Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-11-07
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ssIt'S nlayinp with dyna mite"

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Its playing with dynamite"
ITS worth the risk to double your
fortune DO it for nv saker'
Nan leaned close and pressed her
husbands hand while her dark eyes
found their way into his heart
IN do it." he said with firm &C
cent III phone him at once"
When Stuart sat down with Bivens
IN one of the magnificent private din
ing rooms of his millionaire club two
days later he was struck with the per-
lection of the fnancier's dress and the
easy elegance Of his manners.
Nan has surely done wonders with
some pretty crude materialr' he unused.
he recalled Mans diary with grim
amusement
II took two years to thoroughly break
him so that she could always be sure
! that his nails were trimmed and his
clothes in perfect style. He had long
| since ceased TO struggle and had found
much happiness Of late years In wing
with her in the perfection Of his per-
sonal appearance.
When the dinner was finished Bivens
dismissed the waiter. lighted one of
| his huge cigars and drew from a mo-
rocco case which he had placed beside
his chair typewriter manuscript. He
| turned its leaves thoughtfully a mo-
ment and handed them to Stuart
| There's a document, Jim, that cost
me $4,000 to prepare; for whose sup
1 00n.nOn xryaYrId ha TlafH ann
no questions asked"
But why this generosity on your
part, CALI"
81 have anticipated that question. ]
answer it fully and frankly. There is
enough dynamite in that document to
blow up half of Wall Street and land
somebody in the White House"
And many in the morgueP
And some IN the penitentiary. I've
watched your work the past nine years
with genuine pride, Jim. You've said
lot Of hard things about rich malefac-
tors, but you've never touched me-"
mo. think you're too shrewd to be
caught in that class. Cal"
81 pride myself that / am. It's only
the clumsy fool who gets tangled in
the criminal law. But a lot OF them
have done it-big fellows whose names
fill the world with noise. I've taken
the pains TO put into that typewriter
document the names, the dates, the
places. the deeds, the names of the wit
nesses and all the essential facts DO
what yon please with il. If you do
what ! think you will. some men who
are wearing purple and fine linen will
be wearing stripes before another year
and you will be the biggest man in
New York"
And your motive?"
Perhaps / wish to get even with
some men who have done me a dirty
trick or two. and perhaps incidentally
in the excitement which will follow
this exposure of fraud and crime
may make an honest penny. Is that
enough
Quite"
And you'll make the attack at
once?"
Stuart glanced rapidly through the
first page of the document. and his
eyes began to dance with excitement
THE only favor ask" Bivrns add
ed lis twenty-four hours notice be
fore you act"
I'm let you know"
Stuart rose quickly. placed the docu
ment in his inside pocket and hurried
home.
The deeper the young lawyer prObed
into the mass of corruption Bivens had
placed in his hands the more profound
became his surprise. That men whose
names were the synonyms of honesty
and fair dealing. men intrusted with
the management Of companies whose
assets represented the savings OF mil
lions of poor men. the sole defense OF
millions OF helpless women and chill
dren-that these trusted leaders of the
world were hahitually prostituting
their trusts for personal gain. stagger
ed belief.
He delayed action and began a care
full. patient. thorough investigation
As it proceeded his amazement in
creased He found that Bivens haC
only scratched the surface of the truth