Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-09-20

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that he had used his good offices with
the bank to get all the time for me
that he could, that the bank refused to
carry the paper any longer and we
must arrange to pay it. In the great
est surprise recalled the occurrence
to his memory in minute detail. He
replied composedly that I was quite
mistaken, he was no more responsible
to the insurance company than /;
neither of US had been legally bound,
but both had felt morally obliged to
make good the loss, and so joint
note had been executed and the money
paid to me. / surely. remembered
| that.
II turned around without another
word and went to my solicitor. He
examined the note at the bank, ques-
| toned the cashier, and advised me
that the bank would certainly sue on
the note and that I should have to
pay my half of it. / was horribly dis
| turbed. | did not know where to get
two hundred thousand dollars. Every
thing | possessed would hardly bring
that sum under the hammer, besides
| wanted to give this place to Emily.
In this dilemma the bank again noti-
fed me that the note would be reduced
| to judgment if not paid within thirty
days, but added that if would exc
cute a mortgage on my coal property,
of which it seems to have had an ex-
| act statement, it could place the bonds
for my share of the note, and, as the
wolf stood ready to pay his share in
cash, the matter could be settled. /
agreed to this plan because it left
me free to convey this place to, Emily
for her marriage portion. have since
learned that this wolf, Myron Gates,
takes these bonds"
The old man paused a moment, re-
moved his eyeglasses and laid them
on the table, then he went on, 81 have
also learned that the whole thing, from
its inception, was plan of Gates to
get me into his power. He, in fact,
owned the worthless securities which
were transferred to the Granite Noun
| tain Insurance company. He it was
who got the four hundred thousand
dollars; he it was who directed the
bank to make out a joint note while /
waited for him in his Office; the de-
livery of the cash to me was 4 part
of the scheme, that the officers OF the
bank could testify that the loan was
for me. He got the two hundred thou
sand dollars which must pay back
to the bank"
He arose and began to walk up and
down the library. There was time"
he continued, when one could call
out such a creature and make him
stand up before a pistol for an act
like this. The custom had it's value,
which we forget now. When blood
letting was the penalty, sneaking cads
kept their tongues tucked back Of
their teeth and their fingers out of
| other mems pockets. The law has
disarmed the gentlemen, but left the
viper his fangs. You are wondering
now, Courtlandt, why this man was
here at the wedding luncheon; but
Emily knows nothing of all this"
Nov, my dear wedding guest he
said, smiling over the whisky, Il am
up to the point where the ship went
down like Lead and am come to-
| the explanation of your NARROWING.
l have no source of income now but
an inadequate little pension. / can
not live on it anywhere in America
without my poverty being patent to
Emily and her friends. l must get
out of the country. have thought
about some little village in Southern
France where one could have, at slight
cost, the necessities of life, servant
and sunshine. I remembered that
you had been over there for some time
with Randolph Mason, and would know
about it,
General Cruger." said, before we
! discuss exile, let us see il Myron Gates
cannot be got at in some way. The
| wolf might be forced to disgorge this
money; perhaps we could find way
to scorch him somewhere with fire.
| brand. It seems to me a duty Of a
rather superior sort to pour a pot OF
pitch on the head of such devils
| imp"
He shook his head somewhat hope
| lessly at that. "Do not get wrong
| impression Of me, Courtlandt." he
said, 81 should like to pack Goals I'M
der the beast II could, do not fear
him. / have no refinements of false
conscience against meeting his treach.
cry with steel traps set In the leaves
of his den, but even the discussion OF
such q thing is idle. I have gone
over it more than once with the best
attorneys in the city, and they saw
no hope in a suit. 1t would be my
word against his; but to support his
word would be my letter of introduc-
ton, the joint note, the evidence OF
| the bank officers that the money was
paid to me personally-these things
would convince jury of candlestick-
makers and the like. One firm of law
yers on upper Nassau thought was
| lying even to them about il"
But General" I said. Randolph
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