The Huttig news., 1916-07-22


 to congratulate you and MT. Schermer- horn on your return to Mirapolis We have certainly missed the mayor, not to mention the president of the com , mon council"
 "Of course-yes," was the hurried rejoinder But that's all over. You said you'd get us, and you did. 1 don't bear malice. If you had given me one more day I'd have got you; the stuff that would have broken your neck with the Washington people was all writ ten and ready to put on the wires. But that's past and gone. and the next thing is something else. There is a lot of money and securities locked up in the Niquoia bank vault. We've come to clean up, and we brought a few peace officers along from Red Butte for guard. The miserable scoundrels are scared stiff; they won't stir out of the hotel. Bongras tells me you've got your force organized and armed-can't you lend us fifty or hundred huskies to keep the mob off while we open that bank vault?
 Brouillard's black eyes snapped, and the blood danced in his veins. The op- portunity for which he would have bar tered Ormuz' treasure had come to him-was begging him to use it.
 q certainly can." he admitted, an swering the eager question and empha- sizing the potentiality.
 But will you? that's the point We'll make 1t worth your while. For Gods sake, don't say no, Brouillardi There's pretty we'll up to a million in that vault, counting odds and ends and left-overs Schermerhorn oughtnt to have left it. I thought he had sense enough to stay and see it taken care of. But now"
 But now the mob is very likely to wreck the building and dynamite the vault. you were going to say l think 1t is more than likely, MT. Cartwright and I wonder that it hasn't been done before this. It would have been done if the rioters had had any idea that you'd left anything worth taking. And 1t would probably wreck you and Mir. Schermerhorn if it should get hold of you: you've both been burned in effigy half a dozen times since you ran away"
 "Oh, good Lord!" shuddered the magnate. Make it two hundred of your men, and let's hurry. You won't turn us down on this. Bfouillard?"
 No. It is no part of our duty to go and keep the mob off while you save your stealings. but we'll do it. And from the noise they are making down that way, think you are wise in suggesting haste. But first there is question of common justice to be settled. An hour ago, or such a mat ter, you sent part of your sheriff's posse up to seize the Little Susan and to arrest David Massingale-"
 "It's-it's lie!" stammered Cort- wright Somebody has been trying to backcap me to you!"
 Brouillard looked up. frowning.
 You are good bit older man than I am, MT. Cartwright, and l sha n't punch your head. But you'll know why I ought to when I tell you that my in- formant is Miss Amy Massingale What have you done with old David 9"
 The man who had lost his knack of bluffing came down and stayed down.
 ''Hes-hes over at the hotel" he stammered.
 Under guard?"
 "Well-y-yes."
 Brouillard pointed to the telephone on the wall.
 Co and call up your crowd and get 1t 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. We'll have a direc- tors meeting that was called, and wasn't held, three weeks ago."
 It was crude little expedient, but 1t sufficed Cartwright tramped to the phone and cursed and swore at it un- til he had his man at the other end of the wire. The man was the lawyer as it appeared, and Cartwright abused him spitefully.
 You've balled it-balled it beauti fully!" he shouted. Come over here to Brouillard's office and bring Sher merhorn and the stock and the notes and Jackson and the secretary's books and Massingale and your internal self! Get move. and get 1t quick! We stand to lose the whole loaf because you had to butt in and sweep up the crumbs first!"
 When the procession arrived, as it did in an incredibly short time, Brouil- lard laid down the law.
 We don't need these" he said curt ly. indicating the two deputies who came to bring David Massingale And when they were gone: Now, gentle. men, get to work and do business, and the less time you waste the better chance there will be for your bank salvage. Three requirements make: you will turn over the stock, putting MT. Massingale in possession of his mine. without incumbrance; you will cancel and surrender his notes to the bank. and you will give him docu-