Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-11-08
THE
SPENDERS|
A Tale Of the Third Generation
BY HARRY LEON WILSON
q ..
Copyright. by Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER xx.-CoSrrNurD.

ages and trouserings, and belong to
so many clubs, that he wants the court
to help him chouse poor grocer out
OF his money. Say, Billy, that judge
could fine me for contempt Of court,
right now, fur reservin' his decision.
You bet Mr.. Arledge would "a got my
decision right hot on the griddle. Id
a. told him: you're the meanest kind
OF crook I ever heard of fur wantin'
70 lie down on your fat back and
whine out Of payin' fur the grub you
put in your big gander paunch,' I'd tell
him, and now you march to the lock-
up till you can look honest folks in
the face, I'd tell him. Say, Billy,
some crooks are worse than others.
Take Nate Leverson out there. Nate
set up night and day for six years in
ventin' process fur sweatin' gold into
ore; finally he gets 1t: how he does it.,
nobody knows, but he sweat gold IS
inches into the solid rock. The first
few holes he sailed he gets rid Of all
right, then of course they catch him,
and Mates doin' time now. But say,
got respect fur Nate since readin'
that piece. There's a good deal Of a
man about him, or about any common
burglar or sneak thief, compared to
this duck. They take chances, say
nothin' of the hard work they do.
This fellow won't take a chance and
won't work day. Billy, that's the
meanest specimen of crook I ever run
against, bar none, and that crook is
produced and tolerated in a place
that's said to be the center of culture
and refinement and practical achieve
ment' Billy, he's a pill"
That's right" said Billy Brue,
promptly throwing the recalcitrant
Arledge overheard.
"But 1t amt none Of my business.
What do spleen again, is havin' a
grandson Of mine Twin in a commun-
lily where a man thatll act like that
Is actually let In their houses by hon
est folks. Think Of son Of Daniel
J. Bines treatin' folks like that as if
they was his equals. Say, DanI had a
line Of faults, all right-but, by God!
he'd a trammed ore fur two twenty
five day any time In his life rather'n
not pay dollar he owed. And think
Of this lad making his bed in this kind
OF place where men are brought up
70 them ways; and that name; think
Of husky. two-fisted boy like him let
tin himself be called by measly lit
tie gum-drop name like Percival, when
he's got a right to be called Pete.
And he's right in with 'em. He'd be
sest as bad-give him a little time;
and Pishy engaged to a damned for
tune-hunting Englishman into the bar
gain. It's all Higbee said 1t was, only
1t goes double. Say, Billy, been
thinkin' this over all night"
"'Tis mighty worryin', Amt 1t,
Uncle Peter?"
"And got it thought out"
"Sure. you must "a got 1t down to
eases"
BILLY, listen now. There's fellow
down In Wall street. His name is
Shepler, Rulon Shepler. He's most the
biggest man down there"
"Sure! Ineard of him"
listen. I'm goin' to bed now. I
can sleep since got my mind made
up. But want to see Shepler in pri-
vate tomorrow. Don't wake me up
In the morning. But get up yourself,
and go find his office-look in a d.
rectory, then ask a policeman. Shep-
ler's busy man. You tell the clerk
or whoever holds you up that Mr.. Peter
Bines wants an appointment with Mr..
6hepler as soon as he can make it
Mr.. Peter Bines, of Montana City. Be
there by $3.50 SOS to get him as soon
as he comes. He knows me; tell him
want to see him on business soon
as possible, and find out when he can
give me time. And don't you say to
anyone else that l ever seen him or
sent you there. Understand? Don't
ever say word to anyone. Remem-
Der. now, be there at $3.50, and don't
let any clerk put you off, and ask him
what hour'll be convenient for him.
Now get what sleeps comm to you.
It's FIVE o'clock"
At noon Billy Brue returned to the
hotel to find Uncle Peter finishing a
hearty breakfast.
II found him all right, Uncle Peter
The lookout acted suspicious, but l
saw the main guy himself come out
OF door-like I'd seen his picture in
the papers, so just called to him and
said: Mr.. Peter Bines wants to see
you like that. He took me right into
his office, and I told him what you
said, and he'll be ready for you at two
o'clock. He knows mines, all right,
out our way, don't he?-and he crowd
cd handful of these tin-foil cigars
on to me, and acted real sociable.
Told me to drop in any time. Say,
he'd run purity high in the yellow stuff
all right"
cat two o'clock, you sayf"
eyes"
~And what's his number?"
'tGee, forgot; I can tell you,
though. You 60 down Broadway to
that old church-say, Uncle Peter,
there's folks in that buryin' ground
been dead over 200 years, If you can
go by their gravestones. Gee! I didn't
B'pose anybody'd been dead that long
then you turn down the gulch right
opposite, until you come to the Van
devere building, few rods down on
the left Shepler's there. Git into the
bucket and go up to the second level,
and you'll find him in the left-hand
back stope-his names on the door In
gold letters"