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

day tnay lett ycr HRe snuared Yca
and trimmed yon and shaved you. zau
don't have to affirm. or deny It. bat |
know. New ron know why I'm here"
who told you shatf''
Your broker. In that good enoughs~
MY brokerf Yoa mean to sag thas
Hennfng told--a stranger my private
afrairs-4my confidential dealings WITH
him o.
I'm not o stranger. Bob. and conn.
dantial business 10 only confidential
while you have money. When you're
cleaned it's different. No. don't mean
that" he INTERCEPTED. Il dcnt want 10
rub Il In on Henning. heard part ct
the story from another source and
then | wormed II out cf him. hap
pened to do Henning q favor once and
when | told him was friend OF you're
he didn't feel 80 much reluctance about
confesaing up. know what you lost
and you knew. but there h something
you are not SO well informed about
You don't happen 10 knew, do yon,
that your muuineent friend Mr.. Brand
won about two hundred thousand del,
lara on the stock you lost On and that
your forty thousand IL comfortably re.
posing In the Eastern National bank
tonight TO his oredit7''
Infinitesimal IL the difference be.
tween love and hate: In the lapse OF d
second the coward becomes the fear.
less hero: despair ID but the herald Of
desperation. and In the brief moment
that Reynolds sat digestinE the fun
forca of the reporters words be
changed from the crushed and hope
less puppet and sat erect, vibrant,
wide.eyed stripped Of his asa akin
He had been buying the stock Of the
Consolidated Wire company on the
advice OF Brand. He had talked %
Brand over the telephone the day be.
fore and brand had given him no warn.
Ing Of the collapse. Consolidated Wire
had dropped lS potHts and Brand had
added . Eat portion TO his fortune
Wen. Brand would do the explaining.
Dick, having done his worst. was
now al commissration. He had not
come to taunt. but to help. He went
to Bob's side and put Q hand on his
shoulder. His veice rang with sincere
solicitude,
Some On. old man." he begged,
'fand get out Of this. Close up here
tomorrow and start again. Tell jams
the truth and come over to the bunga
low with mother and me. Itli work
out all right. You've had your ding
among your would.bs patricians aud
you've failed, What do you say Bobf
VIII you do it, Will you come back
with met" ...
He stood with his arms outstretchad
In mute appeal. but Reynolds raised
his hands IN depreciation
Its too late. Dick" he answered
''If wanted 10 couldn't do II nov,
| I've got to stay and hght 1t out"
Fight II QUIT with what, Bobf
Why, you were beaten before you
started Next thing you know they'll
bs taking the butter and eggs out Of
your icebox and youll be hungry"
They've done that already, Dick.
but I'll fight. just the same" He
jumped to his feet and graSped the
writer's arm with trembling hand. q
tell you I've got to. light. Dick. You
think you know the worst. You know
only half of 1t. signed an overdrafs
for $4,000 today and tie gone through
The bank telephaned me this after
noon and I've got to raise the money
| or 60 to Jail. But won't 20 TO Jail
Don't worry. know the man tEat1i
keep me out OF II. He's coming here
tonight and when he leaves I'll hare
another grubstake. I've been bought
Dick: bought--but haven't been paid
for"
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