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thing always When shipment of paper
was held back found that your agents had
hurt our credit This sort of thing has gone
on until the men who put a little money into
this property, face the choice Of getting out
or having their private business ruined.
to print that attack"
"I-I-I-" began Green.
Don't say it, interrupted Simpson. At
the same time he stretched forth his hand
and closed his fingers tightly to illustrate
wise. "I've got you like that! | hold full
hand against your busted flush, and you'd
just as we'll lay down. You compelled lack
son to do what he did or give up his place,
and you offered him bonus of two hundred
dollars if he skinned me to your satisfaction.
You gave him three hundred expense money
to hunt up lies about me. If I'd sue you for
damages any jury in this county would give
me a hundred thousand dollars, and you'd
be willing to pay million to escape the NOR
tifcation. But | don't want your money!
what do you want" snapped Green.
Il want you to do the right thing for the
men who had money in I he Banner, and
restore the business you took away from
them. | want The Banner. You are losing
money on The Palladium, and 50 it isn't
worth much to you'll want that. | want
your promise to keep out of the newspaper
trade of this town and let me have the whole
field to myself or as much of it as | can
hold. Finally, this town is going to grow,
and as the climate suits me perfectly | want
to stay here and amount to something in its
life-and, although you intended this call
as farewell visit, | hope that it may be the
beginning of very pleasant acquaintance.
Va, 4
Certainly not. Sell them to me at fair
price"
Green pondered. The pause seemed long;
but presently he said, Il guess its fair;
then, after another pause, Il guess you'll
treat me square-in the papers, mean
"Of course.
I'D like you to help me get hold OF that
fellow Fitzroy Jackson for a few minutes
H. A. laughed. 4 don't think can; but
II tell you something worth while: Beware
of the bought man. If he doesn't sell you
out, he will probably give you away
The lawyers completed the deal without
knowing how it came about or why, and
H. A. put the properties in order lacked up
the advertising rates, and proSpered.
nNE thing troubled H. A. 1t was the
- hundred dollars from Fitzroy Jacksons
expense money. But here again Fate was
kind. H. \. went East for new presses. He
was sitting in the lobby of the newest hotel
smoking an expensive cigar. A familiar
figure paused before him, and then sat down.
1 here was talk that wound round and
round, always coming closer to the point
that Fitzroy Jackson wanted something
something about as big as five dollars.
H. A. quietly, almost stealthily, placed
in his hand hundred-dollar note, adding,
at cti11 have NV old habit of try,,0 fD I'M
press upon the human mind useful lesson
Fitzroy was gazing at his sudden fortune.
with this | can stand anything. What's
the sermono' he asked
"When you play another mans game the
other man always wins
Il fail to fathom all your meaning; but
never thought when you wrote that ar
tce-'
what article?'