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PUBLIC UTILITIES.

The Georgia RAILWAY and Power 1ou
PAM ''purts ihai the ouiput of F. ron.
station ~ Tallu,sh ra'- iu Marco
Wa, 500, 500 kiluvHtt lnur, a. tuap,..
., AZ, oho hiloNGti hours in Frh' nv and
Io,Ss.,t 400 h.iowa,' In JANUARY
During the week ended March - 'uo
Western El"ctrt" 'ompar" r]so"i'.u ord r.
20. 1",nou.h 200 feet of c,udu,tur. or N.Nuu
mll"s OF wire, This was the largest n,uour,
OF orders received In any one week .u III.
o~orlpan''s history.
Last june an ofer was made tu w.. "a.
toners "f thr Northern states puWr. com.
p"rA 10 SCI. th'm 'hc , per r'ul. prrf.rir.
s'r"k ~ me COMPANY since incr So
90 ,nMtrs have taken tit9. 0uu mar ,tIu. ,f
"a" stock During the month ~ N.r.u
S'". so" uf stock was sold =" oiuhty-uvr
customers.
The generating aud distributing ,o.u
panits controlicd ~" the S,audHrd Gas ANA
Electric 'ompanics ANA the N~or.nr~.
>iiti"s Power NoWpan' rcpori nm outprr
TO- tiI- v--N -u,i'i Anti "f ,..-n1,
hlio"di' hours Nbich - an iuuloas ~ t
Pc cent over the corresponding wrsk last
year, I've lNu!s'ill" tiHs ana Elrrt"i, Com.
reported an iuor"use ~ i" = por ,,ut
incr,Hs. NJ ~ pc cent
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In spite Of the prospsrt for enormous
earnings for the Great Northern Raj
road for the fiscal year ending June 80.
1916. James j. H!ll holds on, little hope
for an increase in the dividend rate OF
the stock. In discussing the outlook
YESTERDAY lie said "GrNat Northern's
gross business. for the fiscal year ending
June 10 should reach $50. 900. and
there will probably be a surplus OF
s25. 600. 600 after charges This means
that the road Will earn about 10 per
cent. oA its s"&95oO. oS0 outstanding
stock and have a surplus after dlvi-
dends o. approximately $500. 0oo.
There vii, he = large iron movement
this year" continued Mr.. Hill, and the
Great Northern will probably carry 49,
oOo. OOo tons from the Messabi Range
mines 10 the upper Lake Superior ports
The grain crop 81 the Northwest will
not he as large as last year. but there
will be a good average Yield. Planting
IN the land areas opened up in the new
sections will offset h decrease there
may be IN the old areas on sccoun; of
putting the land under grass"
Speaking again OF the dividend po.'cy
% the Great Northern, Mr.. Hill added
What ! would like 10 SEQ would be a
years interest and dividend charges
tucked away in the treasury 81 THAT
We may comfortably n" on tho safe side.
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FINANCIAL NEWS
AND COMMENT
Stock Market Reacts a Little
Further and Then
Rallies Set In.
BIDDING FOR ZINC ISSUES

~. "a,
y" Wv "'N'"p'"'0'S 'c'''''s !" '''
important uncertainties which have again
exercised not, only = restraining 'bu; \
.o,,.u,b,, dor,,s.i,. ,,c,,, .u,,
Huo''u values me slo'h marhct N"s'ef-
dsy might have been much weaker han
, WAS vihou, fur,fshiuy n,r.sfou IN,
- ,u.
u" '"' '"' "''
iurihcf recession points "f rrS.s'ah'"
were encountered and that .aiSng ten.
J.,,i., ,tt,, ,r,,. .,.r,i t,.,...a.
.I."i "'n'"s "l''' uI'" pr
'.ou,veu "rlnllcss' suc'etutd the EARN
''HhIcSs susse"'c" INC eN'"h' I" WIN
ne c~oit'hulhe conservatism OF wan
49,, wv "n""N "e'NN pas ""S "c'H
81" r",ecuoh II NO, u P"r''a' n~'Scouht'ne
va Nv" uhi"No'"o'e '"nt!"se",r"N W.
.olNcu III the present Poi'''c"' s''ua'ion'
ioreiGh anu n"mestlc'
II was also ihierehtlal again that the
~na'e hst receiNeo uppor po'h ironi
INC 'Hproveu 'ecilnicai position oI tne
market ana from the sustained ACTIVITY
OF rrontap'e general husihess' Inc
weeks ed'lces' inciudine among o'ner
'h'nes enormous unprecedented Foreign
purchases vi COPPER nh''ai' nave "''
polntcu 10 thc continuation OF un-
~'hccNe' expansion IN rad ana M
duslrH'
lh"re was nothing IN III" oNcru en-
uespatclos nearing on the questions
"hich me European war mas raised. nov
u w" "hIs"t "i news dHt'hG Inc any
'oNeENls thrse ana other matters. such
- tht prohtbIc reaction ol 'h" pr'hn'l-
Mares - IA" '"ioril noil'l'a' '~''nN'l"n
on th" present ADMINISTRATION 20 -
ana tN' posture Of u Al'Ni'Hl ddN'il-
turc TO "'l'"ur'e" WA Stree plr-
cliases Tor In" rise "u the cv" oi I've
week cud rcc"'s. o." OF III" ihi.%S
witch Wall street paused To 'onsid'r
was The 'ouj"'turHu effect OF a. empty
handed withdrawal Of tho punitive "N-
redition IN McNi'o aud the progress of
the German offensive In the Nctduu op-
.rattnus entered int" The marNc'wiSf
reckoning hrt all consideration along
rhcs" lines were subordinate 10 the
thought "f tn" prohahl. c'cn,s uc>i
week in Nt~htn"tonS sub marine war-
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W!rru Srps -& CO in their weekly
naIlict let,r- make the fol.oNrug L.
MARKS regarding. t.r apriug rise and
the probability that ~ will have Ia
come soon. If az all. Efforts an being
made 10 attract public irtcrcs: ia the
leading specialize. and these efforts thus
far ..ave been without much success.
Under such conditions, n or the other
Of Two outs,rcs should be looked foi.
On the one hand. the public may later
come in and scrv" To produce II broad
hul market, and on the other, the
cljIues may tire Of their Efforts and turn
seller themselves II they are to sue
coed a, all that success should ha
expected quickly. because the mont -;
May is III adapted TO bullish operations.
II IL II month when investors and hn. =
ness men generally are in the habit Of
settling IN their speculative a.
counts in preparation for the vacation
season. Hence, IL - that the spring
ris" III the past has ended upon the
dates which over Il long period average
about April c5.'
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The surplus reserve decrease ~ s2A,-
115.ilO in the statement giving the ac-
,ual condition Of the Clearing House
banks was due to the heavy quarterly
disbursements due at this time and the
accompanying financing. The increase IN
loans Mount to 329.574.ooo in the
actual and sAo.6st.o0o In tho avcrag"
condition. The effect 81 these
upon the surplus VA q decrease in the
surplus Of sc4.175.11o. This is ono or
the largest reductions in surplus in sew
craI months and leaves that item for
the Ars, time since the Federal Reserve
Bank was established below 100000 200.
II IL now seo.o47.930 in the statement
Of actual condition. The average sur
plus is now slh1,4o1.41o. AZ compared
with ~sl4s.o14.eaO in 1915. Si3.sll.150
In 1914 and Sl2.s5o.lo0 IN 1919. Nc,
demand deposits. however. amount 10
s. .423.33s.00O en- increase OF s2l"3'.o"o
in the statement OF actual condition and
s342e.s0..O 900 In the average statement.
an increase OF s40.1S4 900.
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GOSSIP OF A STREET.
Gross Cur~ents.

Cross currents were Mt work IN he
stock market yesterday. The general
tendency was a declining one. but at
times tho list sold somewhat above its
opening. Certain speclalties displayed
considerable strength, among them being
American Zinc and Butte and superior
The copper stocks were helped TO a
certain degree by the placing OF the
order for between 200, 100000 and 300
900, 900 pounds Of the metal here by
Great Britain. Wal, street Is beginning
10 think that politics plays a big part
in the Mexican and German situations
and that tho Roosevelt boon Is no doubt
squirting President Wilson to abandon
his policy for a more heroic one. For
this reason traders believe that a break
with Germany over the submarine issue
is more likely "a come now than AT n
time since that question arose. Tho news
that the President had cancelled his
week end trip and had returned {" Wash
inHton did not cause any rush OF selling
II being assumed that the Indictment
weather might have had ~ much to do
with discouraging his sea "trip rs had
the foreign situation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09

Ire common stock OF the Sprinrfiold
Rody Corporation. which mace it's debut
OF the curb on Thursday. reached It
new top price OF rs yesterday. closing
~ -. /, point beiow ''ridays final
quotations. The stock made It's appear
arce on Broad street AZ 81 and on the
frs; days trading sold up 20 30 =.
Friends or tre company say that tho
untitled orders now on tho c~ompauy's
books amount 90 more than 1000. u00
The company is said 10 he earning
better than ~ per cent. on it's $50
"oo . per cent. cumulative preferred
sock This would mean that nearly
% per cent. 's being earned on The
81 500. 600 commnr stock.
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THE SUGAR MARKET,
Raw Quieter-R Firm
Failures steady.

The market for raw sugar was much duIrtcr
YESTERDAY. no business heiny rrporied. ME
tone continued very steady. however. and ~
Wa unperstood mat -. cost ana freight
Was bottom. slthouGh neither operators nor
r,hnors showed any disposition 10 take hOld
At this figure, II was reported that operators
had during the past Two days taken aboI It
T. orc BAGS AZ 4'tc, cleaning up all tho su.a ar
aN ailablc at that price.
In the market for refined sugar tho under.
tone continued firm. with n moderate business
on old contracts and list quotations I'M
changed al : to :. 100, for fine gronulatcd.
The market for sugar futures was rather
uuiet, hut had a steady ui,dertone as n result
Of moderate covering. Prices oprIrd I'M
chanr~d 10 ! point higher and closed the same
way. PIRATE estimate OF the cron continued
around 3.00O.oOo tons. and II was said that dry
follow
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Westinghouse

Reports that u large number % riies
manufactured for the British Govern
nent by the Westinghouse Electric and
Manufacturing Company had been re-
jected BY British supervisors were de-
MED yesterday by interests close 70 the
company. A man who 10 In q position
70 speak with authority stated that so
far not single rife manufac-
tured had been refused. He added that
the tests we're proceeding satisfactorily.
The rifles selected for h test are be-
ing hred rapidly a. least 200 times and
Il IL said that their barrels rave no signs
Of overheating. A high omcial or the
British Ordnance Department IL ex-
pectcd TO arrive NOON at no WestinE-
house plant. where the rifles are being
made. His presence will do much TO
hasten the process OF testing. II IL ex-
pec.ed tina, shipments OF rifles TO Great
Britain will begin soon and that they
will be made on a steadily increasing
within a few weeks.
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FINANCIAL NOTES,

Wu|rr Urrv.y Weed, puh!.,,ir' or r..
",upper lIgtI',opk - lH' hepuur .u,p.
aging director of the CRYSTAL t'upncr ttn,Y
punN. with properties IA he tuia"nrt d..
;"irt ~ Montana
Il L.. saunders, the Nov YorJi agent ~
IL" Ma tipnli k,nh ~ south Nfri,a. Led.
Il Wall street. has received advice Va rJbIr
from Nc London Office int!n,a,tne ,hnt
Rritish governments aud thu Textile NI-
l'ANcc, Inc, Of New Work, ihr name ~ H.,
National Hank NJ South Africa h,s f,.,n
added N tho Ns' NJ custodian hanlcts
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THE CHICAGO MARKET.

cue ,GO Apr Suc"t,r"a showed a
. position 80 '.S uN = Ni,lc further.
Soc. E,"',u,l. stewart Warner and pncu
mt,rr root W",r ipwCu iWnu 'arlNic was
~ iur ,bnlnud 'upd- "crc uuTcl. The
summary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09

Total sales to-dY, ?5l 200 shares. Same day ,ss. sss soo I.nu..
date &C 4sG 200, Same period 1915. 2c6aaS sol "' '"""F
Where IL &c" follows Il quotation il indicates a bid or orr ,r "a s,,u-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09

'ES dividend
her" u So follows
u quot ation II indi.
Gates bud or ORcr
Tor ten shares
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RAILROAD EAEN!',

~ ,...,,rrt
Nsl .,'''r''sH
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NEW YORK BANK STOCKS.

ok dividend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-22

dreaded the outcome of that meet
ing. So, how should he answer
and yet tell the truth?
We'll, why don't you say
something" she asked.
Lovely day" observed Bob.
The violet eyes drilled into him
slightly. us that all you have
to say" asked Miss Gwendoline
after a moment.
Let me put those magazines
in the trap for your" said Bob,
making a desperate recovery and
indicating the smart rig at the
curb as he spoke.
Thanks she answered. make
yourself useful" And gave them
to him. But his manner puzzled
her. There was a constraint, or
hold-offishness about him that
seemed to her rather a new symp-
tom In him. What did 1t mean?
Had he misinterpreted her "Will
your" The violet eyes flashed
slightly, then she laughed. How
ridiculous!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-22
New York Will Be
American CibraIter

VlNCIBLE FROM LAND as we'll
as from sea.
For its great 16-inch guns. ca
pable of sweeping any point with
in their circle, will command the
adjacent territory as far north as
High Bridge and the New Jersey
suburbs BEYOND NEWARK!
And all the Jersey coast beyond
Asbury Park as far north as Bel
mar will be within range of one
or both of New York's twin fortsl
Twenty miles will be the Eff
FECTIVE range of the titanic
guns to be mounted in these
super-defenses.
No mobile armament of any
nation-no naval gun mounted oil
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bles when their cars were other
wise ngaged-countryward. Bob
had a big grip by his side, his
golf sticks were in rack and he
had q newspaper In his hand.
Can you-aw!--tell me how
far it is to Tonkton?"
Bob, glancing back, saw a mon-
ocle. Matter of ten miles OIL
so," he responded CURLY. He
didn't like monOcles,
"Aw!" said the man.
Bob picked up his newspaper
that he had laid down, and
frowningly began to glance over
the headlines. The man behind
him glanced over them, too.
Another society robbery, i
see," the latter remarked. mo
function complete without them
nowadays, l understand, Won
derful country, America
Have the paper" said Bob
with cutting accents.
Thanks awfully." The man
with the monocle took the paper
as q matter of course, seeming
totally unaware of the sarcasm In
Bob's tone.
"T'nk'n!" The stentorian alb
breviation of the conductor made
Bob get up with start.
There were vehicles of all kinds
at the station, among them a num-
Der of cars, and in one Of the lat
ter Bob recognized Mrs. Ralston 8
chauffeur.
A moment he hesitated. He
wanted to think; he didn't want
to get to the house in a hurry.
Still he had to do what he nat
urally would do and he started
to do 1t when some other people
Bob didn't know-prospective
guests, presumably. among them
the man with the monocle-got
into the car and fairly filled 1t.
That let Bob out nicely and nat
urally.
Hack, sir?" said a voice.
Not for me- replied Bob.
"But you can tote this up the
HILL" indicating the grip. RAJ
ston house"
DOLLAR and q half, SIR" said
the man. Same price il you &c
along, too"
"What?" It just occurred tc
Bob he hadn't many dollars left
and of course tips would be ex
pected up there, at the big house
It behooved him, therefore, to bt
frugal.
Bob walked away carrying his
grip.
What an old humbug of world
1t was, he thought, when, passing
before the one and only bookstore
the little village boasted of, he
ran plump into Miss Gwendoline
Gerald. She had just emerged
from the shop with a supply OF
popular magazines in her arms.
Glad to see you," said Miss
lGwendoline.
Bob remained silent. He was
glad and he wasn't glad. He
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-22

FARGO, N. D., May 2J.-One
of the most portentions revolts
against political and economical
bondage IL today taking place In
North Dakota.
Its leader Is modem Don
Quixote, who Tits from an old
Ford auto against the bulwarks
OF the money kings. And his
lance has grown strong In place
of being shattered.
A. G. Townley is a plain farm
er.
Twice he helped the country
vote OF North Dakota instruct the
legislature to provide state own
ed marketing, storage and ter
minai facilities for the big grain
crops.
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CHAPTER |.
The Temerity Of Bob.

1t can't be done"
"Of course, IL can"
"A man couldn't survive the Or
deal"
i Gould do It myself"
/ The scene was the University
club. Dickie said it couldn't he
done and Bob said 1t was possible
and that he could do 1t.
Bob Bennett was good to look
on. Some of those young ladies
who wave banners when young
men strain their backs and their
legs In the cause of learning, had,
In the DAYS of the not remote
past, dubbed him the "blue-eyed
Apollo"
Now that Bob had ceased the
chase for learning and was out in
the wide world, he should have
acquired an additional sobriquet
that OF "Impecunious Bob" 1t
would have fitted his pecuniary
condition very nicely. Once he
had had great expectations, but
alas.-dad had Just come a
cropper."
We're broke, Bob" said dad
that very morning.
Never mind" observed Eot
magnanimously. Don't you wor-
ny or reproach yourself. I'm not
going to heap abuse on those gray
hairs"
Thanks. Bob" Coolly. "Im
not worrying. You see, it's up to
you now"
Me-" Bob stared.
Eyes. You see | believe in the
Japanese method"
What's that" uneasily.
DUTY of a child to support his
parent, when said child Is grow
up"
Bob whistled.
I've got dollar or two tucked
away" went on dad. That will
have to last until you come to the
rescue. But 1t won't last long
Bob. Bear that in mind. It'll be
a mighty short respite"
"Oh, I'll not forget it. lf--il
it's not an impertinence, may
ask what you are going to do
dad?"
I'm contemplating q fishing
trip. first of all, and after that
quien sabe?" And he spread out
his hands in care-free fashion and
smiled blandly.
Bob started to go, and then he
fingered. Perhaps" he said
you can tell me what l am going
to do?"
Don't know" Cheerfully.
What can | do?" Hopelessly
Couldn't say"
81 don't know anything"
"Ha. ha!" Dad laughed, as If
son had sprung a joke. Well.
that is a condition experience will
remove. Experience and hard
knocks" he added.
Bob swore softly. His head was
humming. No heroic purpose to
get out and fight his way moved
him.
'Of course, / could give you q
little advice, Bob" said the gov
ernor softly. If you should find
hustling a bit arduous for one of
your luxurious nature, there's an
alternative
Don't know what you mean"
growled Bob.
Get married." said dad, cool
ly.
Bob changed color. Dad watched
him keenly.
There's always the matrimon-
ial market for young men who
have not learned to specialize"
Bob looked Disguised.
There's Miss Gwendoline Ger
aid, for example. Millions in her
own name, and"
Hold on, dad" cried Bob. His
face was flaming now.
II know you were acquainted"
observed dad softly, still study
ing him. Besides she's beauti-
full girl and"
Drop 1t, dad" burst from Bob.
We've never had a quarrel,
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oming mighty revolt against political bondage

Townley's klaxon has the sound
of doom to the party bosses.
The grangers were compelled
to work through the old parties.
there being no initiative machin-
cry here. Candidates, however,
have been selected under non
craftsmanship pledges. II enough
of them are elected this fall, state
marketing facilities will be pro-
vided by legislative enactment.
The North Dakota revolt Is now
spreading to Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin and South Dakota.
Once in a while Don Quixote
Townley permits himself small,
still smile as he chews a runina-
tive wheat straw.
1t Is his only boast.
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The legislators calmly ignored
the popular demand.
It was then farmer Townley
cranked up his flivver and sal
lied forth along the highways.
.Nonpartisanship is the only
hope for the farmer" was his
battle cry.
More than 80 per cent of North
Dakotans live on the land. Like
Townley, many of them had been
skinned" by the grain manipu-
lators Of Duluth, st. Paul and
Minneapolis. Up and down the
state they rallied to his auto
horn and the call of his revolt.
The financial powers, who have
done for many a Quixote, chuck
led. Ditto the party bosses who
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-22

any dreadnaught-can equal their
carrying capacity.
Two entirely different types of
ammunition will be carried in the
gigantic underground storehouses
that will be hidden under these
mammoth forts.
There will be immense armor-
piercing shells for use against pos
sible naval attack; shells that
will crunch foot of solid steel
and reduce the most powerful bat
tleships to scrap iron.
And there will be high eSplo-
sive shells to beat off land at
tacks; shells that will kill all
within hundreds of yards by the
mere force of their conclusion
when they explode.
Provision for this mightiest of
the earth's fortresses is made In
the Notifications bill recently in
troduced in the house by Repre-
sentative Shirley. This bill car
ries an appropriation OF $21, 1897
050 for preparedness.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-22

NEW YORK. May 22. - New
York is to be new Gibraltar.
Two mighty fortresses are to
enclose the worlds metropolis in
E40-mile rings of impregnability-
circular "dead-lines" beyond
which no hostile fleet could VEN
ture!
One of these fortresses will be
an elaboration of the coast de-
Tense batteries now planted at
Sandy Hook.
The other will be a new de-
fensive work at Rockaway Point,
near Coney island.
The NEW fortress, in conjunc-
tion with the Sandy Hook big
guns, will make New York IN
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-05-22

attitude was actually menacing.
And toward dad-his own dad! Il
beg your pardon. SIR" he mutter-
ed contritely. Pm afraid l am
forgetting myself. But please
turn the talk"
"All right" said dad. 81 for
give you. | was only trying to
elucidate your position. But since
| it's not to be the matrimonial
market, It'll have to be hustle,
my boy. I'm too old to make an
other fortune. I've done my bit
and now IN going to retire on my
son. Sounds fair and equitable,
doesn't 1t, Bob?"
Il hate to contradict you, sir"
the other answered moodily.
Dad walked up to him and laid
an arm affectionately upon sons
broad shoulders. i've the ut
most confidence in you, my boy"
he said, with bland smile.
THANK you, sir" replied Bob.
He always preserved an attitude
N filial respect toward his one
and only parent. But he tore him
self away from dad now as soon
as he could. He wanted to think.
Mechanically he walked on and
on. cogitating upon his unenvia-
BILE fate. Suddenly he found him
self in front of the club. Bob
went in. And there he met Dickie,
commodore" and some others.
That Impecunious Bob should
have said at could be done" to
Imperial Dickie's 1T couldn't be
and have allowed himself to be
drawn further into the affair was
in itself, an impertinence. For
Dickie didn't have to worry about
hustling, the way Bob did now.
They had been going on about
that could" and couldn't prop
osition for some time when some
one staked Bob. That some one
was promptly ''called" by the
COMMANDMENTS jolly sea-dog
as never trod a deck.
| Well, the commodore called
that some one quick.
Five thousand he can't do 1t"
For how long," says Dickie.
"A week." answered the COM
modore.
Make it two"
ooh, very WELL"
Three, If you like" from Bob,
the stormy petrol.
They gazen at him admiringly.
Clarence Van Duzen took"
some one else who staked Bob.
And then Bob staked himself.
Little short of cash at the
bank just now" he observed. But
if you'll take my note"
Take you word If you want
said the commodore.
mo; here's my noteg lie gave
it-a large amount-Ipayable in
80 days. 1t was awful, but he did
it. He hardly thought what he
was doing. Having the utmost
confidence he would win, he didn't
stop to realize what a large con-
tract he was taking on. But Dan,
Diekie, Clarence and the others
did.
"Of course, you can't go away
and hide" said Dickie to Bob with
sudden suspicion.
Bob understands he's got to go
on in the even tenor of his way
said the commodore.
Bob nodded. Just as If moth
ing had happened" he observed.
"I'll not seek, or I'll not shirk.
I'm on honor, you understand
That's good enough for mel"
said Dickie. "Bob's honest
And met" from Clarence.
And met" from half a dozen
other good souls.
when does it begin?" inter-
rupted Bob.
when you walk out of here"
at the front door,"
when your foot touches the
sidewalk, son." The commodore,
who was about 40 in years, some
times assumed the paternal.
Bob got up.
"Going?"
might as we'll"