Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-04-21

| was apparently satisfactory, since he
went on with the steady assurance OF
one who sees his way clearly.
THAT brings US down to business.
Breuillard. l don't mind admitting
that | had an object in asking you to
dine with me this evening. It's this:
we feel that in the reorganization of
the power company the government,
which will always be the largest con-
sumer, should be represented in some
effective way; that its interests should
De carefully safeguarded. 1t is not so
easy as it might seem. We can't ex.
actly make the government a stock
holder"
No" said Brouillard mechanically.
| The underdepths we're stirring. heav.
ing as if from a mighty ground,
swell that threatened a tidal wave of
oyerturnings.
we are going to make you the gov
eminent director, with full power to
| investigate and to act. And we're not
going to be mean about it, either. The
capital stock of the company is ten
millions, with shares of a par value
OF one hundred dollars each, full paid
and worcestershire. Don't gasp: wen
cut nice little melon on that capitali-
cation every thirty days, or my name
isn't Cartwright"
But have no money to invest"
was the only form the younger mans
protest took.
We don't need your money" cut In
the f1nancier with curt good nature.
What we do need is consulting en-.
gineer, man who, while he is one OF
US and identified with us, will see to
it that we're not tempted to gouge our
good Uncle Samuel"
Brouillard smoked in silence for a
full minute before he said: "You know
as well as / do, Mr.. Cartwright, that
it is an unwritten law of the service
that civilian employee of the govern
ment shall not engage in any other
| business
NO, don't" was the blunt reply
Surprising your father had left you
hundred thousand dollars to invest in
stead Of debt of that amount-you
see, know what a load your keen
sense of honor is making you carry
suppose you had this money to invest,
would your position in the reclamation
service compel you to lock it up in a
safety vault?"
Certainly not, but If the department
should learn that l am a stakeholder
in company from which it buys it's
power"
There wouldn't be word said-not
one single word. They know you in
Washington. BrouiIlard, better, per
haps, than you think they do. They
know you would exact square deal
for the department even if it cost you
i personal money. It's your duty and
part Of your job as chief of construc-
ton. And wen leave the money con-
sheraton entirely out of it if you like.
You'll get a stock certificate, which
you may keep or tear up or throw into
the wastebasket, just as you please. If
you keep it and want to realize on it
at any time before you begin to put
the finishing forms on the dam, I'll do
this: I'll agree to market it for you
at raj, Now let's quit and go and find
Gene. She'll think we've tippled our
selves under the table,
"One moment" said Brouillard. 81
couldn't serve as your engineer, Mr..
Cartwright, not even in a consulting
capacity. Call it prejudice or anything
else you please, but l simply couldn't
do business in an associate relation
with your man Hosford.'
Cartwright had risen, and he took
his guest contidentially by the button
hole.
DO you know, BTouillard, Hosford
| gets on my nerves, too? Don't let that
influence you. Well let Hosford go
We needed him at first to sort of knock
things into shape; it takes a man Of
| his caliber in the early stages of a
project like ours, you know. But he
has outlived his usefulness and well
drop him. Let's go upstairs"
| Late in the evening BrouiIlard
| passed out through the cafe of the
Metropole on his way to his quarters.
There were a few late diners at the
tables, and Bongras, SNUG and compla-
cent in evening reSalia, was waddling
about among them like a glori1ed
head waiter.
Holding the engineer for a moment
at the street door, I'm been wanting
to h-ask you," whispered the French
man with quick-fiung glance for the
diners at the nearest of the tables,
''doze fiood-when she is coming,
M'ciou' proui1Iard ."
when we get the dam completed"
You'll bet money hon dat?-h-all
de money you got?"
why should you doubt it?"
moi, don't doubt nottings; make
de grass to be cut vile de sun is shine
But I'll been hearing somebody say
dat maybe-so dis town she grow so fas
and so beeg dat de government is not
going to drown her"
who said that"
Il don't know; it is bruit-what you
call rupaire YOu hear il hon de