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CHAPTER x-Continued

pjanshard becomes peevish and gets into
81 argument with Andrews.
CHAPTER IX-COntinued
Andrews was smiling, much to Blanch-
4 arts chagrin.
4 take it you have resigned7" said the
4 lawyer,
Il Amt going to be dictated to by you or
nobody else" said the other, ignoring the
i blunt question.
A aArreed," said Andrews calmly. Be
fors accept your resignation, acting In
4 tskalf Of Mr.. Crispen, wish you to state
your grievances TO my stenographer.
All this took place at the Montgomery
h .rste Offices, In the Montgomery Bank
naildIng In response to a buzzer signal
male stenographer silently entered An
dfevs room. took a seat at the lawyers
.lhow, whipped open a dictation book and
npldly drove a pencil over its ruled
4 pases There Is a dash of dramatic In al
most every Incident of ordinary business
lie
4 The Big Four is as good as gone to
pot.e screeche6 Blanchard. II give you
Air warning. The operatives have lost
/ lheIr respect for me. That's what comes
Of coddllng them"
aYou cannot connect our present diff
eates with our new policies. Blanchard
4 ypn are a spotlight man. For months
i ynu have been able to think of moth
4 ihE ete but the inroads our new policies
made upon what you considered your per-
sonal dignity and authority. You should
4 have anticipated the scarcity OF dyestuffs
and he dearth of dynamos, You have no
q Yslan The Big Four has passed out of
lie apprehension of man OF your
4 mos:,i wants a searchlight man."
Hlaachard burst forth with fresh rage.
. Andrews. you can't make a monkey of
ne With your lawyer learning. / am
practical man. i am finished with the Big
. FBuri
sYou have that DOWN." said Andrews
. 70 the stenographer with a bland smile at
ne rising mill boss, who was about to
make of.
ne stenographer nodded.
Walt. Blanchard Listen! YOU may
& lEzrn enough to save your complaining
N rush Of footsteps after Mr.. Crispen." re-
4 marked the lawyer. Without more ado
as dictated the following;
Memorandum - Possession means
4 eblsationi money or power, it Is the
same. To own anything Is owe for
Il Realizing the demands of the
sss We live in. John Montgomery
0 Montgomery. acting In accord with
and under the approval of Craig An
dFews. his lawyer. decided TO render
fer proper stewardship OF the things
4hAt came to him unearnedJ acting as
agent Of sacred trust. rather than
81 employer with an eye alone to
gIonts A differentiated man, raised
sd nurtured In the old school, sought
= hinder and block this application
q the golden rule into business, He
anally resigned in hun. and while
his quitting was n matter Of sincere
EsBret. In the large sense Il was an =
sfsni Of small Importance, indeed.
Hanehard's sullen eyes fiinehed ever so
#af he realized himself a certain loser
a nrther mental combat with the steel
80 lawyer. who had taken rather
Hzsei method of countering upon a
zsefnlnate's clustering voice and offen-
~ manner.
see your little game" the mill boss
- white"
Eameg Yes. But with all the cards
- w on the table. You spoke your
-. -. and ], spoke mine. Do you wish a
eIpt OF the interview"
shrilled Blanchard as he stalked
Hs4 the room. ,fS
-. - - a iediiy faluhDic man. SOr~
andrews to the stenographer when
= 4ill man was gone. only long au-
mas petrlhed his heart and cor
MS conscience"
h~ nights later Andrews and Monte
held secret conference at the
walnut street house.
- tHas aas business. A cloudless sky,
oo6npouf OF new Complications
not the business Monte had i'm
.3 "hen abroad and he was frankly
Al the outlook. blanchard out,
49, Ils Closed, and Briccone, the agi-
pAek TO kensington. No wonder
@sns .'s.,a heir shiyersd at thought OF his
49, good chance to try out Strong
H.z.} - bianehard's successor" said
fou get into touch with him
e mofning Look him over. and feeI
NE ara a-llR-A-.lA..ss-Aliisass-
PN about dyestunssp asked the law
4sxs
plain my boy"
china. There are no greater
~ Tor foresight in the world than
n.asse, Spend half their tisas An.
he h1tura They buy their
.s.sa saaes' i've and often ten years
nk Ne can get all TIE dyes we
ton the orient?"
+sr= IL"
49,. s-ia Andrews, both Impressed
What have you dona9r
Aasi'ine I cabled A old friend
.''s .'4 2 sst bass and Duy - an
I|'. al.nea dyes Ia that market
..t4 e#4FQhe authol5ty la IS Is
z4l IIzntsln. 4 ..=ss'..sz r,z