White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-07
CHAPTER XXI.
Paul Pollet and the Check.

educating me-" he boosted. II
had my diploma, but you put on the
finishing touches. I'm able to protect
myself now This morning | stopped
the most plausible little guy I've net
yet; made him take the count with
about six well planted words"
I'm glad you're safe to leave alone"
responded Wallingford sincerely, "be-
cause Blackie and myself are contem-
plating a little business trip, and We
don't like to leave you behind with
your money exposed"
Its safe with Little Billy now!"
little curiosity over this scheme.
though. You'll be highly agitated when
l tell you about it."
Go ahead and shock me-" invited
Wallingford TRANQUILITY.
Its your big hotel car" replied
Brack. a young fellow by the name
of Paul Pollet is preparing to manu-
facture one nearly like it. Didn't you
tell me you had patents On a lot Of
those features?"
II bet | did," Wallingford assured
him. Il patent everything l think OF.
It's a cheap amusement. and II you
can't sell a patent you can at least
make trouble with 1t. Is this Pullet
person just cackling about it. or can
he really show an egg"
Hes manufacturing. and he wanted
me to take up his 100000 worth of
treasury stock so he can q on with
the good work. It's a grand little bust
ness If Pollet had seen 1t first. but, as
it is. | was too smooth for him. I
to you"
Every noble of you" approved Wal
lingford. Still. I don't know that I'll
do anything. I'll never fuss with the
car. and If this is a live young mem
Der | think I'll just let him go, unless
the time comes when l hate him or he
makes too much money"
"If you're going to be that easy
about it it might be a good invest
ment after ALL" suggested Bargain BIZ
ly. and then. at last. he began to think.
Wallingford could tell it by the greedy
smile of him. Il say. Wallingford. l
can probably make a better decker
with hin if you will threaten him with
trouble
How does the financial proposition
stand?" inquired WaHingford. Gould
you obtain a majority of the stock?'
Hardly" specialized Brack. Its "A
two hundred thousand company.
There are four dummy directors who
own a share each. Pollet owns a hun
dred thousand worth. and he wants to
sell me the balance for ninety nine
thousand six hundred"
Don't bite" counseled Walingford.
Il guess you need me around awhile.
after all. Don't you see that IL he
could so ahead without any interior
enee from me he'd outvote you in ev-
cry stockholders meeting. and in the
end you'd be skinned?"
That's right" exclaimed Brack and
began to be indignant. Why. con-
found that CRATER. you ought to put
him out of business"
/ by George. I'll do it, Walling-
ford generously agreed. Understand,
Brack, l don't advise you to go into
this business, because | don't know
anything about it. but If it listens good
to you I'll enter suit against this Pullet
party
"Pollet," corrected Brack.
against this Pollet fellow. get out
an injunction and scare him to death.
Then you offer him 500, 900 for the
whole company. including his stock
and the treasury stock. but excepting
the four shares by the dummy direc-
tors. You'll need them. Then III give
you control of my patents. You can
sell your treasury stock for the funds
to conduct the business and have the
whole thing In our W hands"
"Greatr' applauded Brack. That's
the kind Of a deal l wanted to get into.
one that involved a real high finance
operation. with the sucker on the 9TH
er end of the pole." and his thick lips
moistened with qualification. But do
you suppose I could sell the stockT'
Anybody can sell s%tock-that is. any
man Of 4 good appearance and a handy
tongue and a little gray matter in his
tank" +.
II think l could sell it," decided
Brack, considering these requirements
thoughtfully. "Wallingford. you're a
genius" he chuckled in pleasant antic-
ipation. Lets get busy on Friend Pol
let. I've been just dying all my life to
toss the harpoon into some one"
"All right" laughed Wallingford.
Loaf around the gymnasium and get
your harpoon arm in good condition.
Blackie and | are going away for about
a week. but I'll set this suit and in
junction on foot today and give YOU
that contract on my patents. Don't be
hasty. though. You'd better not do
anything without consulting us"
Don't you worry about mel exult-
ed Bargain Billy. Il understand this
game perfectly, now that you've point
ed 1t out to me"
On tho day W~allin1ford and Blackie