Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-09-26

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4 laval thought the moral here,
\ BA but faulty. Colonel Loree
of the Solar Selling Com
..rv however thinks the affair rich
tba hic-fabuladocet element. So
does Williamson, soliciting agent
sor the Mid-Continent Life; and
dramatically so-does the Mid
Continent itself. Trudeau, the breed"
ou;de has had so few years In
Itch to turn it over in his slow
r,oying mind as he has lain roll
a IN his blankets while the snow sift-
"A through the moaning pines, that he
hoe NOT made up his mind. AS for Eos
Tor Van Dorm and Gwendolyn. their
oninjons-but the story itself Is not
/ long.
Williamson says that when he left
yam Dorn's office with his application,
IA was as near walking on air as In
mrance men ever are. People had
5ean so slow in writing their auto
graphs on the dotted line-and here
was q six-fgure application, with a
check. These accompanied by the
i wide-eyed Williamson, exploded into
she mid-December calm of the agency
headuuarters like the news of Tono-
nah strike in the poker-playing ennui
of Poverty fat
whats that, williamson" ejacu-
lated the cashier Five hundred-you
don't mean thOusand~
why, confound you," sneered Will
Hanson, "look at that application"
LET me see it," painted the man
ager. bursting in. Foster G. Van
Dorm half million! Holy cat, Will
i hanson: but this will put you and
the agency in the lead, for Is he
good for it, williamson"
why, don't you see that check?"
inquired the lofty solicitor. Il tell you,
fellows, there's always a. way to land
any man. Why, for a year, Tve-by
George! I'm forgetting to send DR..
Watson over to make the examina-
tiQn. Van Dorn's going on hunting
trip, and we've got to hustle, and get
him nailed before he goes!"
The manager stood by Williamson
during the telephoning. "Who is Mr..
Van DORM" he asked, as the agent
hung up the receiver.
President of the Kosmos Chemical
Company" replied Williamson. Son
4 in-law and enemy Of Colonel Loree OF
the Solar Selling Company, you know"
/ said the cashier.
"Oh-h-h-h!" replied the manager, as
il recalling something. Il remember
! the romance in the newspapers; but
/ thought the young fellow was poor.
Fixed it up with the colonel, I sup
4 pose-the usual thing"
Not on your life!" replied William
son. 'Loree would kill him if he
dared-old aristocrat, you know; but
Van Dorn's too smart for him. You
remember he was an engineer for
Lorees company, and met the daugh-
ter on some inspection trip. Love at
1rst sight-moonlight on the noun
tains-runaway and wedding on the
siy-father's curse-turned out to
starVe, and all that"
I remember" answered the mana
ger; "but it doesn't seem to lead log
lcally up to this application"
Well" went on Williamson, ivan
Dorm turns up with a company formed
10 work deposit Of the sal-ammoniac,
or asphaltum. or whatever the stuff
me Solar Company had cornered may
De and began trust busting. The colo
mel swore the new deposit really be-
Ionged to his company, because Van
Dorm found it while in Lis employ, and
called him all sorts of scoundrel.
6at the young mans gone on, all the
same. floating his company, and flying
high"
heard that Loree was sure to ruin
aim" interposed the cashier.
Ruin nothing!" said Williamson.
II was a case of the whale and the
SwoTdtish. Van Dorn's got him lick
eo--"hy, don't you see that check!"
That does look like success" re-
pAed the manager. 81 hope his siren
Ooas life hasn't hurt his health-Wat-
SCn Is fussy about hearts and lungs"
that's the least of my troubles"
replied Williamson. ivan Dorn's an
athlete. and a flrst-class risk. There's
nothing the matter with Van Dorn!"
and yet Trudeau the guide, far up
N the Minnesota woods, looked at the
lo0nS man and wondered If there
wash something the matter with Van
D0fn, They had come 3y the old tote
Ioao to the deserted lumber camp
@ined and equipped to hunt deer.
most young men in Van Dorn's situa-
,.Oa we're keen-eyed, eager for the trail
.'iiu the chase-at least until tanned by
~eaFIness. But Van Dorm was like 8
,SoAiAamo0iist. Once Trudeau had
.sII MIN behind on the road. and on re-
s>1eihg his steps to find him, had dis
oo'efed him standing by the path,
sang at nothing. his lips slowly NOV
s as il repeating something under
as oreath-and he had started as If
Elsnt at Trudeau's hail. He had
ven careful to give l'rudeau his card,
sl9 admonished him to keep it; but
ue seemed Careless nf all oDDoftuuf-