The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-06-25

Then she SWUng
'da Ti|t'' III S"'0 on her spurlel
heel and walked
L..jeayug him ha"gPrd, motionley~.
=, p8nk found him there an hour laGe"
t-mbng among the papers and al
,rst feared that he read in Siward's
irawu and sullen face a premonition
# the ever dreaded symptoms.
quarter has telephoned asking for
conference at last" he said abrupt
II sitting down beside Siward.
We'll" inquired Siward, how do
ror interpret that-favOrablyT
az am inclined to think he is a bit
rDaasv." said Plank cautiously. "Har-
d9gton made a secret trip to Albany
last week. 1t looks to me as though
there were going to be a ghost Of
chances for an investigation. Suppose
meet Quarter"
"All right Did he suggest a date|
AT this afternoon. l think" oh
,prved Plank. laying his half consumed
,igar on the silver tray, that I'd bet
tpr 20 downtown and see what our
oregIaclal friend Quarter wants. 81
ward he is a bad man and crafty
every inch Of him."
"Oh. come now Only characters in
fiction have no saving qualities. You
neyer heard Of anybody in real life
being entirely bad"
40. didn't, and Quarter isn't
For example, he is kind to valuable
nima,s-I mean his own"
Good to animals. The bad mans
nyartable characteristic!' laughed 81
ward. I'm fond to 'em too. What
slsa is he good to-"
Everybody knows that he hasn't
poor relation left-not one. He Is 10y
Q, TO them in a rare way. He filed one
subsidiary company full of them. 1t
Is known downtown as the Home For
Destitute Nephews.'"
Seriously, Plank, the man must
have something good in him"
Because Of your theory"
Yes. believe that nobody is en-
tirely bad SO do the great masters OF
felton,
Plank said gravely: HE is a good
SOL to his father. That IS perfectly
true kind, considerate, dutiful, loyal.
The financial world is perfectly aware
that Stanley Quarter is today the
most inscriptions old scoundrel who
syer crushed a refinery or debauched
railroad, and his son no more be-
lIevee II than he credits the scandal
Gus history of the Red Woman of
Wal 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 legitimately infer concerning
the Younger Quarter is enough TO
rouse any mans anger. l won't tell
you what | know. can't. 1t has
nothing to do with his financial meth
DDS, nothing to do with his business.
But 1t IS bad-bad all through. The
blow his father struck at the integrity
Of the bench the son strikes at the
very keystone Of all social safeguard.
| must go now. Goodby. Take care
of that ankle Any books I can send
you-auythng you want? NOT All
Fight And don't worry over Amalga-
mated Electric. for / really believe we
are beginning TO rrlgflten them BADLY
It was exactly o'clock when Plank
was u>hered into Quarters private
suit ,a 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, gloyed and hat
ed a. though on the point of leav-
ing He showed a slight surprise at
seeing Plank. AS If he had not been
expecting him, and the manner of Of
'enng his hand subtly emphasized II
as he came forward with a trace OF In
4alry ia his greeting
You said 4 o'clock, ! believer OBJ
served Plank bluntly
''". -. II was dDoul luaI al
matte ah- l beg your pardon, can
You rrcu,Orct?o
j dnA1 know what it is you want.
~" requested this meeting" said
'"la luVong,
Nr i'auk," Quarter said, there
@oI.d he some way for us to come to-
selari Have YOU considered itT
no. ! haven't" replied Plank.
weau for YOU and me to try TO
understand each other"
. Fnr usF' asked Plank, raising his
o''nd eyebrows DO you mean Anal
sa'"eted Electric and Intercounty I'm
persouallyf"
.1 an for us personally. We are
az UraDrtunitieR This whole