The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1912-05-10

Ing like forty horses ever since THIS
blamed panic set In. and all the ume
some Of those ideas you'd giveu me
were getting ready TO sprout. Wei
they sproutcd this morning. that's all.
! knew ! wanted to ride In the hills
with you Just about thirty million
times more than | wanted to go 10 The
office. And | knew all the time u
was impossible And Why Because
Of the Office. The once wouldn't let
mo. And then made up my mind
that was to the dividing Of the ways.
one way led to the Office The other
way led to Berkeley And | took the
Berkeley road I'm never going TO
set foot In the once again. That's nll
gone. finished. over and done with.
and I'm letting It slide clean TO smash
and then some I'm wiping the slate
clean I'm letting It all go smash
When them thirty million dollars
stood mp to my face and said couldn't
go out with you In the hills today, !
knew the time had come for me 10 put
my foot down And I'm putting II
down. I've got you. and my strength
TO work for you. and that little ranch
In Sonoma. That's all | want and
that's all I'm going to save out, along
with Bob and Wolf, u suit case and a
hundred and forty hair brides All
the rest goes, and good radiance RS
that much Junk
A knock at the door interrupted
him, and he was left to stare delight
eddy at the Crouched Venus and on
around the room ut Dcde's dainty pos
sessions. while she answered the telc.
phone.
II Is Mr. Hogan" she said on 70.
turning "lle IS holding the line Ne
says 1t Ii Important"
Daylight shook his head and smiled
please tell Mr.. Hogan to hang up.
I'm done with the office and don't
want to hear anything about any.
thing"
a minute later she was back again
"He refuses to hang up. He told
me TO tell you that Unwin is va the
Office now, waiting 20 see yoh. and
Harrison. too. MIR. Hogan said that
Grimshaw and Ilodgklns are In trouble.
That II looks as n they are going TO
break. And he said something about
protection"
II was startling information. Both
Irwin and Harrison represented big
banking corporations, and Daylight
knew that II the house OF Grlmshaw
and Hodgklns went II would pfeclpi.
tate n number OF failures and start a
hurry OF serious Dimensions. But Day.
Hight smiled, and shook his head.
lie caught her by the hand and drew
her 10 him.
You let Hogan hang on to that line
TIL he's tired. We can't be wasting
second on him on day like this"
But ! know something OF the fight
you have been making" Dede con.
tended. III you stop now. all the work
you have done, everything. will be de.
stroyed You have no right to do IL,
You cant do IT,"
Daylight was obdurate. lie shook
his head and smiled tantalizlngly
Nothing will be destroyed. Dcde.
nothing. You don't understand this
business game. It's done on paper
All ! stand for In paper rye got the
paper for thousands OF acres Of land
MI right Burn up the paper, and
burn me along with A. The land re-
mains, don't Il? Nothing Is going TO
be lost-not one pile out Of the docks.
not one railroad spike, not one ounce
Of steam out Of the gauge Of a ferry.
boat. The cars will 10 on running.
whether hold the paper or somebody
else holds H."
liy this time Hogan had arrived in
an automobile The honk Of II came
In through the open window. and they
saw II stop alongside the big red ma.
chine. In the car were Unwln and |
Harrison, while Jones sat with the
chauffeur.
TN see Hogan" Daylight told Dtde
There's no need for thonrest They |
can wait Ia tho machine"
as he arunk7" Hogan whispered TO
Dcde at the door.
She shook her head and showed him |
In
-. FN HN"i HAHkt larry Nhn hHs' /
lights greeting, sit down and rest |
your feet You sure seem to be In a
nutter."
y am" the little freshman snapped
back, "Grimshaw and llodgkins are
going TO smash n something ISN'T |
done quick, Why didn't you come 10
the Office? What are you going to do
about it?"
Nothing" Daylight drawled lazily.
Except let them smash. / guess I've
had no dealings with Grimshaw and
liodgkins, ! don't owe then ANYTHING |
BESIDES, I'm going To ua,u myself !
LOOK here, Larry Iu. ne. hou /
Know when '...g E. nr MIN |
mean IL " . I've cure raI. ~ my
mind 4 VI ,he Whole game.
I'm .' I. %. It as fast 40 ! can,
7n' rm.eN Ia the quickest way to let
'I yvt ,yt TO 40 Is 10 protect |
~, ana all our friends Now you /
listen to me while tell you what to
do Everything is in good shape TO
do H. Nobody must get hurt Every
body that stood by me must come
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