er have a human being around who is willing to smoke
a cigar with me once in a while, to crack a joke, or at least to laugh at
my jokes. Just to break the monotony, I would be perfectly willing to have
him make a few mistakes, to forget something. I have lots of faults--too
many, I guess, to be comfortable around such a paragon of perfection as
that boy."

Now, the truth of the matter was, as we well knew, that this young man,
while serious-minded and efficient, had a keen sense of humor, appreciated
a good joke, and was at times very merry with his own companions. He had
in his mind, however, a certain ideal conduct for a business man. And to
the best of his ability, he lived up to this ideal, no matter what the
personality of his employer.

"FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT"

Many employees make the mistake of attempting familiarity with employers
whose dignity is largely developed and whose sociability and sense of
humor are only moderate or even deficient. The man whose head shows its
longest line from point of chin to crown, who has a long face with long,
vertical lines, whose lips are rather thin, whose forehead is rather
narrow and somewhat retreating, and whose back-head is only moderately
developed or even deficient, is not a man to slap on the back. He will
resent any familiarity or any jocular attempt to draw him down on a plane
of equality with his employees. If such a man is also fine-textured, he is
very sensitive and must be treated with deference and respect. If he has a
short upper lip, he is amenable to flattery, but the flattery must be
delicate and deferential.

Even when these characteristics are not extreme and the habitual attitude
of an employer is one of geniality, with a certain amount of jocularity,
employees should be on their guard, especially if the executive has a
square head behind. Such a man, like Cousin Egbert, in Harry Leon Wilson's
story, "Ruggles of Red Gap," "can be pushed just so far." It is dangerous
to try to push him any further. He has a very true and proper sense of
dignity and, while he is perfectly willing to be sociable and to live with
his employees upon terms of friendliness, he knows well how to check any
exuberance which tends to trench upon familiarity.

THE "NAPOLEONIC" EXECUTIVE

There is a type of employer who has a high, well-rounded, long head; his
head is also wide above the ears, but rather narrow back of the ears. He
is usually light in complexion, fine textu