New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13

added suavey ~you know I'm not overanX2us TO sen
When came into your office it was only with the GPc
that | might establish friendly relations nat III
clad to saw | succeeded in doing. Your health MI
Janney. Az. I l,oy.
General Bent refused to be disarmed yes, Know
b,,t friendship and business two things CONNER
aIl,, Won are in the attitude of rival Of the company
renresent-of course opuently mot serious riVal
but one who must logically be considered III OF Pls
We didn't like your building that Smelter' ana you
could have brought your ore at iar price 10 oie VI ~
plants in Colorado Springs. ,;l
@Ycs: but that nterfcrcd with my own plans, sad
left "And I've had them long time.
ats little late to talk about That aSSente1 DUH
@The plant is there, the mines are there and
@Yes: but | don't see how they need bother you
Most Of the gold we send to market comes from the
Lone Tree | haven't handled any ore below your
priccs-not yet. -.
words: but Wrav uttered them with a sweet compla-
cencv that failed to deceive This young fooI was
threatening actually threatening the mlght{ ocios
Trust! 1t was 50 preposerouS thai Genera D 59 81
ally laughed, thing he seldom did below -'u-''' VI
when he talked business elsewhere
Mo- he said grimly; I'm glad that didn't seem
necessary It would have been pity "Jc
Wrv" he leaned forward, his face drawn III decisive
lines "lets get to the point We've both been dod8h8
it very consistently for a month. on nave some prop
ertv that may be useful to We've thought enough
"A
situation-and about you. We could take that plant
under our own management and do little better IMAM
YOU could don't think the location really warrants
it, for the big mine may stop paying any ddy anu IiIt
railroad facilities you admit are not Oh c Pcs. ,
if you're willing to sell out at moderate hgure we
might buy it. Or perhaps you'd like to come IN WIN Us
and take stock in the company. We think good deai
Of your ability There isn't any doubt that you coud
make yourself useful to Us If you chose
aTb2nts said left with sip at his Scotch, and then
looked out Of the window He had caught the meaning
of General Bent casual remark about the railroad iacll
ties. -.
"Of course, Bent went on 81 don't care TO sho" m
nroDer curiosity about your plans; but you are Will
ing 10 meet me in a friendly spirit we might reich an
agreement that would be profitable both to your com
panics and to mine.
I'd rather think it was interest than curiosity, said
Wrav with a smile But unfortunately haven't got
any plans further than to get all the ore can out OF
the Lone Tree and to kccpm my works busy iSt now III
pretty happy the way things are going. I've screwed
the lid down and I'm sitting on 1t besides WIN one
eve peeled for the fellow with the screw driver
Cornelius Bent controlled his anger with dlftculty
His equality with jeff as guest OF Curtis Janney gave
Wrav some advantages. The easy good mature WIFI
which he faced the situation and his amused indifference
to the danger that threatened him put the burden OF
proof on the General who experienced the feelings OF an
Emperor who has been ovaly poked in the ribs by the
least Of his subjects. This was cSc majesty! Nray was
either fool or a mailman.
HAS it ever occurred TO you, Nray, snapped bent
that somebody might come along with an ak;
~Er-no. | hadn't thought Of that he replied
quietly. TO-,
~Wcn. think it over. It's worth your while.
as this a declaration Of war;
"Oh no. hastily; merely movement for peace
Wrav took a few pufs at his cigar and looked from
Ianney to the General like a man on whom some great
truth had suddenly dawncd Il had no idea, ne sad
with slully assumed expression Of wonder that the
Amalgamatcd was so desperately anxious as this.
In drawing aside the curtain, he had still managed to
retain his tactical advantage Both the older men fet
it, Bent more than Janncy because 1t was he who ad
shown their hand while Wrays cards were still unread