The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06


seen Mr.. Storm in this Office"
Coldstein's spatHlate fingers quiz
cred. His Jaw fell. The heavy rolls
OF flesh hung looser on his face.
Beads Of perspiration rose on his
forehead
Jeaerson's teeth -. >.pped like a
wise
Bludgeon rushed at the secre, a.'y
and caught him by the throat. You
I put us In this cart he clustered.
Storm hit him full on the Jaw and
sent him to the carpet.
Gentlemen, please, he said. do
not let us lose collrol OF ourselves.
..is gentleman pointing 20 the
! PROSTATE Bludgeon-"is not used to
| the veneer OF manners which governs
! the higher finance. lie shou.G keep
walters gambling club. 1t is a
! field for which he is marked. Ny lit
| tie book will interest you. gentlemen
all but Bludgeon. The annals Of
the prize ring are the only literature
he would appreciate. Ny .tlo book
is nicely written; it is well written
man who wrote il was capable; he
knew his-er--subjects through and
through. lie has a succinct style.
am surprised, since you are So much
interested, you have never asked the
authors name
There was a lead pause.
Goldstein's wandering attention
e. Il
Jefferson grabbed it up and turned
to the title page.
"Redsand. the New Gold Mine, by
-" he read.
"There is no name" he said, with
a sigh OF relief. as he saw the blank.
There will be. tomorrow Storm
said promptly.
Whose name" Goldstein mum
bed The shadow was settling firm,
ly over him-the shadow of despair.
Isaac Dobbs, Secretary to Gold
stein, Jefferson &c Co.." Storm sug
gested pleasantly.
Goldstein looked up. His face was
white. The fire of war had gone out
Of his eyes The veins at his temples
worked palpably, quivering under his
unhealthy skin. He tried 10 scream
his anger, but he was a 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 a man
being strangled.
Jefferson alone was master Of him
self.
He pulled out a 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, be
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 unobtruSiye.
He seemed to fill the room.
81 make it G5O,000," Jefferson said.
ITS a big pay day for a sudden ONE
he suggested.
Make 1t to bearer, and Dobbs will
so and see if it can be met ami trans
ferred TO us at once"
jefferson made it Ito bearer" ana
the three partners signed-Gold-
stems hand trembling.
Dobbs left with the check
He returned in FIVE minutes.
Met" he said, looking at Storm.
Storm bowed to the three partners.
subtle accent that rankled-"I bid
You good morning. AS a publisher |
am naturally pleased at the recep-
tion Of my book. The copies will lie
to your instructions at this address
giving him a card. at is gratify-
ing to find an edition cleared out so
quickly. This is a first little expert
ment in publishing by myself and
Dobbs as partners. 1t is not, in the
usual way, our ordinary business. We
do not shine at it-do we?"
"No," said Dobbs, with a smile.
1--WE 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
die 0,OO0-aud Dobbs. too"
Bludgeon liz another cigcr and spat
on the plush carpet.
jefferson toyei with paper knife.
"The Redsand Mine goes to the
public, he said, slowly: but they'd a
hand strong enough to skin us
once kept a dog and fed it on the pes
in the land, and IL turned and bit
me-" he added. inconsoquently.
We'll" said Goldstein, With a fat
chuckle that showed he was recover
ing. we never fed him on the best.
Perhaps that is why he hit so
hard" answered Jefferson, and his
teeth cleaned white in mirthlss.
smile Black aud White.
WORDS OF WISDOM.