The Princeton union., 1906-11-29

for. must see you and STAFFORD tonight
without fail. Summon him. I'll 60 up to
your house at once.
It did not require much time or many
words for Duncan to explain the sftua-
tion as he now understood it, nor was
there the slightest ground for doubt
that the solution reached was altogeth-
er the correct one.
Its deep game he's been playing"
said Hallam.
1T is one Of the finest combinations
I ever heard Of" responded Stafford.
you've mighty long head, Duncan,
to work out such a puzzle"
Don't be too complimentary to my
head. I didn't work it out" responded
the younger man.
''You didn't? Who did, then?"
Barbara Verne! She forbade me to
mention her name, but will not sail
under false colors."
"Well, now, I want to say" said
Stafford, "that you've a mighty long
head, anyhow, to make a counselor of
such a girl as Barbara Verne. It's the
very wisest thing you ever did in your
life and the wisest you ever will do till
you make her your wife. OF course
that will come in due time?'
II hope so, but am not sure / can
accomplish that"
"Why, I had supposed it was all ar
ranged. Why haven't you'-
perhaps I have. At any rate, the
doubt spoke of is not due to any neg
lect of opportunity on my part But
we must get to business. It is 2
o'clock in the morning. We've found
out old Napper's game. Now, what are
we going to do about it?'
During this little side conversation
Hallam had been pacing the floor,
thinking. He now began issuing Or
ders, like shots from rapid fire gun.
Go to the instrument there, Duncan,
and telegraph Temple to come to Cairo
by the first train. Tell him to give in
structiOns to his assistant as to the
running Of the mine during long alb
sence on his part
When Duncan had finished the work
of telegraphing, Hallam turned to him..
saying:
"You, Duncan, are to start for New
York on the Z o'clock train this morn
ing. Leave your proxy with Stafford
to vote your stock in the present COM
pany, and"-
''What's your plan, Hallam?" inter-
rupted Stafford.
ITO give old Napier Tandy the very
hardest lesson he's ever had to learn
at my hands. You and I will call
meeting Of the company Immediately
and make Duncan PRESIDENT
"But how are we to get rid Of Tan
dyY
"Ask him to resign and kick him out
If he doesn't. But listen! We've no
time to waste. Well reorganize this
company, making it a real railroad
company to build the road instead of
being the mere projecting company it
is now. You and and Duncan will put
all the money we can spare into it, and
We'll make every man in Cairo who's
got anything beyond funeral expenses.
put it in. All the subscriptions already
made to the inducement fund Wen cen
vert into permanent stock subscrip-
t10ns. Then, with the county, city and
town subscriptions in hand, we'll hive
about $4,OOOOO0 Of our stock subsc}ib-
ed. We must have $12,O0O,OOO Of stock
in all. 1t is for you, Duncan, to find
the rest in New York You must see
capitalists and persuade them to go in
with US as subscribers, either to the
stock or to the construction bonds that
We'll issue. You are to use your own
Judgment, and We'll back you up.'
what are you going to do with
Temple?' "
MAKE him chief engineer to the COM
pany and set him at work surveying
and locating the line at once. It's now
8 O'Clock. You must go and pack your
trunk, Duncan. I'll telegraph you in
New York, telling you everything you
need to know. Take your copy of our
private cipher code with you, in case
we should have confidential communi-
cations to make. Go, now I'll smooth
your way by telegraphing our CORE
spondents in New York and the off
GERS Of the Fourth National asking
them to help you. Stafford, you'd bet
ter go home now You're getting along
in life, you know, and need your Sleep"
Stafford was about ten years younger
than Hallam.
So ended conference that was des-
tined by the success or failure of it's
purpose to decide the fate of a great
enterprise and the future of thriving
city, to say nothing of the career of a
brilliant young man.
CHAPTER xxx.
TT was December now, and winter
had set in early. Temple found
it exceedingly difficult to secure
Il the assistant surveyors, rodsmen,
chatnmen and the rest, whose services
were absolutely necessary, but by dint
of hard work he at last completed the
organization of his several engineering
COrDS and set tO work e,,r-ov;no tho