The Washington times., 1905-07-09


as an engineer are in Z rather delicate
position: you have >. the request of
the transportation department forgot
ten your allegiance to motive power,
and have given your self black eye
with Mr.. Jasper, to do what was your
direct duty to the company. Mr..
Sampson is aware of your position, but
If he does not see fit 10 clear you, the
only thing you can do is keep quiet.
Better have one down on you than two.
1t is the hardest part of our life Today
intrusted with property and life liabili-
ty running into the hundreds of thous-
ands. tomorrow standing dumb under
injustice. with the knowledge that free
speech will cause our petty tyrants to
become malignant enemies. There is
only one course to follow. Never under
any circumstances go near an official
or office unless sent for and then in
most cases it's best to leave your mem
ory behind you. Your impulse was
right and manly but had you boyishly
followed it you would have been let out
in week as a big mouthed fool
" Y
But by keeping quiet place Mr.. Jas
per IN a false position demurred John
How about the other fellow who also
will probably be equally reticent?' ask
ed Brady dryly. Better take a cigar
and clear your brain. But isn't that
Lawrence?''
Yes" answered John, looking anx-
iously at a tall form approaching "and
Brady. there Is something wrong
The salutations were quickly made,
the two younger men looking anxious
ly upon the care-worn face of the elder.
What has gone wrong, Lawrence?"
asked Gray earnestly. Have you got
into trouble?"
This is not a place to talk replied
Lawrence. Where can we go?"
John and 1 have a council place over
thing, said Brady.
Just the place" said Lawrence a
few moments later. as he looked up
along the dashing, roaring mountain
stream fretting between two tiny lines
of green. Looks like the place in
the old Sunday school books where the
ravens fed Elijah nodding whimsical
ly over the rock-encircled grove, and
boys. 1 have a ravens job-not one OF
food and good cheer. but one along the
strongest lines Of the bird of il1-omen.
I am, in this matter, only anticipating
what, in a few days, will be public
property. Back in Unitah. in the quiet
of an inner office. sits an old. broken
man, contemplating the passing from
his hands of the thing he loves best
on earth-a great incarnated thought
upon which he has Iavished the best
of a strong heart and brain, whose very
fbers were interviewer in its veal or
woe
ha Of
inquiry IN his companions eyes. Mr..
Blank has, and treacherously, lost con-
trof of the Inter-Mountain' and, boys,
personally, my amazed surprise is dull
ed under the knowledge OF what it all
means to him. None knows better
than myself OF the high ideal to which
he has tried to attain in the manage
ment OF this property and the welfare
of its employees. and today, / believe
that to him the loss of prestige and
power is eclpsed under the dark
shadow Of his mems future. The trou-
BILE came in this way. You remember
the Allen branch, John, of which ne
was speaking the day you first met
him7 This road was very costly. but
Mr.. Blank had passed his word to
those miners, and when they satisfied
him as to the existence of sufficient ore
| to justify II, he, despite all advice to
| the contrary, insisted upon the building
| of the extension. 1t was expen-
sive undertaking; a heavy Florida
| orange crop reduced our transcontinen-
atl freight; excessive expenditures in
new equipment and the big loss from
| two costly wrecks made the raising
| of large sum an imperative necessity.
! Mr.. Blank placed a big block OF his
! holdings upon the New York market,
! directing his brokers 70 place it in
! small amounts as an investment fca-
/ ture.
/ Now there has appeared new factor
| in the financial world. A special i'm
| portation from England. its efforts have
| heretofore been directed principally TO-
ward the acquisition cf breweries. Re
cent events. however. pr we that the
syndicate, encouraged by the indiffer-
| ence of the people to its peculiar meth
eds, is quietly striving to further de-
! velop its field. To shorten the story.
| the brokers. in addition to selling the
| entire block placed in their hands used
| their Intimate knowledge of Inter-
| Mountain affairs. to quietly buy up suf-
| ncient small holdings to enable the syn
! dicate to possess controlling interest
+: in the property. Mr.. Blank, although
| the heaviest Individual holder Is In the
minority The condition of affairs was
| revealed to him yesterday in letter
received from the syndicate's American
manager. which stated that his han
| ding Of the property was unsatisfac-
tory. and that his immediate resigna-
| ton was requested"
How did he take it?" asked Brady;
adding, ut must be worth d good deal
| to see a president fired"
Lawrence turned upon him swiftly a
| wrathfui gleam In his eyes: You don [
know what you are saying, | have
heard scientists who assert that q
beetle crushed under foot, or IL man
| 1ammed against u boiler, have each in
their torture an equal measure of
agony. | naver believed II. but
| would have given equal credence to
the thought that a blue envelope would
have power 80 give to my face the
| agony 1 looked upon yesterday. When
Fate drives her hard fist between the
eyes OF a HAN capable Of creating a