Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-15
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He did It: and In further obodience
opened the thin Quarto at the map Of
the United States. There we're heavy
black lines. linked in with Z pen, trac.
Ing out the various ramlaeAtions 81 1
great railway system, The nucleus Of
tho system lay In the middle west, but
there was = growing network OF the
black lines reaching out toward tho
Pacific. And connecting the trans
Mississippi network with tho western
Vas broad red line paralleling the
Trans-Western railway. s
~. She smiled Ut his sudden start of
comprehension. s#s.: !.
DO you begin to suspect thinss!''
she asked. Is +. -. ss -
He nodded his head. y.<x*Es.,%
You ought to be q man. II you
were. I should never give you mo-
ment's peace until you consented to
take = partnership with me. It's Is
plain as day. now
rs It? Then I wish you would
make it appear so to me. am not
half as subtle as you give me credit
for being"
yet you worked this OUT
That was easy enough; after I had
seen Mrs Brentwood's letter, and
yours from Mr.. Hunnicott. The Plant
agould people want your railroad, and
the receivership is part Of plan for
acquiring it. But why is Mai. Guilford
spending so much money for improve
ments?'
y His reasons are not far to seek
now that you have shown me where
to look. His Instructions are to run
the stock down so that the Planta'
gould can buy 1t in. Cut rates and
big expenditures will do that-have
done 1t. On the other hand. it is
doubtless a condition of the deal that
the road shall be turned over whole
a to its property values-there Ii to
be no wrecking in the general accept
ance of the word. The Plantagould
doesn't want q picked skeleton
Miss Portals eyes narrowed.
''1t's a skillful bit OF engineering,
isn't IT." she said. YOU'D admire ii
a artistic work yourself II your point
Of view were not so hopelessly per-
sonal."
''You don't know half the artistic
ekill Of it yet" he went on. Besides
Ill these different ends that are being
conserved, the gang is taking care Of
its surplus heelers on the pay-rolls OF
the company. More than that, It IL
making immense political capital fol
itself. Everybody knows what the
policy of the road was under the old
regime: AN the tariff the trafhc will
stand But now Bucks man has
hold Of 1t, and liberality Is the word.
Every man in Trans-Western territory
IS swearing by Bucks and Guilford.
Ah, my dear friend, his excellency
the governor Is truly great MANI
She nodded. }*,::. 81 81. .5 I Tx.
1--WE been trying to impress you
with that fact all along. The mistake
you made was In not Joining his party
early In the campaign, David"
But Kent was following out his own
line of thought and putting it in words
as 1t came.
think of the brain-work it took to
bring all those things into line. There
was no hitch, no slip, and nothing
was overlooked. They picked theil
time, and it was moment when We
were absolutely helpless. had Aled
our charter, but our local organiza'
ton was still incomplete. They had
their judge and the needful case II
his court, pending and ready for use
1T the precise moment. They had
Hawk on the ground, armed and
equipped; and they knew that unless
miracle interviewed they would have
nobody but an unprepared local attor.
ney to obstruct them " ..s=Z. = ..:@
rs that all?" she asked. s.=..
mo. The finest bit OF sculpture 4
On the capstore Of the pyramid. Sine.
We have had no hearing on the merits
Guilford is only temporary receiver
subject to discharge IL the allegations
in Hawks amended petition are not
sustained. After the major has suf
thciently smashed the stock, Judge
MacFarlane will come back, the hear.
ing on the merits will be given, ":
shall doubtless make our point, and
the road will revert to the stock
holders. But by that time enough Of
the stock will have changed hands or
the wreck price to put the Planta.
gould people safely In the saddle. and
the freezeout will be fact accom-,
plished." >,5>..... .- =
Miss Van Brock drew q long breatf
80. &I.n~> H>n1R IL at
.'You spoke the simple truth, David
when you said that his excellency 1!
a. great man. It seems utterly hope
less now that We have cleared up al
the little mysteries" .. . LIB ! II y
Kent rose to take his leave.
mo; that is where they all 90 on
and / stay In" he said cheerfully
THE shrewder he is. the moro credi
there will be in making him let 60
And you mark my words: I am goinl
to make him let go. Good night" J.
CHAPTER XIV.
f THE yUNKETERs. % ..
when Receiver Guiiford took pos
Y session 81 the properties, appurte
y nances and *appendages Of the seQueal
tered Trans Western railway, one Q
d the Injuries to which he fell heir VA
& private car l1aught-seven, Z com
modious hotel on wheels original
B used . the directors car Of the West
en- Pacific, and later taken over b
1oring g be put in commission g II
general manager special. 4. ....s;
ssH* IN the hands q friendly receive