The Carlisle independent., 1915-02-25
"They wanted to get a bite to eat.

"They wanted to get bite to eat. I slipped away. Mrs. Reynolds will be along soon with Mrs. Brand, in the car. We will have finished our busi- ness by that time, l presume.
 Sure; how was the show"
 "Oh, the women liked it all right. l didn't pay much attention"
 Brands attitude changed suddenly from toleration to attack.
 Your telegram-the wire you sent me today. l got it little late at the office this afternoon; not in time to see you before dinner"
 Yes. I thought we had better be alone for this matter"
 Well, let's get down to business" !" said Brand Your letter asked for some more money. You must think 1 carry S10,0O0 around in my vest pocket. What do you want it for any way? I thought you had run your bank roll up considerably. You haven't dropped it, have you?"
 The question was put with apparent sincerity It would have been accept ed in that light, but for the revelation that Bob had just received from Meade In the hour that he had pom dered over Dicks information, he had determined to carry the fight to Brand on his own ground The request that he made in the letter was for $10,000 to discount the overdraft he had drawn on the bank But he was armed for a bigger battle now and his answer took the millionaire off his feet
 Ten thousand dollars isn't the fig ure. Brand" he said truculently. Tt was this afternoon, but l have heard something that's boosted the request a little. I want $60,000. You got two hundred thousand by making me a crook. and you gave me forty thousand of it. Now, partners in any shady job like ours are entitled to an even split, and that's my terms. A hundred thou sand dollars minus forty thousand is sixty thousand. How's my arithmetic? ?'
 Perfect. Almost the work of sane man." answered Brand. But the de- mand isn't"
 Why not?" Reynolds persisted. q did the work-took half the risk, and am not sure that you didn't intend that should take it all. Anyway, l delivered the goods. didn't I?''
 Yes, you did, but I discounted your claim. It was I who took the chance had no real assurance that you would go through with it. might go little further and remind you that it was who gave you the opportunity. l was useful enough then, wasn't 1? But now you're broke and you are just finding out that I wasn't on the square"
 Right, exactly right" Reynolds ex- claimed vehemently. Just finding it out I went broke on Consolidated Wire and you made $200,000 on it the same day. I bought Consolidated Wire on Jennings advice and you sold it through the same broker. Maybe you believe I'm a baby, but think it over some more."
 Reynolds stepped to the table again and reached for the silver cased bot tie. Brand leaped to his side and seized his hand
 Put that down." he cried. 'I want to talk to you, and if you have got any brains at all when you're sober. you'll need them now. You're inferring, Key holds, that I sold you out through fleming. You're damned liar and a sneak. You're trying to blackmail me | and that's the only thing to call it. Why don't you come out and own up to it. You went into this thing in good faith on the agreement that S40,000 should pay you for the job. You made some more money with my help and then you got the big head, and tried to make some more without it. You ought to be playing penny ante instead of the stock market, and If you think you're going to scare me with any such child's game as you're attempt ing tonight, you're mighty far away from the truth. Now. you be careful or I'll take you by the nape of the neck and when I get through with you, you'll take little journey, and at the end of it you'll have good view of the river. Do you get me?"
 Reynolds flushed and his hand shook as he poured out his brandy. He un- derstood quite well that the million aire meant he would view the Hudson from the gray walls of Sing Sing.
 Just a moment, please. Brand" he said I'm going to take this and then I'm going to have something to say to you"
 Brand turned away with a shrug and a grunt of disgust.
 No. l think I'll go; it's waste of time"
 Reynolds set his glass down with a bang.
 You'll go when I'm finished, Brand and not before," he exclaimed. 'I know l just what I'm talking about, and ] know just what I'm going to do, and i all the brandy in this bottle, or a whole case of it wouldn't make the facts any different. Your little pleas ] antries are taken for just what they