Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
CHAPTER xiv.
Mors Fsatlserm.

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Dicks Interview with Brand was bar.
r~n VI results for Dtek. He felt no
regnofue over tla0 manner Of It's terut.
nation n was blow struck when n
man must strike. brand had mis-
Judged hirnt or pretended M had. pi+
tier that. III. IN pfane over the report,
ef's knowledge of hta action. he had
ioAa control pf that usual deliberate
nnff.poHseaaion and hurried out the fr.
rglt III amy event. he had over
stepped the mark and paid the price
Dicks only rarret vas hls failure to
accomplish the purpose Of hts visit,
although ne could not have told en-.
eetfy what that was. Within himself
fe argued TINT He was acting for rob.
trying To maga hss friend from the hu-
rtlilatinK sequel that was sure To goI.
L. Brand'a underhaaaed tactics with
Mra. Reynolds. hut for four weeks
he had known of these clandeatine
meetings and Hob was stiil In lgao.
rance uf THEM. lie was aincere In his
aesIrs 70 help his friend aud a half.
dozen times Iie had been on the point
of telling him. hut something stopped
hlfn. lie thought on confronting Jane,
hef the idea wax quickly put aside
lick stood little In ave Of Jane.
Admiration he had A.pieaty, or had
had. but there waa something more.
Il waa reluctance Ia surrender this
admiration ard this inexpilcahle aou,e.
tbing that held him hack. 30 he
sought Out brand an q last rcaort.
rfnm The millionaire be hoped 10
WIRING committing that would bolster M
Ms failsng rNnpect FOR the girl, and
aIao ha hoped 10 force brand To dis,
cnNtiane his visits, Brand had NOT
tgiaiudsnd entirely The reporter had
meant To threaten. baE with a different
motive asamiataks had cut short
The Interview, ard perhapg 1t was lust
- we'll. For Dick bad not shown hia
hand aud bis attempt To brighten Brand
wa4ld have been futile. anyway.
Hut the reporte" had not come IN.
prepared. There are some ereduloua
foola who believe that no one ever
knows the winner Of A derby until the
race In run; that the telegram In never
rad until the recipient tnara the en-.
vslnpe. that when ten thousand men
lose money on the stock market and
I've hundred win. II In Just luck or bet,
ter judgment that turns the trick. Hut
Dick knew better. Dick knew that
Tennessee Coal and Iron had dropped
fifteen points and thns Brand had sold
Dick knew that the Hudson Cement
company. which was Brand, was fur.
nsshlng tha cement for the pecow
River dam. and Dick knew that the
Western Construction company. which
paid hob to aaaiyze the cement that
vent Into the joha. was building the
dam. Dick knew something about mil
llonairan. lie knew that such rnet, MI
Brand have a habit OF stuhbtng THAR
Goes and that on saeh occasions n vas
not unusual for them to kick up Il bit
Of gold. All this no knew; bat he was
speadIiy tn learn more.
He went back to tho Office OF hsa
papar after his encounter with Brand
and wsa alttIng chatting Idly with bis
Eity editor when q boy announced that
ahers was q telephone cali for him. Fie
vent Into the booth. ..
Halle. Dick" called the voice Of
Reynolds, "Tomorrow'm "Wednesday,
Isn't LIT" =.
{ II win b. old top" the reporter An.
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