Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-14
ouAprER xxI1-tcontinued).

a Inw I,u and is in a position to strike AT S'euse'
%Ths % two men meet in conference
cuApTER XXII-(Continued).
~ sl,r,t need IT," Marley reminded him.
TIM still president OF the roau' Sou
know"
Il orye called 1t off," sledge Informed him.
q rYcu got no franchise
81 beg your pardon" Marley smilingly l
+ ,.,a,s,nted 1.-THE original franchise
srsnted a line to the end of Grace sTevt' sT5,,t.
TSsn II was cut through, to connect WIN II
p,sSawood avenue, the authorization o.
M cut and all the condemnation pl v v
] eesdings were for an extension Oh Hi"'e
\ street." ,. r,o intend
4 !, do ont there?" Molly pleasantly in
f quired. NJ Dtorlev
beaning upon his child. ,..,, ,5oo
a awe Man TO carry out the original idea
AZ building an amusement park on tne
f porson property and to drop the Llilcoih
road project, If the stocknolaurs uTa s6n han an
isct at their meeting tomorrow, she nap
INV told him. ''Mr. Glider thinks II
much better location. Shall you be at
4 he meeting, Mr.. Sledge?'
IN reply he chuckled at her.
'Youre eorker!" he complimenteu
4 her ,v ,,ore
4 % you?" she went on, delighted WIN het
enough to stick around" he reminded
hsr MARLEY. are you figuring to put
somethIng oyer at this meeting"
nAre you?' returned Marley blandly;
"Hunhw sledge half laughed. molly,
NV Bob is matched against the champion
4 Npound bull of Chicago tomorrow night.
h can arrange for you TO see tne SoaaP ai5
\ without these rough-necks getuhs Peeh
.Thanl you," she replied. I'm sure l
. can't cone, however. I've never seen a
. feal do; fight and I don't want TO see
| one. Rlt do hope Bob wins"
'Hel win," declared Sledge confidently
fTe's never been licked yet.
Il Everybody gets it some time, don't
GheyT Molly dimpled up at him.
"U-hunhr' he gruffly assented.
Full Of thought, he went over to SEQ
BoLam, who now had an office In the
. newest palace OF commerce.
Ready for the meeting tomorrow" he
+ injured.
Quite" replied Bozzam, who. when
. vth sledge, was sparing of words. Us
i he slate fxed?"
. "surel Bozzam. got your record"
I "Yes?" returned Bozzam carelessly.
"You served two bits before you got
Educated. A one-year and a two stretch"
YES" agreed Bozzam, still carelessiy,
well. II you try to pull anything here
MI be 10"
Mr. Bozzam laid down the pencil with
f which he had been tapping lightly on MS
htsk and leaned slightly forward.
Look here, you big slob," he gently
Observed. 'You can't bully me, and you
an't blum me. When you get the goods
p me Is the time for you TO get busy
eat until then, you keep your trap closed
N not one OF your village pikers."
eledge regarded him fixedly for a mo-
You're in 1t, all right" he decided.
hnnhF' and he walked out.
CHAPTER XIII
THE STOCKHOLDERS WELD THEIR
MIGHTY BALLOTS
II slight feeling of panic threatened
h'dge when he stepped into the stock
holdsrs' meeting OF the reorganized street
tslway company nobody knew 1t, for he
~ on TO one side of the presidents table,
.asins the gathering, as heavily indiher-
~ as ever, his big face eXpressionless
ia hls small gray eyes gazing steadily
tslght ahead at nothing.
a.aley was far more nervous than me-
1anns impatiently, gaVel in hand, for
Afung Secretary Hunt to finish his tedi-
~ loo OF clerical work. Considerable
..1sk had been brought In to be entered
~ u she books, and as the certificates were
1.llp'Iyed N to him Hunt, with a lavender
handkerchief tucked in his cum,
S.,d SSsasd occasionally across at Sledge, evil
Ivy worried that he could not catch
- eye OF the big chief.
Ai4l dider was the last man in line
hunts desk, and as he handed over
sse bundle OF certificates Hunt glanced
ne name on the back OF the top one
~ eo9ghed loudly. He scraped his
49, he dropped his corporate seal on
Is Is noor with a loud clatter, but sledge
ssa straight ahead.
80 sl,slsver had happened TO him he
s a know In good time, but in the
stu.ae he was going 70 rest, mind
~ way and nerves; and II the big boss
ohe faculty which, more than an
mad helped him to success, this
sEhis putty-like inertia.
E s.li,rS waiting, gavel in hand, and
esi-ss win rapid strokes at his goatee,
~. nus little tableau until, with an
psfspiring glance at Sledge, Hunt
asd back the bunch of certificates to
ana closed his books. Then. at
eas Presidents gayel fell. and he an
hsssl me special Stockholders meet
me Ring City Street Railway Com
~ opened for business.
.s.eaiately he made a neat little
70 his faithful friends, the stanch
who had believed in the flu
tnelr heretofore prosperous or
well enough 10 hold TO their
- % purchase more IN the face OF
lafersity II was true that GER
manipnlative transactions had
initiate against the company
l@zapeFarily depressed the mar