Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1912-03-15


OF course understand that under the,
circumstances"
Under no circumstances would
believe a thing like that until Il had
been proved to me-"
1T won't take long to prove IL. Wen
call Austin"
Walt II you are convinced, you
may convince me, IL you can. am
not ready to talk with any one out
side yet. Not even Austin"
He sneered openly. A sheer from
a man like Ankony is not a nice thing
TO stand. beat my gloves against
my leg. wanted to throw them In
his face. But It was not at just the
stage in the proceedings when could
afford to. so | held down my choler.
He dragged chair to the table. and
| followed. He flung open the books
with an air Of triumph that he had
not the decency to conceal. knew
how he was smsrting under Barbara's
refusal.
For an hour we went over the &C.
counts. Then we looked ND and faced
each other: Jim Austin had made no
mistake. -f
Social success is costly. you see."
Ankony commented. "A poor man
can't afford TO make himself quite so
nice to the halt and the sick and the
blind"
Nor can rich man afford TO make
himself SO insolent." said l. "You are
talking OF friend of mine, remem-
ber."
"A nice kind of friend, must
say"
IAN unfortunate one"
i've no patience with that sort of
thing, Twining," he declared, a little
more coneiliatingly.
mo, don't expect you to have.
Neither do | expect you to understand
his temptation: | don't understand Il
myself, for wasn't born a rich mans
son, thank God. to have the silver
spoon snatched suddenly out of my
mouth and rough pewter one pushed
In in its place! It's not a pleasant
experience that, and II we haven't
gone through Ii we don't know any:
thing about IL. II takes a strong man
to meet that sort of thing and not be
upset by 1t. Dan isn't strong, per.
haps; he is only open-hearted and big
and generous and kind"
And thief" supplemented he.
"He was not an intentional one. He
meant to put the money back, am AZ
sured of that"
"Oh, they all expect to do that"
Il dare say replied unargument
atively.
That's no excuse" he protested.
II am not urging II as one"
mans fool to take such
chances
Discretion stands for morality with
You, them remarked.
No such thing!" he cried. There's
no use in getting excited or sore about
this thing, Twining"
made hasty calculation and OF.
iU'sl hiui my proposition. 1t was to
refund to MIN before the end Of six
weeks all that Henri. had taken.
with interest. Dan to be turned Over
to me, and nothing to be said of the
affair to any one.
Il suppose you call that restitu-
tion?" he inquired
Something like 1t, yes"
"Well, I don't. We're tired OF this
thing OF being robbed behind our
backs by the men we trust. didn't
send for you to consider ways and
means of getting the money back and
letting Hemingway go scot free. | sent
Tor you as the companys attorney to
proceed at once with the necessary
steps leading to his arrest and incar-
ceration."
All" said l, now we understand
each other"
He nodded.
Il would hardly have expected this
of you, Ankony"
You admit the theft, don't you?"
DO you admit the motive that
prompts you in the prosecutions"
that's got nothing to do with il.
But naturally-quite naturally. I'm
sure-it is to our interest to stop this
business and make an example of the
thlet We've stood il too long al.
ready This is the fifth time this has
happened to the company in twice
mat many years. | tell you it won't
do to let it go on"
looked at him and smiled II NAV
not have been very pleasant smile;
certainly didn't intend it to be. and
he flushed beneath Il.
What do you mean?" he clustered.
mat what you are telling me is all
nonsense" l retorted.
Now that you've gone this far. per
maps you viii go a little farther and
make yourself plain" he cried an
grily.
"Cerkainlv No,, ,,.