New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30
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anything like this The cement floors were spoteSS, and
the long line of stalls of polished wood with brass newes
and fittings shone like the silver in the dining room
The mats and blankets Of blue, and each bore the
monogram of the owner in yellow. 80
"Thcsc the coach and carriage horses camilla
Bent explained
eyes Maam7 put in the groom. "The hunters are
here and he led the way to the boxstalls.
"Wherc is Nlackinaw! Mr.. Janney promised him to
me for tomorrow. . =
"Mackinaw is right here Maam And fine bit of
flesh he isl" He went in and threw of the blanket While
Camilla followed "Not blcmish. He'll take his four
rails like they two. ust give HIM his hcad ana you
won't be far of when they kill.
"Oh what a darlingl I'm wild to get on him. Is ne
gcntc?' ,,..,..,
for sugar. One by she saw them all ana they
reached the kennels in time for the evening meal
"Oh we'll she sighed as they turned back TOWARD
the house I'm almost reconced to riches One coud
live in place like this and forget there was any 'l"s
else in the world. e., .;e
"Yes, perhaps some people might he said signl-
cantIv II couldn't even if | wanted to. The only
real Joy in life is the memory OF Haguache re"N ''
sunset ,..;.,. 8
But the night is long" he murmured, so long and
so dark
uFFF WRAYw,s learning many things The arrival OF
Lawrence Bcrkcy the scene had at hIst SGeiIIcu
rather alarming Several wires IN cipher before Ian!
reached New York had apprised jeff OF an uncertain i
state of mind in members Of the directorate ol 'lT
yer & Western Railroad Company. oGil d h.. ranr,
and even lin Noakcs had been approached ny rePie-
sentatvcs of the Chicago Utah with fatterlh8 oile
for their interests in the d. W. and Berkey ePo 'ou
them on the horns Of a dilemma.
Collins and Hardy were big owners OF dnd thd LAY
along the trunk line and dependent on that com
nanT for ali facilities for moving their wheat ana otheL
crops Il had not always been easy to get cars 10 la'
their stuff to market, and this tall they got ter Id!
and not3tocS in only by a dSpenSatlOn from the men
higher M Noakcs as Jeff well knew, owned STOCK
in the through inc but the showing OF the SaguiCHc
Mountain Development Company for the year had Deeh
so strong that he had felt sure his associates "oud Sc
the Importance Of keeping their interests intact lc
porzing where they could with the Denver crowd VINO
had it in their power to threaten his connections at
SJnIrcnnan too was wiring Jeff copiously. There was
an election pending in kcnncy and the Denver crowd
had advanced a candidate for Judge III opposition 70
the party with which Pete was affiliated. O'ner re-
ports both in New York and from the West indicated
a strong pressure from the East the officers Oh tle
d & f. Bcrkclv viewed all these indications OF
concerted movement against Jcffs railroad WITH m
crcasing dismay. and lost no time IN giving MIN Ills
opinion as to the possible outcome Of the rad
But left WAS apparently losing no sleep over the sHu
Att m He WAS fully aware that the whole movement
had originated in New York and that COrneNlS btll
and his crowd back Of il. He knew too that the
Amalgamatcd Reduction Company wanted MS ne"
srnetcr Long ago he had foTcSccn this possibility
and had laid his plans accordingly. The Denver q
Saguache was his. With Noakcs. Collins, and Hardy
he had control Of the Denver Western; but tnciT
possible dcfcctign-which he had also toresecn-h"d
made other plans necessary.
Three months before he came East, through other
persons he had unobtrusivcly secured right OF way
from Saguache to Pueblo distance Of one hundred and
twenty miles The line Of this survey was well to the
sout Inward, and would open up country occupied CfIy
bv small settlers under the homestead laws. lie had
turned the organization Of the Development Company
loose for two months that vast tract Of land, and
reasonably small expense secured by purchase or
long time options the valuable land along his new
line His engineers were Germans imported for the
work who had no affiliations with other roads, and his
plans had SO far worked out T. He had also worked