The Huttig news., 1916-05-27

millions, with shares of par value of one hundred dollars each, full paid and nonassessable. Don't gasp; we'll cut nice little melon on that capitali- 2ation every thirty days, or my name isn't Cartwright
 But l have no money to invest, !" was the only form the younger mans protest took
 We don't need your money" cut in the financier with curt good nature. What we do need is a consulting en- gineer, a man who, while he is one of us and identified with us, will see to it that we're not tempted to gouge our good Uncle Samuel"
 Brouillard smoked in silence for a full minute before he said: You know as well as l do MT Cartwright. that 1t is an unwritten law of the service that civilian employee of the govern ment shall not engage in any other business
 NO, I don't" was the blunt reply "Supposing your father had left you a hundred thousand dollars to invest in- stead of debt of that amount-you see. l know what a load your keen sense of honor is making you carry suppose you had this money to invest, would your position in the reclamation service compel you to lock it up in a safety vault?"
 Certainly not, but if the department should learn that I am a stockholder i'll company from which it buys it's power"
 There wouldn't be word said-not one single word They know you ill Washington, Brouiliard, better, per haps, than you think they do. They know you would exact square deal for the department even if 1t cost you personal money. It's your duty and part of your job as chief of construc- tion. And we'll leave the money con sideration entirely out of it if you like. You'll get a stock certificate which you may keep or tear up or throw into the wastebasket, just as you please. If yCu keep 1t and want to realize on 1t at any time before you begin to put the finishing forms on the dam, I'll do this: I'll agree to market 1t for you at par. Now let's quit and go and find Gene. She'll think we've tippled our selves under the table"
 One moment" said BrouiIlard. T couldn't serve as your engineer, Mir Tr iOh ir capacity. Call it prejudice or anything else you please. but I simply couldn't do business in an associate relation with your man Hosford." <"
 Cartwright had risen, and he took his guest confidentially by the button hole.
 Do you know, Brouillard, Hosfard gets on my nerves, too? Don't let that influence you. We'll let Hosford go. We needed him at first to sort of knock things into shape; it takes man of his caliber in the early stages of a project like ours, you know But he has outlived his usefulness and well drop him. Let's go upstairs"
 Late in the evening Brouillard passed out through the cafe of the Metropole on his way to his quarters. There were few late diners at the tables, and Bongras. snug and compla- cent in evening regalia, was waddling about among them like glorified head waiter
 Holding the engineer for a moment at the street door, I'll been wanting to hask you,' whispered the French man with a quick flung glance for the diners at the nearest of the tables, "doze food-when she is coming, M'sieu' Breuillard?n
 'Nhen we get the dam completed. |"
 You'll bet money hon dat ?-h-all de money you got?"
 Why should you doubt it?'
 Moi, don't doubt nottings make de grass to be cut W ile de sun is shine. But I'll been hearing somebody say dat naybe-so dis tcwn she grow so fas and So beeg dat de government is not going to drown her"
 ''Who said that?''
 T don't know; it is bruit-what you call rumaire. You hear it hon de avenue, in de cafe, h-anyw 'eres you go."
 aDont lower your prices on the strength of any such rumor as that, Poodles. The dam will be built, and the Niquoia will be turned into a lake, with the Hotel Metropole comfortably anchored in the deepest part of it. that is, if it doesn't get gay enough to float"
 Oats jug what I'll been thinking" smiled the little man, and he sped the parting guest with a bow that would have graced the antechamber of Louis le Grand.