The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
CHAPTER XIv.-(Continued.)

WHen ION made MS way lnIouSH 'AlO
throng in the Grand Central station
and found a cab. The sailing hour OF
the Baltic was 10. and he picked MS
cabman accordingly.
Il shall want you for a couple OF
hours, and it's double fare If you don
miss. 271 Broadway. first" was ms
dllip for the driver; and he was speed
lily rafting away to the downtown
address.
The taking OF the cab was his first
mistake. and he discovered it 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 he obtained MS
ilail 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
others to come down to the cafe break
last. Tom saw them, confronted them,
and went at things very concisely.
L have come all the way from Bostoo
to ask for few minutes of your time,
Mr. Farley he said TO the president.
will you give it to me now?"
Surety" 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 can do
Tor you at this last American moment?
some message from your good faith
er?'
NO" said Tom. shortly; ITS 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-whats this? Why. my
dear young man. what can you posi-
bly, mean?"-this in buttered tones OF
the gentlest expostulation.
Il mean just about what say. You
have smashed Chiawassee Consolidat-
ed. and now you are going off to leave
my father to hold the bag. Or, rather,
/ should say, you are taking the bag
with you"
Why. Thomas-you must be losing
your mind. You've-you've been
studying too hard; that's 1.-THE term
work up there in Boston has been too
much for YOU"
Cut it out, Mr.. Farley" said Tom.
savagely. all the Gordon fighting blood
singing in his veins. You've got
thing 20 do. and it is going to be done
before you leave America. Will you
talk straight business, or not?"
And II I decline to discuss business
matters with a rude school boy?" he
intimated mildly.
Then it will be rather the worse 70:
you." was the defiant rejoinder. Act
ing for my father and the minority
stockholders, 1 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. II 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 To
carry II off lightly.
What do you think OF this. Vim
cent?" he said, turning 10 his son.
Here Is Tom Gordon--our Tom-talk-
ing wildly about investigations and AZ
rests, and don't know what all Shall
we give him his breakfast and send
him back to school?"
Tom cut in quickly before Vincent
could make a reply.
IF you're sparring to gain time. it's
no use, Mr.. Farley. / mean what say.
and I'm dead in earnest" Then he
ell
right now we've had this thing cooked
and prirned ever since we found out
what you and Vincent meant 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 vet
another cartridge from the long range
box. What i want now is 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 been
talking too much?" he asked. hurriedly.
Vincent shook his head.
You can't tell Il looks a
little rocky. OF course, we had a right
to do as we pleased with our own. but
we don't want to have an unfriendly
construction put on things
But they can't do anything," pro-
tested the president. why, I'd be per-
fectly willing to turn over my private
papers, If they were asked fort"
YES. OF course. But there would be
misconstruction. There is that con-
tract with the combination, for exam
pie; we had a right to manipulate
things so we'd have to close down. and
II might not transpire that we made
money by doing 1t. But, on the other
hand, 1t might leak out, and there'd be
no end of a row. Then there is anoth-
er thing: there is somebody behind this
who Is bigger than the old soldier or
this young football tough. It's too
nicely timed"
But you wouldn't turn the property
over to Gordon. would you?"
The younger mans smile was a mere
contortion OF the lips. IT'S a sucked
orange" he said. Let the old man
have 1t. He may work a miracle of
some sort and pull out alive. I should
call II a snap, and take him up too
quick. II he wins out. so much the
better for all concerned. II he doesn't,
why. we left the property entirely in
his hands. and he smashed 1T. Don't
you see the beauty of it?"
The president wheeled short on Tom
What you may think you are extort-
ing. my dear boy. you are going to get
through sheer good will and a desire
to give your father every chance in thu
world" he said. blandly we discuss
ed the plan Of electing him vice prssi-
dent, with power to act, before we left
home. but there seemed to be some OBJ
jections. We are willing TO give him
full control-and this altogether apart
from any foolish threats you have seen
fit to make. Bring your legal counsel
to Room 327 after breakfast and we
will go through the formalities. Are
you satisfied?"
Il shall be lot better satisfied after
the fact" said Tom, bluntly; and he
turned q urav IN avoid meeting Major