Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-05-11
THE HEART OF DAN TANK
BY p. c. Maefarlsns.
Copyright, 1909, by the Pearson Pub
fishing Company.
BY p. c. maefarlans.


THE loan committee" he said
" has finally decided that as a bank
ing proposition We cannot take il
but one Of our heaviest stockholderi
is inclined to consider your loan as
private matter. He will see you IL
there" and he nodded to a room with
a glass door on the right on which
was inscribed the familiar legenC
Private"
Dunno stepped quickly toward the
door. but Warnock halted him with &
gesture.
" You will possibly be surprised, Mr.
Dunno, when you learn who the gen
tleman is waiting inside; but | as
sure you in advance. that his inten-
tions are not in the least unfavor-
able to your cause"
The effect Of this apparently IN
necessary speech was to make Dunno
wonder who ne was to find within
the room marked Private" and to
be suspicious of his intentions, what
ever they were.
He knocked.
Come" said a gruf, familiar
voice.
Dunno quickly entered. closing the
door behind him with one motion.
There. q, a small table, with the in
eyitabe stub Of cigar III his mouth.
his great. sleepy eyes regarding Dunno
curiously. was Daniel Tank,
Jealousy and murderous rage might
under the circumstances be supposed
to have taken possession of Dunno at
the sudden sight Of the man who had
beaten him at his reform campaig
and then stolen the heart of the
woman he loved, almost from out OF
His arms. But Dunno was too great
4 man for this.
In that wild ride Of the night be
fore he had fought with himself. until
everything, even his love, was thrust
for the time. under his feet. He real
lied that the only way TO avoid plac-
ing himself in humiliating position
was by keeping clearly in view the
object OF his call.
Il came here" he said, huskily.
to arrange for a loan of one hun
bred thousand dollars on my news
paper property with the option OF
taking another hundred thousand
under the same mortgage il l should
later desire it."
That's all right" responded Tank.
his cigar tilted up, while his eyes
were tilted down to where he made
indentations on blotter with a paper
cutter. That's all right, I'll take
your loan. Second mortgage, amt
1t? And say, il you want to lump in
them two hundred thousand to pay off
the first mortgage, securing them, and
make it one first mortgage to me OF
three hundred thousand or four, on
that property, I'd like it better that
way"
He said It with such an air Of as
sured and casual finality that Dunno
almost gasped and feared a trick.
Do | understand that the accept
ance of this loan from you ties my
hands in any way as to the policy OF
this paper in its attitude toward your
administration, or anything of that
sort?"
Nothin' to that idea," said Tank,
frankly. 1.-The papers your'n. II
you don't pay your mortgage when it
comes due and | don't feel like re-
newin' it, I'll close you out, that's
all"
Well. you'll not close me out"
said Dunno, the fighter, but" he
added, while | want money badly
and am anxious to float this loan at
once for business reasons, you are the
last person in the world from whom
would expect any consideration,
and | feel that l must know what
your object is"
Since you are so blame particu-
lar, I'll tell you" replied the Boss
q AS you may remember, ne and them
three gray wolves. Donnelly, Macy and
who have howled together
on the trail goin' on fifteen years.
had a fallin' out a few months ago.
They thought I was done for, and
they tried to give me the toboggan.
Well, | beat 'em out, and now we
have a workin' agreement"
Dunno ground his teeth.
" | thought as much" he said.
9" We have a workin' agreement, |
but | don't trust them any more. |
Now, with you out OF the way. or in |
bad condition to fight, they are IL !
able to be too strong for me- | don't |
want to risk ii. You go ahead with |
your paper Tend to your own bust |
ness more and other peoples less, and |
your paper'll soon be up and comm |
you can keep up your newspaper |
fight all you want to. AS long as the |
people are what they are. you have |
lone your worst to me and I'm still |
IN the saddle. But you can hurt them |
as you call them, a lot. |
They want to get you. and when they |
10. they'll turn around and try to get |
ne. and maybe they might do it. At |