Part 24 (1/2)
”Men ork for ive better heed to their business,” said he ”If they care more for a noise in the street than for their work, it is time they left”
”I am ready to leave any time you please,” retorted Benjamin, as considerably nettled by such treat, and I shall not be treated in this way long, I assure you”
”That, indeed!” exclaimed Keimer ”You would not stay another hour if it were not for our agreement, in accordance hich I noarn you that, at the end of a quarter's tiret that you cannot send er for ahis hat, he left As he passed down, he requested Meredith, one of the hands, to bring sos
In the evening Meredith went to see Benja the articles referred to
”What shall you do now?” Meredith inquired
”I shall return to Boston forthwith”
”I wouldn't do that You can do much better here than you can there”
”What can I do here now?”
”Set up business for yourself”
”I have no money to do it with”
”My father has,” said Meredith; ”and I will go into company with you if he will furnish the means I am not acquainted with the business, and you are; so I will furnish the capital, and you shall e the concern, and ill share the profits equally”
”Your father will never do it,” suggested Benjamin
”I ah opinion of you, and he wants a good opportunity to set me up I will ask him, at any rate”
”I would like such an enterprise ainst Keimer? He will now do all he can to crush ,” answered Meredith ”I happen to know that he is in debt for all the property in his hands He keeps his shop miserably, too; often sells without profit in order to raiseaccounts He will fail as surely as he keeps on in this way”
”I will agree to your plan if you can make it work,” said Benjamin
”See your father ily, Meredith saw his father, and he was ready to furnish the necessary capital, because of his high regard for Benjamin
”I am the more ready to do this,” said he to Benjaood influence overto excess, and I hope he will be persuaded, by your more intimate connection in business, to reform entirely”
It was settled that they should set up business as soon as they could procure the necessary articles froland
CHAPTER XXIII
SETTING UP BUSINESS