| period Of your natural life. But In
the same period. II II were necessary
to print Efficiency Engineer In full
| on all similar cards. che expense In
paper and Ink would doubtless run
into thousands Of dollars. to say
nothing Of the time and cost Of com. I
position. 1t would be en- economic
fallacy." 4
There was an unmistajeabls note Of
enthusiasm In the voice OF Gs.
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