The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1926-08-12

hesitated. He received no sign tha'
would serve as a glide to action, ant
presently disappeared from the room
his head wagging pitifully
Constance bit her lips.
MAY ] venture to ask your
plans?' she inquired
Certainly They are simple Tt
make it brief. my plans are to put
your fathers household on an eco.
nomic basis hat win correspond to
that On which his hardware establish
ment is now operated. 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 cooperation.
And if we should decline to CO..
operate?"
That is an impossible contin.
gency
Constance and her brother ex.
changed glances. and both Of them
looked at Alice. Here was a 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 expect your
cooperation continued MIR. Hedge
in a less formal tone. Il may say
that can easily show you why we
should cooperate. The science. Of
eliminating waste and installing eff.
aie1cNy is q 70 eaipafipn ona Il aoc
sesses strong elements of romance"
Alice's eyes wore a hypnotic stare.
Your father. although an unbe
lever. recently became interested in
it. l may now say that he is a
strong advocate. His business has
been completely reformed"
Was there anything The matter
with it?" demanded Billy.
over two hundred thousand dol
lars worth of annual waste" said
Mr.. Hedge promptly. eve do not
know. unfortunately. the annual
waste of his household, but / under
stand hat no accounting has beer
kept. However, that will be RENE.
lied. ] should judge, from a very
casual inspection, that anything up
% a fifty per cent saving may be
achieved. In any went. the work
will be n Of great interest"
The son of the household had an
exclamation on his lips. but
Constance checked him with a sign.
She was thinking rapidly. Instirrc.
lively she felt that the time was one
or caution.
If there was 10 be a battle, it would
,e necessary TO make the customary
commissioners. She had carried
With her the tiny bit of pasteboard
the visitor handed her in the
.brary: now she picked it up from
he table and glanced at it idly. 1t
merely a play for time. but the
uccessor of John w brooke was
rompt in turning the trifing Incl.
ent TO account.
If you will note my card" Ii
lid. you will see that it is about
ne-half the area of the customary
usiness card. That saves paper.
will note that there is no super
Mr. and that the Christian
anne is represented by an initial.
hat saves ink and type. A similar !
wing is represented by the letters !
;. E. which serve adequately to !
esignate the nature of my business. |
he entire card is supplied at a
'rty-two-per-cent reduction over the |
)st of the average business card. |
he matter may seem trining. in
.ality. it is important. 1t is a pri- /
cry step in scientific management /
But what dos z. z. mean?" /
iked Constance. studying the /
snurious scrap of ~pasteboard I
Efficiency Engineer" /
1T would SEEM" she observed {
itically, that your card requires a &
.rbal explanation" 4
"Possibly-to the uniformed" re- b
id Mr. Hedge Even 50, con. 9
.rsation is cheaper than paper and :
You now understand what E. z.
cans, it will never be necessary for
u to inquire again during the ar
Of your natural life But in "
e same period. if it Were necessary ST
print Efficiency Engineer in full tr
all similar cards, the expense in tn
per and ink would doubtless III sh
TO thousands Of dollars, TO say st
Of the. time and % of com
1t would be an economic
=
was an unmlistal5able note Of r
thusiasm in the voice of Mr.
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