Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-09-16
XXIII.-(Continued.)

CHAPTER AAlIl.-kCohIih" eO''
rl,o Dabnev buggy was waiting for
lN. ba, after what seemed like
l' nll-,rnage of endless miles, he had
pat down to the gate. But 1t was
I Inas Dabney. and not Nanny Juliers
na4o who was holding the reins.
~ couIdn't find Pete, and Japheth
zone TO town." she explained.
~Ton Won get in by yourself?"
Ne was holding on by the cut wheel,
tho death-look was creeping over
his face again.
'''s 81 can't let YOU" he painted; and she
.sonoht he was thinking of the dis
grace for her.
- am NV own mistress" she said,
oddly. IF I choose to drive you when
.ou are too sick to hold the reins, 1t
81 Is my own affair
% wasn't thinking of that; but you
mrst first know just what you're do
INC NV father stands TO lose all he
has got TOTO the Farleys. That's
What the meeting is for. Do you I'M
81 derstand?"
s. She bit her lip and a far-away look
s. came into her eyes. Then she turned
on him with a little frown of determi-
81 nation gathering between her straight
evnbrows-a frown that reminded him
If the Major in his militant moods.
q must take your word for it, she
said and the words seemed to cut the
air like edged things Tell me the
81 truth: is your cause entirely just?
Your motive is not revenge?"
1T is my fathers cause, and none
hot is
q grandfather's cause-and yours"
She pushed the buggy hood back
s. with quick arm sweep and gave him
her free hand Step carefully" she
q cautioned and a minute later they
D were speeding swiftly down the pike
4 in a white dust cloud Of their own
8 making.
There was a sharp crisis to the fore
4 IN the old lighthouse office at the fur
mace Caleb Gordon, haggard and
u remulous, sat at one end of the tres
4 ue-board which served as a table, with
8 Norman at his elbow; and fank-Ir.:
8 hirl on either side were the two Far
8 leys, Dyckman, TreWhitt acting gen
q pral counsel for the company in tho
d Farley interest, and Hanchett, repre-
sentns the GOrdons.
Having arranged the preliminarics
10 his entire satisfaction, Colonel DuN-
bury had struck true and hard. The
pipe foundry might be taken into the
parent company at a certain nominal
4 figure payable En- new issue of Chia-
i Wassee Limited stock, or three several
things were due to happen simultane-
Ously: the furnace would be shut down
8 indefinitely for repairs" thus cutting
off the iron supply and making a ruin
GUS forfeiture of pipe contracts newt
able; suit would be brought to recover
damages for the alleged mismanagu-
4 ment Of Chiawassee Consolidated dur
Ing the absence of the majority stock
s holders; and the validity of the pipe
pit patents would be contested in the
h courts, This was the ultimatum.
The resided battle had been fought
to d finish Hanchett, hewing away in
1 the dark, had made every double and
turn that keen legal acumen and II
& sharp wit could suggest to gain time.
But Mr.. Farley was inexorable. The
business must be concluded at the
present sitting; otherwise the papers
In the two suits, which were already
prepared would be filed before noon.
Hancnett took his principal into the
laboratory for a private word.
It's for you to decide, Mr.. Gordon
he said. If you want to follow them
into the court We'll do the best we can.
But as friend | can't advise you to
take that course"
If we would only make out to find
out what Toms holding over 'em!"
gToaued Caleb, helplessly.
Yes; but we can't" said the lawyer.
And whatever it may be. they are evil
IDENTIFY not afraid of it."
Wen never see a dollars dividend
out O the stock. Capn Hanchett. 1
might IS well give 'em the foundry free
and clear"
That's the chance you take, Of
course. But on the other hand, they
can force YOU to the wall in a month
and make you lose everything you
have. I've been over the books with
Norman: if you can't fill your pipe
contracts, the forfeitures will ruin you
And you can't fill them unless you can
nave ChiaWassee iron, and at the pres
ent price"
The old IRON master led the way
rack to the room of doom and took his
place al tine end of the trestle-b board
table
Give me the papers," he said. gloom
Hy, and The Farley's attorney passed
N'em across, with his fountain-pen.
Ihere was purring of wheels in the
SF and the staccato clatter of a horses
1ooLS on the hard metaling of the pike
vincent Farley rose quietly in his place
and uptood to the door. He was in the
ACT OF Swapping the catch OF the
sPFms-atch, when the door flew in
"aFd and he fell back with a smother
tU exclamation. Thereupon they all
'ooNed up, Caleb, the tremulous, with
"'s pen still suspended over the sigma
~-5S upon which the ink was still wet
ION was standing in the doorway
C'alhIy sick and clinging to the lamb
aug support In putting on his hat he
90" Ss.pped the bandages, an the
"r'9d was bleeding afresh. Dyckman
ss.'so like stricken dog, overturning
- >Aa!T as he Ieaped up and backed
r,'~1 INTO a corner. Only Mr.. Duxbury
~.'2F and his attorney were wholly
-,,.I'oFeo The lawyer had taken his
3'A-pen from Caleb's shaking fin
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