Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1906-10-26

II man subscribe for some of the gas
stock also"
whole thing, except that they have put
q share or two into the hands Of men,
bers of their own families, just by way
of qualifying them to serve as direct
ors, rs the law requires. Neither one
Of them would sell share for twice Its
market price. The same thing Is true,
In general way at least, Of our bank.
The stock Is so good thing that no
body who has got any of 1t ever wants
to part with 1t. But it has always been
our policy to interest the people In the
bank by letting them hold some OF Its
stock. So good deal Of 1t is held In
small lots around town. and now and
then one of these is put into my hands
for sale. / have four shares now to
sell. 1t belongs to q tug captain who
Is down on his luck just now and must
SELL He wants more than the market
price, but the bank has lent him money
on it nearly up to its face value, and so
I can do pretty much as ] please with
it. Ordinarily should buy it myself,
but I'm in so many things just now,
and, besides. I'd like to have you with
u.s."
Tandy did not say that since he had
seen Temple in the afternoon he had
taken in these four shares Of stock for
debt ut 3 per cent below par, with the
fixed purpose of selling them to Tenn
pie at 3 per cent above par.
"How many shares did you say there
are of it?" asked Temple.
-Four, If l remember right. / really
oughtnt to let it slip through my fin.
gers, but-well. III tell you what III
do. If you care to subscribe for few
shares of the barrel company-say one
or two thousand dollars worth-Tll let
you have the bank stock at lob.
Temple was eager to close the bar.
gain. but he resolutely repressed his
eagerness. He asked score of ques-
TONS as If In doubt. aud ut last he
hesitatingly agreed to make the pur'
chase. The details were to be ar
ranged on the next day. and so Tandy
took his leave, and Temple lay awake
oil night, US he had done on the night
before.
At 4 o'clock the next afternoon Tenn
Die strolled into the Hallam office to
report results. He threw the papers
upon a desk and sank into chair like
one exhausted. He was. In fact. al
most in state Of collapse.
When lie entered the Hallam offices
and laid the papers before the head OF
the house he said only:
give secured the stock" When he
sank into the chair Hallam was quick
to see his condition.
go up to Duncan's rooms and go
to bed" he urged. you've not been
sleeping"
Recovering himself quickly, Temple
answered.:
mo, | think I'd rather not. II you've
no further use for me. think I'll go
home by the train that starts an hour
hence. Therell be time enough be-
tween now and then for me to render
you an account of money spent and
give you my check for the balance IN
Tandy's bank. don't want to see
Duncan just now"
Hallam understood. VERY we'll" he
answered as Temple turned to desk.
you've saved Duncan. and there's
nothing more for you to do here. But
you must come back for the final grand
tableau Just week hence. Ill leave
this stock In your name till then. and
you shall walk with me into the stock
holders meeting and help me salivate
old Napier Tandy. Well teach him
not to play tricks"
Captain Hallam spoke no word OF
commentator for the way IN whicn
Temple had done his work. Words
were unnecessary.
81 hope made no mistake In sub
scribing for that barrel company
stock" said Temple as he passed the
completed papers over to Hallam. "At
any rate, I'd like to keep that my.
self, If I may. whether 1t ever proves
TO be worth anything or not. I've &C.
cumulated enough money to pay for It,"
ooh, as to that" answered HaHam
lightly, ''the stock will be good enough.
I'll make it solby taking a majority In
terest In the company and consolidat-
Ing it with my own. You see, we
simply must do something for old Nap
per Tandy."