Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-03-12

"You Haven't Drspped Il, Have You 2"
that l should take 1t all. Anyway,
delivered the goods. didn't II"
Yes. you did, but discounted your
claim. 1t was who took the chance
and handed $40. 900 right out to you. I
had no real assurance that you would
go through with it l might go little
further and remind you that It was l
who gave you the opportunity. l was
useful enough then, wacH't I? BUT now
you're broke and you are Just finding
out that wasn't on the square,"
Right, exactly right" Reynolds ex.
claimed vehemently. Just finding 1t
out. went broke on Consolidated
Wire and you made 100000 on it tho
same day. / bought Consolidated Wire
on Henning's advice and you sold 1t
through the same broker. Maybe you
believe I'm baby, but think 1t over
some more"
Reynolds stepped to the table again
and reached for the silver cased bot
tie. Brand leaped to his side and seized
his hand.
Put that down." he cried. II want
to talk to you. and II you have got any
brains at all when you're sober, you'll
need them now. You're inferring. Rey-
nolds. that l sold you out through
Henning. You're a damned liar anc =
sneak. You're trying to blackmaii me
and that's the only thing to call 1t.
Why don't you come out and own up
to 1t. You went into this thing in good
faith on the agreement that $4,000
should pay you for the job. You made
some more money with my help and
then you got the big head, and tried to
make some more without 1t. You
ought to be playing penny ante instead
of the stock market, and II you think
you're going to scare me with any
such child's game as you're attempt
ing tonight, you're mighty far away
from the truth. Now, you be careful
or Ill take you by the nape Of the
neck and when I get through with you,
you'll take little journey. and at the
end Of 1t you'll have a good view of the
river: Do you get met"
Reynolds flushed and his hand shook
as he poured out his brandy. He un-
derstood quite well that the million
aire meant he would view the Hudson
from the gray walls of Sing Sing.
Just a moment. please. Brand" he
said. I'm going to take this and then
I'm going to have something to say to
you"
Brand turned away with a shrug and
a grunt Of disgust
mo. l think Ill go; it's a waste of
time"
Reynolds set his glass down with a
bang.
You'll 90 when I'm finished, Brand.
and not BEFORE" he exclaimed. II know
Just what I'm talking about, and I
know just what I'm going to do, and
all the brandy in this bottle. or q
whole case Of 1t wouldn't make the
facts any different Your little pleas.
antries are taken for just what they
are worth. ! may return a few of
them before I'm finished, but in the
Just make yourself at home
and listen. It doesn't matter what you
think promised to do. or what ought
to do. have made up my mind that
I'm entitled to half the money that
you made through my fraudulent re-
port on cement for the Peros river
dam. was employed by an honest
firm and paid an honest mans salary
to make a genuine report on the &C.
ment that went into that work. sold
myself too cheap. That was to your
for the time being. Now. II
you'd have been on the level, regard. !
less Of how big $4,000 looked to me at
that time. you would have made an
even split with me of your own voli.
ton. but you didn't. Forty thousand
dollars did look like an awful lot OF
money to me then. but since I've been
mixed up with you and your kind. I |
can see where you've had a little bit |
The best Of it. I've got a pretty good
house, and you've got q better one.
I've got q car and you've got two or |
.hree and chauffeur. My wife doesn't
Ike to ride In our car this time of the
year. She likes the Branda' limousine
better; 1t is more comfortable these |
,ool nights; and she doesn't care to 20 |
% the theater with me any more. The |
parQuet used to be very fine. but the |
Brands box 10 better now. It's Brand |
ms and Brand that. and I'm getting |
little tired Of It I've lost a lot Of |
money today, to be sure. Tan th,,,