The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1913-04-15

"There's Most Always a Lady Stand
ing Around Somewhere"
ingly. "Now, who told him there was
anything doing?"
"He didn't need to have anybody
tell him." growled Alderman. HE
can take care of himself. And by
Jove! Pm half inclined to think that
he was the lucky one to get out the
way he did, and when he did"
"Yes, he's lucky" said Standley
gravely. He turned to see the vast
round belly of the gray-bearded man
heaving in silent mirth. The railway
magnate obviously was amused.
81 don't know!" remarked Ackerman
suddenly. "Others, eh?"
well, boys, why not admit it?" re-
ioined the older man. 1--WE all know
the facts. We all know why we're
here. AS you said, Ack, let's hold a
little informal meeting, and talk over
what we had better do!"
"How much did you sell!" demand
sd Standley casually.
Twenty thousand last week. You
sold about double that"
Eyes, it's leaking out, no use deny
ing that! You don't need to list this
thing-it leaks!"
"Of course, Vans buying it," said
standley, nodding toward the slender
figure of the ex-director. First time
I ever knew him to go out for revenge.
1t doesn't very often pay"
'Well, can't figure it out, ventured
Alderman. "The stock won't do him
any more good than it does us. He
can't get control over that old bone
head Rawnl mean our respected
presidant-anyhow, any more than
we can. He's sitting tight, with the
papers in his box. admit that / let
go a little, because I figured it was
time we were doing something better
than six per cent. with that stock, and
all Rawn has done is to make one ex-
planation on top Of another. He can't
keep on putting that across with me,
anyhow. But he can sit there, as
say, with the control in his hands,
looking at those nice pictures of the
Lady of the Lightnings, which he had
engraved as our trademark"
Hes awfully gone on her." spoke
up one. "Not that I blame him, either.
hate to sell my stock, because like
the looks of our engraved goddess SO
much!"
There's most always a lady stand
ing around somewhere, with the light
ming in her hands," ventured the gray
bearded man solemnly. They looked
at one another again suggestively, but
no one spoke more definite words than
that.
well, we've had high-sounding talk
put up to US about long enough" COM
mented Ackerman, at length. Il
was one of the first to go in for this,
and believe in it yet, but don't want
this thing with Rawn in control. Why,
look at him-he was just clerk when
he came to us. and here he's putting
on more side than any other man in
the town. He's taken advantage Of
his situation to play the market in and
out. all the time, which couldn't have
done if it hadn't been for friends like
US. He squeezed us into backing him
after we gave him that first littlefyer
in Rubber, and some Oil-that hadn't
cost US anything and didn't look worth
anything. In return he's handed US
promises and explanations and hot air,
and nothing else. I've just got an
idea that there's man-sized niger
somewhere around this woodpile. For
me. 1 prefer being hung as little
lamb rather than as full-sized goat.
Yes, let go little Internatj"u ALTO
Van-I'N admit. Time enough to get
back into the game when we've put
Rawn out!"
STANDBY nodded slowly. That's a
good deal the way felt about 1t, he
said. cit riles me to see the airs that
fellow puts on. / remember him when
he didn't have two suits Of handme-
down clothes to his name, and now
he seems to have hundred, all done
by the best tailors in New York. He
used to tie his drawers with white
tape strings, and now he wears spe-
cially shaped silks. Where'd he get
it? You talk about the Kelley motor
-thic thing has got II beat q milo
mystery. And we fellows have boon