Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

will be no receivership for the p. S. W.
this year or next
Show me-" said the auditor.
Ford hesitated for moment Then he
took a packet of papers, estimates. ex-
hibits and fine-lined engineers maps from
his pocket and tossed it across the table.
That is for you, rersonally-for David
Evans; not the T. S. w. auditor. You've
got to keep it to yourself"
The auditor went through the papers
carefully, shifting his cigar slowly from
one corner of his mouth to the other as
he read and examined. When he handed
them back he was shaking his head, al
most mournfully.
It's big thing. Ford: the biggest kind
of thing. And it is beautifully worked
out. But | know our people, here and I'm
New York. They will simply give you
the cold stare and say that you are
crazy"
Because it can't be financed?"
Because it doesn't come from Hill or
Hartman or Morgan, or some other one
of the big captains You'll never be able
to stand it upon its feet by your single
handed lonesome"
Ford set his teeth. and his clean-cut
face seemed to grow suddenly older and
harder as the man in him came to the
fore.
by heavens, if put my back under it.
it's got to stand upon it's feet! I'm not
going into it with the idea that there is
any such thing in the book as failure"
gray eyes of the man facing him.
Then let me give you a word of advice
before you start in. Skip North, abso-
lutely: don't breathe a word of it TO him.
Don't ask me why. but do as / say. And
another thing drop into my Office tomor-
row before you leave. I'll show you some
figures that may help you to stir things
up properly at the New York end. Do
you go direct from here?'
mo. l shall have to stop over few
know
where to put my hands on what i need;
have laid the foundations from the bot
tom up by correspondence. But L want
to go over the situation on the ground
before make my grandstand play before
Mr.. Colbrth and the board of directors"
We'll. come in and get my figures. any
way; come to the private door of my
office and rap three times. 1t will be just
as well if it isn't generally known that
you are confabbing with me. Our semi
annual report will probably be in New
York ahead of you, but it won't hurt II
you have the information TO work with"
Evans was pushing his chair from the
table when he added: by the way, you
happened upon the exact psychological
moment to make your raid; the report
coming out and things going to the dogs
generally
Ford's laugh was genially shrewd.
Perhaps it wasn't so much of a hap
pening as it appears. Didn't L tell you
that I had figured this thing out to the
fourth decimal place? Psychological mo-
ments are bigger arguments than dollars
and cents sometimes"
The auditor had taken his hat from the
waiter and was shaking hands with his
dinner companion.
I'D like to believe you're a winner,
Ford: you deserve to be. Come and see
me-and make your call upon Mr.. North
brief as possible. He'll probe you if
you DON'T
This was how it came about that the
next morning, when Ford went to call
upon the sallow. heavy-faced. bodied
man who sat behind the glass door let
tered general manager, private"-this
after half an hour spent in Auditor
Evans private office--it was only to ask
for leave of absence to go east-on bust
ness of personal nature, he explained.
when Mr.. North was curious enough TO
ask his object.
(To be continued tomorrow