The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1916-03-09
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trust, the fuel trust, the cloth trust.
and all the other iniquitous combina.
IONS In restraint OF everything! Wowl
Zo"le! That was the hot one! The
Ar. was the main stem, and within
thirteen seconds OF the appearance on
the streets of the tremendous extra,
every other fragile branchlet OF a rail.
road not under the immediate protec.
ton OF the A.-P.. was reduced to q
shrivel. and It's stocks began to drop
with the sickening plunge of an IN.
opened parachute!
Gail Sargent kept Nanette on the
rush for extras from the first yell on
the streets. and she read every word
including the underlnes on the miscel
laneous portraits of Allison and the
funny pi-lines which Invariably oc-
CURED in the middle of the most inter
esting sentences.
1t was true. all true! Here was the
first step in Allisons tremendous prof.
Get an accomplished fact. The rest of
1t would be gradually revealed. from
day to day. as suited his needs, and
the empire he had planned would
spread, until its circle touched, and
overapped. and broke into an intricate
webbing, over all the land and water
of the earth And she was to be the
empress.
Was she? Through all the night she
had battled that question. and the bat.
tie had left traces of darkness around
, her luminous eyes.
Late in the afternoon Jim Sargent
came home, drawn, tagged, and with
hollows under his eyes. He had a vio-
lent headache, and he looked ten years
older He walked slowly into the II.
brary where Mrs. Sargent and Mrs.
Davies and Gail were discussing the
future o: Vedder court, and dropped
into chair.
Grace Sargent rang bell instantly.
When Jim felt that way, he needed a
hot drink first of all.
What is the matter?" she asked
him. the creases OF worry flashing into
her brow.
It's been hard day" he explained,
forcing himself, with an effort, to an.
swer. Years of persistent experience
had taught him to follow the line OF
least resistance. There has been a
panic on change. Railroads are going
to smash all up and down the line Al
lison's new A.-P. road It's the star
piracy of the century. Allison has
brought into the railroad game the
same rough'shod methods he used In
his faction manipulations.
Has your company been hurt. Jim?
asked his Wife. fully prepared for the
worst. and making up her mind to
hear up bravely under it.
Not yet" replied Sargent, and he
passed his hand over his brow. He
was already making a tremendous eff.
fort to brace himself for tomorrow's
ordeal. Il escaped today by an acci.
dent by some mistake the Towando
Valley was mentioned as belonging to
the new A.-P. combination. or course
didn't correct IL, but tomorrow they'll
know"
MIR. Allison was responsible for thar
statement" Gail serenely informed her
uncle. He promised he'd take care of
you
Great guns" exploded her uncle.
"Wha, did you know about this
thing"
An Of H." smiled Gail. She had
known that Allison would keep his
word but 1t gave her strange sense
OF relief that he had done so.
Her Aunt Helen turned to her with
n commanding eye but CAL merely
d'mpled'
OF course ! couldh say anything,
went on Can. II was all IN conn
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