The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-11-08

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know what to do"
81 do,' answered Guilford Duncan
resolutely. "A year ago you and Ober
wanted to make me mayor of this
town. explained to you that l was
ineligible then, not having been long
enough resident of the state. l am
eligible now, and shall announce my.
self today as candidate"
"What good will that do?"
| 1T will give the people of the city
chance to pass upon my integrity
to say by their ballots what they think
of me, and incidentally it may give me
an opportunity to say what think
and know Of Napier Tandy.'
| II don't know so we'll about that
You see, people don't always express
their opinions by their votes. They
let their politics and their prejudices
have a say, and you know you have
made a good many enemies. Then,
again, what good will it do you to tell
the public what you think Of Tandy?
That won't convince living soul who
isn't convinced already. The rest will
say you are naturally very angry with
the man who found you out-the man
from whom you unsuccessfully tried to
extort a bride.
"You see there were no witnesses
present when your interview with Tan
dy occurred. That was a capital mis-
take on your part. Then, too, you
went to his house for this business,
and people will say that that, too, looks
bad. You have destroyed the invita-
ton he sent you, and so you have moth
ing to show that you didn't go to his
house, as he says you did, without in
vitation in order to extort bride. It's
a bad mixup, but for you to 60 into
politics would only make it worse. We
must find another way out. Keep per-
fectly still and leave the matter to me-
I'll plan something" Then suddenly a
thought flashed into Captain Will Hal
lam's mind.
| by Jove! I've got it, I believe. Go
down to our bank and ask the cashier,
Mr.. Stafford, how many shares we can
control in the K National-Tandy's
bank. He's president, you know
Without at all understanding Captain
Hallam's purpose, Duncan went upon
this mission, returning presently with
the information that in one way and
another the Hallam bank controlled
forty eight shares Of the K Nationals
stock, or three shares less than a ma
jority Of the whole. He brought also
the message from Stafford that as Tan
dy himself controlled the remaining
ffty-two shares it would probably be
impossible at present to buy any more.
II don't know so we'll about that"
said Hallam refectively. 1--WE man
aged in my time to get a good many
impossible things done. I'm not very
firm believer in the impossible" Then
suddenly he turned to Duncan and
fired question at him:
"Have you friend anywhere whom
you can trust-one not known in
Cairo?'
ayes, one"
''You are sure you can trust him?"
Eyes, absolutely" ..
"You wouldn't hesitate to put pile
Of money into his hands without a
scrap Of paper to show that the money
was yours, not his?" .t g.
II would trust him as absolutely as
I would trust you or you me-
Call right, who is hep l.
''Dick Temple, the mining engineer
and superintendent
Telegraph him at once. Ask him to
come down on the evening train. Tell
him to say nothing about knowing you
or me, but to come to your rooms this
evening. I'll see him there
Duncan took up pad of telegraph
blanks and pencil. He had scarcely
begun to write when Hallam stopped
him.
''Never do that!' he exclaimed.
"Never write a message on a pad,
especially with pencil"
''But why not?'
"See" answered Hallam, tearing off
the blank on which Duncan had begun
to write and directing attention to the
blank that lay beneath. 'The impress
sion made by the pencil on the under
sheet is as legible as the writing above.
1t would be awkward if Tandy should
pick up that pad and find out what
you had telegraphed. Always tear the
top blank off the pad and lay it on
the desk before you write on it,
''Thank you! That's another of your
wise precepts. I wonder didn't think
of it before" ..... ~"t.
"Oh, hardly anybody ever does think
Of such things, but they make trouble"
That night Hallam, Duncan and Tenn
pie met in Duncan's rooms. Hallam
promptly took possession by request
ing Duncan to ''go away somewhere
while explain matters to Temple"
| When Duncan had taken his leave
Hallam plunged at once into the heart
of things.
Duncan tells me you're his friend
one who will stand by him."
II am all that, you may be sure,
Captain Hallam.'
Every good. Now is the time to
show Yourself snch Duncan has GOT