Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-25

4 6VVu anu DSkOT6 ne parts with I.
Now, there are the bondholders-"
| Well, what can the bondholders DOR De-
manded Porter.
"oh. get receiver and have a lot of fun.
You may expect that at any time, too.
Those eastern fellows are slow sometimes
about" - =
Yes. but If they weren't eastern fell
| "Oh, bondholders rights are as good
| one place as another. These suits are usu-
ally brought in the name of the trustee In
| their behalf
| Now. do you know what I'm going to
90! demanded Porter. settling back In his
| crair and placing his feet on Fenton's
table I'm going to turn up at the next
annual meeting and clean this thing out
You don't think it's any good; I've got
iaith IN the company and I'm the town. 1
believe it's going to be O good thing
! This little gang here that's been running
here that ' . 70 go I've aug up some stock
the last meeting only eight hundred out OF
nye thousand shares were voted"
Fenton frownsd and continued to punish
himself with the ruler.
You beat me! You haven't the slightest
idea who the other shareholders are: the
company 10 thoroughly rotten In all it's
past history and here you 60 piunging into
| 1t up to your eyes And they say you're
the most conservative banker on the river"
Il guess you don't have to get me out OF
many scrapsa. said Porter. dogEedly.
Whens the annual meetinx?" asked
..Itss a., III
hut Ir mali !, an " u.H,i, close call
Eenton threw down his ruler impatiently
that hsw.u.. ne you 10 remember
| tn tht. 49,. s"H. 5ou any eosice AT All
thing that you're doing. Now. 1 don't
Know anything definitely about 1t. but
n.rs,,sI, .he IMprssslon tnat Margraves
Portsr hro,, YOU. hnes IN TINS business
'Wbere'd Won gst th.ty" With crash'
"It.s th,s you sss shat
su+ 49,. sa,u ronton. In MS quiet
Irov so nrn. "A oai.lmore lawyer that l
morn,nrNs.Lsn. iee ~ Just 9ot IT TINS
s sI,ens 1T seems that my friend has
cnent VINO owns some of these shares A
goo goo p oeal or that stock went to Baltmore
as.ur,. .so. pa, you may remember. i
..vr,ns liz. n.aI stave ~ after IL.
sho"taS g p Iienu right away not to sell.
shCuted Porter. pounding the table with his
nst
o.a that TINS morning. and here's his
answer got 1t Just before you came in.
Mafgfave evidently got anxious and wired
them 10 SEND certificates with draft through
the Drovers National. They're probabl
on the way now" He passed the telegram
across to Porter, who put on his elas,e,
| and read 1t.
Now. continued Fenton. IT don't know
just what this means. but 1T looks to me
| as II Margraye was hot ON the track ~ ths
trolley company himself: and rim Mar
grave isn't a particularly pleasant fellow
to go into business with, il her
their chance, wouldn't thew eyen ~ he aoy
| a majority OF the stock?'
We'll. you haven't any bonds hava vou7
First thing know you'll be telling me that
you've got a few barrels ~ tS.n, - 10.
added jokfnrly Hs could not III -
ing at Porter. iS
Porter took the cigar from, ,,~ ,o,,.,,
looked carefully ut the uehtaa 80 30 a.
md $4,000 Shu oi h.
partfcnlarlv dac,.,,,a - 90 :. nc hau
ment to make and w,shsa 70 a,s1 state, STATE
of its dramatic pos,,hi,,t,e. "i iiiiiseii
INV dear nov TO- ..n. - ,,
bondi" 80 iy p'aiseu
Fenton sat rav,r9 Of ILL.,, l.,
wonder ~ MN III Stupeheu
Would you mind saving that .ro,r,.. J..
said AFTER a fuii MINIS ~, 'a Gus asain: nc
ment. In which he sat stsrin Sa az H., aaisze mae
who was blowing rinSs &c ,,so, O.. is eae l
euuanimIty. with 'ea'
i've got all the bonds. was what said"
The LAWYER walked around tha tot,a n,,a
put his hand on Porter's sbouider he lis MS
trying to keep from laurhinr like a narant
who Is about to rebuke a child and Vel
laughs at the cause OF its ofrensa Porter
evidently thought that he had done an ex-
tremey bright thing
"As I understand You. Won have hoppbt
all of the bonds and half of the stock,
about half I'm a little-iust q little
short"
"Will you kindly tell me what Won wanted
with the stock If Won had the hoDds9
.'Wedl, / figured It this way-that the
franchise was worth the price I had to nav
for the whole thing. and il I had the stock
control I'd save the fuss of forecIosins.
You LAWYERS ALWAYS make a lot OF rumnIIs
about those things. and a receiyership
would prejudice the eastern market when
come to reorRanixe and sell out
Ferston lay back in his chair and laughed
while Porter looked at han a little defjantay
with his hat t!pped over his ewes and a
CHAR sticking i'm his mouth at an inpert.-
nenf auRfe
you'd better finish your lob and make
sure OF your majority" said Fenton. His
rage was rising now and he did not urge
Porter to resnain when the banker got I'D
to 20, He was not at ell anxious TO defend
q franchise which the local COURTS. always
sensitive TO public sentiment. might set
aside
sI'u see you In the morning first thing"
said Porter at the door. which Fenfon
opened for him. IT want YOU to 20 to the
meeting with me- and we need a day to
get ready
The lawyer watched his client walk
toward the elevator. It occurred to him
that Porter,s stem was losing its elasticity.
while the banker waited for the elevator
car he LEANED weartIv against the wire
screen ne the shaft
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