Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-10-24

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AA ing was taking Rayburn Mil
Ter up to the offices OF the
Southern Land and Timber
company many reflections passed hur-
l1edly through his mind. :$3 .ss@
You are going to get the usual cold
shoulder from Wilson, he unused, .'but
sahe'u put it up against something about
as warm as he's touched In many a
DAY. II You don't make him squirm, it
WIN be only because you don't want
~to." zEss II sas. II FL H. " 3 s j"
Wilson was busy at his desk looking
over bills of lading, receipts and other
papers and now and then giving in
sTuctlons to typewriter in the corner
u the ROOM a< .s,3 Z, ., G45@' +
~'Ah, how are you, Miller?' he said
mdiderently. giving the caller his hand
without rising. Down to see the city
again, eh r. l.. S" = l. +.% sS.
Rayburn leaned on the top Of the
desk and knocked the ashes from his
cigar with the tip Of his little finger
Partly that and partly business" he
returned carelessly. - ~ ~. +.
1.-TWO birds, eh?" D. q. i.
''That's about it. I concluded you
were not coming up our way soon. and
40 decided to drop in on you.'' -.-...
Eyes; glad you did, Wilson glanced
at the papers on his desk and frowned.
wish had more time at my disposal
I'd run up to the club with you and
show you my Kentucky thoroughbreds,
hut really am rushed, today particu-
1arly."' -
'>Oh, haven't bit of time to spare
myself! I take the afternoon train
home. The truth is I came to see you
tor my clients, the Bishops"
~Ah, I see." Wilson's face clouded
over by some, mechanical arrangement
Rnown only to himself. "Well, can't
really report any progress in that mat
ter" he said. "All. the company think
Bishops figures are away out of rea-
son, and the truth is right now we are
over head and ears in operations in
ether quarters, and-well, you see how
at is?' . 8.
Eyes, think do" Miller smoked
moment. I'm fact, I told my clients
last month that the matter was not alb
srbing your attention, and so they
gave up counting on you" =:
Wilson so far forgot his pose that he
locked up in startled sort of way and
began to study Miller's smoke wrapped
profile.
you say they are not-have not been
7counting on my company toto buy
their landY' -. ..-.- - 80. +:
+<Why, no." said Miller in, accents
we'll resembling those of slow and gen
nlne surprise. "Why, you have not
shown the slightest interest in the mat
ter since the day you made the loan.
and naturally they ceased to think YOU
wanted the land The only reason 1
called was that the note Is payable to-
day, and " -. >
~Oh, yes, by Jove! That was care
less OF me-. The interest is due I
knew it would be all right, and had
no idea you would bother to run down
for that. Why, my boy, we could have
drawn for it. you know ..~
Il Miller smiled inwardly as he looked
calmly and fxedly through his smoke
Unto the unsuspecting visage upt,lrned
TO him. H. y ~. -. -. :.
g. but the note itself is payable to-
day he said, closely on the alert for al
facial collapse, land, while you or I
might take UP a paper. for $25, 900
through bank, old fashioned people
lke Mr.. and Mrs. Bishop would feel
safer to have it done by an agent.
That's why ! came
Miller in silent satisfaction saw the
lace of his antagonist fall to pieces
like an artificial flower suddenly shat
4red ~ 49, ~ t'',< ~.
PAY the uoteT', gasped wilson
"sWhy"- ill., M ~. @s..
Miller puffed at his cigar and gazed
at his victim as5if slightly surprised
over the assumption that his clients
had not all along intended to avail
themselves OF that condition In their
eontract -. =. , = ..3 s = . NE ~ r
-.You mean that the Bishops are
ready. to- Wilson began again on; an
,ther breath to pay us the 25,OOO?'' d
:. And the interest for six months" .,
quietly added Miller reaching for
match on the desk, II reckon you've
got the note here. I don't want to miss
my train" 3s - =, 81 II s. 's4 s$5 ::5
Wilson was good business man,
but his Puritanical training In New
England had not fitted him for willy
diplomacy. s@ Il. II. 55:s 81 III
I. <sOf course they can take up their.
mote today If they wish be said, with
alarmed frankness. Il was not count
Ing on it, though. He rose to his feet
sMiller's watchfuls eye detected a GER
tain tremb bling Of his lower lip. He:
thrust his hands into his pockets nervyl
sously, and in al tone Sof open irritation
he said to the Young man at the type
writer Brown wish you'd let up on
that Internal b Fl licking. IS etimes &
can stand II, and then aga gain I can't IL
Yo, ca Is do those letters il ne next
& Is II,
3 /. ~ hen the young man had. gone out
carrying his ma chine, Wilson turned to-
Her! III ersta nd sIits Won Ile, 81,