Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-03-10
stories of which were all 60


sun against sky of sapphire.
Quarter was alone. gloved and hat
ted, as though on the point Of leav-
ing. He showed slight surprise at
seeing Plank, as if he lad not been
expecting him, and the manner of of
fering his hand subtly emphasized it
as he came forward with a trace Of in
quiry in his greeting.
"YOu said O'Clock, | believe" OBJ
served Plank bluntly.
"Ah, yes. 1t was about that-ah-
matter-ah- beg your pardon, can
you recollect"
II don't know what it is you want.
You requested this meeting" said
Plank, yawning.
"Mr. Plank" Quarter said, "there
| should be some way for us to come to-
gether. Have you considered it?"
mo, haven't" replied Plank.
Il mean for you and me to try to
understand each other"
"For us?' asked Plank, raising his
blond eyebrows. do you mean Anal
personally
Il mean for us personally, We are
wasting opportunities. This whole
matter is involving us in a tangle of
| litigation requiring our constant eff
forts, constant attention"
Il beg your pardon, Mr. Quarter.
but you take 1t too seriously | have
found in this affair nothing except
rather agreeable mental eXhilaration.
7 fnp
to lie serious
Il am" said Plank so savagely that
Quarter, startled, could not doubt
him. Il like this sort of thing, Mr.
Quarter Anything that is hard to
overcome like to overcome. The
pleasure in life to me is to win out. /
am lighting you with the greatest pos
sibe satisfaction to myself"
Perhaps you see victory ahead,
said Quarter calmly.
81 do, Mr. Quarter. l do, but not in
the manner you fear / may hope for
it."
Quarter said without emotion, Il
repeat that it would be easy for you
and me to merge our differences on a
basis absolutely satisfactory to you
and to me-and to Harrington"
You are mistaken said Plank, ris-
ing. Good afternoon"
Quarter rose too You decline to
discuss the matter?" he asked.
at has been discussed sufficiently"
"Then why did you come here?"
, ITO see for myself how afraid of me
, you really are" said Plank. Now
know, and so do you. Mr.. Quarter,
J want to tell you something. Never be
, fore in business differences has pri
vate indignation against any individ
: ual interfered or modified my course
j of action. 1t does now, but it does moi
] dictate my policy toward you; it mere
~, as say, mobiles it. l am perfect
r .ly aware of what | am doing, what
{ social disaster am inviting by thu
attitude toward you personally, wha'
! financial destruction | am counting IL
D arousing the wrath of the Algonquin
Trust company and of the powerful
r interests intrenched behind Intercoun
: ty Electric. | know what the lobby is
know what judge cannot be counted
D on; | know my peril and my chances
every one, and l take them-every one
t For it is good fight. Mr.. Quarter l
; will be talked of for years to com
= wonderingly, not because of your eff
b frontery, not because of my obstinacy
A but because such monstrous immoral
q lty could ever have existed in this lam
of ours. Your name, Harrington's
mine, will have become utterly forgot
= ten long. long before the horror O
d these present conditions shall cease t
+ be remembered"
r He stretched out one ponderous arm
l. pointing full between Quarters III
: winking eyes.
fro BE CoNTINUED.A 49,