The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-08-17

shall manage somehow to gkt hold of a
little block OF the stock III ree shares
will be enough to give me the majority,
but I'd rather make 1t fbur or five
shares. If we can get tlt H. stock I'll
surprise Tandy out of YEARS growth
by going into the Stockholders meet
ing, which occurs about ten days from
now, and proceed to ELECT board
of directors for the ban1. III select
the men l want for directors, and the
board will at once make Guilford Dun
can president of the bank. leaving old
Napier good deal of leisure in which
to enjoy life. He'll need il all to con
vince anybody that thfres anything
shady in Guilford Dunqhn's character
after 1t is known that Will Halam has
made him president OF AZ bank"
Hallam chuckled audibly. He was
enjoying the game, as he always did.
Indeed, he will, but 4 Everything, as
understand it, depends upon my ability
to secure the necess larry shares of
stock"
eyes, IL all hangs On that. and It
will be q ticklish job Tandy is as
willy as any old fox. You're sure he
doesn't know your
Neither by sight NOR by name"
you're sure nobody In his bank
knows you and you r relations with
me?"
yes l am certainf l was never in
this town before, and as for my rela-
tons with you, why, they have existed
for SO brief a time, lat such a distance
from Cairo and are 10 obscure in them
selves that | think nobody knows
them Besides, yOh might discharge
me, you know, If that should become
necessary"
1--WE won't consider that as even pos
sible Now, as TOT ways and means.
You see depend tpon you alone, and
Of course you must have a free hand.
You mustn't consult me or Stafford or
Duncan or anybody else. You are to
act on your own judgment, furnish
your own supply of sagacity and get
that stock in youF own way"
'I'll do it, even If | have to resign
from your service and hunt another
job. But / must have some money"
"Of course. How much?"
"Well, the stock will cost a trifle over
par, l suppose somewhat more than
1000 share. should be prepared to
buy block of ten shares. You see, |
might find block of that kind which
| the owner would sell 'all or none
should have, say, S11 900 or $4,000 at
instant command"
Gall right I'll have Stafford open
| an account with you in our bank to-
morrow morning. with a credit balance
! Of $4,000, and you can check
Pardon me- but If offer checks on
your bank Tahdy will suspect our ALI
ance."
That is tlue. You must have the
greenbacks themselves. I'll send for
Stafford now and have him give you
the money I'M large bills tonight"
Pardon me-" answered Temple, "but
if l go to him with so great a sum in
actual
Eyes, | see. That would certainly
arouse suspicion. What have you in
mindY'
why, you or your bank must have
banks in correspondence with you
banks in Chicago or, better still, New
York;"
yes, of course"
"Can you not telegraph to one of
them and arrange to have them say In
response T. a dispatch of inquiry from
Tandy's bank that my credit with
them is gbod for $4,000 and that if
wish to lhake use of some money In
Cairo the h will pay my drafts up to
that amo lnt?
That's 1t. That will be the best
plan in q very way You'll need identi-
fication, |and I'll arrange that. You're
stopping lat the hotel, Of course?'
"Yes."i
Every iwell. I'll call there on my way
home add tell the proprietor, Jewett, to
go to thh bank and identify you when.
ever called upon"
"Willl he not talk?"
mo. I'll tell him not to, and-well, you
know, I'm just now arranging a heavy
loan for him. He is paying off the re
, manning purchase money for the hote
in installments. That's all, | think
I'll send the Fourth National bank OF
New York a night message. 1t will be
delivered before banking hours tomor
row morning, but for fear of slips
you'd better wait till noon before Civ
ing that bank as your reference Coco
: night Remember that everything de
l pendk on YOU, including Guilford Dun
? cans reputation for integrity
Temple sat for half an hour thinking
and planning. He was determined t
maze no mistakes that might imperi
success. TO that end he was trying t
Imagine. in advance, every difficulty
and every emergency that might arise
At last he rose. took his hat, turned thu
laD1p out and left the room.
Ehis is the very toughest bit of en-
CHEERING" he reflected, that ever
undertook Well. so much the create
the credit If | succeed. But | don
- care for the credit. | care only 70
Guilford Duncan In this case"
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