The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1916-12-07

ness through the town. And then, be
wanted Hagan's two thousand. Had he
moral right not to take Hagan's two
thousand, when his partners were In
the deal with him?
"llasan," he said, as the man was
about to retire, have you told anybody
else about McnCips?'
well, yes. sir" answered Hugan. u
told ny Young lady, and she's putting
five hundred into it. You see, sir, we
know 1'ai Your word is as good as
gold. When YOU say Il stock is going
up--why, its going up SIR
i" left the room, and Horton sat In
his chair, slipping his tea and thinking
deeply. If he warned lagun-well,
the pool might as we'll be declared OH.
The slightest whisper would be reflect.
cd everywhere; it WAS the one essen
,ial point that no suspicion should be
cast upon Icndip Consolidated until
the time came to destroy it.
Oddly, the scent of tuberuses still
persisted, although there were no tube
roses or amy other flowers in the room.
And Horizons mind wandered back to
the days when, Il young, ambitious lad,
he planned with his sweetheart the
career which had afterward become
his.
II don't like your going into that
profession" the girl had said. 'They
say such dreadful things about Wall
Street men,"
"But there are honest men," said
Horton. "You see. dearest. it pays to
be honest, even in Wall Street."
"And know you could never do
anything dis!lonorable, or should not
love you as do" said Doris.
That was when she picked the tube.
rose and handed 1t to him.
Well, he had fought the fight. at
first quite squarely, then not so square
~. He had done what most men had
to dO-he had compromised with life.
Put until the scheme for the pool was
broached Horton had never tried to
plunder the public.
He would have declined, and had
ut first declined to participate in the
scheme. But the essence was this: he
was one of the few men who under
stood what was behind Mendips. He
knew the public confidence was justi-
tied. But he knew that the combine
could destroy that confidence and reap
in the money of the small investor.
And If he had fought the combine
he would have been bankrupted, ruined
and to no purpose. However,, he had
to come in or oppose the deal; there
was no alternative.
He sat there, thinking hard, He
had never been so tempted. To back
out now meant but one thing-to real.
lie all he could get and retire from the
game. His enemies would be implaca.
Bile. But he might pay his obligations
and retire with enough to live on.
AS he sat there the scent of the
tuberoses seemed to become over.
whelming. and the sense of Doris SO
strong that the dream blended with
reality, and he was once again q boy
In the garden, and she was plucking
the flower for him.
"After all, the games the thing" he
said. rising. "l'll stay. Tn no gutter.
I'll stay. I'll let Hagan pay the pen
atty of his folly"
There was something he had forgot.
ten to ask. and he called up Norris.
Even while he listened to Norris voice
he was hoping that the question would
come into his mind.
Hello Morris! This is Horton" he
said. II wanted to ask-I mean, to
say that I'm not coming in with you
after all. And Iii fight you from start
to finish, even ii you bust me-"