The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-05-17
CHApTER III--contIrUed-

N'H NN Ut IN IiI'I bltrh'uCk.
said hn
IAN RIGHT said g. And from that
minute D was almost silent 10 was
something Zoo beer tone and manner
that s.loucol me I suddenly realized
that ! wasn't making as good ma lm
preston as ] had been nattcrug my
self
Whom % man haas money and ls Will.
ing tu spend it De can readily fool
himself into ,marnlng De gets ON
ErauiIN WIt. women. lut ! had bet.
ter grounds than that FOR thinking
myself not mllIlctlNu tu them. us
rule. Women bad liked me when
bad nothing women had liked me-
when they didn't know who ! was.
I felt that this woman dil not like
me. And ycr by the way she looked
vt me BOO spite OF her efforts not to do
go. ! could tell that ! had some sort
Of unusual interest for her. Why
1ldn't she lIhH mv' She made me feel
She reason didn't belong To her
world My ways and my looks offend.
I'd her She dlslikcd me good deal:
VII" feared me % little She would
nave iolt safer 10 sho had boon graft.
wing her curiosity gazing iu at me
through the bars Of cage.
Sam-nut without hesitation. rs
rccaord uficrwafd-loft me with her.
Nhon ! sent him 10 bring her brough.
an up 10 the broadway entrance. As
she and ! were standing there alone.
TO-. II
suddenly and blurtcd out: you don't
Ike me"
She Redeemed d little. smiled slight.
a. What quaint rcmark!' said
she
looked straight at her but you
shall"
our eyes met Her chin came out
little. her eyebrow lifted. Then.
In scon Of herself as we'll as OF me,
she locked herself u behind frozen
haughtinoss that ignored me. All.
here Is the carriage" she said. | fol.
lowed her TO the curb she Just
touched my hand. just nodded her
fascinating little head
See you Saturday. old man." called
her brother fricndlily My lowering
face had alarmed him.
THAT party Is on" said 7. curly.
And lifted my hat and strobe away.
AZ ! had formed The habit Of dis.
missing the diaagrceablc. soon put
her out Of my mind But she took
with her my JOY In the taste Of things.
] couldn't get Back my former keen
satisfaction In AN I had done and
was doing The luxury. the tangible
evidences Of my achievement, no long.
err gave me pleasure: they seemed 10
add 20 my irritation.
! worked myself mp. or rather. down.
10 such q mood that when my Office
boy told me Mr. LaugdOn would like
me Ia come 10 his office as soon ns
II was convenient. ! snapped out.
'The he'll he doos' Tell Mr. I.angdon
III be glad 10 see him here whenever
he calls That was stupidity. pre-.
mature assertion Of my right TO be-
treated as an equal had always
gone 10 Langdon. and TO any other
OF the rulers OF finance. Whenever
had got o summons, For while
was rich and powerful ! held both
wealth and power IN q sense. on sui.
fcranco, knew that 80 long as
had no absolute control Of any great
department OF industry these rulers
could destroy me should they decide
that they needed my holdings or were
not satisfied with my use Of my
power. | was surprised when Lang.
don appeared In my Office a few min.
utes later
lie was tallish slim man. care.
fully dressed with bored weary
look aud slow bored way Of tain.
ing / had always said that II had
not been myself should have wished
10 DE Lnugdou
Ills expression. as ho came into my
office, was one OF cynical amusement,
as n De We're saying 10 himself. Our
friend Blackjack has caught the swoll.
en- head az last Not a suggestion
of ~ humor Of resentment at my Inn.
pcrtiuouce-for In the circumstances.
! had been guilty OF an lmpcrtiuenco.
Just lunguid, amused patience with
the t.ully of % friend 81 see" said
ne, that YOU have got Textile mp TO
So"
He was the head of the Textile
trust which had been built by bis
brotherInlaw and hau fallen 10 him
IN Tie confusion following his broth.
crin-Iaw's death, As he WAS iuss then
needing some money for his share 80
the National Coal undertaking. he had
directed me to push ToNtlle mp toward
par and unload him of two or three
hundred thousand shares-he, of
course, 10 ropurchnse the shares after
ho had taken PROFITS and Textile had
dropped buck 90 lts normal 90.
"IU have o. mp TO eS by the middle
Of next month"; said I and thorc
! think we'd bottor stop"
"stop 90 about 9O' said hc "That
win give me all find lu need Tor
this Coal business. ] don't want 20 be
bothered with hunting mp am Invest
meat
SHOOK nay head % must put o. up
90 within q point or two of par" ] de-.
clarel Ia my public letter I've been
SAYING It would gl above 90. and