Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1907-12-05

USUALLY entities one to forgiveness,
and l beg your pardon for mis-
judging you
Winthrop also accepted the ex-
PLANTATION as eminently satisfactory
and expressed his sympathy for
Fred on account of the loss of his
position, at the same time apologize
ing for his lack of cordiality at
The breakfast table.
"This article has completely kill
ed the lot-selling business for me
in Butte City" he said, "but, for
tunately, having made some very
excellent sales during the past few
weeks, the Town Company has suf-
fcient money in the treasury to
pay all debts, The last obligation
will be paid off at II O'Clock to-
day"
eyes" said Mccartney, they
shall all be paid off, but it will
leave the treasury in depleted
condition. The future, 1 believe,
will prove that all is well. You
have not lost faith, 1 hope, Mr..
Rockwell, in Waterville real es-
tate.
"No, replied Fred, "I have I'm
bounded faith in Waterville. BY
nature l am chance-taker-a cas-
tie builder, but just now my mind
seems a chaotic mass of ruins.
1t would please me very much,
however, if the Town Company
were willing to return the twenty
five hundred dollars which I in
vested for my New York friends.
They doubtless know of my dis
missal from the Banner force, and
have read this castigating article,
which puts an entirely new inter
probation ON the subject of Western
Investments, and [ would like to
clear myself from any suspicion.
As to my own purchase, I am will
ing to take the chance"
"You must know" said Win
throp, "that you ask what is next
to impossible, for Notwithstanding
lhave, personally, the warmest and
friendliest feelings towards you,
and while Mr. Caffrey may think
favorably of returning the money,
it can not be done without an ac-
ton Of the bRrd Of directors"
Bernard 4affrey invited Fred
to take sets1o his desk. He would
explain to him carefully he said,
the situation, believing that he
could prove conclusively why he
would be acting for the best inter
ests of his friends by not disturb
ing the Investment.
Barney" as he was frequently
called by his friends, produced a
great many maps and carefully
spread them out on the table; adj
justing his spectacles and with his
ten thousand dollar face looking
directly at Fred by way Of pre-
Jude of what was to follow, he pro-
ceeded to go over the old, old story
of the unlimited natural resources
Of the valley. He discussed at
length and in a very entertaining
and convincing manner the number
of acres of land already in cultiva-
ton, the probable annual increase
in acreage of farm lands, figured
out results that amounted to mil
lions of dollars if the lands were
seeded with wheat and barley, but
hundreds of millions if planted in
sugar beets. Then he carried Fred
from one side of the map to the
other, up to the top, down to the
bottom, and back again to the point
from which they started. No sooner
had he reached the point of arrival
and dparture than he struck a back
trail and went all over the map
again, until Fred, although little
tired by such rapid mental gymnas-
tics, was more enthusiastic than
ever before in regard to the future
outcome of the wonderful city of
Waterville.
Barney lit a cigar, as though
treating himself for valuable ser
vices rendered, and then confirmed
Winthrop's statement in regard to
their inability to pay any money
out of the treasury without first
having the consent Of the board of
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