River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-09-19

the Court Of Final Equity, If it ever
sits"
1t Is case for me-" he said.
/ I looked at him in wonder.
"a case for you?" / echoed You
said Execute the mortgage and let the
man pay the bank"
Il did, he replied. You have fol-
lowed that direction, believe"
/ did not understand.
I'VE followed the inevitable" l an
swered him. 1T was the only thing
to do. You recognized that yourself"
1T was the right thing to do" he
said; ''but not the only thing"
Why. Mr.. Mason / said, Il asked
you What them and you said there
would be another day tomorrow"
1T is here" he answered. Each
day to its own events. The fool con-
fuses his assistant with multitude of
directions. This is to be done now
You will at once hold a meeting of
the Cruger Coal company under a call
signed by all the members of the conn
pany, aud as provided by law. Pre-
pare the record of the company ia
proper form, authorize a mortgage on
all the property of the company to the
London Trust company of this city as
trustee to secure a loan of two hun
dred and twenty thousand dollars.
| These mines, / discover, are easily
worth that sum, including the earnings
| for one year. Some foreign clients
| of the banking house of Hurst & Sol
meyer will pay In cash two hundred
| thousand dollars for these bonds up
| on the execution of the mortgage. Let
| General Cruger take that sum and hide
| it somewhere in Europe under his
| daughters apron. Bring me the mort
gage when it is ready to be signed
In the face of all my experience OF
Randolph Mason, I hazarded an OBJ ec
| ton.
But" / said, "the first mortgage is
executed. Do you mean that this prop
erty is worth enough to secure anoth-
er mortgage?"
NO." he answered, Il have just
said that these mines are worth two
hundred and twenty thousand dol
! lars"
Then" l said, you mean this loss
| to fall on Hurst &C Solmeyer?"
NO" he said, Hurst & Solmeyer
will make twenty thousand dollars
Surely" said, you do not mean
to date this mortgage before the other
one, do you? No notary could be got
| to certify an incorrect date"
He looked at me moment.
Parks" he said, II fear that you are
beginning to be fool" Then he came
down the steps and went into his pri
vate office. 1
This light breaking suddenly on .
| supposedly hopeless darkness, con
fused me. or else had not put use
| less questions to Randolph Mason.
should have known better. Masons
words were never idle, nor were his
| plans visionary and barren, whether
he bid one do little or great thing
The story of Naaman and the Prophet
was convincing precedent. l did not
| understand these new instructions and
| could not point out their intent to Gen
I eral Cruger, but knew that a pit was
being digged for Myron Gates, and
that was light enough.
/ explained all this frankly to the
| old man that evening after dinner al
| the Holland. I urged him with the
| logic of the Syrian's servants II Ran
! dolph Mason had bid us build a great
| looming trap for the wolf, we should
| have done it. How much rather then
this easy thing which he suggested
1 did not comprehend, any more than
| he. how it could result as Mason said
| it would 1t would take, in my opin
| ion, words and passes, charmed anu
| lets and the laying on of hands to in
| duce any bankers to advance money
on a second mortgage when the prop
| erty involved was worth scarcely the
value of the first. Still, Randolph Ma
| son said the bankers would pay over
| the money, and he knew. | would
pledge my life on that. l was aware
| too, that Solmeyer believed in Mason
as the Maid of Israel did in Elisha
and that the firm had made a fortune
| of six figures through that faith.
/ had my way about 1t in the end
The meeting of the Cruger Coal com
| pany was held, the record correctly
made, the bonds authorized, and the
mortgage prepared in every detail as
| the law required it. | took it to Ran
dolph Mason when the scriyener had
| finished. He examined it carefully
called in a notary. dictated the Ger
tifcate, had the signatures properly
| affixed, and sent me with 1t to the
bankers. They took it with the bonds
and handed General Cruger a draft or
the Rothschilds in Paris for two hun
dred thousand dollars. / walked up
| town with the bewildered old man tC
his club. He was silent for block o.
the way, dazed by this incredible for
tune. Finally, he put his hand on my
arm.
my dear friend he said, 81 seen
| to be quite awake, and yet this even
is after the manner of dreams or the
illusion of some Oriental drug"
He went on slowly little farther
up Broadway. Then he stopped az
though taken with sudden resolu
ton.
"Mr Parks he said, Randolph Ma
son directed me to go to Europe and
hide this money in my daughter
apron. will go tomorrow on the Bal
tic Come down to the ship at clever
and explain this miracle to me. viii
run up home now for the luggage"