The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-04-29
CHAPTER II.

| am the leBdl duNlSeI Vi IhC SSH1''''
Savings Company
He was looking particularly belli-
cOse. 1t was at once evident to me
that he had his foot on somebody s
neck and meant to keep 1t there. !
thought of what Miss Winstanley had
said of self-made men in the first
generation Surely, / told myself,
there were but few of them who were
not belligerent.
Here's a pretty kettle of fish "
Anhony declared.
l removed my gloves and found
comfortable chair. | was in no haste
as | am hot greatly interested in the
kettles of the acting president OF the
Central Savings Company, except as
| am paid to become so, and Ankony's
mood and the recollection OF his ag-
| gressiveness the night before made
HE a little more antagonistic, If pos
sible, than usual.
It's the last thing in the world any
body would have thought likely to
happen" he said. Upon my soul, |
don't see why it's so hard for a man
to keep himself square these days.
He has been going 1t a 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?' l 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.
No" said l quietly; "oh, no; not
Dan Hemingway"
Ankony was purple in a minute.
You're mighty sure of that, are
your" he sneered
Il am" said l; Il know Dan Hem
Ingray."
You know Jim Austin, TOO, don't
your"
l WINGED inwardly. Austin is an ex.
pert accountant, infallible, and an
honest fellow besides.
What of that?" l demanded.
Well he says Hemingway is a
thief"
I'm sorry he thinks So" l re-
marked.
You don't? You wont?"
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?" l
asked.
That Hemingway has taken about
three thousand. and that he has been
taking 1t for more than six months.
OF course l understand that under the
circumstances"
Under no circumstances would |
believe thing like that until 1t had
been proved to me-"
1T won't take long to prove It, Wen
call Austin"
Walt If you are convinced, you
may convince me, If you can. am
not ready to talk with any one out
side yet. Not even Austin"
He sneered openly. A sheer from
man like Ankony Is not a nice thing
to stand. l beat my gloves against
my leg. wanted to throw them in
his face. But 1t was not at Just the
stage In the proceedings when | could
a1ord to. so l held down my choler,
he dragged chair to the table, and
followed He flung open the hooks
with an air of triumph that he had
not the decency to conceal. knew
how he was smarting under Barbara,s
refusal
FOR an hour we went over the ac.
counts. Then We looked uD and faced
each other: Jim Austin had made M
mistake '-o
social success is costly, Won see "
AnkonT commented. "A Moor mon
can't afford TO make himself ouita so
blind" ~ anu the
Nor can rich man afford to make
himself SO insolent," said |. "Yom arc
ber." ieil-
"A nice kind of a friend. I must
say" must
An unfortunate one"
I've no patience with that sor, ~
thing' Twining." he declared Ht,Ia
more concliatingly.
NO don't expect you To bava
Neither do expect you to understond
MS temptation; don't understand =,
myself, for | wasn't born a rich man.
son thank God, to have the siIvar
spoon snatched suddenly out of INV
mouth and rough pewter one nnobaJ
In In Its place! It's not a nIaasant
experience that, and II we baven't
gone through 1t we don't know 49,
shing about It, 1t takes a strong mo,
70 meet that sort of thing and not 30
upset by 1t Dan isn't strong nar
maps he Is only open hearted ana h,u
and generous and kind" ''s
And thief" supplemented he
ne was not "a Intentional one Hs
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