The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-12
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tic Fairmont ycsion. occurring a two
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. issuo c. bonds.
II was made b. tho CruEcr Coal COM
my to the E.i@C,o2 Trust company
- trustee.
you see, CourtlaEdt," the old gen.
ueman wcat on by WAY Of explara-
ton. Il om tie CcuSer Ccol company
President SID an, with . few friend
iy dummies 70 make tho corporation
valid. ONO this wolf two hundred
thousand dollars. 10 agrees TO take
tie bead !Sauo for the dcSt. lie might
IS we'll take = decd for the property.
l. is worth perhaps forty thousand
dollars more thea that; but he VIII
get II IL the end Tor the debt. 4 deed
direct 10 him wcYld be n l'lue bold
j"st row, BIT like cSacting smart
money, punitive damages FOR the loss
c. Emily"
!lo leaned over. got a lttlc ilaG:nf,
twig from tho FIRE, and rclightcd his
burned out cigar with IL. Then he
went or.
There Is . fragment Of unbel!cva-
able history about that debt, Court
lcrdt manufactured with the greatest
care ~ this wolf. Three years ago.
whcr knew only the exterior or the
man, no cumc 10 no and said that the
Midland and TidCwater railroad wish
Cd to borrow about halg million col
Lars, ami that he was exceedingly
anxious 20 assist IL to obtain tho
money; That the banks in New York
were short because Of the recent Janu-
airy payment OF dividends, but 10 was
advised That the Granite Mountain In
@J"SEcc Company at Montpelier had q
lot of lido money. lie was net nc
q1a'nted with the officers OF tits com
Dary, but some one had told him that
1 was born in Montpelier and that my
cousin, Senator Lapnan, was rrlCi-
dent OF the company. Perhap5 would
give him letter OF Introduction.
gave him letter saying that he was
known TO me and that he was n man
Of large iinec~icl relations, in fact
. -c,Ar~ E;.-l,Y letter.
'I'r> e. Eow England is or
''.-cr s.cr &c than enc finds it
.-rr. .a's -o.l goes further. When
c-.s 1884, re- ana grandfather are
tcc"-p tie ya.Ua Of what ono says SIS
also known. Wen, this wolf took h.a
railroad man up there, presented his
Letter and got the loan for him. 1ledg
,1G his word for the soundncss OF the
securities and, by strong inference,
piccE.7S my word too. The insurance
co-.any raid out ION. hundred laou-
sad dollars, and took the bonds Of the
railroad for one halfnil!ion u dol.
lars.
Three months later the Railroad
Vc0t ln.o the hands CT receiver. was
sold, brought merely the value OF tho
rccclT or's certificates. which tho court
Lad issvcd 10 cover it's operating ex-
penses, ana the bonds we're, OF course,
worthless
".SeGStcr Lay:aan came 10 1.e. ana
went 1T once to the wolf. | tod him
that the Granite mountain officials
had relied on his word and mine. that
10 had guaranteed The security IN per-
son before the board, and it must now
be made good. He replied that I was
quite right, no would make it wholly
good. but that he would have to bor-
row the money, as lie had not so much
to his credit. He asked me to wait
while no went across the street 10 his
bank. In q few moments he returned.
said the bank would loan him tho
money on his personal note, but that.
to keep within It's rules, the note
would require two names on e. Ila
could put his Office boy on. he said,
but If l would indorso it, the trausac-
ton would appear rather better.
Il knew that he was perfectly good
for that sum. as good as the sub-trcaa-
Ury, and / at once said that ! would
comply with his request.
I'VE went together to the bank an
officer mado out a note. he signed il
and passed it to me. / noticed that it
was IN the form of joint note: but
I remembered that banks often pro
ferred obligations in that form and
did not hesitate to sign It. Then. at
bis request, the bank delivered tho
money to me and ! went at once to
Montpelier and adjusted the matter
with the insurance company. / forgot
the incident then, but remembered
how honorable the wolf was"
The old generals jaw frightened on
the bitter word lie broke the cigar
in his fingers and threw the pieces in
to the fire
"One morning. after Emily's cards
were out I got letter from the bank.
calling my attention to this note and
saying iC must be paid I was Guub-
founded ] had supposed that the wolf
had paid it long before. 1 went in
stantly to his Office in New York. He
met me with a face as cold as @ stone.
said that he had paid Individually Tho
interest On our note for several years
That he had used his good Offices with
the bank to get all The time for mo
that he could, that the bank refused to
carry tho paper any longer and wo
must arrange to pay IT, I'm the great
est surprise / recalled the occurrence
to his memory in minute detail He
replied composedly that l was quito
mistaken, he was no more responsible
to the insurance company than I;
neither OF us had been legally bound.
but both had felt morally Obliged to-
mako good The loss. and go % joint
note had been executed and tho money
paid to me- 1 surely remembered
that
II turned around Without another