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What a towel!" she held up the side of a flour-sack, on which was a firm-name in brown letters. She laughed in high glee. There was a delicious suggestion in the fact that she was standing by his side helping him in his household affairs. Bradley was embarrassed, but she chattered away, oblivious of space and time. Her regard for him had grown absolutely outspoken and without shame.
Finishing his statement, James Haynes turned to leave the office, but his employer called him back. "Wait a minute, Mr. Haynes," he said, gravely. "I wish to ask you one or two questions." "Certainly, sir." "I believe we have transactions with a party in Hartford, with the firm-name of H. L. Davis & Co.?" "Yes, sir," said Haynes, starting and flushing a little. "Is Mr. Davis a relative of yours?"
But Pusey had long been dead and the "Co.," of which Mr. Tolman had been a member, was dissolved. Our elderly hero, having bought out the business, firm-name and all, for many years had carried it on with success and profit. His counting-house was a small and quiet place, but a great deal of money had been made in it. Mr. Tolman was rich very rich indeed.
He there acquired such habits of industry that at the age of twenty-one he became a partner, and was appointed postmaster of Rindge. In 1825, he sought a wider field of action and removed to Boston. Here be began business under the firm-name of Wilder and Payson, in Union Street; then as Wilder and Smith, in North Market Street; and next in his own name at No. 3 Central Wharf.
The shorts are running to cover, and there's a report that it was suicide, which makes things worse. It couldn't have happened at a more inopportune time, either. Dad's on his way from Pittsburg to help save Merkle's bank." "Shouldn't you have been at business on such a day?" Bob shrugged carelessly. "I'm only a 'joke' broker. The governor thinks a firm-name looks well on my cards.
French Pete called for his oilskins and sou'wester, and Joe also was equipped with a spare suit. Then he and 'Frisco Kid were sent below to lash and cleat the safe in place. In the midst of this task Joe glanced at the firm-name, gilt-lettered on the face of it, and read: "Bronson & Tate." Why, that was his father and his father's partner. That was their safe, their money!
In one portion of the eating-house where lunch is obtained to-day are a number of umbrella-makers manufacturing gingham umbrellas; on every umbrella is stamped the firm-name "John Douglas, Manchester." Cigarettes, nicely made and equal in every respect to those of other countries, are boldly labelled "cigars:" thus do these curious imitators make mistakes.
He died after a short but very painful agony. Yozhov was for some reason or other banished from the town soon after the occurrence on the steamer. A great commercial house sprang up in the town under the firm-name of "Taras Mayakin & African Smolin." Nothing had been heard of Foma during these three years.
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