Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20

through print shop and into the mails.
You'll see that one of them announces
your appointment. effective today, as as
sistani to the president. That was as far
as Uncle Sidney could be dragged. 1t
doesn't give you a straight flush. but
your hand will beat North's If 1t comes
to show down between you. Just the
same. l shouldn't quarrel with North. If
rises and sets in him.
Ford nodded and while he was reading
hastily through the sheaf of pencilings a
boy brought him a telegram. When he
opened the envelope Kenneth had turned
away. But Adair was looking on. and he
did not fail to remark the startling eff
feet of the few typewriter words upon
the engineer.
whereabouts does it hit US this time? %
he inquired. lighting fresh cigarett
I'm the neck" said Ford, CURLY. 1.-THE
possibility occurred to me yesterday-Pa-
cific Southwestern stock being so badly
scattered among small holders. 1 wired
broker. good friend OF mine, to pick
up few shares on my account. Here is
what he says: Market bone dry. No
offerings of p S.W. at any price -
Adair whistled softly. That's getting
next to us with vengeance!' he COM
mented. And it can be DONE too. Half
a dozen of the small stockholders have
been to me since the fire was lighted
trying to get me to take their stock at
market"
How much do we control-that we are
sure of?' Ford asked.
Il don't KNOWN figures Not more
than two-fifths. should say At the last
safe majority pool among ourselves.
but Uncle Sidney sat on me. Said his
own personal constituency among the lit
tie people was big enough amply to Sc
cure u.s.
Ford Swore pathetically.
,;r 1T
ton might have steered him straight
and it went to ''eep!' he ragged
Exactly" laughed Adair. And now
the Transcontinental moguls are buying
up majority Of their own. meaning to
capture the mainline dog and leaving us
20 wag the extension tail which we have
just acquired. Say. Ford. doesn't that
appeal TO your sense Of humor?"
mo. it doesn't" said Ford savagely.
To see ones air castles crumbling at the
very moment when they were to be trans
muted into solid realities is apt to pro-
woke reversion to type, and Ford's type
was Gothic.
That's a pity" said Adair, absently
rolling his cigarette between his thumb
and finger. ALSO. it's another pity that
am such hopeless gutter. I believe
could pull this thing out yet II I could
| only get up sufficient steam
For heavens sake tell me what you
burn and I'll furnish the fuel said Ford.
desperately.
will you? I guess I need something
pretty infiammatory"
Lord of love, Haven't you good and
plenty without calling upon me? Are you
going to let these stock -jobbing land
pirates on change gibbet you as a solemn
warning to aspiring young promoters?'
Adair paused with the cigarette half
way to his lips. "Ah," he said. after a
thoughtful moment "Perhaps that was
what I needed. No. they will not gibbet
any of us today. and possibly not tomor-
row." Then. with a sudden dropping of
the mask of easy-going indifference:
Give me the key to your room and find
me a swift stenographer. Then go over
to the Lake Shore headquarters and ask
| to have the Nadia coupled to the evening
train for New York"
But the PRESIDENT" Ford began.
Didn't he say something about going
| over these new lines on an inspection
trip?"
Never mind Upcle Sidney, on this one