The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-20

ID III. l.
erai CruEer had honored me with long
and kindly friendship. "a sort of pelcrnal
overcare about the club. attentions to an
adopted youngllng. He was. doubtless,
lonely IN his big house with no daughter
by the hearth.
Inc servant took me to guest cham
per; where ] found a glass OF whisky
While night descended and ! toined the
old general below stairs We dined In
rather desolate splendor under the lamps:
derinS twig fire In the library overlook
| Ing the river. Then 1t was that l dis !.
covered why he wished me 10 remain.
I Giourtlandt.' he began. you sat op
! Dositc curious person today at lunch
| con. What do YOU think OF him.
wen. said II one were lacking
names; | think he might be safely called
:, He took my answer with slow nod J.
ding of the head; then he walked over
to the window and stood looking out
\ at The snow driving up the dim river.
Emily loves this place" he said II
am glad I saved II to her. but II was
like the story In the Russian fairy book
| l tossed the wolf everything else for It,
sat down in his leather chair with his
| feet stretched out TO the fender. These
were premonitions of confidence, and |
waited. watching the blue rings OF my
| cigar smoke rise to the beamed ceiling
Finally he went on.
| I win keep your name wolf. Court
the one his father gave him, I am
| glad Emily Is we'll out OF his way God
bless her. used to shudder when I
saw the beast at her heels. II does not
matter so much when a man is devoured.
he takes that chance in the forest but
The nursery tale OF little Red Riding
Hood Is full Of heart aches, I used to
see In fancy this wolf in my smoking
Jacket by the fire In this chair here !
haye barred him out from nv little Red
Riding Hood. but I await the destiny
n he c11 opl,
He reached out his arm, moved some
papers on the library table uncoverine
a legal document in its blue, stiff wrap
i have got to sign this for him." he
went on: and then blow on my fingers
to- to warm a. then them 1 suppose. The place
erty is all have left"
He took up the paper and handed It
eyer to me; e; l read II carefully through;
lands and mines of the Pittsburg vein In
what Is known as the Fairmont region,
securing two hundred thousand dollar
ger Coal company TO the Exington Trust
company as trustee, A rather bulky doc
ument, completed in every detail by a
scrivener down to the blank form Of ac-
You see, CourtIandt. the old gentle
ma man went on by way Of explanation. II
am am the III CTS CTuger Coal company-president
wolf two hundred. thousand dollars He
agrees agrees to tnke the bond Issue for the
he property. 1t is worth perhaps forty
thousand dollars more than that, but he
Gaaa Til sGl Sre II IN IN tn the end for the debt
just now. a bit like eXacting smart
money;, punitive damages for the loss OF
Re leaned over po+ ,,tne nor,ro
twig from the lire, and ii reiighted ''i1's his
burned-out cigar with II. Then he went
There is fragment of unbelievable
history about that debt. Courtandt man
ulactured with the greatest care by this
only the exterior xte Of the man. he came
water railroad wished to borrow about
half a, million dollars, and that he was
exceedingly anxious to assist IL to OBJ
York were short because OF the recent
January payment of dividends but he
was advised that the Granite Mountain
lot OF idle money He was not acquainted
with the officers of this company, but
some one bad told him that was born
tor LapInan, was president OF the com
pany. Perhaps I would give him a letter
OF introduction. I gave him a letter:
sssyinE that that he was known to me and
lations.. in fact. a rather friendly letter.
Business in New England is on a
Il
ones father and grandfather arc known.
the value Of what one says Is also
En0Tn EaaG man We'll tbt1s this wolf took his rail-
and got the Joan for him, pledsing his
word for the soundness of the securities
and, by strong inference, pledging my
word. too The insurance company paid
out four hundred thousand dollars and
took the bonds OF the railroad for one
half million OF dollars.
H"Three p1ontha latar tho roJroad o,o,l
into the hands OF receiver. was sc/
brought merely the value OF the raceivey s
certificates, which the court had issIed
TO cover It's operating expenses. and the
bonds we're; Of course. worthless
Senator Lapman came to me. S.nd I
went at once TO the wolf. told hiSa that
lied on his word and mine. that, he had
guaranteed the security In peEsop be !.
fore, the board, and IT must now be made
good o,,d He replied thai hail. wss lte right;
he would have to borrow tn o money. as
he had not SO much to hlsj credit He
asked me 70 % vat "a. w While hi went
ments he returned. said TIE bank would
loan him the money on b'sI personal note.
but that o,o to keep keep wi5hln It's rules The
noud wHu pn his Esq5e nee 'S9 hameS IS on u m
If I I Would indorse tn tho W transaction @ Iu,
would appear ra,hor better
,omr W. ,ba, knew Suu 1hn. as ne @ whs perfectly good
ury, and ! at on.fe said that I would
we went gekher to the bank, an
officer made OUT note. he signed It
and passed It ri me. noticed that it
was In the for.y, OF a, Joint note; but !
remembered tFG.t banks often preferred
obligations In That form and did not
hesitate to sfgn It. Then, at his re-
guest. the bfjnk delivered the money TO
me and I Jent at once TO Montpelier
and adjusteE the matter with tho insur-
| ance com bany, ! forgot the incident
then. but Remembered how honorable the
Tho so"G5arss sn,s 5aw shtenea Sa siSn1 on the
ilnsers and threw the pieces into the
| Are.
"OrS, morning. after Emiiy'N cards
were( out. got letetr from the bank.
yg my attention TO thia nots and say
Ing III mus, be paid. was dumbfound. !.
; cd ! had supposed that tho wolf had
I p'Id Il long before, went instantly
/ 4 his ofHca In New York, He met mo
I,!th face as cold as stone said
hat he had paid individually tho inter
eat ON our note for seyeral yeurs, that
4 he had used his good Offices with tho
bank 10 get all tho time for me that he
could that tho bank refused 10 carry the
pnpor any longer and we must arrange
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