The Raymer enterprise., 1916-09-07
TON. COPYRIGHT. 1915. pY FRANK H. s,tAntaN

the failure OF our principal vein would
have been all over Nevada. It would
have been too late to sell the property
at any price to anybody"
1T the vein could be recovered,
what difference would that maker"
asked one of the disaffected share
holders.
1T would make the difference that
you would be holding the sack instead
of the other fellow" retorted Seagrue,
bluntly.
The chairman, one of the larger mi
nority stockholders. proved one of the
least tractable of the dissatisfied. He
rose to reply to Seagrue's address.
"You are telling u.s." he said coldly,
that you disposed of one OF the best
quartz properties In the Superstition
mountains for a song because your
foreman told you the vein had pinched
out. And you say your expert corrob-
GRATED his statement. By what right
did you 90 ahead In this fashion with
out calling us together to decide
whether we did not want further ex.
pert advice on the possibility Of To-
eating the vein?"
That part Of the matter has been
threshed out already" said Seagrue
angrily.
mo, It hasn't" retorted the chair
man. mot to our satisfaction. Where
the investment is so large, our inter-
ests should have been given the most
careful consideration before you dis
posed Of them"
you wouldn't have got ten cents
out Of your interests" exclaimed Sea-
grue, III you had tried what you now
propose"
Even that wouldn't have been a So
rious matter" persisted the chairman,
"as compared to what you have done.
None OF US here are dependent on
dividends from the Superstition mines
for our bread and butter. We feel, as
business men, that we are entitled to
consideration. You haven't given us
that. BY your own confession, you
have disposed Of this property under
false pretenses. You have, by your
conduct toward your competitors, Jus
titled the suspicion that has arisen
among your own associates, Mr.. Sea-
grue."
Il don't wish to make any unfair IN
situations or to assert what cannot
prove, but" interposed a second share
holder from the foot Of the table, Il
want to call forth your attention and
the attention Of every man in this
meeting to the fact that the moment
1t is discovered by the Tidewater peo-
pie that this mine was salted, we shall
be called on to refund every dollar
Of the money paid to u.s."
III that Is the case." sneered Sea-
grue, II should say you fellows had bet
ter stop talking. Your greatest safe
ty." he added. without much display
Of sympathy for the uneasy ones, lies
in keeping your mouths shut"
1T Is a matter of no moment what
ever" declared the stubborn chair
man, how much the thing is dis
cussed. You know the men in this
room. Mr.. Seagrue, well enough to
know that we should all take the same
position concerning what you confess
you, yourself. have done in this mat
ter. No matter what happened. we
should never approve such proceed
ings."
"As things stand. don't know what
else you can do." said Seagrue, sui.
lenly. you talk here as II you owned
this mine. I want you to understand
that hold the control Of 1t, and you
will do az I say"
mo" declared one stockholder,
jumping up. Il won't do any such
thing"
Then you may do as you wish," re-
piled Seagrue, loftily, but l am
through with the Superstition mine"
The heated discussion continued.
Almost everyone in the room took
sides against Seagrue. Finally, at bay
himself. and realizing the trouble the
minority stockholders could put him
to, he made further conciliatory pro-
posal. "As we cannot agree" he said,
Il am willing to buy your shares in
the mine at their par value.''
This seemed to pour q little oil upon
the troubled waters. After some fur.
ther wrangling. details were actually
arranged then and there for the trans
fer OF the minority shares, and the
meeting closed In better feeling than
1t had opened.
At the mine. Helen and George
Storm were talking together when the
foreman Joined thehl Helen asked
him about the work.
III you'll come this way" he sug-
gested, "I'll show you exactly where
we're going to drill today"
A messenger handed Helen . dis
patch. It was from Rhinelander an
nouncing the completion Of the trans
fer and advising her he would arrive
on No. ..
First. we'll 90 down and meet Mr..
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