Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-06-05


amount you propose TO lend me to Try
the case. After that shall bear moth
ing more from the auditor"
why not1"
Because his object is to induce me
TO name a sum that ! will accept for
my claim. He will Gle my reply. and
n the case ever comes 10 trial he will
show II as evidence that 500 was all
bad asked In settlement"
How do you know 80 much about
these mattersr'
kindly give me writing materials"
replied the stranger without answering
her question. and ! viii prove 60 you
that am right"
He wrote a letter Offering TO accept
500 I'm settlement for his claims. ask
ing an immediate reply since he was
about 10 leave the place from which
his offer was made. Though be re-
mained there two weeks longer. no an
swer came.
Il wonder how In the wide world
you knew all that1- remarked Jennie.
But the stranger did not seem In.
clined 20 explain things when he
was strong enough he went away. civ.
ing heartfelt thanks to all his bene-
factors and bidding Jennie a tender
goodby.
Nov. remember" he said az parting
with her. IF ! send TO Jon for that
500 you won't 20 back on me- will
your
But didn't that otfer you made spoil
Il aliT' she asked.
yes: Il worked in that way. but
there are other ways."
Jennie's confidence In this young
man. who seemed TO know 30 much
about railroad methods. was perfect
and she promised 20 send the money
when called for. Then the stranger
went away. and they heard no more Of
him for months Spring passed into
summer. and the early autumn came
Then Jennie received letter from
the stranger. saying that he wns using
her legacy without really having Il In
his possession lie explained that he
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which made II just NJ valuable TO him
a. cash This was all Greek 10 Jen
ME. but she remembered how be had
foretold what the auditor OF the rail.
road would do. and she wrote back
that II was all right She was glad he
was getting the benefit OF her money
and hoped he would make the railroad
company pay NJ least his doctors bill
During the summer the stock OF the
said company began 90 go up and
down. sometimes jumping Owe points
at a time. then sinking ten points
Sometimes Il would remain NJ nxcd
price for weeks. then gradually settle
Within a few months. passing through
these changes. II sank from par 90 half
that value Everybody wondered what
was going on behind the scenes" 90
enuse such fluctuations and such a re-
ccssion OF price hut nobody seemed
20 know After awhile II began 60
rise and went back 60 par
When the annual meeting OF the al.
rectorn came around an unknown man
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held and showed certificates 90 the
amount OF 90 per cent OF the capital
stock lie presented tho names Of a
new board and. holding a majority OF
the stock. elected every one OF them
Most Of his votes were by PROXY.
"You are asked the aatonished
president OF the man who held them.
Il am vice president OF the u. 4. and
q. line. on the Pacific coast Last
spring | came east on business for my
road was robbed OF my pocketbook
on entering n train on your road and.
having neither money nor tickets. was
put OF In a storm by your conductor.
! contracted pneumonia and came very
near dying subsequently l offered 20
accept 500 for my claim against your
company. but no reply was made 60
my offer. ON my recovery made a
study OF your road and formed a plan
20 unite II with it, feeder. interest.
ed my hackers on the Pacific coast and
obtained from them the necessary
financial equipment. As chairman OF
the new board ! call upon the officers
OF the company for their designations
Not u person present had ever heard
OF the 500 claim for damages. The
president said that n be had known
OF II he would gladly have settled the
claim. paying n Just amount The
chairman OF the new board said he
was glad the president did not know
OF II, since the investment under the
new scheme promised 10 be a very
profitable one
A few days after these developments
Jennie Livermore saw the stranger
coming no the walk She ran out TO
meet him.
1--WE won my suit against the rail.
road company" he said.
"You don't mean itr'
"Yes and ! must pay you for the
use OF your legacy. which helped the
10 win H."
How much did you getr'
Your share Is In this check"
He handed her a check for $1,000
She failed utterly 20 grasp what Il
meant Then the others OF the family
came out 10 welcome him. and he told
them how he had secured indemnity
from the road for having been put on
a train and made IN In consequence
There were additions 20 the story
Al A.