The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-28
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DAVID HERONS TEMPTATION ~ Il A TALE OF AUSTRALIA

he must sell the remnant Of his CONNER
cial integrity 10 save his money: he
dared not draw back and face a crash.
over the seas there. the hundreds of
eager eyes were turned toward Au-
stralia: he could seem to feel them
burning into him. as he stumbled 70
his desk and clutched some papers.
What to do? Every moment was pre-
cious. The artificial rig IN the shares
had already begun; once a breath of the
truth leaked out. the great outcry must
come, and their price would recede again
to dwindling point And mere. only that
morning, had come the cablegram from
the startled agents in London
1t was IN cipher Hastily unraveled
II read: only just discovered that in
huential body original shareholders have
secretly dispatched from London Lam
bert LittlewoOd. famous Australian
mining expert. by steamer Calthorpe.
for surprise inspection of the mine ana
to take back samples of reported quartz.
CalthOrpe due today. Wednesday. I'm
less emergency Instructions duly car
ried out. all is lost "
He could bear the suspense no longer.
With groau his hand dropped heavily
on the gong that set tinklng a bell in
his chief clerks room. All or nothing
now, His breath suspended. the mus
cles Of his face twitching uncontroIIa-
bly,. he stood and stared at the baize
door.
Now it had swung back David Heron
came in with his quiet. confident ste;,
the wave Of curly hair pushed back
from his forehead, on his lips the sur
pressed whistle OF "A man who had
every cause 10 be happy.
Want me. siry' Then he paused. as
II doubling whether 1t were the man
who had entered the office that morn
ing. You are III. Mr.. Foskett. Lot
me-
Shut that door: fasten IT," came th,
husky gasp. NO time to talk Look AT
this and his shaking hand held OUT
the cablegram and the private code
Wonderingly, David Heron took and
compared them, and then looked back
at his chief
Honestly. don't understand" he
said. What = there to fear?' Let him
come by all me ans."
Come. II re.' That sunken voice
echoed the words. lie moved SLOWLY
forward. tail his hand gripped the ath-
letic shoulder. Are YOU nnad2 He can
not; he must not reach this place for
three days. At least. lie must be kent
back at any cost. and YOU are the only
man for the work You are the one man
IN whom / dare conhde on Won now
depends everything. must have time,
II he reaches the mine before Saturda,,
all Is over What do ] mean? That n
will take me every hour till then 10
procure and place, so as TO blind an e,,-
pert, the blocks of payable quartz tba-
] should have had in position weeks
ago.!
" Salt the mine!' Heron erasned
vaguely, at the end Of that pause He
had quivered and paled. but that was
all as yet. rs that what YOU mean.
His hand came slowly up. Mr.. Eos
kett! Have all your reports and glowing
accounts been faDricatlons? Is all this
a huge fraud 10 revive the share price?
Have ] been living in fools paradise.
Isis my money gomez"
'Don't!' Mr.. Foskett tiptoed 70 the
Daize door, looked out al the row OF
unconscious clerks. and strobe back
with a sudden access OF suppressed pas
sion. Think before you say another
y ordi What is your loss TO mine? Ny
money, your money. is stiI safe if the
ruth can be kept back till the rise in