White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-05

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you could double cross me. You bought
stock In Bert elders name. lou
loaned Marley enough to buy control.
Any way you fix 1t you lose-"
bozzam reflected over that statement
carefully. He viewed 1t from every
angle. He twisted and slanted 1t and
turned 1t upside down to look at the
bottom. 1t vas a iawless statement,
sound and solid in every particular and
he admired 1t,
Il believe everything they eve said
about you" he acknowledged and
laughed pleasantly. Now, let's get
down to cases, Sledge. How can we
compromise this mess?"
Nothing doing. No double crosser
ever gets away from me-"
8 I've been told" commented Boz
zam. smiling with keen appreciation Of
some unlimited joke. ut seems to me
this is now up to Moodson." and be
touched a bell.
A girl entered.
"Send MI. Moodson In, please" said
Bozzom. and Sledge looked at his
watch.
Mr.. Moodson arrived and took a
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 1t
stealthily back In his pocket, as If be
foorod that ~ ona ,.lrIk wot 81.
time Of day away from him.
"Tve a queer little puzzle for you.
\ Moodson." said Bozzam cheerfully
Mr.. Sledge has determined to make a
bonafde company out Of the Ring
City Rapid Transit, and of course will
not sell the franchises. He has put up
his $4,000 and requests Us to put up
our 100000 to complete the capitalize.
ton. He knows that you financed the
drama at the recent stockholders
meeting; hat you bought 1000 shares
OF stock for $4,000 and loaned $4,000
on 100000 worth Of Marley's. Now,
here Is the case In a nutshell: II you
put up the 100000 to pay for the
stock In this new company it will drive
the other "A out of business, and you
can get half a cent a pound for your
$S6 5000 worth of stock certificates In
the old company. II you don't make
good on this subscription you get ex-
actly the anne price for your old stock
as you would II 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 adjoining
room. where he surprised the meek lit
tie stenographer by sinking on the arm
OF a bench and laughing noiselessly
until be grew purple In the face.
Timbers came In, looking much dis
tressed for a fat man. and surveyed
Bozzam In establishment
"Slip me the good one." he begged.
81 need a laugh worse than i ever
needed a drink on the 4th of Janu
ary."
We've stung 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.
II didn't know you hated Old Gloom
as bad as ! do. Where did he go to
die?"
"Have a look" offered Bozzam,
pointing to the frosted glass partition.
In a corner of one of the panes there
was a 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 him
kindly away.
"Let me look" he requested. BE
sides, you're shaking the partition"
In quiet joy he watched the wordless
duel within for q moment, and then
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 in
this pathetic hour?" inquired Timbers,
Hand him his" snickered Bozzam.
why does anybody get fussy with
Sledge? He turns one little trick and
unwhiskers the whole bunch Of us.
clear down to the village heart
breaker"
Fancy Bert?" guessed Timbers.
Where does that BARRIERS pride come
inY'
az don't think son-in-law pulls on his
amusement park, does heT" Bozzam re
minded him. reaching for the telephone.
"Hello. Marleyr' he called. I'm sur