Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-08-11

Banker, provided we can reach an
agreement. What do you think OF me
as business woman?"
Boyd smiled at her enthusiasm.
think you are fine in every way, and
hope you take all of his money away
from him. can't get any,"
1T will take a lot of capital and
time now to develop the mine, and
am fighting now for control-he Is
tight-fsted old fellow"
II should say he is" remarked EN-
erson "He has just thrown a bomb
into our camp that makes my teeth
rattle. He promised to back me for
one hundred thousand dollars, and this
morning went back on his word and
laid down, absolutely"
Begin at the beginning and tell me
everything" commanded the girl. I'm
dying to know what you have been
doing. Now, right from the start, nina
you"
They had reached Emerson's hotel,
and, escorting her to the luncheon
room, he proceeded to trace his prog
ress from the day he had babe her
farewell in the SHOWS of Kalvik. They
had finished their meal before his mar
rative came to a close.
To-day billiard called me IN and
coolly informed me that his bank could
not make the loan he promised me,
notwithstanding the fact that had re-
lied on his assurances and ordered my
supplies, which are now being
shipped"
did he offer any reason for his
withdrawal"
ooh, | dare say he gave reason,
but he beclouded. it with so many
words that it was merely fog by the
time he got through. All that could
distinguish In the general obscurity
was that he would not produce. He
said something about the bank being
overloaded and the board refusing Its
consent. It's remarkable what barri-
cade a banker can build out Of one
board"
| "And yet, as understand it, you
have sold your output In advance, at
fixed price"
| Correct"
1T is very strange! The bank would
be perfectly safe"
"He merely bulkheaded himself in
with a lot of smooth language, and
when tried to argue myself over
lust slid off. The moment stepped
| into his Office l felt the temperature
drop Something new has come up;
what it is, don't know. Anyhow, he
froze me out"
Eve must raise that money some
where or we are ruined" Cherry OBJ
served with decision.
well, rather!" Boyd agreed, with a
desperate grimace.
The girl laughed. "Mr. billiard and
l merely tried each others mettle this
morning. am to return at four"
Lets meet later and dress each
others wounds" he sugges ed, Cher
dy's presence had heartened him won
derfully, and the sight of her brightly
animated face across the table in
spired him with a kind Of joyous cour-
age, the like of which he had scarcely
felt since their former meeting. In her
company his worries had almost dis
appeared, laughter had become nv-
ing thing, and youth g blessing,
! "I'll agree to anything" she an.
swered; then, becoming suddenly ear
nest, she spoke with shining eyes:
'Mr! Hilliard is going to open up this
copper, and 1t Is going to make me
rich--rich! can't tell you what this
means to me-you wouldn't under
stand. l can leave that whole North
Country behind me, and all that It
signifies. can be what want to be-
what really am
Boyd saw the great yearning In her
eyes. saw that she was fairly breath
less with the intensity of her hope. He
reached forth and, taking her tightly
clasped hands in his, said simply:
'If can help you in any way it will
! be my greatest pleasure" Her glance
dropped before his straight gaze, and
J she answered:
l "You are good man. am glad to
have you for friend. But you will
pardon my selfshness, won't you? |
didn't mean to put forward my own
affairs when yours are going SO
| badly"
"They went very WE'LL he declared,
until tried to climb this glacier"
'Did that newspaper story brighten
Mr.. Hilliard?"
II couldn't make out whether it did
or not"
Lets see. It was nearly week ago
when 1t appeared.
| Give days, to be exact"
ut takes three days to come from
Chicago, doesn't it,"
what has that to do with it,"
| Hasn't it struck you as strange
that Hilliard should wait until you
had sewed yourself up in web OF
contracts and obligations before ad-
visine you of the bad news?'
| 'If you mean that this is the doing
of that Chicago outfit, why did they
wait so long? If the Associated Press
tsent that item to Chicago, or if they
were advised from here, why didn't
they wire back? 1t all could have been
effected by telegraph in no time"
ut wouldn't be possible to do such
a thing by wire or by mail, and, be-
sides, Willis Marsh doesn't work that
way. If that despatch was printed IN
Chicago. and if he saw it, l predict
trouble for you in raising one hundred
thousand dollars in Seattle"
"You are not bit reassuring. How
ever, shall soon determine" He
arose. "Ill call for you at seven, and
I'll wager right now that your fears
/ 49, rro,,nd1ecs pranara tn see me re-