The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1916-04-13
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

AhO pIOuOleT pulle0 llmSelt erect
with grip on either arm of the chair.
"Brouillard, do you know what you
ARE talking about?" he demanded.
No; it is only a guess. But as mat
tiers stand-with your son indictable
for an attempted murder If I
were you, Mr.. Cartwright, l believe
I'D give David Massingale a chance to
pay those notes at the bank"
And let him blackmail me? Not in
"a month OF Sundays, Brouillard! Let
him sell his ore and pay the notes if
he can. If he can't, I'll take the NINE"
"All right" said the visitor placably.
You asked, and I've answered. Now
lets come to something more vital to
both OF us. There is pretty persist
lent rumor on the street that you and
your associates succeeded in getting a
resolution through both houses of CON
lgress at the last session, appointing a
lcommittee to investigate this Coronida
claim right here on the ground. No
body seems to have any definite de-
tails, and it possibly hasn't occurred
ito anyone that congress hasn't been in
session since Mirapolis was born. But
that doesn't matter. The committee
IFS coming; you have engaged rooms
Tor it here in Bongras'. You are ex-
pecting the private-car special next
week"
'Well?" said the magnate. You're
n pretty good Kindergarten. But what
of it?"
ooh, nothing. Only think you
might have taken me in on the little
side play What If / had gone about
town contradicting the rumor?"
'Why should you? It's true. The
congressional party will be here next
week, and nobody has made any secret
lof it."
Still, might have been taken in"
persisted Brouillard suavely. You'll
surely want to give me my instruc-
tions a little beforehand, won't you?
Just think how easily things might get
tangled. Suppose l should say to some
body--to Garner, for example-that
the town was hugely mistaken; that
mo congressional committee had ever
been appointed; that these gentlemen
who are about to visit us are mere
f(OAnDtaAodhA lilNAAuo VI gOuI6t EOMlHE
jas your guests, on a junketing trip at
your expense. Wouldn't that be rather
lawkward?"
The mayor Of Mirapolis brought his
Ihands together, fist in palm. and for a
Hitting instant the young engineer saw
in the face of the father the same ex.
lpression that he had seen in the face
l..ea 4
twas struggling for a second chance to
XIII a man.
Damn youl" said the magnate saw.
lagely: you always know too much!
You're bargaining with mel"
Well. you have bargained with me.
FIRST, last and all the time" was the
cool retort "On each occasion have
had my price. and you have paid il.
Now you are going to pay IL again.
Shall / go over to the Spotlight office
and tell Harlan what 1 know
you cant blum me that way. Brouil.
lard, and you ought to sense it by this
time. DO you suppose ! don't know
how you arc ed?-that you've got
mouey-money that you used to say
Mirapolis Investments
Brouilard rose and buttoned HIS
coat
There is one weak link in your
chain. Mr. Cartwright" ne said even
ly. "you don't know men, Put ON your
coat and come over 90 Harlans Office
with me 10 will take Just about two
minutes to satisfy you that I'm not
biumng"
For a moment &c appeared that the
offer was to be accepted. But when
nc had one arm in a coat sleeve
Brounlards antagonist in the game of
hardlhood changed his tactics
Forget t." he growled mOrosely
"What do you want this timer
II want you 20 send a wire 70 Red
Butte telling the smcltor people that
you will be glad TO have them handle
the Little Susan ore"
And If do?"
''If you do, two things otherwise due
90 happen adversely viii 90 over 20
your side OF the market. f1l agree 20
keep out OF the way OF the sham Wash.
ington delegation, and J think J can
promise that Harlan won't make a
kcareboad ~ the facts concerning the