The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-10
MINING-EDIT0RIAL
Anywhere" says he.

Anywhere" says he.
"GoodyP' says Tony you see, some
horrid men are trying to get daddy's
property away from him and
Yes, 1 heard" says he
"And I'm going to tell them they
mustn't" she goes on.
"An right" says Wally: so you
shall"
But, Tony begins Sadie.
"Oh, you can come along, too" says
Tony.
Talk about your nutty expeditions.
That was a Brazilian picnic for fair.
Here was three of us, with more or
less sense, going down town with
rattle headed girl to hear her tell the
president of a trust company that he
was a hoTrid man. 1 gets in with
Wafly, while Tony and Sadie has the
other carriage to themselves. We
don't say word durin' the drive, un-
til were almost there. Then it strikes
me that Of course the shop viii be shut
at that time in the afternoon.
Coin to let her have 1t out with the
janitOr?" says l.
"JanitOr!" says he. mo"
You won't see anybody else this
late" says 1.
perhaps 1 can attend to that"
says he.
1 thought that was just a bluff; but
hanged if he don't give a nod to the
special cop outside the gates, and the
next thing I know were being led in
! through the marble corridors and be-
hind the brass doors.
You viii find the president in
! there" says Wally, P0intin' to the
ground glass marked Private" and
wavin' off a clerk that starts to butt
| in. Then he whispers s0methin' to
/ Tony that we didn't catch, and in a
minute more the three of US has pushed
/ in, leavin' Wally as outside sentry.
It's a big room, with a double
| breasted desk in the middle. Sittin
/ behind the desk is a pompous. clean
mUgged old gent. with white eyebrows
and a pink boulevard connectin' his
/ forehead with the back Of his neck-a
nice, prosperous lOOkin' old party, that
I you'd trust to be good to himself, even
| if he had to foreclose on an orphans
/ home. He was signin' his name at the
rate of eighty sigs a minute; but he
! comes 20 a dead stop when he looks up
and sees the delegation.
hy-why-what-" says he, his
mouth comm open.
Sick him, Tony" whispers,
nudgin' her elbow.
And Tony does. Grabbin' her fluffy
| skirts firm in one hand, puckerin' up
| her lips, and shskin' a finger at him,
she cuts loose in her own peculiar
style.
so! You are the man who is trying
| to get daddy's mines away from him.
are yOu?" says she. Now, aren't you
ashamed Of yourself2 Aren't YOU,
now? Such a nice looking old gentle
man, too! Why, I'm surprised really,
am. But / want you to know that
! think you're just as mean as you can
/ be. So there You're hCTrid, perfectly
| hOrrid, and"
Young woman" says he. catchin'
his breath and breakin' in by main
strength, will you kindly tell me who
you are any"
Why. I'm Tony ToIliver," says she.
| You ought to know that It's my
mines you're trying to get. But you
sha'n't have them, No, indeed. you
sha mt! For young gentleman has
just told me that he viii give his note,
or something, for-for-"
''TO secure an extension Of credit?"
puts in the old boy.
Yes. that's it," says Tony. Nov
is it all right2 VIII you give daddy
back the mines?"
That gets grin out Of him, one Of
these quarter-inch kind, like startin' a
safe door.
Would it he too much" says he, ito
ask the name of this young man
whose"
oh. he's a real nice young man."
breaks in Tony. He's perfectly splen-
did"
mo doubt" says the old one;
but"
well. you can see for yourself
/ says Tony. Hes right outside now"
All. that's interesting, I'm sure"
/ says he. Just call him in, viii you2''
con the carpet for you says T.
/ stickin' my head out of the door and
! beckonin' to Wally.
/ And with that ne marches in. big as
I a house, and with that chin Of his jut-
/ tn out like a cement pier. The old
! gent takes one look at him. the smirk
| comes off his face, and he throws up
| his hands.
Why Wally" says he.
It's me, governor" says Wally.
| Say, no wonder We got through after
elosin' time. with the presidents son
| for a guide, The two Of 'em looks at
each other for a minute and then the
old gent starts in to spread on the soft
soap It appears he thinks the best
way to handle Wally is by not bein' too
rough. He tells him ne suppOses he
don't intend meddlin' with this mine
transaction, which he can hardly be
| expected to understand.
If the old man was lookin' for infor-
nation on that point, he got It. Waliy
says he don't care whether he knows
the fine points Of the case or not; he
was goin' to see that Tony's daddy had
square deal. and if he didn't zee il
comm, he meant to cali around bright
and early next mOrnin'. pull out a mil
lion dollars in cash, and put it in some
other bank.
Wally's governor made a face like
he'd bit into a pickle; but he RECEIVERS
quick.
Then 1 may infer. WaIly," says he,
that the young lady in question is
your"
Nothing Of the kind, sir" says
/ Waily.
L am. too" says Tony. Hes my
own dear boy. and I'm going to marry
him-when 1 get ready"
Tony gasps Wauy. els that
tTue2"
"Of course" says she. tossin' her
head. But don't get silly over #
here"
"Aber,rs' saws the old gent ssVyraT1,-