Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-08

that it was not often that a young fell
low refused such a chance as he had
just offered in vain to Bob Broadley.
His prospective relationship to Bob
had reached the stage of being as
sumed between Duplay and him, al
though it had not yet been explicitly
mentioned.
81 wish somebody would try mel"
laughed the major. I'm kicking my
heels all day down here"
liver made no reply and played
around in silence. He lost, perhaps,
because he was thinking OF something
else. He liked Duplay, he thought
him clever, and, looking back on the
history of the Tristram affair." he felt
somehow that he would like to do the
major a good turn. Were they not
in sense companions in misfortune?
Two days later Duplay sat in the
Office of Sloyd, Sloyd & Guerney as
Iver's representative; his mission was
to represent to the youthful firm the
exceeding folly of their conduct in
regard to Blinkhampton. His ready
brain had assimlated all the facts,
and they lost nothing by his ready
tongue. He even made an impress
sion on the enemy.
1T doesn't do to look at one tran
saction only, Mr.. Sloyd," he reminded
the spruce but rather nervous young
man. It'll pay you to treat us reason
ably. Mr.. Iyer's a good friend to
have, and bad enemy"
I'm quite alive to all that; but we
o1> oI1
tage and-Sloyd was evidently little
puzzled and he glanced at the clock"
I'VE recognize that: we offer you
$4,000. We take over your option,
and give you two thousand. This
was the figure that liver and he had
decided would tempt the young firm;
their fear of .Ae great Mr.. liver would
make them content with that.
Sloyd was half inclined to be con-
tent; the firm would make thou
sand; the balance would be good in
terest on the capitalists 100000 and
there would still be enough of vic
tory to sooth the feelings of every
body concerned.
I'm expecting the gentleman who
is associated with me. If you'll eX-
cuse me I'll step out and see if he's
arrived"
Duplay saw through the sugges-
ton, but he had no objection to per-
hitting a consultation. He lit his CT
gar and waited while Sloyd was away.
The major was in greater content
ment with himself than he had been
since he recognized his defeat. Next
to succeeding, it is perhaps the pleas
ATTEST thing to make people regret
that you have not succeeded. If he
proved his capacity Iver would regret
what happened more, probably even
jamie would come to regret it.
Sloyd returned, but instead of com
ing in directly, he held the door and
allowed another to pass in front of
him. Duplay jumped up with a NUT
tered exclamation What the deuce
was Harry Tristram doing there?
| Harry advanced, holding out his
hand.
I'VE neither of us thought we
should meet in this way, Major Du
play. The worlds full of surprises
I've learned that anyhow, and | dare
say you've known it long while
You're in this business!" CRIED
the major, too astonished for any pre-
amble
J Harry nodded. Let's get through
it." he said. because it's very simple
Sloyd and l have made up our mind
exactly what we ought to have"
| 1t was the same manner that thu
major remembered seeing by the poo
perhaps trifle less aggressive, bu
making UP for tnat by an even in
creased self-confideEce Duplay hat
thought of his former successful riva
as broken man. He was not that
He had never thought of him as
Spectator in building land. Seeming
ly that was what he had become.
Harry sat down on the table, Sloy,
standing by him and spreading GU
before him plan of Blinkhamptol
and the elevation Of a row of build
ings.
You ask u.s. Harry went on, re
sentfully, almost accusingly, ct
throw UP this thing just when we'r
ready to go ahead. Everything's il
train. We could begin work tomol
row.
Tome, come, where are you goin
to get the money!" interrupted Dt
/ play. He felt that he must asser
himself
Never mind. We can get it. o
, we can wait till we do. We shut yo
out just as badly, Wheeler you leav
the old buildings or put up new. How
ever, we shall get it. I'm satisfied a
: to that"
, you've heard my offer?'
, Yes" smiled Harry. THE rewar
: of getting ahead of Mr. liver is,
| seems, s2,000. 1t must be done pre-
: ty often, if it's as cheap as that.
hope he's well?"
: quite well. Mr. Tristram, than
| you. But when you talk of gettin
{ ahead of him"
. We'll, l put it plainly, that's al
I'm new to this, and | dare say Sloy
= here you'd put it better. But II
i moneys in it, so | like to have n
/ say"
!, Both the dislike and the reluctal
respect of old days We're in the N
O jor's mind.
t Il don't want to be anything D,
g friendly. Neither Sloyd nor l wal
that-especially toward Mr. liver
}, toward you, major. We've been neis
q bors.' He smiled and went on, SIN
d ing still. oddly enough, I've sa