Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-05-19
We CHAPTER XIX H
The Man on the Bank

Brouillard, walking out of Mr.. Cort-
wright's new Offices with his thoughts
afar, wondered if it were by pure coin
cidence that he found Castner appar.
emily waiting for him on the sidewalk
"Cnce more you are just the man /
have been wanting to see," the young
missionary began. promptly making
use of the chance meeting. MAY 1
break in with bit of bad news?"
There is no such thing as good
news in this God-forsaken valley, Cast
ner. What's your grief?"
There is trouble threatening for
the Cortwrights. Stephen Massingale
is out and about again, and l was told
this morning that he was filling him
self up with bad whisky and looking
for the man who shot him"
Brouillard nodded unsympathetic-
ally.
you will find that there is always
likely to be a second chapter in book
of that sort-if the first one isn't con.
elusive"
But there mustn't be this time"
Castner insisted warmly. I'VE must
stop it; it is our business to stop it."
Your business, maybe; it falls right
in your line, doesn't it?"
mo more in mine than in yours. .
was the quick retort.
Am l my brothers keeper?" said
the engineer pointedly. catching step
with the long-legged stride of the ath-
! letic young shepherd of souls.
mot if you claim kinship with Cain.
who was the originator of that very
badly outworn query" came tLe an
swer shotlike. Then: What has come
over you lately, Brouillard? You are q
friend Of the Massingales; I've had
good proof of that. Why don't you
carer"
| Great heavens, Castner, do care!
But if you had cut finger you
wouldn't go to a man in hell to get II
tied up, would your"
"You mean that l have brought my
cut finger to your"
Eyes, l meant that, and the rest oi
it, too. I'm no fit company for de
cent man today, Castner. You'd better
edge off and leave me alone"
Castner did not take the blunt init
nation. For the little distance inter
vening between the power company'i
new Offices and the Niquoia building
he tramped beside the young engineer
in silence. But at the entrance to the
Niquoia he would have gone his way /
B. oh
81 gave you fair warning; I'm no
looking for chance to play the Goot
Samaritan to anybody-not even tt
Stephen Massingale, much less Val
Bruce Cartwright. The reason is be
cause 1 have a pretty decent backloat
of my own to carry Come up to m,
rooms if you can spare few minutes
I want to talk to a man who hasn'
parted with his soul for a none
equivalent-if there is such a man lef
in this bottomless pit of town"
Castner accepted the. implied cha
lenge soberly, and together they as
cended to Brouillard's Offices. Once be
hind the closed door. Brouillard struc
out viciously.
You fellows claim to hold the key
to the conscience shop; suppose yo
open up and dole out a little of tn
precious commodity to me, Castner.
it ever justifable to do evil that goo
may Gomez"
NO" There was no hesitation /
the denial.
Brouillard's laugh was harshly d.
risive.
81 thought you'd say that No quaIit
cations asked for, no judicial weighin
of the pros and cons-the evil of tn
evil, or the goodness of the good
just a plain, bigoted No."
l The young missionary left his chai
, and began to walk back and forth O
his side of the office desk