Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-03-02

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hand, it might leak out, and thered be
no end of a row. Then there is anoth-
er thing: there is somebody behind this
who is bigger than the old soldier or
this young football tough. It's too
nicely timed"
But you wouldn't turn the property
over to Gordon, would your"
The younger mans smile was a mere
contortion of the lips. It's a sucked
orange" he said. Let. the old man
have it. He may work a miracle of
some sort and pull out alive. 1 should
call it a snap, and take him up too
quick. If he wins out, so much the
better for all concerned. If he doesn't,
why, we left the property entirely in
his hands, and he smashed it. Don't
| you see the beauty of it?"
The president wheeled short on Tom.
What you may think you are extort~
| ing, my dear boy, you are going to get
through sheer goodwill and a desire
to give your father every chance in the
world" he said, blandly. I'VE discuss
ed the plan of electing him vice presi-
dent, with power to act. before we left
home, but there seemed to be some OBJ
| jections. We are willing to give him
full control-and this altogether apart
| from any foolish threats you have seen
mt to make. Bring your legal counsel
to Room 327 after breakfast ana we
will go through the formalities. Are
you satis6ed?"
II shall be a lot better satisfied after
the fact" said Tom, bluntly; and he
turned away to avoid meeting Major
Dabney and the ladies, who were COM
ing from the elevator to join the two
early risers. He had seen next to
nothing of Ardea during the three Bos-
ton years, and would willingly have
seen more. But the new manhood was
warning him that time was short, and
that he must not mix business with
sentiment. So Ardea saw nothing but
his back, which, curiously enough, she
failed to recognize.
Picking up his cab at the curb, Tom
had himself driven quickly to the Of
flee of the corporation lawyer whose
name he had obtained from Mr.. Clark
son the day before. and with whom he
had made wire appointment before
leaving Boston. The attorney was
waiting for him, and Tom stated the
case succinctly, adding a brief of the
interview which had just taken place
at the hotel.
You say they agreed to your pro-
posal?" observed the lawyer Did Mr..
Farley indicate the method?"
NO"
Have you a copy of the bylaws of
your company"
Tom produced the packet of papers
received that morning from his father.
and handed the required pamphlet to
Mr.. Croswell.
: "H'm-ha! the usual form. A stock
holders meeting, with a resolution,
would be the simplest way out of it;
but that can't be held without the pub
, lished call. You say your father is a
stockholder?"
He has four hundred and three OF
the original one thousand shares.
hold his proxy"
The attorney smiled shrewdly-
) You are a very remarkable young
: man. You seem to have come pre-
) pared at all points"
The conference in Room 327, Fifth
: Avenue Hotel held while the carriages
} were waiting to take the steamer party
to the pier, was brief and businesslike
= Something to Toms surprise, Major
. Dabney was present; and a little later
he learned, with a shock of resentment
that the Major was also a minority
j stockholder in the moribund Chiawas.
j see Consolidated. The master of Dee
t don's son as only a Dabney knew how
to be.
5 Nothing could give me greatel
?, pleasure my deah boy, than this plaI
G of having youh father in command a
u Gordonia," he beamed, shaking Tom
d hand effusively. Il hope you'll have II
[ all made millionaihs when we get bacl
Il home again; l do, for a fact, sub"
: Tom smiled and shook his head.
2, TT looks pretty black, just now, Ma
e jor. I'm afraid we're in for rougl
weather."
= The leave takings were brief, an
S somewhat constrained, save those o
the genial Major. Tom pleaded bust
= ness, further business, with his attor
i ney. when the Major would have ha
e him wait to tell the ladies good by
}, hence he saw no more of the tourist
If after the conference broke up.
Not to lose time, Tom took a moo
train back to Boston, first wiring hi
n father to try and keep things in orde
y at Gordonia for another week at a
hazards. Winning back to the techni
cal school, he plunged once more int
1T the examination whirlpool, doing hi
1t best to forget Chiawassee Consolidat
y ed and its mortal sickness for the tim
being, and succeeding so well that h
J. passed with colors flying.
r But the school task done. he turne
te down the old leaf, pasting it firmly
place. Telegraphing his father to NEE
be him, on the morning of the third da
4 following. at the station In South IRE
n degar, he allowed himself a few hour
re for rim I'm fha North Shore and