Marble Hill press., 1917-06-07

him have the money! Westfall Is your
friend, and You are siockholier In
his haskrupt company. You took n
chance fnr your own hand and put the
bank IN The hole. Now Ia like ,o ask
What You are going 90 a. ahou, H."
smith looked w quickly. S,mrvh here
inside of him tho carefully erected
wallis of use aul custom were tumhlng
IN strange ruins and ou' ~ tho GrhF.s
another structure iHrw'rss NJ Yet. hut
uhs'.na',ly sturdy was rising
Il am not r.#r 90 Do what sen want
M" 20 DO, Mr nDrhau-sirp ln uuI be
your convenient sgauesoat" b. sa.A,
wondering little 50 MS inner rrcc, .,.
low lie was hudIn: the sheer l-r'al
aaa'cuuragn tn say such a th.us 'p the
president ~ the ilurnncey.'lr paak
Hnl Trust Il suppose YOU have ful.
sons ~ your own for w ,hlus o. shIg,
'ar responsibility for this particular
Joss 20 r,y shoulders PGi Wheeler YOU
aavr or kaycnt drc'lup o. accept a."
Tho president Tilted his chair aud
.ncLcd k.S hands over one knee.
III Isn't question ~ shifting the
responsibility Montague" he sad.
Topping the hs''y!uc weapon 10 take
up another. The loan was made Ia
Hy 0hs'Gcc. You have taken ;he banks
money 20 bolster ~ a falling concern
% which you are q s'ockho'dcr. GO 20
.ny lawyer In l.awrrnc,NI'le-thc best
"n" you can Finland he'll tell you eI.
.0.ly where you stand"
While the big clock over the vault
entrance was slowly tlcklnsslT fun
'I.imlnute the young man whose m.
'tr" bad become - suddenly and -
'hrraienlnely involved mother moved
-Hr spoke. but h!s silence was 10 mca-
~" ~ the turmoil ~ eouHc'.ns ciuS
tons and passions that were rrnIlat
HIM
y may not prove quito the ,asy
mark tina; your plan seems % prrhs-
urr Mr.. puuham." he returned ai
.ruc'h. trying 90 say e calmly. Just
what are yoa expecting me 70 do'"
"Now you nre talking nor" Ike
grown man. was the presidents crus'y
admission. You are IN a pretty bod
boat. Montague and that l. why s,at
ior you tonight"
"wclli" said the younger man.
you can see how Il v.Il hs. II
can say 20 the directors that you have
already rcsISacd-and II you arc not
where they can too easily lay hands -
you-thry may not care 20 push the
charge against you. There Is train
west 80 ten O'Clock. II were In your
place. | should pack n couple 81 suit.
eases and take H. Tha, Is the only
safe thing ,or YOU 20 dn. II you need
any ready money"
II was az this pa,n' that : Montague
Smith rose up ou' 90; the stcnasrararr
chair and bu,,oacl his coat.
"Tt need any ready money" he
repeated slowly. advancing . step -.
ward the presidents desk. ''Tha, 10
where you gave yourself away. SIR.
Dunham You authorized that losn.
and dli II because you were willing 20
use the banks money 20 put Carter
Wesifall In the hole 50 deep 'ha, he
could never climb out. Now. (, seems,
you nrc w!llinr 10 hrihe the only dan
cerous witness. don't need money
badly enough to soil my good name for
Il. I shall stay right here IN Lawrence.
villc and ncht Il out with youl"
The president turned abruptly TO h!s
desk and his hand sought the row O.
electric hcll.pusheS With finger
Resting upon the one marked police"
he said: There isn't any room ia-
argument, Montague You can have one
more minute In which TO change your
mind. II you stay. you'll hegin yhnr I
fight from the inside OF the courty
jail"
Now there had been nothing In John .
Montague Smiths wcll-or,lcred quar- /
ter century OF boyhood. youth. and .
business manhood to tell him how TO /
cope with the crude and savage emer- .
cency which he was confronting. But .
thing within him, a thing rs primitive
and elemental as the crisis with which
II was called upon to grnpple. shook II.
self awake. He stepped quickly across
the intervening space apd stood under !
the shaded desk light within arms
reach Of the man In the big swing.
chair.
"You have It all cut and dried, even
TO the setting Of the police trap. haven't
your" he gritted. hardly recognizing
his own voice. "You meant to hang
me first and try your own case with the
directors afterward. Mr.. Dunham.
know you better than you think do:
you are not only crook--you a.e {
yellow-llvered coward. as well You
don't dare to press that button :"
While he was saying II, the president
had half risen. and the hand which
had been lowering over the bell-pushes
shot suddenly under the piled papers
In the corner Of the desk. When II
came out It was gripping the weapon
which Is never very fur outeof reach In
4 bank.
II The next lnstailment tells you
III hovv Mr. Durham oot the aur. III