The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-05-11

Bozzam reflected over that statement
carefully. He viewed it from every
angie. He twisted and slanted it and
turned it upside down to look at the
bottom. It was a f1awless statement,
sound and solid in every particular, and
he admired it.
Il believe everything they ever said
about you," he acknowledged and
laughed pleasantly. Nov, let's get
down to cases, Sledge. How can we
compromise this mess?'
Nothing doing No double crosser
ever gets away from me-"
80 I've been told" commented Boz
Fam, smiling with keen appreciation Of
some unlimited joke. 1T seems to me
this is now up to Moodson," and he
touched bell.
A girl entered.
Send Mr.. Moodson in, please" said
Bozzom, and Sledge looked at his
watch.
Mr.. Moodson arrived and took
chair opposite Sledge and on the other
side of Bozzam, his mouth so tightly
closed that one wondered how he could
induce himself to eat. He looked at
his watch, but held the face toward
him like a poker hand and dropped it
stealthily back in his pocket, as If he
feared that some one might get the
time Of day away from him.
1--WE a queer little puzzle for you,
Moodson," said Bozzam cheerfully.
Mr.. Sledge has determined to make a
bonafide company out of the Ring
City Rapid Transit, and of course will
not sell the franchises. He has put up
his $750,000 and requests US to put up
our 100000 to complete the capitaliza-
ton. He knows that you financed the
drama at the recent stockholders
meeting: that you bought 1000 shares
Of stock for $50, 900 and loaned $4,000
on 100000 worth of Marley's. Now.
here is the case in nutshell: If you
put up the 100000 to pay for the
| stock in this new company it will drive
| the other one out Of business, and you
can get half a cent pound for your
| SS5O00 worth of stock certificates in
the old company. If you don't make
| good on this subscription you get ex.
actly the same price for your old stock
as you would if you did. Now, what
Is the answer, in view of the fact that
Mr.. Sledge is absolutely implacable
and means to do US harm? l shall
leave you gentlemen to discuss the
question:
| He left the two experts in silence,
facing each other glumly arross his
/ desk. and went into the ad ieiaiRa
room. where he surprised the meek lit
tie stenographer by sinking on the arm
of Il bench and laughing noiselessly
until he grew purple in the face.
Timbers came in, looking much dis
tressed for Il fat man, and surveyed
Bozzam in astonishment
slip me the good one" he begged.
II need a laugh worse than l ever
needed drink On the 4th of Janu
ary."
We've stnng Moodson!' snorted Boz
yum. For that matter, we all get
stung, but I'm willing to lose my end
| OF it in order to see that inhuman ghoul
get his.'
Timbers grinned to his full capacity,
which was much.
Il didn't know you hated Old Gloom
as bad as I do. Where did he go to
der
Have look" offered Bozzam
pointing to the frosted glass partition
In corner of one of the panes there
was little clear space made by the
scaling of the glass, and to this Tim.
bers applied his eye. Moodson's face
had turned a sallow yellow and had
taken on an expression as If he had
just swallowed quinine. but beyond
this he had not moved, and neither
gentleman had said a word-Sledge
sitting in comfortable enjoyment, wait
ing, and Moodson suffering intense
contraction of all his vital organs.
Timbers leaned against the wood
work to chuckle. Bozzam drew hin
kindly away.
LET me look," he requested. BE
sides, you're shaking the partition"
In quiet joy he watched the wordles:
duel within for a moment. and theI
he suddenly turned to the meek LITTLE
stenographer,, who was placidly read
ing, and asked her to call up Marley.
"What do you want with the fluff IL
this pathetic hour?" inquired Timbers
Hand him his" snickered Bozzam
WHY does anybody get fussy witt
Sledge? He turns one little trick ant
unwhiskers the whole bunch of us
clear down to the village heart
breaker"
Fancy Bert?' guessed Timbers
Where does that BARRIERS pride com
inf"
II don't think son-in-law pulls off hi
amusement park, does hep Bozzam re
minded him. reaching for the telephone
Hello, Mariey!' he called. I'm SUI
!, prised to hear your voice."
"Why?" inquired Marley stiffly, be
ing constit--tionally opposed to any
thing in the nature of fiippancy and bt
ing always severe with Bozzam fo
that very reason.
Because you're dead" Bozzam IL
formed him. Hadn't you heard it yet
Il don't understand you," reprove
Marley. I'm very busy just now. NJ
Bozzam."
whats the user laughed that gel
tleman. Nothing you can do will say
r your scalp. Sledge has just decided N
to sell those franchises at any price"
o Il thought you were the duly autho