Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-14
FRANCIS LYNDE

We're spending money Ike water; pay
ing anything that's asked; and even then
the men come and go like A torchligt
procession. But We are keeping the sur
facing gangs neck full the entire length
OF the line. and Leckhard has already
organized his regular train service over
the first hundred miles. That puts Us on
an even footing with the Transcontinental
at JACK canyon. and the tide IL fairly
turned our way. When lay the rails
into Cooah-which will be the day after
tomorrow. if nothing pulls i'm two-thr
first through passenger train. with the "i
in tow. will be right behind us. Does
the report satisfy you?
Your word fits il: it's bully.
Then ] want my reward. When am 1
to he allowed To chase i'm and pay my re
spects to your-er-aunt and-and Miss
Alicia
Adair laughed
'My-er-aunt. he Knocked. Much
you care about Aunt Hetty. And I've a
gave YOU leave To fall in love with my
little sister. I'd like to know?
She did" retorted Ford. brazenly
Don't tell me YOU are going 10 try 1"
kick it over at tais late day. You can't
You know.
.Adair tilted his hat TO The back Of his
head and thrust his hands into his
pockets.
I'm no such wild ass of the prairies.'
he declared. But. my good friend. You
don't come into toan TIL you bring your
railroad with you.' I know how IL will
be-you'd linger for just one more last
fond farewell. and about that time Uncle
Sidney would drop in on YOU unexpected
ly. Then thered be family row. after
which my Pacific. Southwestern stock
wouldn't be worth a whoop. No. You
wait till get Uncle Sidney safely where
j want improperly in the nine hole.
and then I'll flag you in
The chance for which the golden youth
was waiting and working climaNed on the
day the extension rails came down the
hillside grade aboye the town-a town
now spreading into wild erness OF has
tiiy built and crowdine structures Ii was
a simple pit he had dfgged for an old
man suddenly gone mad with the fever
of mine buying. From picking up stock
| in score of prospects. Mr.. Colbrith had
hedged by concentrating his heavy invest
ments i'm six or seven of the most promis-
ing of. the partly developed properties.
Then. TO make assurance reasonably. sure.
he had sprung the modern method OF
combination upon his fellow stockholders
In the producing mines The promising
group was to he merged i'm one giant
holding corporation. strong enough to
control the entire Copah situation.
But there We're obstacles i'm the way;
distractions carefully placed. II the truth
must he told. by an INSCRIPTIONS young
manipulation i'm the presidents own house
hold. The Little Alicia was I'm the group.
was the keystone in the combination
arch. as 1t CHANGED. and unhappily Grigs
by had parted with a grievous block of
his share of the stock-a block which
could neither be recovered nor traced Ia
its present holder. Not To make mys
terry of the matter. the certificates were
safely locked i'm a safeJy-deposit box in
the vault of the Bank of Copah and the
key to the box ratified in Adair's pocket.
And because the Little Alicia could not
be included. three other necessary votes
were withheld when the president tried
to get action.
Mr.. Colbrith was in despair. A good
many of his investments were palpably
| bad. and they could be recouped only by
| the backing of the combination. And the
| combination obstinately refused to COM
bine unless the Little Alicia could he
gathered i'm. At the end of the ends Mr..
Colbrith appealed to his nephew.
''You know where Ford is. he began.
| accusingly. You needn't deny II.
was i'm hopes We wouldn't have to ask
| him to sell us more than one share of his
stock. which he couldn't decently refuse
| to do If We let him set his own price. But
| since We can't trace that block that
Grigsby let go. We must have nearly all
of Ford's. Find him; get his stock IL you
have TO pay twice par for IL. II you
don't. IL shall bee the heaviest loser i'm
this camp. Charles Edward" II was gall
and wormwood to the old man, but II had
to he swallowed.
CTo be concluded tomorrowD