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Updated: June 4, 2025
Some months before he had been sent to make a report on a coal property in Pennsylvania. He had made it under the assumption that the firm was thinking of underwriting its bonds. He had been mistaken. As owners Honaton & Benson had already acquired the majority of interest in it.
Pete here doesn't like to have his lovely English all messed up by a practical dub like me. I doubt if he wants to sever his connection with this firm." Honaton yielded. "Oh," he said, "I'm willing enough he should stay, if " "Well, I'm not," said Pete, and put an end to the conversation by walking out of the room.
Benson's private office, saw Honaton leaning against the window-frame, with his hat-brim held against his thigh exactly like a fashion-plate, he knew that something of importance must be pending. Benson, the senior member, was a very different person. He looked like a fat, white, pugnacious cat.
They talked of the situation and the property and the demand for copper until Honaton began to look at his watch, a flat platinum watch, perfectly plain, you might have thought, until you caught a glimpse of a narrow line of brilliants along its almost imperceptible rim. His usual working day was over in half an hour. "And when I come back, Mr. Benson?" said Wayne.
"Your place will be open for you here." There was a pause. "Well, what do you say?" said Honaton. "I feel very grateful for the offer," said Pete, "but of course I can't give you an answer now." "Why not, why not?" returned Honaton, who felt that he had given up half an hour for nothing if the thing couldn't be settled on the spot; and even Benson, Wayne noticed, began to glower.
Wayne would have said that he could never forget the presence under any circumstances of his future wife, waiting, probably nervously, in the outer office; but he did. The interest of the next hour drove out everything else. Honaton was sent for from the exchange, a lawsuit was threatened, a bribe he couldn't mistake it offered.
When you said it was the richest vein and favorably situated, I supposed that was what you meant. If you meant just the opposite, well, let it go. Honaton & Benson certainly don't want to get out a report contrary to fact." "That's what he has accused us of," said Honaton. "Oh, no, no," said Benson; "don't be too literal, Jack. In the heat of argument we all say things we don't mean.
"Wayne," said Benson, "how would you like to go to China?" And Honaton repeated portentously, "China," as if Benson might have made a mistake in the name of the country if he had not been at his elbow to correct him. Wayne laughed. "Well," he said, "I have nothing against China." Benson outlined the situation quickly.
Honaton?" said Pete, with the innocence of manner that an employee should use when putting his superior in a hole. "I don't see what difference that makes to you, Wayne, if you're not taking them," said Honaton, as if he were triumphantly concealing the fact that he didn't know.
I'm a statistician." "What's that?" "I make reports on properties, on financial ventures, for the firm I'm with, Benson & Honaton. They're brokers. When they are asked to underwrite a scheme " "Underwrite? I never heard that word." The boy laughed. "You'll hear it a good many times if our acquaintance continues."
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