The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-21
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ness, AS | often assure NY your.
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care OF the pennies, The pounds tax
care OF themselves, II is by lookln,
after waat YOU are pleased 10 consiie
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Aarnladuke Rivers x Shelf has riser
to its present e~ninence.+
oh. wind" retoried Cafnhel, Don.
tell me"
Sir. eycia;me- Shelf.
Well. Z you will have it. the emi
hence appears 10 be lottery
and because OF your Internal mean
ness you're doing your best to bring
It over. It's Just trifes ike this that
tell. Consider whatll happen after the
catastrophe. Therell be an inquiry
thatli lay everything bare down TO the
very bed plates. Do you think they
won't jump on this point at once? The
stufs fully insured on up to New
Orleans, 1t isn't insured on the levee
and III the streets where the thefts are
notorious. Doesn't this drop an in
s~lahtaneous hint that !t was never in
Tended to get so far?"
No said Shelf sourly. II don't
see that it does"
Then" retorted Cambel, II differ
from you entirely. and as I'm to be the
active agent in this affair and have to
take Inc first and gravest physical risk
1 do not choose to ave my retreat UNI
necessarily hampered. 1 must insist
upon your recalling Fairfax for ad-
d1tional instructions That extra in
suranee has got to be paid"
Then pay 1T yourself"
That's outside the bargain. Work
Ing expenses are your contribution to
the partnership. And besides, for an
other thing l couldn't plank down tina
money if l wished. I haven't it in the
world"
Mr.. Cambel, 1 believe you. Will you
extend the same courtesy to me when I
tell you that II l We're to attempt rails
ing ever such a trivial sum as $500
today 1t would precipitate me into
bankruptcy tomorrow"
Whey! Are you nipped as badly as
all that?"
:! have a remorseless drain on me
winch drinks up the profits Of this
business ike a great sponge. 1t is a
domestic drain, II 1 cannot resist it,"
o poor devil" said Cambel, with
the first scrap Of sympathy he a yet
shown to his partner. II believe l UNI
derstand. and 1t tones down your dingy
color. You aren't quite all black. 1 be-
by your own painting you're
among a moderate sort of gray. And if
I've been beastly ruae and, hard with
you, because I've considered you a
soapy scoundrel playing entirely for
your own hand, I'll apologize to you.
That isn't in the least polite. but 1
think it's plain, and perhaps we shall
get on together better now. But about
If you go smash before our Florida
operation realize its profits it will
thicken the inquiry down to a very I'M
keenness."
Il think I shall keep on my feet, Mr..
1 trust, pray, l shall, and,
have said. I do confess that your man
ner OF speech has wounded me much
at times."
"Oh. as to that" returned Cambel,
i say spade l mean 1T. and
{ don care to mix religion with theft
when I'm talking with a conspirator,
But l fancy we understand ne another
more comfortably now. and I'll leave
you to make the rest Of the
nents here in London. This afternoon
III pick up Kettle and run down
% Liverpool and get things in hand
mere. Iney III require care. To begin
With. there's a suitable armament to
Struggled on board without adver-
And there are the nefarious
to be made. Piracy on
he high seas is not a thing to be un-
lertaken lightly nowadays. Nor is a
nurder!"
"oh, my God" cried Shelf. Don't
speak Of these horrors"
II speak OF them" replied Cambei
srtmly. because 1T is right that you
should understand what will probably
% done. l don't intend to redden my
angers If 1t can be avoided. but as
put my neck in jeopardy, failure or
failure. I naturally don't intend to
hesitate at any action which will bring
success.
Only understand fully, Mr.. Theodore
Shelf. that piracy you are already an
active sharer in. and if there's muir
der done to boot you will be as guilty
as the worst, even though you sit mere
n your snug London offices while other
rougher men are handling pistol and
knife in the gulf or in a Florida man
swamp"