Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-01-10

figurchCads in every department Of ac-
fiVo iic fellows with we'll shaped
haired on pirnaiurcly bald
heads. and grave. respectable faces.
they took disnited and substantial. and
The soul of u~prightn.ss. they coin their
looks into good salaries by selling
themselves AZ covers tor operations of
n fnanuicrs. And how those opera
lions. IN the nude. as 1t We're. would
~lsr:ify the rlorldcrs that save up and
deposit or invest the money the imam
ciers gamble with Oh the blk green ta-
bics'
Presently ! shook his arin impatient
iy. Ills eyes met mine, and fixed
them.
TN going To plli through" said I.
"Rut II 1 weren't I'd soc To ii that you
were protected. Come. what's your
erswer7 Friend or traitor"
Can't you give nae any security
aay coilatcral'"
\ more than took from You when
] saved YOU as you were going down
with the rest Ia the Duniont smash. My
WORD that's an. l borrowed m he
same terms you've given mc before. the
san:e you're giving four of sour heav-
lest borrowers right now"
He WINGED as | thus reminded bin
how minute my knowledge was of the
workings of his bank.
Il didn't think this of you. Matt"
.icliup methods"
I suit my methods 10 the men I'm
let''"S VAIN, was nay answer h'se
fellows are trying TO push me off the
,''e ''i' iSh' WIN every weapon
i, GA la% halias on, Nnu i NIi"W as
ven "s YOU O." mat II You S,t MI"
serious trouble through this loan. at
least h.c tien we could raine would
nave TO step in and save the bank and
'oNe' w '"c scinuh'. YOU II ~pia'kiu''i
'hehl' Just as You've h~ticknIa''ea
men. eciorc' ana theN you. i'iack-
.nhl'S 'esl.''''a'c par' OF 'he
tiH"., Nopouy appreciates 'ht, p"t-
'er man you II was no 'i'nc Tor 'he
Snnue ny po.risitH u''"Ti Which we PEG
i"e """' Town usually 'o''uuct our
ouslfess Just as 'he "esper"aons used
70 pA,rci 'he disgulse" as
.ea.Fiui merchants.
soma fouid n, Tue morning and SET
a-e money, sa'" ne i"'t''e on II re-
s.gie''. h"peiesS LOOK.
! @nshed, II i"el eas'ef IL ! take IL
90" l iepiied. we ~ IN up me notes
"es 'I-Sks az "i,'e.
ief.oe'ea, ou, ;l'.er q hrlei hesi-
'a'.oi' bus'ed himself; When the papers
ae'e al MADE up ana signed a''l mad
re 'e,tiiiea checks IN my pocket.
saio wait mere. tS"n' UNI the Ma
."hal tndustr'a' people ch'i you up.
l Il ASK .nenh ." 90 IL. so 'hes can get
'oo' te'Ho'u' 'ssui"i't 'H"t every
'hIi,s > an rig''. ahn II stop mere
nnti 'hey zen me they We 'aiked with
s"u.
na, ~ 10" ia's. ne SAID. You
can. deposit touay.
ANe a. sptc.ai WIN
them. replied.
MS lace betrayed "li'l: ! saw mat at
no stage or tnat proceeding mad been
wiser IMAM IN shutting OF MS last
snafice 10 cVadc. NAT scheme he had
IN mind don't know and can't
imagine. i'ut nc hao .nouSht out some
ehlnG: something foolish that
would nave gwen me trouble without
saving MIN. n fooiish maj IN q tight
place is as FOOLISH as ever. II Corey
was Il roolish ma only a TOOL commits
crimes that put MN III the power of
others. me crimes or the really big
captains o. INDUSTRY ana generals of
!tiaiice are OF the Niho that puts others
IN ;heir power;
',ucN up. corey, Said !. J." You
mink I'm the man to shut a friend in
the 'oid OF II SINKING snip: Tell me.
who tod you 1 was snort on TeXtile?'
one az my men, he slc'siy replied,
as ne proced nitnset1 together.
which one: Who! persisted.
For l wanted to hnow Just how far
The news was likely to spread.
he seemed 70 be thinking Out a lie.
The TRUTH" l commanded. II know
!; e"uldtf have ben ore of your men.
VINO "as Nf III not give 1t away"
II was Tom ~iAangdon.' he finally
taid.
checked an exclamation OF amaze
.De'st 4 had been assuming thai l had
been betrayed by some n "f those
way That so often throw
me best plans into confusion.
Tom Langdon." ! III satirically.
1T Was he that wMned you against
nue.
u was {, friendly act" said Corey.
"fie and ! are very intimate. II he
deesa,', know how close u and l are"
Suggested that you Gull my loans.
did hs?' I went OIL.
You mustn't blame him. Blackjack:
realty you mustn't" said Corey earnest