Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1910-11-25
CHAPTER XIv.-(Continued.

Ine HdnuS OF MS Watcn were point
fng to s o'clock the following morning
when Tom made his way through the
throng in the Grand Central station
and found a cab. The sailing hour Of
the Baltic was 10, and he picked his
cabman accordingly.
Il shall want you for a couple Of
hours, and it's double fare If o don't
miss. 271 Broadway, first" was his
FLIP for the driver; and lie was speed
lily rafting away to the downtown
address.
The taking Of the cab was his first
mistake. n he discovered 1t before
he had gone very far. Time was pre-
cious, and the horse, pushed to the po-
lice limit, was too slow. Tom signaled
his Irishman.
Get me over to the Elevated, and
then go to Madison Square and wait
for me-" he ordered; and by this
change OF conveyance ne obtained his
mail and won back to the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel by late breakfast time.
From that on, luck was with him.
The Farleys, father and son, were in
the lobby of the hotel, waiting for the
liz = III uONA ~ Nv NhLS
fast. Tom saw them, confronted them,
n went at things very concisely.
Il have come all the way from Boston
to ask for a few minutes of your time,
Mr.. Farley" he said to the president.
VIII you give it to me now?"
Surely" was the genial reply, and
the promoter signed to his son and
drew apart with the importunate one.
We'll, go on, my boy; what a l do
for you at this last American moment?
some message from your good faith
err
NO" said Tom, shortly; tits from
me, individually. You Know in what
shape you have left things at home;
they've got to be stood on their feet
before you go aboard the Baltic"
What's this-what's this? Why, my
dear young man! what a you posi-
bly, mean?"-this in buttered tones OF
the gentlest expostulation.
Il mean just about what l say You
have smashed Chiawassee Consolidat-
ed, and now you are going off to leave
my father to hold the bag. Or, rather
l should say, you are taking the bag
with you"
Why, Thomas-you must be losing
your mind! You've-you've beer
studying too hard; that's 1.-THE term
work up there in Boston has been toe
much for you"
Cut it out, Mr.. Farley" said Tom
savagely, all the Gordon fighting blood
singing in his veins. you've got a
thing to do, and it is going to be done
before you leave America. Will you
talk straight business, or not?"
And If 1 decline to discuss business
matters with a rude school-boy?" he
intimated mildly.
Then it will be rather the worse fol
you," was the defiant rejoinder. Act
ing for my father and the minority
stockholders, I shall try to have you
and your son held in America, pending
an expert examination of the COM
pany's affairs"
1t was a long shot, with a thousand
chances of missing. If there was any
thing criminal in the Farley admins
~tration, the evidences were doubtless
well buried. But Tom was looking
deep into the shifty blue eyes of his
antagonist when he fired, and he saw
that he had not wholly missed. None
the less, the president attempted t.
carry it off lightly.
What do you think of this, Vim
cent?" he said, turning to his son
Here is Tom Gordon-our Tom-talk-
ing wildly about Investigations and az
rests, and l don't know what all. Shall
we give him his breakfast and send
him ba oh IN cohaO1 7n
Tom cut in quickly before Vincent
could make a reply.
IF you're sparring to gain time, It's
no use, Mr.. Farley. 1 mean what 1 say
and I'm dead in earnest" Then he
tried another long shot: Il tell you
right now we've had this thing cooked
and primed ever since we found Out
what you and Vincent lean to do. You
must turn over the control Of Chiawas-
see Consolidated, legally and formally
to my father before YOU go aboard the
Baltic, or-you don't go aboard!"
LET me understand" said the treas
urer, cutting in. Are you accusing us
of crime?"
you will find out what the accusa-
ton is, later on" said Tom, taking vel
another cartridge from the long-rangt
box. What l want now is a plain
straightforward yes or no, If either OF
you is capable Of saying It."
The president took his son aside.
do you suppose Dyckman has beer
talking too much?" he asked, hurriedly
Vincent shook his head.
you can't tell 1t looks 9
little rocky. OF course, we had a right
to do as we pleased with our own, bu'
we don't want to have an unfriendly
construction put on things"
But they can't do .a%nythingi" pro-
tested the president. why, I'd be per-
fectly willing to turn v my private
papers, II they were asked for!"
yes, of course. But there would be
misconstruction. There 10 that con-