The Green Forest tribune., 1916-05-05

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 went on with the steady assurance of
 one who sees his way clearly.
 That brings us down to business,
 Brouillard. I don't mind admitting
 that 1 had an object in asking you to
 dine with me this evening. It's this:
 we feel that in the reorganization of
 the power company the government,
 which will always be the largest con- sumer, should be represented in some
 effective way; that it's interests should
 be carefully safeguarded. It is not so easy as it might seem. We can't ex- actly make the government a stock | holder"
 "No," said Brouillard mechanically. | The underdepths were stirring, heav-
 ing as if from a mighty ground swell that threatened a tidal wave of overturnings.
 We are going to make you the gov ernment director, with full power to | investigate and to act. And we're not | going to be mean about it, either. The | capital stock of the company is ten millions, with shares of a par value of one hundred dollars each, full paid and nonassessable. Don't gasp; we'll cut a nice little melon on that capitali, 1 zation 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, 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 1 do, Mr. Cartwright. that it is an unwritten law of the service that civilian employee Of the govern 1 ment shall not engage in any other business"
 | NO, l don't" was the blunt reply. | "Supposing your father had left you hundred thousand dollars to invest in, stead of a debt of that amount-you | see, 1 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 l am a stockholder in a company from which it buys it's | power-'
 There wouldn't be word said-not l one single word. They know you in | Washington, Brouillard, better, per | haps, than you think they do. They know you would exact square deal for the department even if it cost you personal money. It's your duty and part of your job as chief of construe. tion. And we'll leave the money con 1 sidery'sion entirely out of it fl you like l.,l ySg'n get 9 stoeL csE.itisaAss Mhlel you 1ia. keep or tear up or throE:into the wastebasket, just as you pIeSTe If you keep it and want to realize on it at any time before you begin to put the finishing forms on the dam, I'll do this: I'll agree to market it 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 Brouillard. q couldn't serve as your engineer, MT Cartwright, not even in a consulting 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, Hosford 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 a man oi his caliber in the early stages of a project like ours, you know. But he has outlived his usefulness and we'll 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 glorifed head waiter.
 Holding the engineer for moment . at the street door, "I'll been wanting to h-ask you," whispered the French. man with a quick-fung glauce for the diners at the nearest of the tables, "doze flood-when she is coming, M'sieu' Brouillard?"
 When 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; I make de grass to be cut vile de sun is shine. But I'll been hearing somebody say dat naybe-so dis town she grow so fasl and so beeg dat de government is not going to drown her"
 Who said that?"
 T don't know. if is hr11it-what won