The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-02-19
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For inStance?'
Donald made some small, mysterious
passes In the mir with the ball bat
which he carried in his right hand as
we walked along.
"That man was detective" said he.
HE was paid TO find out something, to
30 secret work. Isn't il mistake,
then. TO consider the work which he
did openly? think that his interest
in me may have been only a blind"
: But he didn't do anything else," l
objected
HE had some long talks with my fa.
ther' said Donald, land with you. He
had planned to go driving with you
when he was suddenly called away"
l replied that could not guess what
the man had hoped to do with me un-
less to kidnap me and hold me for ram
som. NegGating this jest, Doua,d ask
ed me f tbere were any way in which
my business. could be attacked. He
had read something In a newspaper
about an attempt to force me into q
trust.
such attempts have been made" l
admitted. 81 have been approached
several times during the past year and
a half, but If any of those men dream
That they can coerce me they ought to
wake up at the earliest possible mo.
ment We have the best machinery in
the world In that factory. Donald We
hold our patents hard and fast. At
temptS have been made to undersell us
at loss and to hurt US with our Gus.
toners In various parts of the country,
Dut we are too strong for them. If we
were in debt or II there were any way
to interfere with our shipping arrange
ments the situation would he very diff
ferent, but we control this branch rail-
road absolutely, aud through it we hold
ninety-nine year CONTRACTS with the
main line. so thattherc Is no possibil-
ity Of dlscriminatihg against u.s."
Donald tapped with the bat rs If up
on the head of an Invisible enemy.
Suppose that you didn't control the
branch" said he.
"Thcn," replied. lit would he all up
with us. The manufacturer must own
the railroad or the railroad viii own
the manufactures"
but there are other factories in this
town." he persisted
Because Of our great mercy they
continue to exist. my son." said l.
"You will observe that none Of them
Is carpet factory"
"The branch is Il stock company. OF
courseW said he.
ut is officially known as the Tun-
h,,tI
company" l replied. There are 10000
shares of stock of tie par value OF
800 each. 1t is rarely on the market,
but the last sale, as | remember, was
Mt 130. The value has greatly ad-
vanced of late. : 4 little more than n
year ago there Mas quite block of 1t
for sale. | bought some, and your
father and Carl and Mr. Bum bought
100 shares each We got it at about
lO5. 1t was upon my advice that the
others invested in it,"
wasn't that quite large purchase
for Mr.. BunnT said Donald. Il
wouldn't have thought that lie could
raise $10.500. I'm not asking for idle
curiosity. uncle" he added earnestly.
"Mr. Bum put up about half the
money" l replied, land made up the
balance. The hundred shares stand I'm
my name, but he can have them when
ever he pays what is due. Meanwhile
he draws the dividends on the whole
lot. shan't charge him interest on the
money which ! advanced, | wanted
him to make n good Investment, you
understand. If left to himself. Bum
always makes bad ones. That's why |
hold the stock in my name. I'm afraid
he'll sell 1t and lose the money. It's a
friendly arrangement"
"You couldn't prevent Mr.. Bum
from taking the stock il he paid you
your money, could your asked Don
aid, and I replied in the negative.
We were Just entering my grounds.