Bisbee daily review., 1912-02-11
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called up BishOp's private secretary, who was still in the managers office. ! This IS the Uuqucsne hotel" ne sail tO the secretary. MT Bishop has stopped Tn here and he wants you 70 come at once and take some dicta- ton
 Receiving assurances that the sec
 retary would go immediately to tie hotel, Giibert went Lack to his desk. A moment later he had the safisiac- 1 ton Of seeing him come out and enter Ithe elevator.
 | Now I shall have at least fifteen
 minutes thought Gilbert as ne walked boldly into the managers or- i ice and closed the door After paus- ! ing a moment 10 see if he was fol- | lowed he went rapidly through the l drawers and pigeon holes Of the man ager's desk. Then he turned his at-
 tentlOn to an open safe m the corner. | in a moment he uttered an exclama- | tion of satisfaction. He had founl the written agreement signed by the three cOnspirators.
 . Tie nrusr it n His uocte. Ar
 from his stopping noatUlo na stood
 face tO face with ,ae chief cIr.
 What ale you doing i that q.
 inquired the chief clerk steiuIg
 Nothing You didn't see ue .o
 anything. did yOu. replied Gilbert
 with g forced laugh, parryiue for time
 In which tO frame a plausible cNula..
 tlon.
 Don't get sarcastic. said Gilbert.
 with a wave of his hand ''I came in
 after this reaching in his pocket
 where ne Lad put the agreement, but
 bringing out instead h.s forged let.
 ter of introduction from President ! Smith-"you have read it. l left it
 here with Mir. Bishop. but it occurred l to me a moment ago that I would want it tonight to present to a per | sonal friend of President Smiths i perhaps you know that I am the pres 1 ident's nephew-so l came in here to get It. I thought that MT Bishop was here, but when I fond him. out, and i the safe door open-I saw him put ! it in there-I took it. And he con- 1 tinued indignantly, T don't like being ! lacked up as if l were a thief You see the cash drawer is locked. I didn't get the money"
 The chief clerk apologized. begged | him to consider that he was prompted ! by a sense of duty, and forced him to admit that his actions were suspici- ous.
 Accepting the apology with an air of man who can afford to be mag nanimous, Gilbert went back to his desk and took up his work 1 A few minutes later Mir. Bishops secretary returned and hastened into the private office He came out imme- diately and held whispered consulta- i tion with the chief clerk. They both i re-entered the private office. Gilbert seized his hat and made a nasty exit. As he went out the street | door he met Bishop coming in A half | block away he found his cab which was waiting for him and was driven rapidly to his offices on Smithheld street
 | The next morning. in company with Garrison, Gilbert called on the presi- dent Of the p. V. S R. R. Co. Briefly
 Garrison stated their business They 1 desired him to sign a contract They
 had it written out in full. The presi- dent adjusted his glasses and settled | back in his chair to read it. Gilbert
 watched his face closely. The terms
 ot the contract bound the railroad company to deliver Garrison's coal 70 | | that the trust was to get as stated
 in the written agreement It also i'm posed a penalty for any delay or fail ure to deliver the coal of the exact amount that Garrison was bound 70
 uay by his contract. When the presi- dent came to this part of the contract Ee flashed a look oi inquiry at Car rison. Did he know the terms of the secret agreement or was it 8 mere coincidence? When he finished read ing the contract the president with d great show of indignation informed the gentlemen that before he would
 sign 1t he would see them consigned to a region where they would need no coal.
 "I1l bet you sign in five minutes said Gilbert. looking at his steadily.
 You're a fool" replied the urr7i- dent, meeting his gaze vi hgH. |-"H-
 ing
 ~Il you sign it lIr. Garrison can .a~-
 ry cut his profitable cOu-a..
 the D. $. k M. Co. and be u I-
 Iou 70 defF the coal trust, sur-ea.
 Gilbert with a smile
 'I am not interested in Ir. aar-i-
 sons contracts: If he has made good
 one that is no reason why i should
 make a bad one" said the president
 But | take it from this.' said Gti- bert holding up the written agreement
 which he had taken from Bishops
 safe so that the president could see
 the three signatures, that you are interested in it.
 The president spTang 10 his feet How did you get that?" he de-
 manded.
 Never mind how I got it" said
 Gilbert. rising and looking him
 suaarely m the eye. "Will you sign this contract or shall we enter suit against you and the others for con spiracy? You have two minutes more in which to act"
 The president noted the resolute, aggressive stamp of GilbeFt's features. He cursed his folly for having been induced against his own judgment to have the terms of the agreement put in writing and signed. Gilbert held his watch in his hand. He glanced from it to the president inquiringly- The president took up the contract, hesitated a moment, and then signed it.
 So long as you keep the terms of this contract" said Gilbert, putting it