Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-03-25

dsy they left ron mar snsafsd -
and trimmed ron and shaved you. lou
don't have 70 Hiarm. or deny Il. but |
know. Now ron know Why I'm AsroAs
who told you thatf-
Your broker. u that GOOD snousAf r
NY brokeri you mean to ~ Tint
Henning told--a stranger my peivaes
aifairs--my confidential dealings WIN
him r.
I'm not I stranger. bob. ana conn
dsntial businese y cnly csnndential
while ron have moaey. When yours
cleaned ft's diffsrent. No. don't mean
that 10 intertsctsd. Il aont want 70
rub 4 In on Henning. heard part q
the story from another source and
then I wormed It ont Of him. hap
pened TO do Henning favor once and
when ! told him vas i friend Of yours
he didn't feel 10 much reluctance about
confossing UP, know what ron lost
and you know, but there h something
ycu are not 10 well informed about.
You don't happen TO know, do you.
that your munifcent friend Mr.. Hrand
won about two hundred thousand dol
lars on the stock ron lost on and thai
your forty thousand Ii comfortably -
posing In the Eastern National bank
tonight to hts credit r.
Infinitesimal Ii the difference ~
tween love md hate: In the lapse OF I
second the coward becomes tho fear.
less hero: despair II but the herald OF
desperation. and In the brief moment
that Reynolds sAt digesting tho full
force OF the reporters words he
changed from tho crushed and hops.
less puppet ana at erect vibrant.
wtds-eyed-st stripped Of his ass' skin,
He had been buying the stock 81 the
Consolidated Wire company O tho
advice of Brand. He Md talked y
Brand over tho telephone the day ~.
fore and brand had given him no warn.
ing Of tho collapse. Consolidated Wirs
haA drOppsd u points and brand had
added . ut portIoh 70 his fortune
Wen. Brand would do the explaining.
Dick. having done his worst. was
now al conmissration. He had not
come to taunt. but 10 hsip. He went
to Bob's side and put . hand on his
shoulder. His voics rang with sincere
soIicitude.
Some on, old man. No begged,
and get out Oh this. Close up here
tomorrow and start again. Tell Jane
the truth and come over to the bungA,
low with mother and me. tn work
out all right. You've had your nins
among your would-bs patriciana and
you've failed. What do you say Bob
Will you do 1T Will you come back
| with met"
He stood with his arms outstrstched
In mute appeal, but Reynolds raised
hts hands In depreciation.
TITS too late. Dick" hs answered
IF wanted to couldn't do It now
I've got to stay and fight 1t out.
Fight 1t outl With what. Bobi
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
| blu. I'll fight. just the same" He
jumped to his feet and grasped the
writer's arm with trembling hand. Il
tell you I've got to fight. Dick. You
think you know the worst. You know
only half OF 1t. I signed an ovcrdrafs
for $4,000 today and its gone through
The bank telephoned me this after.
noon and I've got to raise the money
or 90 to Jail. But ! won't 60 to jail
Don't WORRY. ! know the man that'll
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"