Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-15
OF HIS DAUGHER,
ETHEI YIN
~ he u ! ~
TO MIR. ALBERT T.. GLIDER.
CHAPTER NNN.
THE QUARREL.

Sledge's first step toward picking up
the beans" was to send BcndlN down to
round up the third ward, and then to lock
himself In the presidents room OF the
First National for an hour, mt the end
Of which time he sent for Davis.
Il want seven hundred and nifty thous'
and dollars" he directed.
"Yes sir" hcsitatCd Mr.. Davis; then
he added apologetically: You know we
expect the bank inspector to surprise us
day after tomorrow"
Wire him to put it off ten days" or
dered sedge.
81 suppose you'll fix us up with a tenn
porary Acknowledgement of some sort,
and be ready to turn over some sccuri-
ties in that time"
"Any way you say" agreed Sledgr in
differently, and fell again to such deep
musing that he did not hear Davis elab-
crate explanation of how the thing would
be managed.
Presently Davis, who carried penl-
tentlary sentence to bed with him every
night In case anything happened TO
kledge before morning, brought him some
papers to sign, and the felony was bonn
mtted-smply, neatly, and with no ap'
parent effort
sledge, bearing his certificate of deposit,
vent over to the Merchants Bank,
where he transacted little equally ex-
pedluous business with President John
son, who, with his forehead corrugated
NAe washboard, took Sledges check,
ana gave him a receipt for it.; then the
eoss went to see Boz2am.
lou sold those franchises yet?" he
demanded.
Not yet" replied Bozzam. but I'm
song 10. Look here, sledge, why not be
reasonable about this thing? Fifty
.housand Is all we can get. Why not
.AAe H. give us our NTH, and let us get
away We're disappointed, but we're
10. saying anything"
avn hang up" rasped sledEe. you
.oa beRdlN you had a right to sell it,
ene was going to, Why didn't you?"
=, We been waiting because l wanted to
sst with your consent"
eledge chuckled.
lou mean Marley was afraid to buy
uhul | agreed"
He would rather have you satisfied"
samltted Bozzam.
ao,.. mel, | amt" announced sledge, I'VE
n. 90. at all?" asked Bozzam, revealing
49, secret worry under which he had la
su ss5l ever since the meeting.
ana h,,n replied sledge, I'VE keep 'em
ID puild. Dig up for your stock"
sl1o44ah merely blinked This was a
se,. sssm 50 unexpected that he could scarcely
Suptehend It, Moreover, it was a blow
,gs upF he family repeated
n,,,h,o hundred thousand cash" Sledge
ras", 1 dug" He tossed Bozzam
~ p'ppl from johnson, the secretary of
hs City Rapid Transit Company
- ls that Benjamin f. Sledge had
~ seven hundred ana fifty Thousand
a.ss eash Tor seven thousand five hum
gos sna[es .s OF stock In that live corpora
lhsa., Here's the stock" added Sledge,
lbs @ ns down one lone certificate for
sh1ire amount.
49, 1ont mean that you're going to
ns-s5 bona-fide company out Of this?'.
lFbin lheredulously questioned.
4 IN money 5 In the bank. Make good
,srze1Ah telt his circulation stopping.
Nm s4h let go!" he blurted, in acute
safs not" said sledge, lifting his
e.s, upper lip TO snarl at him vlndic-
soulS A. iou cheap crooks thought you
4 = .'toie-cross me. You bought stock
ehders name, You loaned Mar
a sh % buy control Any way you
tIss'.en seneeied over that statement
ne viewed q from every angle.
yea and slanted Ii, aud turned II
aQAn . look at tho bottom IL
a-sa statement. aound and solid