Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-11
IA dandy revenge. Jimmy"

"f:evenyp."' half shouted Wnlling.
ord leaning over suddenly and pound
in. upon the table with his big fist
Would you call this pifiling little
amusement revenge: You're never Sc.
.'iniiS enough. Rlnckie. to understand
what that word means. but DO Did
vo,, seq me call young RenSsy back:
Well | sent II message by him that
viii bring NE II revenge worth while 1T
II O'Clock tomorrow. What are You
!au@llin" about. kid:"
Never mind said Toad. with Il
wave of his freckled hand. I'm on
Eoa two is too slick to rest we'll nights
nut the booger nian'll sit YOU sure"
At precisely ! Toad Iessop ushered
into the office Of the official manager Il
spare nervous. leather faced man
whose heard Sprln@ black IN honl
'yfter Il shave He hung slouchiy III
his good clothes. and his step had II"
elasticity. bnt there was IN unuurhch
able fire in his eyes. and Il vast unnuln
'er"d army of men. from ditch digger>
to nIlionaires. would tremble if f. ii
Falls were to do so inconcevable Il
thing as to roar, fIe shufiled into Wal
Inyforh'S office and sat quietly in II
big chair. shrinking into his clothes
almost as il he We're in dread Of his
antagonist and he waited.
Wallingfo"ti proved the weaker man
n the start. for he began the struggle
We'll. >npp"Se your son has tolh
.suu OF the ini,mitoliS manner in which
he wn- rohhe1:" began WnliinGfOr.i
.:loati,l.ly
"tle did nothing of the sort said
Falls III ne had been robhd hi
would have rrnwleh under the porch
and licked his own wOuiui until II WAS
well ! never yet heard RenSsy whine
sVnS he rOIl"h:'
"Wrll. | wouldn't Just say robbed.
returned Wallingford. with the ugly
laugh of !, man who sees his moment of
revenge ON the way and tlirstS for it.
Il wouldn't say robbed because that
might be taken as Il confession. He
Just proved himself saphead. that's
all
straightpnel up with surprising elias
ticity You'll kindly drop any men
ton of RpnSsy." he said. with snap
Of his jaws. ~ can put R"nsST in II
turning lathe rim off thouSandth
Of an inch of careless artiticiaity. split
him up and make of him six better men
than most of his recent associates.
know what's in the boy. and | an
highly pleased to allow him ia he ut
terly care free and an outward fool l.
he likes. but If | ever need MIN "
skin him and have II real man stand
ing by the side of me Now what did
sou want to see me abont:"
"The Lake Michigan and Pacific.
4!urtM Wallinyforh Surlily. for 50 far
his attack, had been Il boomerang.
The eyes Of Falls lighted with i'm
mediate interest $50 you are thu one
who has the balance of stock hidden
away?" he commented.
"You bet | ann" DECLARED Wallins.
ford. leann" forward IN sudden anger
and hOldin. his fist tensely upon the
edge Of thu. r,hl- From that nlOnIen,
Falls loun"e,i back in his chair and
listened and never moved. 'fOu bet |
ann" repeated Wallin"ford. "RenSsy
your unSkinned man. let out to me
when | first met him that you are az,
t.ally goin. to build the cOnnectin.
line between the Chicago and Mnnhat
tan and The Lake Michigan and I'M'iti.
railroads. auh create the new Pacific
trunk line upon which YOU made mt
lose the onl, real fortune ever had :
Walinyfurd'> ia.r had Redeemed. and
his voice grew husky with emotion as
he went on YES. Nou did. | came to
yOn with Il proposition to sell that
cOnnectin. strip nt land for stock
in the two roads. which were hound
to advance in value when they We're
consolidated and you led me into
Il wild mess nf margin speculation.
which cost me $:anlNM. all ! had in
the world. Now. I'm going Ia get il
all back. with htereSt. Do,y 0N hear
me: With interest. The minute |
found that .on were actually going tn
slip this road through. which you had
denied that you would ever build, |