Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-08-14

is known downtown as the Home toF
Destitute Nephews.'
seriously, Plank, the man must
have something good in him"
Because of your tbeoryT
eyes. ] believe that nobody is en-
t!rey bad. So DO the great masters OF
fctiop." -
Plalss gravely. HE is good
son<nfs father. That is perfectly
tteSkind, considerable, dutiful, loyal
The financial world is perfectly aware
that Stanley Quarter is today the
most unscrupulous old scoundrel who
ever crushed a refinery or debauched
q railroad, and his son no more be
ifeves it than he credits the scandal
GUS history of the Red Woman OF
Wall street"
Siward had never before seen Planl
aroused, and he said so, smiling.
'That is true" said Plank earnestly
81 waste little temper over my likes
and dislikes. But what / know ant
what legitimately infer concerning
the younger Quarter is enough t(
rouse any mans anger. l won't tel
you what I know. / can't. 1t has
nothing to do with his financial meth
ODDS, nothing to do with his business
But 1t is bad-bad all through! The
blow his father struck at the integrity
of the bench the son strikes at the
very keystone of all social safeguard
must go now. Goodby. Take care
of that ankle. Any books can send
you-anything you want? No? All
right. And don't worry over Amalga.
mated Electric, for really believe we
are beginning to frighten them badly"
1t was exactly o'clock when Plank
was ushered into Quarters private
suit In the great marble Algonquin
Loan and Trust building, the upper
stories Of which were all golden in the
sun against a sky Of sapphire.
Quarter was alone, gloved and hat.
ted, as though on the point of leav-
ing. He showed slight surprise ut
seeing Plank, as If he had not been
expecting him, and the manner Of Of
fering his hand subtly emphasized il
IS he came forward with trace Of in
quiry in his greeting
"You said o'clock, I believer OBJ
served Plank bluntly.
"Ah, yes. 1t was about that--ah-
matter-ah-- l beg your pardon. eau
YOU recollectY'
81 don't know what 1t 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?"
"No, haven't" replied Plank.
81 mean for you and me to try to
understand each other"
"For us? asked Plank, raising his
blond eyebrows. "DO you mean Anal
gamated Electric and IntercOunty im-
personality"
81 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"
81 beg your pardon, Mr.. Quarrier
but you take 1t too seriously. | have
found in this affair nothing except a
rather agreeable mental exhilaratiOu. ;"
"Mr. Plank, if you are not inclined
to be serious
81 am" said Plank SO savagely that
Quarter, startled, could not doubt
him. 81 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. l
am fighting you with the greatest pos.
sible satisfaction to myself"
perhaps you see victory ahead"
said Quarter calmly.
81 do, Mr.. Quarter, do, but not In
the manner you fear l may hope for
It."
Quarter said without emotion, II
repeat that 1t would be easy for you
and me to merge our differences on
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 hereT'
"To see for myself how afraid of me
YOU really are" said Plank. "Now l
know, and so do you. Mr.. Quarter, l
want to tell you something. Never be-
fore in business differences has pri-
vate indignation against any individ.
ual interfered or modified my course
of action. 1t does now. but 1t does not
dictate my policy toward you; 1t mere
ly. as / say. modifies 1t. am perfect.
" aware of what | am doing. what
social disaster ! am inviting by this
attitude toward you personally, what
financial destruction | am counting In
arousing the wrath Of the Algonquin
Trust company and of the powerful
interests fntrenched behind Intercoun-
ty Electric. l know what the lobby is;
/ know what judge cannot be counted
on; know my peril and my chances,
every one, and take them-every one.
For 1t Is good fight, Mr.. Quarter. 1t
will be talked Of for years to come
wonderingly. not because of your eff
frontery, not because of my obstinacy,
but because such monstrOus immoral
ity could ever have existed in this land
of ours. Your name, Harrington's,
mine, will have become utterly forgot
ten long, long before the horror OF
these present conditions shall cease to
be remembered"
He stretched out one ponderous arm,