Making People Happy

stion made to her by Mrs. Delancy now took on definite shape and became substantial. In view of the fact that her husband had explicitly brought her into a bus

d efficiency on the part of the workers. With this laudable purpose, Cicily, after broaching the subject in detail to Hamilton, who made no objection, since her helpfulness was to be operated out of her private fortune, at once busied herself with the execution of the project. The factory downtown was soon a-chatter with excitement over the startling innovations that were under way. The employés cursed or cheered according to their natures, as they learned of the gifts

he factory, and called on them in their homes. She invited them to visit her in return, and she matured a project to make the Civitas Society her ally in this noble work of up-lift and equalization in the soci

very close at hand. In the end, he decided not to reject the offer made by Morton in behalf of the trust. Otherwise, he would be confronted by Carrington's competition in selling to the independent trade at a dead loss. But he was determined ultimately to combat this competition to the limit of his ability and capital. It was apparent to him that success would be impossible from the outset unless he should reduce his operating expenses to the minimum. For this reason, he planned

mannered Yankee of forty, who spoke with a pronounced drawl; and McMahon, a short, red-headed, shrewd Irishman, with a face on which shone a volatile good-humor. The three, on entering the library and being greeted by Hamilton, found that their employer had fortified himself for the conference by the presence of Mr. Delancy, in whose business judgment the younger man had great confidence. The men received the pleasant salutation of Hamilton with awkwardness, but without any trace of shamefacedness, for they had the consciousness of their r

mn about Schopenhauer and socialism, and I'm sure Mr. Hamilton

port of Delancy, as did

oss a chanc

, was inclined t

ent yet to give the bo

g friendliness toward the German himself that it was not to be resisted. Schmidt nodded in token that the em

to present his side of the

hrough good times and through bad times for more than thirty years. Sometimes, too, it has been run at a loss, without any cut in the wage

!" Ferguson ag

correction to the

n it in our way, a

ted, without any avoidance of th

ships that would be wrought among their fellows by a ten per cent. cut the length of the scale. It was McMahon who sp

Schmidt, "the boss has to save a mite to pay for the new bath-tubs and tha

ve manicures soon already!" He stared at his pudgy finge

ushed under

n. "They are all being put in by Mrs. Hamilton at her own expense. She is doing i

y!" Schmidt grun

in another flight of pleasantry, which sha

to his wife's undertaking, and even Mr. Delancy relaxed the harsh set of his features. "The longer you work in it," the Irishman contin

ied to the wages of the women in the packing-department, where a hundred were empl

enough to stand it?" Fergu

eatened to strike, if I make this cut. Well, I am forced to threaten y

efore the fireplace, rose on

"Who has given you that permission

gged his shou

d to take a ten per cent. cut. The truth of the matter is that the factory is not making a cent of profit. I have to make the boxes for sale at a loss now, on account of the competition of the trust factory, which is trying to put me out of business. I must work at cost, or even at a loss, for a time. With the ten per cent. cut, I can keep going. With

s?" Schmidt questioned, shrewdly. "She

her money. Since she's been coming around to the house these last few weeks, it's cost me a week's pay

is testimony to

one, forbore. "My girl, Sadie, she put two dollars in false hair this very week. Your wife is sure making i

over the infelicitous results of his wife's benev

you straight. I'm sorry. But, unless you take the cut,

s," Ferguson replied, glumly.

," Hamilton persisted. "Come

roceed. But Schmidt was not given to hesitation in expressing himself on any occasion. He

f only, I want to say-How