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with salary [[red underline]] 11000 [[/red underline]] and bonus pertaining thereto 
George Roll also in class II with bonus pertaining thereto but same salary as now. Karpen and Schleussner spoke well about George Roll and I feel happy of their attitude. - [[strikethrough]] wha [[/strikethrough]] I realize however that by their arguments they both want for themselves as large a slice of the earnings as possible. I am reluctant to accept, finally we compromise on $100,000 to be divided as follow 1/4 to Schleussner, 1/4 to Karpen 1/2 to me. I also find that [[red underline]] Karpen [[/red underline]] has been reimbursed for all his expenses so I tell them I shall also charge my disbursements.
Feel glad this discussion
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is all over. [[red underline]] Kirk Brown [[/red underline]] with his suspicious mind seems to have entertained the fear that we [[red underline]] were going [[/red underline]] to [[strikethrough]] charge [[/strikethrough]] lay him off or his sons. How absurd, told Karpen the thought had not even entered our mind Kirk Brown is born suspicious and will probably never change this attitude.
Dec. 9. Sent telegram to George advising him that I intend to leave here about end of month but that it is impossible for his mother to go to Paris to fetch the children as he wants her to do in view of the possibility of his leaving for the Far East.
[[underlined in red]] Redman [[/underlined in red]] writes a very sensible letter urging to stop our complicated advertising