Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-17

stock in the company and fewer millions.
When the jangle came Brewster and the
heavy men said. Oh let it go; it isn't
worth bothering with Naturally the
little fellows. with more to lose and less
money-nerve. said No.
1T spells the same word for me i'm any
event. Ford commented. and went on
pitching things into his steamer trunk.
-Adair got upon his feet and strolled
away to the window.
When he turned again to face the
beaten one he said:
''If ! wasn't so Internally lazy. Mr..
Ford I more than half believe that I
could pull this thing off for you myself.
But that is the curse of being born with
too much money. / can take plunge
into business now and then-I've done il.
But my best friend couldn't bet on me
two days in succession"
Ford looked up quickly.
Then don t put your hand tn this
pillow. Mr.. Adair. I'll be frank with you.
can fit the mechanical parts of this
scheme of mine together that they will
run true and do business. But /. any
man in my place. would have to have
solid backing here in New York: board
that would be as aggressive as a handful
of rebels fighting for life, and every man
of it determined to win out or smash
something. Mr.. Magnus spoke of the OPP
position should encounter from our
competitors. He might have said more.
What the Transcontinental. for example,
wouldn't do to obliterate us needn't be
catalogued. How do you suppose the
present p. S.W. board would fare in such
a fight?
The youngest member of the fiouted
board laughed again.
You mustn't say in your wrath that
all men are liars-or towards. There is
plenty of fight in our crowd. and plenty
of money. too. if you could only get 1t
sufficiently scared.
i've done my best" said Ford. slam
ming the lid of the trunk and buckling the
straps vigorously. The next time I'll e
find my market first and build my scheme
afterward."
well. if / can say it without offense,
I'm honestly sorry for you, Mr.. Ford:
you've been butchered to make Broad
street holiday, said Adair. lounging to-
ward the door You are going back to
the west. l suppose
Yes
What line?'
Pennsylvania. five-ten this afternoon
THAT is a long time between drinks.
Suppose you come up to the club and
have luncheon with me?
Ford hesitated, watch in hand
II was about to lie to you. Mr.. Adair.
and plead business; but | shant. I'll tell
YOU the plain truth I'm too sore just
now to be any good fellows good COM
pany."
(Which is precisely the reason why
asked YOU" laughed the golden youth.
Come on, let's go now. You can take
it out me as much as you like, you
know | Shan't mind.
But the cluD IunCneOn ignored the DuSl-
ness affair completely, as Adair intended
ii should. Ford came out of the shell of
disappointment with the salad course. and
by way of reparation for his former at
titude talked rather more freely of him
self than he wont To do on such
short acquaintance with any one The
young millionaire met him quite half way
this road to a better understanding.
contrasting with mild envy Ford's well
filled. busy life with his own erratic eff
forts at time killing
You make me half sorry for myself"
he said. when they went to the smoking
room to light their cigars. It's no less
than a piteous misfortune when a fellows
father has beaten all the covers If ac-
complishment for him
Ford could laugh now without being
bitter
The game isn't all corrraled, even fer
you. Mr.. Adair. There was excellent good
shooting for you in that directors meet
ing this morning, but you wouldn't take
the trouble
That's the fact" was the easy-going
reioinder. THAT is just what my sister
is always telling me-that I won't take
the trouble. And yet L do take the trou-
BILE to begin lot of things; only they
never seem worth while after few days
dip into them
Pick out bigger ones" suggested Ford.
my trouble is just the other way about:
1 am always tackling things that are
worlds too big for me-just as L have
this time
cit isn't too big for you, Mr.. Ford. It
was too big for Colbrith, Magnus ct al.
And. besides you're not going TO give it
up. You'll drop off in Chicago, hunt up
some meat packer or other Croesus and
land your new railroad Independently OF
the p. S.W.'
1t was a measure of the sincerity OF
Ford's liking for his host when he said:
THAT little shot of mine at your col
leagues was merely long bluff. III my
scheme can't he worked with the T. SW..
il can't well he worked without it, We
are lacking the two end links in the chain
which | could forge. But my two end
links without the middle one wouldn't at
tract anybody"
(To be continued tomorrow