Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-01-07

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/ SO. I brought this fer protection He
pointed to his feast Won't It suf.
fce?"
Perfectly. I never could digest 60
| cialigm and I'm sure couldn't digest
socialist. Come On. Let US prepare
for the royal and hilarious debauch,"
Dick assisted with the cloth and sill.
yerware. "Ha," be exclaimed, Il knew
1t. Teiepathy. A dynamic thought
wave on the corner below told me the
Ice box was empty, With such lunches
l could play the market and beat the
system at It's own game"
Forget the system on Wednesday
night, Dick You need rest"
Il can't. met q friend Of yours
today who is part Of It,"
"Who?"
Brand"
Brand? Who Is her
oh, you know him. John Brand.
He's the big man in the Hudson Co
ment company. Said he knew you.
Used to go to the same school"
"Oh, certainly. / should say do
know him. That was several years
ago, though. didn't recollect the
name at first. How did my name come
uD%'
| Just the usual way. When you in
terview a member of the system he
wants to talk about everything except
what you want to talk about. My pa
per is interested in those big dams
that are being built down In Pennsyk
vania and out West. Brand, through
| his firm and the subsidiary companies,
has practically got monopoly on the
cement part of the deal. The paper
sent me against him, but he talked
| about everything from the time he
first grabbed the bottle till he got his
college diploma and that's how you
came up. He mentioned his class at
Cornell and knew 1t was yours. so
thoughtiessly asked him II he knew
you"
You bet he did"
Yes, and I'm sorry for 1t"
why, didn't you like himf"
"Oh, I suppose he's no worse than
the others. It's just the breed, that's
all Get the knife and carve the
tongue. IL get started talking about
Brand and his kind I'll lose my appe.
| tits."
We'll, Dick, I'll own up. / was lead.
ing you on when told you didn't re-
member him. wanted to see what
you knew. i saw Brand yesterday,
though that was the first time since
we left college. Strange we should
run into him at the same time. He's
coming out here tonight"
What for?"
Why. because no wants to, sup
pose. Didn't he tell you we were
schoolmates?
Il know, but Brand isn't the kind
that comes out to Staten Island to re-
new a social acquaintance that's been
| dormant for years. He's got something
on his mind and you'll have something
! or yours IL you get mixed up with him.
I'd advise you to get out the little old
| armor OF boyhood principle and virtue
and encase yourself within. Take ID
from me. when the system smiles at
you. you need protection"
Don't worry, old pal; / guess | can
take care of myself with Brand. was
| always a little stronger than he at
school, both in studies and out Be-
sides, don't think he's coming pur-
posely to see me. He said he had to
get over this way Wednesday evening
and would drop In. think It's curl
osity to see how live az much as any
thing"
Poor Bob! Blinded from the start
The curiosity of Mr.. Brand and his
like concerning my friend is limited
to inquiring into the capacity of his
bank roll. It's the bank account first
and humanity afterwards, and q long
way after. Don't fiatter yourself that
Brand Is interested in you and your
$4,000 bungalow unless he thinks he
can use you or steal the house"
IAN right. Deacon. Take your seal
on the tail Of the cart and preach away.
know it all by heart and might save
you the trouble"
Memory, Bob, not heart-you stand
corrected. When you have 1t In your
heart, I'll lead you TO one Of my silent
places and let you place the bomb. I
have some sweet ones picked out"
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