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

VA SStAOAS. LIS ID ~ % 0CuG now.
You will at once hold a meeting of
the Cruger Coal company under q call
signed by all the members of the com
pany, and as provided by law Pre-
pare the record of the company in
proper form, authorize q mortgage on
all the property of the company to the
London Trust company of this city as
trustee to secure loan Of two hun
dred and twenty thousand dollars.
These mines, / discover, are easily
worth that sum, including the earnings
for one year. Some foreign clients
of the banking house of Hurst & Sol
meyer will pay In cash two hundred
thousand dollars for these bonds up
on the execution of the mortgage. Let
| General Cruger take that sum and hide
it somewhere in Europe under his
daughters apron. Bring me the mort
| gage when it is ready to be signed"
In the face OF all my experience Of
Randolph Mason, hazarded an objec-
| ton.
But" I said, "the first mortgage is
| executed. Do you mean that this prop
erty is worth enough to secure anoth-
er mortgage?"
No. he answered, II have just
said that these mines are worth two
! hundred and twenty thousand dol
| lars"
Then I said, "you mean this loss
| to fall on Hurst & Solmeyer?'
NO. he said, Hurst & SQlmeyer
will make twenty thousand dol1ars."
Surely" ! said, you do not mean
to date this mortgage before the other
one, do you? No notary could be got
to certify an incorrect date"
He looked at me moment.
Parks" he said, II fear that you are
beginning to be fool" Then he came
down the steps and went into his pri-
vate Office.
This light breaking suddenly on a
supposedly hopeless darkness, con-
| fused me, or else / had not put use
less questions to Randolph Mason. l
| should have known better. Masons
| words were never idle, nor were his
plans visionary and barren, whether
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The story of Naaman and the Prophet
was convincing precedent. did not
understand these new instructions and
could not point out their intent to Gen.
eral Cruger, but knew that pit was
| being digged for Myron Gates, and
that was light enough.
/ explained all this frankly to the
old man that evening after dinner at
| the Holland. urged him with the
logic of the Syrian's servants. II Ran
dolph Mason had bid us build great,
looming trap for the wolf, we should
this easy thing which he suggested!
1 did not comprehend, any more than
he, how it could result as Mason said
| it would. 1t would take, in my opin-
| ion, words and passes. charmed anu
! lets and the laying on of hands to in
duce any bankers to advance money
on second mortgage when the prop
erty involved was worth scarcely the
value Of the first. Still, Randolph Ma
son said, the bankers would pay over
the money, and he knew. IT would
pledge my life on that was aware,
| too, that Solmeyer believed in Mason
as the Maid of Israel did in Elisha,
| and that the firm had made a fortune
OF six figures through that faith.
I had my way about it in the end.
The meeting of the Cruger Coal COM
pany was held, the record correctly
made, the bonds authorized, and the
| mortgage prepared in every detail as
i the law required it. l took it to Ran
dolph Mason when the scrivener had
| finished. He examined it carefully,
called in notary, dictated the GER
tificate, had the signatures properly
| affixed, and sent me with it to the
bankers. They took it with the bonds
and handed General Cruger draft on
| the Rothschilds in Paris for two hun
dred thousand dollars. l walked up
| town with the bewildered old man to
| his club. He was silent for block of
the way, dazed by this incredible for
tune. Finally, he put his hand on my
arm.
my dear friend" he said, II seem
70 De quite awake, ana yet tnlS event
is after the manner Of dreams or the
| illusion of some Oriental drug"
He went on slowly little farther
up Broadway. Then he stopped as
! though taken with a sudden resolu-
| ton.
"Mr. Parks" he said, Randolph Ma
son directed me to go to Europe and
hide this money in my daughters
| apron. / will go tomorrow on the Bal
tic. Come down to the ship lat eleven
and explain this miracle to me. will
run up home now for the luggage"
Then he took car to his train and
1 returned to the banking house of
Hurst & Solmeyer. I, also, wished an
! explanation walked straight through
the building to the private Office OF
the elder banker, and sat down be.
| fore him at his table.
"Solmeyer,'' l said, were you sure
that the brick which you have just
bought is gold?"
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