Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-05-24

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! responsibility, Montague. he said,
dropping the bullying weapon sG take
ap auastses. 'sf'he ioan was aiade In,
my febseaee You have taken the banks
/ faonay 30 bolster up failing concern
tn which yofa are stoekhnlaer Cio 10
nay sawayeF in a@reaeestiler~the best
/ ntse saa ean Finland he'll tell yan ex.
| netiy wherc yoa stand
wfhlig the big clock ovsr the vault
eatranee Was slowly tlekiag on full
half minute the young man whose fg.
tufe iiad becone SO suddenly and so
tfsTeateniagig Involved neither naeyed
isey spoke. ant his silence VIVA no meas
uFe Of the turtnoil Of conflicting emo.
tioHa and passions that were renatng
him.
" may not prove quite the easy
mark that your piaa seems 10 preflg-
ures Mr.. Durham" he returned at
length, trying 10 sny IL calmly. ''Just
what are you expecting me to tlofH
Nov yoH nre talking more like a
grown man." was the presidents crusty
admission. "You are tn a pretty bad
hont, Montague, and that Ia why | sent
FOR you t,.nfght"
"Wcll 7" said the younger man.
''you cun see how 1t will be. IL L
can say to the directors that you have
already resIgned---ana lf you are not
where they can too et,sily lay hands on
you---thes may not care 20 push the
charge against you. There Is Il trafn
west nt ten o'clock. II l were in yeur
place. | should pack n couple af suit
cases aud take 1T, That Is the oniv
safe thing for ynu 10 do IL You need
any ready money"
IT was at this point that + Montague
Smith rose mp out of the stenograraer's
chair aud buttened l,is cont.
"If need uny ready money" he
repeated slowly, advancing a step to-
ward the presidents desk, THAT Is
where you gave yourself away. Mr..
nnnhatn. You authorized that loan.
and did II because ven were willing to
/ use the banks naufaey 60 put Carter
Nestffll In the sele so deep that he
could never climb cut Now, Ii seems,
] yun are willing CO. hrfne the only dam
geraus Witness. 7 don't need money
badly enough 10 sell my good name for
/ II sh,iit stay rfghs here IN Lawrence
VILE and fight Ii aut with YOU r.
The president turned abruptly to his
desk and his hand sought the row OF
| electric heIt-pushes. With a finger
resting upon the one marked police" /"
he said: .sThere isn't any room for
argument. Montague. You can have one
more minute in which tn change your
mind. 1f you stay. you'fs begin your
ilght from the Inside OF the county
jail.
Now there had been nothing In John
Montague Smiths wefi-ordered quar-
ter century of hoshootl, youth. and
4 business manhood 30 tell him how to
| cope with the crude and savage emer-
u gency which he waS confronting. Bat
In the granted minute OF respite some
thing within him. thing us primitive
] md elemental ms the crisis with which
lit was called upon 10 grapple, shook it
self awake. lie stepped quickly across
the intervening space and stood under
the shadled desk light within arms
reach OF the man In the big swing,
chair.
ssYou have 1t all cut and dried. even
!, to the setting OF the police trap, hslven'a
, lsoa?" he gritted, hardly recognizing
his own voice. AY.eu meant to hang
me first and try yoar own case with ths
!, directors nfterwari. Mr.. Dunham.
!, know you better than you think do,
you are not only a crook are 1
yellow-liyercd coward, as well. Yot
don't dare to press that button! r
: While ha was saying 1t, the president
y had half risen, and the hand which
/ had been lowering over the bell-pushe,
! shot suddenly under the piled paper.
In the corner OF the desk. When /
came out 1t wns gripping the weapon
which Is never very far out Of reach Ii
! "a hank.
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