Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-20

met at station ten miles out OF town
by his energetic ex-Leutenant
"Of course, 1 didn't dare To don any
thing more than give him a hint" was
the conclusion of Eormans exciting
report Il didn't know put he might
give us away TO Colonel DuxDury SO.
without telling him much OF anything,
/ got him TO agree TO meet you at his
rooms in the Marlboro tonight after
dinner Then l was scared Tor fear
my wire to you woald miss"
You are a white man, Fred, and
friend to tie to-" said Tom; which was
more than he had ever said to Nor
man by way of praise in the days of
master and man. Then, as the train
was slowing into the south Tredegar
station: If this thing wins out. you'll
come in for something bigger than you
had with Gordon K Gordon; you can
bet on that"
1t was ordained that Gordon should
anticipate his appointment by meeting
his man at the dinner table in the
Marlboro cafe; and it was accident or
design, as you like to believe, that
Dyckman should be sitting two tables
away, choking over his food and listen
ing only by the road of the eye, since
he was unhappily oIt OF ear range.
When the two passed out to the eleva-
tor the bookkeeper rose hastily and
made for the nearest telephone. This,
at least, was not accidental
The conference in Suite 80 lasted un-
til nearly midnight, with Dyckman
painfully shadowins the corridor and
sweating like furnace laborer, though
the night was more than autumn cool.
You have let in a flood of light on
Mr.. Farleys proposition, Mr.. Gordon"
said the representative of American
Aqueduct, when the ground had been
thoroughly gone over Il don't mind
telling you now that he made his first
overtures to us on his arrival from Eu-
rope, giving us to understand that he
owned OF controlled the pipe making
plants absolutely"
"At that time he controlled nothing,
as l have explained" said Tom, mot
even his majority stock in Chiawassee
Consolidated. OF course, he resumed
control as soon as he reached home,
and his next move was to have me
AuAObiJ olhdDdBBCu Wllllc lie my
father out. But father did not transfer
the patents, for the simple reason that
he couldn't. They are my personal
property made over to me before the
firm of Gordon & Gordon came into ex-
lstence."
You are the man well have to do
business with, Mr.. Gordon. Are you
quite sure of your legal status in the
| case?"
Il have good advice. Hanchett,
Goodloe and Tryson, Richmond Build
ing, are my attorneys They will put
you in the way of finding out anything
you'd like to know"
"As l have said, I'm here to do busi-
ness. We don't need the plant VIII
| you sell US your patents?"
Yes; on one condition"
That you first put us out of busi-
ness. You'll have to smash Chiawassee
Limited painstakingly and permanently
| before you can buy my holdings"
The shrewd-eyed gentleman who had
| unified practically all of the pipe foun-
| dries in the United States smiled a
| gentle negative
That would be rather out of our
| line. If Mr.. Farley owned the patents,
| and was disposed to fight us-as, in
| deed, he Is not-we might try to con-
vince him. But we are not out for
| engeance-another mans vengeance,
| at that"
Very we'll, then; you won't get what
you've come after. The patents go
with the plant You can't have one
without the other" said Tom eying his
| opponent through half closed lids.
But we can buy the plant to-mor-
row, at very reasonable figure. Far
| ley is anxious enough to come in out
| of the wet"
Excuse me, Mr.. Dracott, but you
can't buy the plant at any price"
'Eh? Why can't we?"
Because the majority Of the stock
will vote to fight you to a standstill." :"
But. my dear sir! Mr. Farley con-
trolls IS per cent of the stock!"
That Is where you were lied to ore
more time." said Tom, with great cool
| ness. The capital stock Of Chiawas-
see Limited Is divided into one thou
sand shares, all distributed. My faith
| er holds three hundred and fifty
| shares; Mr.. Farley and his son togeth-
| er own four hundred and fifty; and the
| remaining two hundred are held in
| trust for Miss Ardea Dabney, to be-
| come her property in fee simple when
| she marries. Pending her marriage
| which is currently supposed to be near
| at hand, the voting power of these two
| hundred shares resides in Miss Dab
ney's grandfather, and my father holds
his proxy"
This was the thunderbolt Tom had
been forging during those quiet days
spent on the mountain side; and there
was another pause while one might
| count ten. After which the man from
New York spoke his mind freely.
| Your row with these people must
be pretty bitter Mr.. Gordon. Are you
| willing to see your father and these
| Dabneys go by the board for the sake
| of breaking the president and his son ?"
II know what l am doing" was the