The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-06-03
CHAPTER II.

T am the legal adviser of the Central
Savings Company
He was looking particularly belli-
cose, 1t was at once evident to me
that he had his foot on some boly's
neck and meant to keep it there. |
thought of what Miss Winstan ely had
said of self-made men in the first
generation. Surely, | told myself,
there we're but few of them who were
not be igerent.
Here's a pretty kettle of fish,"
Ankony declared.
| removed my gloves and found
comfortable chair | was III no haste
as am hot greatly interested ia L.s
kettles of the acting presideu O. tut
Central Savings Company, eA :5... A.
am paid to become so, and AnnOny 5
mood and the recollection o. lis az
gressiveness the night before made
me little more antagOnis1ic, ii pos
sble, than usual.
Its the last thing in the world any
body would have thought likely to
happen he said Upon NY soul, |
don't see why it's so hand Tor man
to keep himself square these days
He has been going it bit strong, per
haps, but I'm fond of him, and I'm not
naturally suspicious, and the thought
that he might be tempted never oc-
Cured to me-"
Would you mind going at it other
end round?" | suggested for | hate
to guess at things.
He flushed. He hates suggestions
IF you want it fiat, fiat you'll get
It," he said, coarsely Hemingway
been stealing from the company"
smoothed my gloves.
mo" said l quietly; "oh, no; not
Dan Hemingway"
Ankony was purple in a minute.
You're mighty sure of that, are
you?" he sneered.
81 al" said l; Il know Dan Hem
ngray."
you know Jim Austin, too, don't
you?"
| WINGED inwardly. Austin is an ex.
pert accountant, infallible, and an
uoheSL lellOW besides.
What of that?" l demanded.
We'll he says Hemingway is a
thief"
I'm sorry he thinks So" I re-
marked
You don't? You won't?"
mo, of course l won't"
You mean that Austin's wrong?"
He may be. No man is infallible
always"
Jim Austin hasn't been found ma
King any mistakes that l know of"
What does he say about it?" |
asked
That Hemingway has taken about
three thousand, and that he has been
taxing it for more than six months
Vi course | understand that under the
circumstances"
Under no circumstances would
believe thing like that until it had
been proved to me-"
1T won't take long to prove it. Wen
call Austin"
wait. If you are convinced, you
may convince me, If you can. | am
uot ready to talk with any one out
sue yet, Not even Austin"
Tie sneered openly. A sheer from
man like Ankony is not nice thing
70 stand. | beat my gloves against
my leg | wanted to throw them in
us lace But it was not at just the
',ase IN the proceedings when | could
anord to, SO | held down my choier.
ne dragged chair to the table, and
followed. He flung open the books
win an air of triumph that he had
not the decency to conceal knew
uo" he was smarting under Barbara's
refusal
TOT an hour we went over the ac.
COUNTS Then we looked up and faced
saVn other; Jim Austin had made no
mistake
social success is costly, you See
"'Nohy commented. "A poor man
oI NJ" "'"rd to make himself quite SO
blind " N" "''" '"'
t, NOT can rich man afford to make
,ell SO insolont." said l. you are
Der" va '"'"e' ioh'oi'''
say" '''u' must
Mo Unfortunate one"
~. w no patience with that sort OF
m'"E Fwlning." he declared. a little
"",r eonctliatingly.
N,, NO. ! don't expect you to have.
h NJ, do | expect you to understand
NV ',nniation; don't understand II
sn n'''', Tor ! wasn't born a rich mans
"' iNonk God, to have the silver
ron matched suddenly out of my
IN I ~ ana rough pewter one pushed
pyn y" "" place. It's not a pleasant
, ,ans51Gnee hat, and II we haven't
g.n 't'otgh it we don't know any.
4 49, uncut 1t. 1t takes "A strong man
mna, 'e, that sort of thing and not be
,rrs, nv 1t Dan isn't strong, per
,nG ' ne is only open-hearted and big
generous and kind"
au unu thief" supplemented he.
Was not an Intentional one. He