The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-02-27

of the documents torn away.
still l deny it ALL" Goldstein said.
Il shall give you to the police
Zone moment" suggested Storm.
'sWhat evidence have you of my visit,
beyond the word of your partners, who
are dishonored men?"
''My secretary" Goldstein said.
sAsk him what he has heard"
The three partners jaws dropped.
Goldstein nearly choked.
"By God, you go too far" he stormed.
"Ask him what he has heard" Storm
insisted.
Goldstein turned to Dobbs.
"You hound, this man suggests that
this man infers-or-tell us now what
we have said-the evidence of black
mail you have been asked to hear
Dobbs looked him squarely in the
eyes.
81 do not remember Mr.. Storm call
ing: have heard no conversation be-
tween YOU, so far as know, and l have
every opportunity of seeing who visits
nv principals. l have never seen Mr..
Storm in This office.
Goldstein's spatulate fingers quivered.
His law fell. The heavy rolls OF flesh
hung looser on his face. Beads OF per-
spiration rose on his forehead.
Jefferson's teeth snapped like wise.
Bludeeon rushed at the secretary and
caught him by the throat. '1ou put us
in the cart" he clustered.
Storm hit him full on the jaw and
sent him on the carpet.
Gentlemen, please" he said. do
not let us lose control of ourselves.
This gentleman''-pointing to the pros
trate Bludgeon-''is not used to the
veneer of manners which governs the
higher finance. He should keep wait
er's gambling club 1t is the field for
which he is marked My little book
will interest you, gentlemen,-all but
Bludgeon. The annals of the prize ring
are the only literature he would appre-
ciate. My little book is nicely written;
it is a wen written book, cleverly
written book. The man who wrote 1t
was capable; he knew his-er- subjects
through and through. He has a sue
cinct style. | am surprised, since you
are so much interested, you have never
asked the authors name
There was dead pause.
Goldsteins wandering attention turn
ed to the Innocent looking book.
jefferson grabbed it and turned to the
title page. :,
"Redsand, the New Gold Mine by
he read.
There is no name" he said with
relief, as he saw the blank.
There will be, tomorrow, storm
said promptly.
:, Whose name?" Goldstein mumbled.
The shadow was settling firmly over
him-the shadow of despair.
Isaac Dobbs, secretary to Goldsteln,
jefferson & Co.," Storm suggested
pleasantly.
Goldstein looked up. His face was
white. The fire of war had gone out OF
his eyes. The veins at the temple
worked palpably, quivering under his
unhealthy skin. He tried to scream
his anger, but he was beaten old man,
and the words that struggled in his
brain could not stir his paralyzed
tongue, and left him making noises
that might have come from man being
strangled.
Jefferson alone was master of him.
self
He pulled ont check book.
what did you say?' he asked.
Fifty thousand" Storm suggested.
Dobbs nodded assent, and Dobbs
seemed to have subtly changed. He
might have been a single pirate, he
probably had no family, the peaceful
suggestion OF Sunday school and class
meeting was strangely absent. He did
not stoop, he did not look meek, and
his manner was not unobtruslve. He
seemed to fill the room.
81 make it e5O,OOO," Jefferson said.
"It's big pay day for sudden one,
he suggested.
make it to the bearer and Dobbs
will 60 and see if it can be met and
transferred to us, at once.
Jefferson made it ''to bearer" and
the three partners Observation-Disclosures
hand trembling.
Dobbs left with the cheek:
He returned in five minutes.
ssMet." he said looking at Storm.
Storm bowed to the three partners.
"Gentlemen," there was the same
subtle accent that rankled-"1 bid you
good morning. AS publisher l am
naturally pleased at the reception OF
nv hook. The copies will lie to your
Instructions at this address, giving
him a card. "It is gratifying to find all
edition cleared out SO quickly. This Is
the first little experiment in publishing
by myself and Dobbs as partners. 1t is
not, in the usual way, our ordinary
business, We do not shine at 1t, DO
we?''
"No." said Dobbs, with smile.
eve shall maintain the partnership
without the publishing business. You
may hear of us again.
The pair slammed the door from the
outside.
Goldstein murmured: "And may L
die-e5O, OOO-and Dobbs, too"
Bludgeon lit another cigar ana spa1
on the carpet.
Jefferson toyed with paper knife.
sThe Redsand mine goes to the pub
lic," he said slowly "but they had a
hand strong enough to skin us. j.! once
had dog and fed it on the best IN the
land and it turned and bit me, ne
added inconsequently.
"Well," said Goldstein with TAT
chuckle that showed he was recovering
eve never fed him on the best"
''Perhaps that is the reason why ne
bit SO hard" answered Jefferson ana
his teeth cleaned white in mlrthieSs
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