Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1908-04-15

true-Kind. conslderate, dutiful, loyal.
The financial world is perfectly aware
that Stanley Quarter is today the
most INSCRIPTIONS old scoundrel who
ever crushed a refinery or debauched
lieves it than he credits the scandal
Gus history of the Red Woman of
Wall street"
Siward had never before seen Plank
aroused, and he said so, smiling.
THAT is true" said Plank earnestly.
Il waste little temper over my likes
and dislikes. But what l know and
what 1 legitimately infer concerning
the younger Quarter is enough to
rouse any mans anger. l won't tell
you what l know. l can't. 1t has
nothing to do with his financial meth
DDS. nothing to do with his business.
But it is bad-bad ali through! The
blow his father struck at the integrity
of the bench the son strikes at the
very keystone of all social safeguard.
l must go now. Goodby. Take care
of that ankle Any books l can send
you-anything you want? No? All
right. And don't worry over Amalga-
mated Electric, for l 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 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 had 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 4 o'clock, / believer" OBJ
served Plank bluntly.
"Ah. yes. 1t was about that-ah-
matter-ah- l beg your pardon, can
you recollect?"
81 don't know what it is you want
You requested this meeting" said
Plank, yawhing.
''NIr. Plank" Quarter said, "there
should be some way for us to come to-
gether. Have you considered it?''
"NO, l 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
gamated Electric and Intercounty i'm
personality"
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"
81 beg your pardon. Mr.. Quarter,
but you take it too seriously. 1 have
found in this affair nothing except
rather agreeable mental eXhilaration.
"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.
am fighting you with the greatest pos
sible satisfaction to myself"
Perhaps you see victory ahead"
said QuarrieE calmly
IL do, Mr.. Quarter, l do, but not in
the manner you fear l may hope for
it."
Quarter said without emotion, II
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.
cit has been discussed sufficiently"
"Then why did you come hereY
ITO see for myself how afraid of me
you really are" said Plank. ''Now |
know. and so do you. Mr.. Quarter,
want to tell you something. Never be-
fore in business differences has pri-
vate Indignation against any individ-
ua interfered or modified my course
of action. 1t does now, but it does not
dictate my policy toward you; it mere
ly, as / say, modifies it. l am perfect
~ aware of what / am doing, what
social disaster l am inviting by this
attitude toward you personally, what
financial destruction l am counting in
arousing the wrath of the Algonquin
Trust company and of the powerful
interests intrenched behind Intercoun-
ty Electric. l know what the lobby is;
l know what judge cannot be counted
on: 7 know my DeriI and nv chances
every one, and l take them-every one.
For it is a good fight, Mr.. Quarter. It
will be talked of for years to come
wonderingly, not because of your eff
frontery, not because of my ohstinacy,
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"
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