Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-02-11

menced, he SAID, ruDDlng MS nanoS,
at won't have been bad one. Have
you formed any plan how to get the
cash?
"You dine with me tonight, and we
will arrange that then"
"You know your wife cannot toler-
ate me-" .u .oso and Oh.
won't appear at dinner"
"Good, then, I'll be there" Pecheret
laughed.
While this conversation was taking
place between Calesse and his secre.
tary Velizay had taken taxi and
driven rapidly to the Bon Marche. He
went at once to the private office OF
the head of the firm. He had long,
serious talk with him.
Early the next morning he was
seen at the Bank of France, and at
three thirty that afternoon he was
shown into the office of Calesse d GO.
He smiled affably as he shook hands
with the commission agent and said:
"I was busy last evening preparing
a rough draft of the contract"
"That's good" replied the commits
sion-agent.
Jacques thought that his manner
SeeHleu lilOIS uloei uoeiu VI siioi' ~ AA>N
been the previous day.
"Have you begun to see about get
ting together your capital?" asked
Jacques innocently.
ri have commenced" replied Ca
lesse. "And you?"
"Here; lookw said Jacques.
He opened his notebook and drew
out a receipt from the Bank of
France. which he permitted Caiesse
to read. The commission agents
ewes were fixed on the paper; mis- look
was full of eagcrness and greed.
JACQUES watched him narrowly;
then he put the receipt back in hi3
notebook and buttoned up his coat.
"You need not worry" said Ca
lesse, after moments silence. ~ will
put in the same amount. Now, have
YOU a rough draft Of the contract ?"
"I made copy, but | tore it up.
I can remember it, and if you will jot
it down on paper we will each take a
copy of it and study. You write and
I'll dictate.
at will be easier for you to write
yourself" said Calesse.
every WE'LL" answered Jacques.
A minute before Jacques had taken
a peIiknlfe from his pocket and had
twirle4 it round il his fingers. AS he
walked 20 the chair he slipped and
fell awkwardly against the desk.
He put his hand out quickly to save
, himself. Blood began to trickle down
his hand; the little blade had gone
between the finger and the thumb.
"Tbat fool knife-look what it's
donew he exclaimed. He twisted his
handkerchief around his thum. THAT
is a nuisance. / can't write now"
1t all seemed to have happened so
naturally that Calesse did not suspect
trick had been played upon him. He
sat down again at the desk and took
up his pen.
Dictate; I am ready" he said.
But it is understood that this does
not bind us to arIthing."
"Of course not; this is only plan"
said VeliZay.
"Agreed between NM. Calesse
and Velizay, etc.,'-we can put the
usual formalities later; we will now
just jot down the chief facts. M.
Jacques Velizay will place in the
hands of nj. Andre Calesse the sum
of three hundred thousand francs. A
receipt for said amount will be given
by Andre Calesse. NJ. Andre Calesse
will place an equal amount in the bus
iness.'"
"But," said Calesse, "you have your
money ready, but mine is tied up.
Must we wait until | get mine and
lose that much time"
Certainly not We will commence
operations at once, as soon as we pos-
sibly can; but in this case will you
add "Until the date when Andre Ca
lesse will have put in his capital that
of M. Jacques VeliZay will only be
confided to him on deposit That will
do"
''I'll add that your capital is capitu-
lated in receipt on the Bank oi
France Calesse said.
mo. l speculate a little on the
Bourse, and l prefer to give you some
stocks. They will be easy to nego,
tiate."
"What stocks are they?"
write: IN. Jacques Velizay's cap
ital is composed of stocks at 3 anG
Az per cent shares in the Chemin dc
Fer du Nord and in the Chemin de
Fer du Midi; also English shares
either in the Great Northern or the
London and North Western Railways
or the Metropolitan You know a.
we'll as l that what am offering i.
a good thing?"
"That is true; they are splendid"
Then came various clauses relating
! to the stock, steamboats,, figures, etc.
which took up two pages. Jacque
would have continued to dictate if Ca
lesse had not cried out:
~ think we have covered every
thing now"
"No. There remains an importar
paragraph which protects my inter
ests."
"What?"
"If, after one year, the busines
shows poor results, or even negati,
results, the contract will be void an
my capital will be returned to me o
the simple presentation of this con
tract and without any other formal
ity."
, There was subtle smile on Ca
} lesse's face as he answered.:
7 "Why naturally"