The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-12-02

answering the eager question an(
emphasizing the potentially.
But will you? that's the point
Well make 1t worth your while
Don't say no, Brouillard! There's
pretty well up to a million In thai
vault. Schermerhorn oughtn't Il
have left it. | thought he had sense
enough to stay and see 1t taker
care of. But now"
But now the mob Is very likely
to wreck the buildings and dyna.
mite the vault, you were going tC
say. think it Is more than likely
Mr.. Cartwright, and l wonder that
1t hasn't been done before this. II
would have been done il the rioters
had had any idea that you'd left
anything worth taking. And IL
would probably wreck you and Mr.
Schermerhorn II IL should get hold
of you; you've both been burned
in effigy half dozen times since
you ran away"
"Oh, good Lord" shuddered the
magnate. Make it two hundred OF
your men, and let's hurry. You
won't turn us down ON this, Brouil-
lard?"
mo. 1t is no part of our duty
to go and keep the mob off while
you save your stealings, but we'll
do 1t. And from the noise they are
down that way, | think you
are wise in suggesting haste. But
first there is a question of COM
mon justice to be settled. An hour
ago, or such a matter, you sent a
part of your sheriff's posse up to
seize the Little Susan and to ar
rest David Massingale-"
''It's-it's lie!" stammered
Cartwright. Somebody has been
trying to backcap me to you!"
Brouillard looked up, frowning.
You are good bit older man
than l am, Mr.. Cartwright. and |
shan't punch your head. But you'll
know why | ought to when I tell
you that my informant is Miss
Amy Massingale. What have you
done with old David?"
The man who had lost his knack
CT bluffing came down and stayed
down.
"He-he's over at the hotel" he
stammered.
Under guard?"
"Well-y-yes."
go and call up your crowd and
get 1t here. Tell Judge Williams
to bring the stock he is holding,
and Schermerhorn to bring the
Massingale notes, and your man
Jackson to bring the stockbook.
Well have that directors meeting
that was called and wasn't held,
three weeks ago."
"Oh. good heavens!" protested
the millionaire, put 1t off-for
heavens sake, put 1t Off! Il will
be wasting time that may be worth
q thousand dollars a minute!"
You are wasting some of the
Observation-Disclosures right
now" was the cool reply, and the
engineer turned to his desk and
squared himself as If he were 60
ing to work on a bunch of fore
mems reports.
1t was a crude little expedient,
but 1t sufficed. Cartwright tramp
ed to the phone and cursed and
swore at 1t until he had his man
1t the other end of the wire.
When the procession arrived. as
II did In an incredibly short time,
Brouillard laid down the law.
We don't need these" he said
surtly, indicating the two deputies
who came to bring David Massin-
gale. And when they were gone:
Now gentlemen, the less time you
waste, the better chance there will
be for your bank salvage. Three
I make: You will
turn over the stock, putting Mr..
Massingale In possession of his
miner without inoumbrance; you
will cancel and surrender his notes
70 the bank; and you will give him
! document, signed by all of you,
acknowledging the payment in full
of all claims, past or pending.
While you are Strengthening things
out, I'll ring up the yards and raj
ly your guard"
Cartwright turned on the law
yer. you heard what Brouillard
says; fix it, and do 1t suddenly"
1t was done almost before
Brouillard had made Lexington,
In charge at the yards, understand
what was wanted.
"Once more you've had your
price," Cartwright snerled bit
terly. You and the old man have
bilked us out. of what we spent on
the mine. But Wen call It an even
break II you'll hurry that gang of
We'll call 1t an even break
when 1t is one." retorted Broufl-
lard; and after, he had gathered
up the papers he took the New
York check from his pocketbook.
indorsed it. and handed it to Cort-
wright. THAT is what was spent
out of the hundred thousand dol
lars you had Mr.. Massingale
charged with, as nearly as we can
Take Il and take care
Of 1t; it's real money"
He was chuckling grimly over
the collapse of the four men as
they fingered the slip of money
paper. Suddenly It was borne in
upon him that there was trouble
of some sort at the door - there
were curses, a blow, a mad rush !: