The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-12-27

lie listened cravely to ali she had to say. o..
I'm sorry" he said when she had finished, bh;
see no immediate prospect oi q dividend. II ypn
need the money badly sill let you har an over
draft on my own responsibility =, a
II do not want 70 borrow money. she aiu, warn
quiet dignity, but understood tlcre u6fn
to be bonuses you know, Mr lubbett', = Eng annaa
people saying Inner, last 1ieht hat he
that would make all ,ur oriune,.'
"Ther IS 10 likelihood q Thing yon1usralul 1 ais
happening while an chairman he laiC and fhsn
she smiled agar Tubs vent -ed
She vas very beautiful. thought Tubs, when ne
summoned courage TO loo at her-women var nor
his game" cithcr-and there vas little aching
the bonus needed Such 2ttianly Little rc-
quirements he hld--a new carpet fo- er drawing.
room was one Of The ching CaFSley wcnt
down to death pnning ii&g toy, and trying do 70
say somethnr and lct ith little smile
and his widow wanted few pounds TO buy
carpet And d to1- eoarse s"'G .5e @ oo1cudsd IF there
II knoa-I 'l.now"-hc leaned oy the desk. his
hands caspc1 On the pad-"ant ~ simply aching tp
do something Tor you want to-and II can't secta
.Sj ,s a.s ,sd "s }seP"4 % G,I She said as she
"Ye." he aid htskiy. q knew .hn,-sood chap
{spi Hs s"Rs' be ao, s"e5e"x se x2.s, aI@" p,g. .,
men who took his arm and spoke 50 eently e
him and here was the bcing III tht
world whom above all tthers Carsey loved re
would give her an open check Tor ten-twenty,-
W honand pounds II she asked nm 0nt sGe ,oa. 1ona
to buy carpet for the drawing room, and clothes,
perhaps and he could not give to her IN the way
Il say Mrs. Carsley" He was breahiess with
the splendQf Of his scheme vague TOO, as to It's
working out unudy Of speech
I've got scheme-interested ~ something
cabbage No that. Furniture business
huge profits. enormous Let me invest some %
your money in tha-bis profits cent per cent and
that sort Of thing. Look here you could have
lie committed an error there for she saw through
the threadbare cloak that hid his philanthropy aud
sic was gone before he could lie his way plaus-
biliy
Letters came to him, pleading bullying letters.
When would the bank pay a bonus,
He suspected Lord Callngton and his directors,
but he did them an injustice There were other
Cangton wrote asking for an extraordinary board
meeting and Tubs consented.
we have gone into this question Of Soutaness
irrigation, said abingdon, and unless we stcp IN
the other bank will forestall VS.
What bank" demanded Tubs sceptically
The Rand Bank
They've got no money Tubs was conenpsuous;
1--WE feel we are acting il the best interest OF
our harcholders' aid director
y don't said Tubs.
Three directors began talking at once: they wera
III has come 10 this. Tubs" 1t was like old times
TO hear Callington snap that word at him Nc
know you too well 10 accept your final word on tnis
matter-we are not going 10 stand idly by and sec
YOU throw away mi, opportunity ! have seen yqu
throw away things more precious, but you are rot
going ia bunolc thi, Iere"--hc smacked the table
with his hand--"now'-he thumped it again-"Me
have got 10 come to a decision and guarantee this
irrigation scheme It means hundred thousanh
pounds ior distribution among shareholders. Are
you going agree you not|
I'm I'M not" not" he said doagcdly ~Its a rotten
scheme It's run by wrong I'M Y it pctered out,
as it will do. the bank would be ruined
YOU'RE fool Arlington white with anger
u viii send YOU my resignation from the board TO-
morrow
Tubs said nothing. not even when one after an
other by growing asidcs and direct statements thc
remaining of the directors Of Tubbctts's Bank fol
lowed Callington's lead
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