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The Romance and Tragedy of a Widely Known Business Man of New York

The Romance and Tragedy of a Widely Known Business Man of New York

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Chapter 1 THE FIRST ROUND OF THE LADDER

Word Count: 1710    |    Released on: 01/12/2017

February

Walter E

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office-boy. I had replied to the advertisement in the Herald, without consu

s to Cuban ports, had failed in business as a result of losses during the war, the

ixteen years of age, I commenced as an office-boy at a salary of three dollars per week. The position in those days was vastly different from what it is to-day. The

in luxury, was cheerfully undertaken, and it is only referred to

office ran as smoothly as that of any lad in similar position. The only other employee was a younger brother of Mr. Derham, who was taken in as a limited partner shortly after I was emp

out-of-town dealers and consumers, but by far the greater volume comprised the

firms have gone out of existence through failure or liquidation, and some accessions have been made, chiefly of foreign blood, but most of the old concerns remain, and though the personality of these has changed

to be expected amongst business competitors, I feel safe in saying that in n

firm only a few years ago discontinued a custom of hanging on the walls of its offices scriptural texts. Of still another firm, the most active member is a leader of Brooklyn's annual Sunday-school processions, though he prides himself on his cold blood, and before le

result of Mr. Derham's brusqueness and quickness to resent anything that he deemed an attempt to take advantage of, or put a

Mr. Derham on one occasion, when, having made what in those days was co

little knowing the reception awaiting me in

, and then all the nervous irritability for which that individual was noted came to the surface at

; get out!" And pushing me across the office, he opened the door and thrust me

back to Mr. Derham and give him

ked rapidly to Winter's office. Entering the door with blood i

nd you decline to a

down on the desk came Mr

messenger, who is my representative when I send him to you, perhaps I'll

ld spring. He signed the contract, told me he was sorry he had been

Smart, a dignified gentleman at that time acting

ncelled, claiming that he had been induced to make the sale through the alleg

ilence for a moment, long enough to discover that he was lacking either in pluck or inclinati

gh to relieve the monotony of office life and at the same time t

rences arose between them, the friction increasing until finally a separation of their business interests was agreed upon. Mr. Thomas De

, and Mr. Derham, after the dissolution of partne

were no further advances later, this

o worse at home and most of my earnings had to contribute to keep the pot boiling, it se

loyed to do the cleaning, and Mr. Derham delegated to me the placing of many of

portion of the correspondence, and it was not long before I had acquired a thorough knowledge of the methods

usiness and accept an offer which had been made him by one of the la

aying him for the good-will twenty-five

e, and advised a partnership on equal terms with a Mr. Bulkley, then doing a brokerage bu

captain in the Seventh Regiment and had seen service. A man of attractive personality, he had many f

m that I could do better without a partner, but he thought otherwise, and not unnaturally, under the circumstances,

d for England, leaving as his succ

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1 Chapter 1 THE FIRST ROUND OF THE LADDER2 Chapter 2 I MEET MY AFFINITY3 Chapter 3 A CO-PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED4 Chapter 4 AND THE ANSWER WAS YES 5 Chapter 5 WEDDING BELLS6 Chapter 6 THE FIRST REVERSE OF FORTUNE.7 Chapter 7 THE COMING OF THE STORK.8 Chapter 8 THE NEW PARTNER.9 Chapter 9 SUBURBAN LIFE.10 Chapter 10 MY PARTNER RETIRES11 Chapter 11 A YEAR OF SUNSHINE12 Chapter 12 AN IDEAL LIFE13 Chapter 13 PROSPEROUS DAYS14 Chapter 14 NEAR THE DARK VALLEY15 Chapter 15 A SUCCESSFUL MANEUVER16 Chapter 16 REDSTONE 17 Chapter 17 OUR NEIGHBORS18 Chapter 18 AN UNEVENTFUL YEAR19 Chapter 19 THE STREAM BROADENS20 Chapter 20 RETROGRESSION21 Chapter 21 THE DAM GIVES WAY22 Chapter 22 THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM23 Chapter 23 A FEW WEAK FRENCH SPECULATORS 24 Chapter 24 EXCITING TIMES25 Chapter 25 COME AND DANCE IN THE BARN 26 Chapter 26 AN IMPORTER AND DEALER27 Chapter 27 SAD HEARTS AT KNOLLWOOD28 Chapter 28 NEW FACES29 Chapter 29 A SHORT YEAR AND A MERRY ONE30 Chapter 30 TWO SIDES TO THE QUESTION31 Chapter 31 THE PANIC OF NINETY-THREE32 Chapter 32 FAREWELL TO REDSTONE 33 Chapter 33 A SUMMER ON THE SOUND34 Chapter 34 MONMOUTH BEACH35 Chapter 35 THE SHIP FOUNDERS36 Chapter 36 THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS37 Chapter 37 W. E. STOWE & CO., INCORPORATED 38 Chapter 38 THE STRUGGLE COMMENCED39 Chapter 39 THE STRUGGLE CONTINUED40 Chapter 40 THE DARKNESS BEFORE THE DAWN41 Chapter 41 BRIGHTER DAYS42 Chapter 42 SMOOTH SAILING INTO ROUGH WATERS43 Chapter 43 THE TYRANNY OF THE JURY LAW44 Chapter 44 BITTER TRIALS45 Chapter 45 AT THE BRINK OF THE GRAVE46 Chapter 46 AGAIN AT THE HELM47 Chapter 47 A NIGHTMARE48 Chapter 48 RETROSPECTION49 Chapter 49 A DREAM50 Chapter 50 FROM GOD AND THE KING 51 Chapter 51 A FOUNDATION PRINCIPLE