Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-06


"Well, what did you hear?" asked General Bent
Janney took puff or two at his cigar then frowned
at the papers the table. "a great deal" he
tered "both bad and good have here reports for the
whole week from Our men in Denver, Pueblo, Kinney,
and Saguache. The pressure from Abingdon and the
Chicago & Utah has finally brought Noakes into line
1t something of job; for he's tied up in of
Wray development companies, and it has cost
money. Abingdon had to give him big bonus for the
stock in the Denver & Western. Collins and Hardy
around, all right, and it remains only to put the
screws on to make Wray show his hand
"Have you decided on that asked the General.
"No, haven't" Curtis Janney took up letter he
thought his planning this line to Pueblo was fnan
cial suicide and that if gave Wray enough rope he'd
hang himself We didn't even the use of throwing
the usual impedinents Ill the way
"Well, they're building it
dts only bluff
money is in the treasury,-some OF it IS Wrays; but
of it has come from Utah, California, and Wash
ngton e1en The Denver & California is backing the
whole project, and tent towns sprnglng up along
the line of the survey Those people out there believe
in Wrav and following him like sheep"
"They wouldn't follow him long if we found way to
stop him.. said the General grimly. ave those
stampedes before; but they always come to an end.
What does Lamson report!
"The Denver & California seem set this thing;
the promises to be success without much
help from them"
General Bent got up and paced the floor with quick,
nervous strides why Curtis, he said you seem to
greater difficulties than the Seenller plant did the
Myers & OFT; but we got them both in the end
There is difference
"The man himself He'll fight to the last ditch. That
jaw wasn't given him altogether ornament I'm
sorry can't find his weak point. man who looks as
far ahead as he does is good one to tie to-"
"But he may not want any strings on him. The other
night dinner at my house he Boosting of his in
dependence He didn't know how hot it made me-
ayes he did; that's why he did it. He said the
thing here yesterday. But wasn't deceived. 1t was
all part of his game. think in game of bluff he can
make old gamesters like you and sit up and do
guessing. Tanney knocked the ash from his cigar and
laughed g5, w 6,o .o,orno ,.sn,+ u,ou,,.a o,+ uo+
far When Wray first came in the office, you sized
him up a social climber. But if you think we
going bewlder him by clubs the opera and social
connections, you re reckoning without your host
General Bent smiled tolerantly. "He assinlates
prisingly WE'LL he said, with reflective nod "For all
his Western manner he gives the impression Of
being i'll at III say that for him. Why, do you
know l stroed in Caroline the other afternoon on
my way up town and found him teaching her how to
play pin9ehe!7 :,
Mrs. Rumsen?"
ayes. She'll be making him the rage before the win
ter is But he takes it all matter of course In
deed think he fances himself equal in any matter
He paused and then rose. But he must prove that
The Amalgamated must own that sneter"
"Oh yes" said Janney following him with his eyes,
at will of course. We can't have him undertaking
It's lucky he hasn't tried it yet. But that's the danger
from with both ability and ambition And we
can run TIC IlSk Vi leltllS Hill get loo Id.
There was silence of some moments, which Cornelius
Bent improved by running over the correspondence.
When he had finished he tossed the letters abruptly
the table and walked to the window. "Poor Cort' he
muttered "He lost us the whole thing l wonder
what's the matter with that boy? He always to
miss it, somehow can never make business man CT
him, like you or myself-or like Jeff Wray."
Hes cost us pretty penny growed Janney.
The General still stood by the window, his chin deep
in his chest his long fingers twtching behind his back
"Jeff Wray must pay for that Curtis! If can't
beat him in way must choose another. Jeff
Wray stole the Lone Tree. He trespassed prop