Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-13
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1 Brouillard looked up. browning.
8 "You are good bit older man than
I am, Mr.. Cartwright, and sha'n't
punch your head. But you'll know why
i ought to when tell you that my in
formant 10 Miss Amy Massingale.
What have you done with old David? r
The man who had lost his knack Of
blufing came down and stayed down.
"He's-he's over at the hotel he
stammered.
"Under guard7"
"Well-y-yea"
Brouillard pointed to the telephone
on the wall. :.
Go and call up your crowd and get
It here. Tell Judge Williams to bring
the stock he is holding. and scher-
merhorn to bring the Massingale
notes. and your man Jackson to bring
the stock-book. Wen have direc-
tors meeting that was called, and
wasn't held. three weeks sgo.'
II was q crude little expedient. but
It sufnced. Cartwright tramped to the
phone and cursed and swore at 1t I'M.
til he had his man at tho other end OF
the wire. The man was the lawyer,
az It appeared. and Cartwright abused
him spitefully.
You've balled it-balled It beautl-
fully!S he shouted. Come over here
to Brouillard's Office and bring sher.
merhorn and tho stock and the notes
and Jackson and the secretary's books
and Massingale and your internal self!
Get q move. and get It quick! We
stand to lose the whole loaf because
you had to Init in and sweep up tho
crumbs frst!'
When the procession arrived, as It
did in an incredibly short time, Brouil-
lard laid down the law.
I'VE don't need these" he said curt
". indicating the two deputies who
came to bring David Massingsle. And
when they were gone: Nov, gentle
men, get to work and do business, and
the less time you waste tho better
chance there viii be for your bank.
salvage. Three requirements I make:
You WIN turn over the stock putting
Mr.. Massingale in possession Of his
mine. withooe Remembrance: yos win
cancel and surrender his notes to the
bank: and you win give him docu-
ment. signed by all Of you. acknowl-
edging the. payment in full Of all
claims, past or pending. While you
arc STRENGTHENING things out. I'll ring
up the yards and rally your guard" !
Cartwright turned on the lawyer.
You hear what Brouillard says; fix
It. and do 1t suddenly
It was done almost before Brouillard
had made Leshington. in charge Of the
yards. understand what was wanted
Nov a note to your man at tho
mine to make Him let 90 without put
ting US to the trouble Of throwing him
over the dump" said the engineer,
when he had looked over the stock
transfers, examined the cancelled notes,
and read and Witnessed the signatures
on the receipt In full.
Cartwright nodded to. the lawyer.
and when Williams began to write
again the king of the promoters
turned upon Brouillard with q savage
sneer.
Once more you've had your price,"
he snarled bitterly. "You and the old
man have bilked US out Of what we
spent on the mine. But we'll call it
an even break II you'll hurry that gang
Of huskies."
well call It an even break when 1t
is one" retorted Brouillard; and after
he had gathered up the papers he took
the New York check from his pocket
book. Endorsed It, and handed it to
Cartwright. "That is what was spent
out of the hundred Thousand dollars
you had Mr.. Massingale charged with.
as nearly as We can ascertain. Take
It and take care Of It: it's real money"
He had turned again to the tele-
phone to hurry Leshington, had rung
the call. and was chuckling grfmly
over the collapse Of the four men at
the end Of the mapping table as they
fingered the slip Of money paper. Sud
denly it was borne In upon him that
there was trouble Of some sort at the
door-there we're curses. . blow, . mad
rush; then It was Stephen Mas
singale who had fought his way past
the door-guarding sentry md stood
blinking at the group at the far end
Of the mapping board.
You're the houn. dog I'm lookin'
for!" he ragged, singing out Cartwright
when the dazzle Of the electrics per
mitted him to see. You'll rob an old
man first, and then call him . thief
and Get the sheriff ON him, VIM your"
Massingaie's pistol was dropping to
the firing level when Brouillard hung
away the telephone earpiece and got
between. Afterward there was q
crash like collision of worlds. .,
whirling. dancing medley of colored
lights fading away to gray and then to
darkness. and the engineer went down
with the avenser of WRONGS tightly
locked in his arms.
After the period Of darkness had
passed and Brouillard opened his eyes
again upon the world Of things as they
are, he had confused idea that he
had overslept shamefully and that the
had given him q bad head
ache.
! The next thought was that the head
ache WAS responsible for a set Of singu-
lar Authorizations. His blanket bunk
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