Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-26
CHAPTER TX.
The New Second Mate.

CHAPTER TX.
The New Second Mate.
nEARSON seemed pleased, but he
made no comment. Captain Elisha
blew q smoke ring from his pipe.
"And say, JIM" he added, embar-
raised In his turn, II hope you won't
think I'm interferin' in your affairs,
but are you still set against comm up
to where nvei I know you said you
had Z reason, but are you sure its
good oneY'
He waited for an answer, but none
came. Pearson was gazing out Of the
window. The captain looked at his
watch and rose.
II guess III have to be goin'." he
said. ''It's after u now"
His host swung around in his chair.
"Sit down, captain" he said. 1--WE
been doing a lot Of thinking since I
saw you, and I'm not sure about that
reason. believe I'll ask your advice.
ItsGa delicate matter. and It involves
your brother. You may see It as he did,
and II 90 our friendship ends. I sup
pose. But I'm going to risk it.
sAfr. Rodgers Warren and J." he
went on, "were well acquainted during
the latter part Of my newspaper work.
1 was financial man ON the Planet, and
some articles wrote took your broth
er's fancy. At all events, he wrote mo
concerning them in highly compliment.
tary terms and asked me to call and
sec him at his ONCE. did %, and
wen. We became very friendly. 80 much
80 that he invited me to his house. I
dined there several times, was invited
to can often, and-I enjoyed It. You
see, had few friends In tho city out
side my journalistic acquaintance, and
suppose I was hattered By MI. War
ren's kindness and the fancy he SEEM
ed to have taken to me. And I liked
Miss warren-no ono could help that-
and believed she liked me-"
"She does like you" interrupted his
companion, with surprise. "Carolme's
. good girl"
Eyes; she Is. However, she Isn't in
this story except as side Issue. At
this time my ambitions were for
newspaper career, and I thought I
WIS succeeding. And her fathers
marked interest and the things he said
to me promised more than an ordinary
success. He was q well known man
on the street and influential So my
head began to swell, and dreamed
! lot Of foolishness. And then"-
He paused, put down his empty pipe
and sighed.
AWell, them b continued, ''cams
the upset. Judged from what you
said 1t your previous conversation,
captain, that you were well enough 90
quainted with Wall street to know that
queer operations take place there. Did
you read about the south shore trolley
businessw
Captain Elisha considered. why,
yes" he said slowly; seems II I did;
one Of those consultations with hold
in companies and franchises and ex-
tensions and water by the hogshead
Want that 1T Iremember now. The
Boston papers had considerable about
It, and presume likely the New York
ones had more. One Of those al &C.
cordin' to law swindles that speout
Same as toadstools In a dark place. but
die out Il the lights turned on too sud
den. This one didn't come to nothin'
but bad smell, II I remember right" :
"You do. And suppose I'm respon-
sfble for the smell. got wind Of the
thing, investigated. found out some
thing Of what was going on and print
ed preliminary story in the Planet.
It caused sensation"
He paused once moro. Captain Mi-
sha for the sake Of saying something
observed, u shouldn't wonder"
= s ...IIs certainly did. And the morning
on which 1t appeared Mr.. Rodgefs
Warren phoned me- He wished to see
me at once. I went down to his Office.
Captain, dislike to tell you this. Mr..
Warren was your brother"
81 know he was And I'm his execu.
tor. Both those reasons make me gpe-
cially anxious to have you tell mo the
truth. Heava ahead now to oblige mo"
4well, / found him very polite and
cordial at frst. He said that 20 ridicu-
lous and sensational story, concerning
the trolley combine had Gppeared IN
the Planet, and he would like to have
me contradict 1t and suppress further
falsehoods Of the kind. told him I
couldn't do that, because the story was
true. had written It myself. he was
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