New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06

desk Then he opened a humidor offered his guest
cigar took one himself and then sat down.
well what did you hear; asked General Bent.
Iannev took puff two al his cigar, then irowned
al the papers on the table. "A great deal ne NUT
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.
l. was something Of job; for he's tied up IN one u
Wrays development companies ana IL mas COST soIHe
money Abingdon had give him big bonus Tor the
stock in the Denver & Western. Collins and Hardy
came around al right. and It remains only 70 put the
screws on 70 make Wray show his hand.
"Have YOU decided on that asked the General
40 haven't" Curtis Janney took up letter he
had separated from the others. "Nou remember we
thought his planning this new line 10 Pueblo was imam
oal suicide and that if gave Wry enough rope nc
hang himself We didn't even see the use Il throwing
the usual impediments IN the way.
Bent nodded.
well they re building 1t.
at only q bluff.
I'm NOT 50 sure Ny last reports show that the
money is IN the treasury-some Of u IS Nravs, but
most Of il has come from Utah. California and Wash
ing,on even. The Denver & California IS backing the
whole project and tent towns are sprngng up along
The line II the survey Those people OUT there believe
in Wrav and are following him Ike sheep
They wouldn't follow him long If we found way %
st0u him said the General grmly I've seen those
stampcdes before; but they always come TO an enc
What does Lamson report,
"The Denver & California seem SET on this thing;
the more so as II promises 20 be success without much
G,rc-ll Bent got I'D and paced The floor with quick
nervous strides "Whv, Curtis, be said, you seem Z"
see unusual trouble In the way. The case present. no
greater difucs than the ScemuLcr plant nd or the
Nlycrs & Ott; but we got them both IN the end.
"There is "a difference
aThe man himself Hell fight to The last ditch. That
law wasn't given him altogether as IN ornament. m
sorry we can find his weak point. man who looks as
f.. Il d ia Cd lI ID ON ID q ~
But De may not want any strings on him Inc othtT
night 40 dinner az my house DE was Boosting q his H.
dependence. He didn't know how hot it made mt.
ayes he dds that why he lid IT, He said the same
thing here YESTERDAY. But | wasn't deceived Il Was
all part Of his game think in game Of bluff he can
make I'D gamesers ike YOU and me so up ana DO some
guessing Janney knocked the ash from his cigar ana
laughed.
Cornelius. our fine scheme hasn't worked out-not
So far When Wrav first in the office, you sized
him I'D as a social climber But if YOU think We are
going to bevder him by our clubs The opera ana sooa
connections YOU re- reckoning without your host
General Bent smiled toleranty. he aaalinldtes sur
prisingv well he said, with reflective nod. For al
his Western manner be never gives the impression q
being i'll at ease j say that Tor nm why, 90 you
know strolled in on Caroline the other afternoon On
nv vav I'D town and found him teaching her how 10
Mrs Rumsen?'
"Yes. She'll be making him the rage before the win
ter out Blu, he takes II al as matter OF course IN
deed think he fances himself equal in any matter
He paused and then rose. But he must prove that
The Amalgamatcd must own that smelter
"Oh. yes said Janney following him with his eyes,
az will # course We cant have him undertaking Us
H.. lucky he hasn tried il yet But that the danger
from a man with both ability and ambition And We
can't run the risk Of letting him get TOO far
There was silence Of some moments. which Cornelius
Bent improved by running over the correspondence.
When he had finished he tossed the letters abruptly On
the table and walked 20 the window. poor Cort he
muttered. "He lost US the whole thing ! wonder
what, the matter with that boy; tic always seems ~
miss IL somehow can never make business man u
him like YOU or uivsclf-or ike jeff Wray.'
He cost us a pretty penny growled Janncy
The General sill stood bv the window his chin deep