Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-12-05

uoy SnoJ ASAI you nat. bne6reo yU0
and trimmed you and shaved you. You
don't have to affirm, or deny it, but I
know. Now you know why I'm here"
Who told you that?"
Your broker. Is that good enough"
MY broker? You mean to say that
Henning told-a stranger my private
affairs-my confidential dealings with
him."
I'm not a stranger, Bob, and conf
Dental business is only confidential
while you have money. When you're
cleaned it's different. No, I don't mean
that" he interjected. Il don't want to
rub it in on HeDniEg I heard part of
the story from another source and
then wormed it out of him. hap
pened to do Henning a favor once and
when told him was a friend of yours
he didn't feel SO much reluctance about
confessing up. / know what you lost
and you know, but there is something
you are not so we'll informed about.
You don't happen to know, do you,
that your munifcent friend Mr.. Brand
won about two hundred thousand dol
lars on the stock you lost on and that
your forty thousand Is comfortably re-
posing in the Eastern National bank
tonight to his credit?"
Infnitesimal is the difference be-
tween love and hate; in the lapse Ct
second the coward becomes the fear
less hero; despair is but the herald of
desperation. and in the brief moment
that Reynolds sat digesting the full
force Of the reporters words he
changed from the crushed and hope
less puppet and sat erect, vibrant,
-eyed-stripped of his ass skin.
He had been buying the stock of the
Consolidated Wire company on the
advice of Brand He had talked to
Brand over the telephone the day be-
fore and Brand had given him no warn
ing of the collapse. Consolidated Wire
had dropped IS points and Brand had
added fat portion to his fortune.
Well. Brand would do the explaining.
Dick, having done his worst, was
now all commiseration. He had not
come to taunt, but to help. He went
to Bob's side and put hand on his
shoulder. His voice rang with sincere
solicitude
Come on. old man." he begged.
and get out of this. Close up here
tomorrow and start again. Tell Jane
the truth and come over to the bunga-
low with mother and me. It'll work
out all right. You've had your fling
among your would-be patricians and
you've failed. What do you say Bob?
VIII you do it? Will you come back
with me?"
He stood with his arms outstretched
in mute appeal, but Reynolds raised
his hands in depreciation.
Its too late, Dick" he answered.
IF l wanted to I'couldn't do it now.
I've got to stay and fight 1t out"
Flight it out! With what. Bob?
Why, you were beaten before you
started Next thing you know they'll
be taking the butter and eggs out of
your icebox and you'll be hungry"
They've done that already, Dick,
but I'll fight, just the same" He
jumped to his feet and grasped the
writer's arm with trembling hand 81
tell you I've got to fight, Dick You
think you know the worst. You know
only half of it, l signed an overdraft
for $4,000 today and it's gone through.
The bank telephoned me this after
noon and I've got to raise the money
or go to jail. But I won't go to Jail.
Don't worry. l know the man thatll
keep me out of it. He's coming here
tonight and when he leaves I'll have
another grubstake. I've been bought,
Dick; bought-but haven't been paid
for"
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