Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-28

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"Looks Like ! Need Z Janitor 80 Look
: After Ny Upper Story, Don't It7" "
he saw much more than David Mas
stnEale did. Then: mo shipments
means no money for you, and more de-
lay; and delay happens to be the ono
thing you can't stand. When do those
notes Of yours fall due?" I
Massingale was troubled, and his
fine old face showed It plainly.
II ain't much of man to boiler
when I've set the woods afire myself"
he answered slowly. But don't know
why shouldn't zip little to you II I
feel like 1t. Today is tho last day on
them notes. been to see Hardwick
at the bank, and he gave me the ulti.
maytum good and cold"
One of Bongras' rearroom Injuries
was q portable telephone for every
group Of tables. Brouillard made q
sign to the waiter, and the desk set
was brought to him. If David Mas
singale recognized the number asked
for, he paid no attention; and, since q
man may spend his life digging holes
in the ground and still retain the In.
astincts Of q gentleman-if he happens
to have been born with them-he was
equally oblivious to the disjointed hall
Of the telephone conversation he might
have listened to.
Hello! Is that Boyer-Niquoia Ma.
tional? This is Brouillard.
Can you give me my present figure?
i. :, Not more than that?
Oh, yes; you say the Hillman check is
in: l had overlooked 1t. All right,
thank you
When the waiter had removed the
desk set, the engineer leaned toward
his table companion:
'Mr. Massingale, I'm going to ask
you to tell me frankly what kind Of q
deal it was you made with Cartwright
and the bank people,"
1T was the biggest tom.fool razzle
that any Twin live man out Of q luna.
tic 'sylum ever went into" confessed
the prisoner Of fate. II was to stock
the Susan for half q million-oh, she's
worth it. every dollar Of It; you might
say the ores In sight for 1t right now
this in Difference to Brouillard's
brow.lifting Of surprise. "They was to
put In hundred thousand cash, and ]
was to put in the mine and the ore on
the dump, Just as she stood"
The engineer nodded and Massingale
went on.
F, II was to have two.thirds Of the
stock and they was to have one-third
The hundred thousand for develop
ment we'd get at the bank, on my
notes. because I was president and the
biggest stakeholder. with John Yves,
as indorser. Then. to pSotect the bank
accordin' to law, they said, we'd put
the whole bunch o. stock and
their'n-into escrow in the hands Of
Judge Williams When the notes was
paid, the Judged hand the stock back
to us."
Just moment interrupted Brouil.
lard. did you sign those notes per
sonally, or az president Of the new
company"
That's where they laid for me, .
said the old man shamefacedly. Fright
there is where John Wes' ten-dollar-a.
bottle sody-pop stun we was soppin'
up must a foolished me plumb silly"
so 1t amounts to this: You have
given them clean third Of the Susan
for the mere privilege Of borrowing
one hundred thousand dollars on your
own paper. And II you don't pay, you
lose the remaining two-thirds az well"
That's about the, way 1t stacks up
to sober man. Looks like needed q
janitor to look after my upper story,
don't it? And reckon mebby do"
Zone thing more" pressed the re.
lentless queEist. did you really hapdle
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. develop
ment fund yourself. Mr.. Massingale!
"Well, no; not exactly. Ten thou
sand dollars Of what they called .
contingent fund was put In my names
but the treasurer handled most Of IT.
nachurly, We bein' Z stock company"
ITO Be Continued)