Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-09-04
In
tie Ranks
By GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON
Copyright. o.. bJ 4. s. Barnes d Co..
Publishers. 1876 FGth Arenue,
Nelp York
CHAPTER XIV.

tul 10 work MIN harm upon occa-
sion than all the rest whom he had Of
Tended
Napoleon Tandy. president Of the \
National bank. N.. na...r had been
first popularity shortcucG>to Nap" Tan.
DIV and aftervard extended again into
"Napper" Tandy. was the only man
in Cairo who had enough of financial
strength or of creative business capac-
fly to be reckoned Il rival of Captain
viii Hallam or his competitor In com
mercial enterprises.
He had several times tried conclu.
sions with Hollom in sucb affairs but
always with results distinctly unsotis.
factory TO himself. or as uaI,am one
day explained to Duncan ale has pot
4 good deal of education Mt NV hands.
and he has mid his tuition fees"
Tondv wos pot vat mast middle 400
but he was always c,llod cold Non'
nor Tardvr cbieav becousa of certoi,
obiectiopnb,e traits NJ chorooter tb,t
ba nossossad uo r,os ronrtod 20 ho
tho "maanest man in southern Illinois"
no was cort,;nIy tho hardest In dr,v.
inc bargain the most mercilass in
,ts enforcement ue wo. cor,io,Iy
ho,.d ond ,.ar,, nroo.,,, ,ooroI Ola sol,
Dossossod shra,rI n,d ,,.nr,, .o,ssh
b,s ot,it,do ,ouord h,s sn,,,u, r,on
ona tow.ord ,,,,nso,. ,,aa .,.oao,,,o. a,e
,onant ,.n,, .ha. - W. s,.nateu $500.
TO- Lii, ~ .a,. 80. ~ r.,
,.,,. "a.a.., - on @
.m., l.. w. - 49,,
.aaNs 49, ~. :" a p"ss ,ne Sun y, ~
i"e'ee anu "n.ne nc was queA ~
vppo. 'us "nu $50" Ia. oo,.
-. san.. "s up'n LII w. -. 'nousn.
80 pop ~, '" puu"e oenen 49, w "I ,-
. mo -. us 49,. .'s,Is r. Sa, a... ,. s
Me' :. n'' ulnu "a. n"u pu. ",s.
" 80. o .o NC ~, ou -, ''ne
III, ," ~ .,a
III, IS. .,,,.
va, a.' ',s', WIN ~ 'Ious"' y. UNI. ming
uu' urv,uenus ne u"u eun'eip.uous,
eaneu Dunean in'noo" eu"ser
oeeauSe 'na' young inan nHu spoken
WIN some enthusiasm OF the Dehents
~nlch tne eneapen'hs OF ire'sn. rates
must pr'ns 70 'ne people Gust anu west.
IN oriei' Napper 1ahuy was very
greedy money se''er anu notnins e'se.
ne nateo Italian WIN a" tnat ne mao
oI neaIt because haham was MS ~
per'or , ~ u'e eVnu . VI sna n anu We
s"uso 11"'om ~" .o oau.y '".on I'LL
s.e'S easo y, e"npe'.'..e en .u, anu
peonaps enu'0 WI, y, '' nIou o'ne' uss.
~ "' p,' "n a"' ~nou'
nS'ins' eoIu.s'y os'es.eu ue nsn
s ~no,s "e """ '"'' oe"'en a"u ''""e
@i'a'u'
NeVerme!ess tneSe TWO never guar
teieo' Eacn OF hem was 100 worthy
wise 10 maHe an open preach WIN one
whose co-operation III great ana'Fs 10
might az any ''me heeo'
On the night OF the ball haliam took
Duncan aside and said to MIN:
Il wish you'd take the O'Clock
uain In the morning and 60 up to inc
mines for few days. Everything
there seems to be at skies and sevens.
! can't make head or tail out OF 1t all.
All ! know 10 mat the COMPOUNDED
mine 10 losing sood many thousands
OF my dollars every month. want
you to go up and make thorough In
vestigation. II you can't nnd way
out I'll shut up the hole In the ground
ana quiz.
Captain Hailam knew. OF course.
tnat duncan could not get much sleep
mat night, but he had long ago learned
mat Guilford Duncan utterly disre'
eardsd personal comfort whenever
auty ca!'ed' ana 30 ne mad no hes'ta'
t'on IN mus ordering Ms young heuten-
ANT TO take an early morning train on
me nee's OF . night OF dancing.
fefnaps youd Detter 90 up tnefe
"!sa me. sossesteo duncan.
NO. THAT woo'd emoAfrsss mat.
se0 we oesn up sevsrs' times' ano !
wAo' you 70 oIne iI.o m'no 70
ues' upon toe troup'e. III 'esesrapo
INC peopIe tnete 70 put everysninS ~
youl co@meno. ! wsnt yoo 70 stuoy
10 sst".uou anu mar w your ".nu'
yu' - " ms wncle tnlns Ue'ousso 70
yvo . VI 49,. ~. AnVw, enu
10y VI !. .0sn 20" nno wy ou.:
"s .n'aS c.o % @scs 70 30 =.