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Wrote it all down in a little book. I suppose he is planning on cutting pay." Bince's eyes narrowed. "He got that information from every man in the shop?" he asked. "Yes," replied Krovac. Bince was very pale. He stood in silence for some minutes, apparently studying the man before him. At last he spoke. "Krovac," he said, "you don't like this man Torrance, do you?"

"Come with me, Elizabeth," he said; "we will go out to the cashier's cage and get you fixed up." They entered Bince's office, which adjoined Compton's. "Wait here a minute, Elizabeth," said Bince. "How much do you want? I'll get it for you and bring it back. I want to see you a moment alone before you go." She told him how much she wanted, and he was back shortly with the currency.

"And so I want you to get thoroughly into the harness as soon as possible, that I may turn over the entire management you. But I can't do it, Harold, while the profits are diminishing." As the older man's gaze fell again to statements before him the eyes of younger man narrowed just a trifle as they rested upon Mason Compton, and then as the older man looked up Bince's expression changed.

As Jimmy left the office he discovered that those last words of Bince's had made a considerable and a rather unfavorable impression on him. He was sure that there was an underlying meaning, though just what it portended he was unable to imagine. From the International Machine Company Jimmy went directly to the restaurant where he and Little Eva had dined the night before.

There is no question but what you have accomplished a great deal for us of a practical nature, but I believe in view of Mr. Bince's feelings in the matter that we had better terminate our arrangement." Jimmy suddenly noted how old and tired his employer looked.

This fact, coupled with Bince's present rather nasty manner, was rapidly arousing the anger of the efficiency expert. "I didn't come in here," he said, "to discuss your matrimonial prospects, Mr. Bince. I came in here to see the pay-roll, and you will oblige me by letting me see it."

"Oh, I guess he will," said Jimmy, and a moment later he knocked at Bince's office door. When Bince saw who it was he turned back to his work with a grunt. "I am sorry, Torrance," he said, "but I can't talk with you just now. I'm very busy." "Working on the pay-roll?" said Jimmy. "Yes," snarled Bince. "That's what I came in to see," said the efficiency expert. "Impossible," said Bince.

"I am free now," he said, "with the exception of a little personal business which I can doubtless finish up tomorrow suppose I come Thursday?" "Good," exclaimed Compton, "but before you go I want you to meet our assistant general manager, Mr. Bince." And he led Jimmy toward Bince's office. "This is Mr. Torrance, Harold," said Mr. Compton as they entered, "Mr. Bince, Mr. Torrance. Mr.

"She thinks of me as I think of her, only as a good friend." At the office of the International Machine Company the work of the C.P.A.'s was drawing to a close. Their report would soon be ready to submit to Mr. Compton, and as the time approached Bince's nervousness and irritability increased.

"I was certain that that letter was here. Have you seen anything of a letter from Mosher." "No, sir," replied Edith. "Well, I wish you would step into Mr. Bince's office, and see if it is on his desk." Upon the assistant general manager's desk lay a small pile of papers, face down, which Edith proceeded to examine in search of the Mosher letter.