Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1917-06-14

know Colonel Baldwin, here, and I
guess I'll take a chance on things as
they stand. I'll keep my stock"
The new secretary's smile was rather
patronizing than grateful.
"As you please, Mr.. Kinzie, OF
course" he said smoothly. "But I'm
going to tell you frankly that you1
keep 1t at your own risk. / am not
sure what plan will be adopted, but I
assume 1t will be amortization and q
retirement Of the stock Of the original
company. The voting control Of the
old stock we already have, as you
know"
The banker pursed his lips until the
stubbly gray mustache stood out
stif1y. Then he cut straight to the
heart Of the matter.
"You mean that there will be ma
jority pool of the old stock, and that
the pool will ignore those stockholders
who don't come in?"
Something like that" said Smith
pleasantly. And then: Were going
to be generously liberal, Mr.. Kinzie;
we are giving Colonel Baldwtn's
friends a fair chance to come in out
of the wet. OF course, If they refuse
to come inf they prefer to stay
out"
Kinzie was smiling sourly.
you'll have to take care OF your
own banker, won't you, Mr.. Smith, he
asked. "Why don't you loosen up ana
tell a little more7 What have you
fellows got up your sleeve, anyway
At this, the new financial manager
Stacked off on the hRwser Of secrecy
q little-just little,
"Mr. Kinzie, we've got the biggess
thing and the surest, that ever came
to Timanyoni Park; not in futures,
mind you, but in facts already as good
as accomplished. II 1t were necessary"
as 1t isn't-I could go to New York to-
day and put a million dollars behind
our reorganization plan In twenty-four
hours. You'd say 30 yourself If were
at liberty to explain. But again we're
lodging and wasting your time ana
ours. Think the matter over-about
your stock-and let me know before
noon. It's rather cruel to hurry you
so, but time Is precious with US and
"You sit right down there, young
man, and put little Of this precioua
time Of yours against mine" said Kin
zie. pointing authoritatively at the
chair which Smith had just vacated.
"You mustn't go off at half-cocK, thar
way. You'll need bank here TO DO
business with, won't your
Smith did not sit down Instead, he
smiled genially and fred his final shot
mo, Mr.. Kinzie; we shanr need q
local bank-not as matter Of abso-
Lutte necessity. In fact, on some &C
counts I don't know but that It wouIo
be better for us not TO have one"
"Sit down." insisted the bank presf-
dent; and this time he would take no
denial. Then he turned abruptly upon
Baldwin, who had been playing his
part Of the silent listener letter-per-
feet.
Baldwin, we are old friends, and Ia
trust you to the linton any PROPOSE
ton that doesn't ask for more than
the straight-from-the-sh honesty
How much is this young friend Of ours
talking through his hat?"
'tNot any, whatever, Dave. He's got
the goods" Baldwin was wise enough
to limit himself carefully as TO guam
tity In his reply.
Again the banker made comicaI
bristle brush Of his cropped mustache.
81 want your business, Dexter; I've
got to have 1t. But Tn going to Do
plain with you. You two are asking
me to believe that you've gone outside
and dug up a new bunch Of hackers.
That may be all right, but Timanyoni
Ditch has struck pretty big bone that
maybe your new hackers know about
and maybe they don't. You've had
lot of bad luck, SO far; getting your
land titles cleared, and all that; and
you're going to have more. Iye@
(TO Be COntinued.)