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32 liquidating the business or buying out Barton's interest. Once more he went home to consult his father, who raised the money to enable his son to become the sole owner. It was not long before the young man's guiding principle of not spending just because he was earning made it possible for him to return the borrowed money.

A little later Williamson was attracted by the location and reputation of the business of John S. Newlin, who had let it be known that he wanted to retire. Williamson thought so much of the opportunity that he sold his own business with the idea of buying Newlin's. But before doing so, with his usual caution, he spent a year or more in the store as a clerk under Newlin's tutelage, desiring to learn everything about the business before risking all his capital in pitting a country experience against city methods. When he felt that he knew the details of the business, Williamson made a deal with Newlin, who then retired. Williamson took hold with new ambition and confidence.

One of the clerks was a Penn Manor boy, H. Nelson Burroughs, who had had business