The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-12-27


rcrinE with rh. reputation ana the sta
bliiiy 81 n great enterprise for the sake
OF n few millions OF dishonest profit
I'm surprised az Langdon."
Il hope you're wrong. Mathew was
Roebuck's only comment. lie ques-
toned me no further. and went away.
confident that, when the crash came u
the morning. II come u must. theirs
would be no moro aEtonlshed man In
Wall street than Henry J. Rocbuck.
How he must have inughsd: ar, rather.
would have laughed. N his sort OF hui
man hycna expressed It's emotions In
the human way.
From him. straight TO my lawyers.
whltehouse and Fisher. In the Mills
building.
Il want YOU to send for the ncwsra-
per reporters at once" said To Fisher.
and tell them ihat In my belief you
ar. going TO apply for an Injunction
against tho Textile trust, forbidding
them To tnke any further steps toward
that Increase OF dividend. Tell them ].
ns a large stockholder. and represent
ing "A group OF large stockholders. pur-
pose To stop the paying OF unearned
dividends"
Fisher knew how closely connected
my house and the Textile trust had
been: but ne showed. and probably felt.
no establishment. He wns too experi-
~
ciers. IL was a matter OF indifference
tn him whether I WAS trying To assas-
sinate my friend and ally. or was
felnting at Langdon, to lure the pub
lie within reach So that we might. to-
gcthcr. fall upon II and make battue.
Your lawyer In your true mcrcenary,
Under his code honor consists In max
Ing the best possible fight In exchange
FOR the biggest possible fee. lie In
frankly for sale To the highest bidder.
A. least NO IL In with those that lead
the profession nowadays. give Il what
In called character and tone"
Not without some regret did thus
arrange to attack my friend In his alb
sencc. still" I reasoned. his blum
der Ia trusting some l-aky person with
his secret In the cause OF my peril
and I'll not have 10 justify myself TO
him for trying to save myself" What
effect my injunction would have could
not forcsee. Certainly ~ could not save
me from the loss of my fortune: but.
possibly. IL might check the upward
course OF the stock long enough TO
enable me 10 snatch myself from ruin.
and To cling TO Arm ground until tho
Coal deal drew me zip tn safety.
My next call was ut the Interstate
Trust company. I found Corey walt
ing for me In a most uneasy state OF
mind.
rs there any truth In this story about
YOU was the question he pumped at
me.
What story - said l. and n hard.fight
I had 10 keep my confusion and alarm
from the surface. for, apparently. my
secret was Out.
Tint you'rc on the wrong side OF
the Textile"
So Il was out. Some truth" adj
mittcd. since denial would have been
useless here. And I've como 10 you
for the money io tide me over"
lie grew white. sickly white, and
into his eyes came horrible. drowning
look
Il owe n In, Ia you. Matt" re plead
ed. But I've done you q great many
favors. haven't H.
That you nave. Bob" I cordially
agreed. But this isn't favor. It's
business"
You mustn't ask 10. Blackjack" he
cried. I've loaned you more money
now than the taw allows And I can't
let you have any more"
Someone has been lying 10 you. and
you've been believing him." said i.
when I say my request isn't a favor.
but business. I mean H."
Il can't let you have any more" he
repeated. Il can't! And down came
his fist In n weak violent gesture.
I leaned forward and laid my hand
strongly on his arm.
In addition TO the stock Of this con"
Germ that hold In my name" said !.
II hold 1--WE shares In the name OF a
man whom nobody knows that I even
know. II you don't let me have the
motley. that man goes 10 the district
attorney with information that lands
you I'm the pcnitcntiary. that puts your
company out OF business and into
bankruptcy before tomorrow noon.
saved you three years ago. and got
you this Job against just such an emer-
gcncy as this. Bob Corey. And. by God.
you'll toe che mark!
but We haven't done anything that
every bank I'm town doesn't do every
day-docsn't have TO do. II we didn't
lend money To dummy borrowers and
over-certIfy accounts. our customers
would go where they could get accom-
modations"
That's true enough" said /. "iut
I'm In q position for the moment where
need my friends--and they've got 10
come to time. II don't get the money
froia you I'll get u elsewhere-but over
the ciiff with you and your bank. Tho
laws you've been violating may be bad
for the practical banking business. but
they're mighty good for Furnishing In
gratitude and treachery."
(Continued Nest week.l