The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-18
you cheer up. and you'll be as right as

you cheer up. and you'll be as right as
rain"
They put him in the detention room at
King strect-"detainrd for inquiries
was the official eNrlanation-and ad-
iourncd to the Dizzy little criminal INTEL
, ligcnce department office on the second
floor. There they sank into chairs fac
ing each other. and tho little wrinkles
round the corner Of AnSolls eyes grew
more intense. He gave Il short cackie
Of laughter.
: Wolf Cnync is It." ne chuckled. The
got to get busy" He reached for the
desk telephone. GIVE ne {. L.-AnsoH
! speaking.
With the dismissal of Flash Freddie"
Coyne felt that the Ansoll problem was
| in fair way Of being settled. he
chuckled to himself as he dressed for
| dinner AS his man brushed him down.
he gave glance at himself in the glass
and, with a satisfied nod, moved to the
private room he had ordered for dinner.
| He was distinguished even without the
three orders that dangled on his lapel
O. man of whom you might be sure at
first glance as standing in the front
rank Of whatever profession Of society
| he adorned.
He welcomed his guests-there were
only three-with that charm Of manner
J that had stood him in good stead IN
! multitarious enterprises. II you na9
! raked London you would not nave round
three persons less likely to be duped by
an adrenturer than those whom Coyne
was entertaining. There was Lord Dali
! garcn, millionaire owner OF fifty thou
/ sand acres in Yorkshire and two hun
! drcd in London. and reputed one Of the
! best business men in the House or
Lords: Sir Henry Patton. builder Of the
! big enterprise that shrlcked at you from
| every neutrality-suspicious. Preserves.
/ and young Rupert Daintou, NJ. p. who
had been left fifteen thousand pounds
| year and 4 big political future.
! II was over the coffee that business
| was introduced. Up till then, Coyne had
| given no indication that there was any
| more than matter OF hospitality. f7e
| lit q cigar with dainty care.
! Well. Patton lie said. I've had a
| cable today. You people have had
! plenty of time TO make sure OF my ere
lentials. This ought to be fixed up: now;
aside These American republics are
! slippery folks to deal with. We don't
! want any one to get ahead Of us
and " locked d0} ernSey over their rims at
! his host. 1T would have been better II
you'd got the concession signed before
/ We put up the money. Mr; AItaur: VI
. course ] can understand the olnlcultieS
| Of tho position, but
/ Coync drummcd on the tSble absent
! ly. II was Dainton who struck In. Ally
! deal Patton, we've been over that
ground n dozen times among ourselves.
! It isn't as if It were 4. gamble. It's
. perfectly reasonable proposition.
! The confidence was interrupted. u
! want to hc clear with you. gentlemen:
: You perfectly understand that l dong
! risk a penny OF my own money; I
! would like you 10 I've In on this. BUT OF
! course if there is any difficulty ABOUT
! raising the money, ] can take the pro
posal elsewhere. 1t you had my eX-
, prrirncn in South America. you would
! know you can't do this sort OF thing
. in hot air. You can get TINS concession
! TO build n railway through one OF the
! biggest South American republics II you
: are prepared to put NJ q hundred thoos-
! and as Il guarantee that you really
! will build ii. 1t seems. as Mt. DAMON
! says. perfectly reasonable. II we were
! thr only people in the marnet-'
! Put that point aside for a moment,
! sail nnlgarcn. What l think, tell
| you frankly. is that you arc asking US
! too much. We're putting up the money.
/ ami the contract you want US 10 sign
| agrees that for services rendered you
/ arc 10 receive not less than one-fourth
nt the ordinary shares when we 50 10
! alignment avs.
| That's it," agreed Patton. ITS too
much You agr"" with his, don't you.
! Daintor?'
| Concluded in Fridays lnicliigencer1