The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-03-04

his own peace of mind But on Ger
AIDS account he stayed on. He did
not like to leave the boy alone for his
sisters sake as We, as for his own.
Matters drifted that way through
early spring lie actually grew to dis
like both Neprpard and the business OF
Neergard " Co., for no particular rea-
son perhaps. but in general. though he
did not vet care to ask himself to be
more precise in his unuttered Grill
cisms. But Necrgdrd broke his word
to him.
And one morning before he left his
rooms at Mrs. Greeve's lodgings to go
downtown Percy DraymOre called him
up Oh the telephone. and. as that over
fed young mans usual rising hour was
notoriOusly nearer noon than \ O'Clock,
IL surprised Selwyn to be asked TO re-
main i'm his rooms for little while I'M
I'll Draymore and one or two friends
could call on him personally concern
ing matter of Importance.
First there was Percy Draymore,
,vergruomed for II gentleman. fat. good
humOred and fashionable-one of the
famous DraymOre family noted solely
for their money and their tight grip on
Il: then came SanXon Orchil. the IA
nous banker and promoter, small. W
bane. dark with that rich, almost orr
entail. cOloring which he may have In
| hpritpd from his COrlOva ancestors,
who found IL necessary to GehumanlEe
their names when Rome offered them
the choice. with immediate eternity as
alternative.
Then came fox faced young man.
Phoenix Notify. elegant arbitcr of all
pertaining to polo and the hunt-slim
| legged. natchnt faced and more pro
sentablc i'm the saddle than out of IT,.
| lie was folluwrl by Bradley Harmon.
with his washed out colurlng of con
| sump,ive Swcle and his corn c1lored
beard. and. loumiu" i'm the rear like an
amiahlc brontoSaurus. George Fame.
whose swayiur uc'k carried his head
as a camel carries his. nodding as he
wall.
I'VE heard last night" said Dray-
more "how that fcllow-how Neer-
gard had boon tnmpcring with our
farmers what uHdcrhHrd tricks he
has been plaviug Ms. and ! frankly ad-
nit 60 you that we're n worried lot Of
near sNorts TN1''s what THE dismal
rlatlnca s!rni'ce md we've come to
esk yoY whrt # ~ rorll' means
"Why I'D vnr not call on Mr.. Neer-
gerdf" ~,'icd Sclv'vn coolly. Yet he
was taken comp'otel" 10y surprise. for
he dill not know fhot Nce"gard had
gone ahead Gni secured options on his
own ,esporsn".., rhlch PRACTICAL"
amouria' 10 o violation of the truce
between them. az know nothing about
It. did not know that Mr.. Neergard
had acquired control of the property
don't know what he means to dc
with it. And, gentlemen, may | ass
why you feel at liberty TO come TO me
instead of going 10 MIR. Neergard"
"a desire to deal with one of ouI
own kind suppose" returned Dray'
more blunty. And, for that matter
he said, tlrning TO the others, 1--WE
might have known that Captain Sci
wyn could have had no hand in and nc
knowledge of such an underbred and
dirty
Harmon plucked him by the sleeve
but Draymore shook him off, his little
piggish eyes sparkling.
What do l care?" he sneered, losing
his temper. We're in the clutches ol
vulgar skinfiint Dutchman, and hel
wiring us dry whether or not we curse
him out. Didn't | tell you that PhiliI
Selwyn had nothing to do with itf II
he had, and | was wrong, our journe!
here might as well have been made t.
Neergard's office, for any man wh'
will do such filthy thing
"One moment Draymore," cut in Sci
wyn, and his voice rang unpleasantly
"If you are simply complaining be
cause you have been outwitted g,
ahead, but If you think there has beel
any really dirty business in this mat
ter go to Mr.. Neergard. Otherwise, be
ing his associate, | shall not only de
cline to listen, but also ask you 4
leave my apartments"
Captain Selwyn is perfectly right
observed Orchil coolly. do you think
Draymore, that II is very good tast
In you to come into a mans place an,
begin slanglng and cursing a membe
OF his firm for crooked work"
Besides" added Notify, its no
crooked; it's only contemplate" An
to Selwyn, who had been restlessly fac
ing first one, then another: I'VE cam
lit was the Idea OF several among us
TO put the matter up to you, whic
was rather foolish, because you cOuldn
have engineered the thing and remaiI
ed what we know you to be. So"-
"Waitv said Selwyn brusquely.
do not admit for one moment that ther
is anything dlshonorable In this dea
nor do accept your right to questlo
1t from that standpoint, because
personally have not chosen to engal
in matters OF hls-ah-description
a no reason for condemnlng the deal ,
its method"
"Every reasonr said Orchil, laughiI
a cordially, Every reason, Captain Sc