White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-20
SYNOPSIS

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perplexes her.
organization. He asks Marley for Molly's
hand. but Is refused. Having financially
ruined Bert Glider. Sledge threatens TO do
the same to Marley.
Marley's Io-.is are ordered called By
Sledge. Feeder. who reeves "A salary for
keeping quiet about the public fund scam
dial, confesses during Sledse's questioning
and is roughly handled.
"Then anybody can be broke she
decided. with a trace of awe. Why
don't some of you good business men
get after Sledge?'
He looked at her pityingly.
ut can't be done.' he confessed.
Molly
4 know what you're going to say"
she interrupted him. Il won't do 1t.
I'm going TO marry Bert II 1t breaks
everybody
THAT would be a very commenda-
BILE spirit II you loved him. he quietly
remarked. 81 don't think you do. how
ever. Nor do 1. by any means. believe
Bert capable of a love worth the sac
rtdce Of everything. The Maryland
elders do not constitute a universe In
themselves, nor is much happiness to
be found In a marriage which Is a So
cial triumph. I'm afraid. Molly. that
you're stubborn and will not let your
self criticize your own mind"
"0f course I'm Stubborn she ad-
mitted. as IL that were a virtue. The
date is set. and 1t will stay set. Do
all you men have to give up because
I won't marry somebody? Is that the
way your brilliant business is conduct
edi | won't be a part of a bargain.
You urge me not to marry Bert be-
cause you decide | don't love him,
and you urge me to marry a man who
can bring your stock TO par. Father,
you're scared. Can't you think of any
way out of your f%luctuation but having
me marry SledgeY"
HE loves you be told her with
conviction. 'Sledge never gives up"
That's why he wins she asserted.
He tries everything. Why don't you?
Why don't you announce that the new
company Is Illegal and that II will be
fought in the courts? Have the news
paper say 1t can't build its lines; hen
the price of your stock will go up
again. Why don't you trade some of
your stock for stock in the new COM
pany? Why don't you threaten to stop
all your cars until the mayor or some
body makes the new company build its
lines away from your street? The
new company couldn't have cars run
ming for six months. and there'd be
n riot unless the authorities did what
you wanted them TO do. Why don't you
| go down and shoot Sledge or hire it
done? He would, In fact. he'd have
done 1t by this time. | know. Why
don't you go to the men who are get
ting up this company and see what
you can find out? Then you can begin
ONE planning. ! wish | we're q man.
Frank Marley sat staring at her. She
was standing. tall. straight and with
flushed cheeks. her eyes shining. He
passed his hand over his brow.
mo wonder Sledge wants to marry
your be involuntarily complimented
her. You'd make a great team
She laughed and relented.
II don't intend to be mean. but you
drive me to it," she said and kissed
him and patted him on the head. Go
down to these people and see what
you can find out" she counseled.
Il think | WILL" he concluded, with
a drowning mans desperation. MOL
ly, you're a gritty one."
Mr.. Bozzam, in the privacy of his
W apartments, refectively broke the
ashes from his cigar into his empty
highball glass.
rs the big chief punctured, or is he
just enjoying himselfY he %speculated.
Its my opinion that he's picked up
horseshoe nails with all four tkes,"
declared fat little Timbers. eying the
hated collar which he never put on
until just before he went out. The
big chief has wriggled his way
through the broken glass for so many
years that he has thought himself i'm
mune. But his pneumatics are fat
this time. They've got him."
81 don't know" considered Bozzam.
''They have to bring him to trial yet,
and for n man who controls the sacred
judiciary It's a long way between an
indictment and a hair cut"
They'll hang him." avowed Timbers.
THE people OF this town have been
afraid Of him so long that the FIRST
time they catch him out without his
big stick every man In the county