The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-07-21

waited ranches. A summer hotel on the
shore of Lake Topaz-rcached only by
stage from RrrwStrr-hal added its
iufluence: ana since the hotel brought
people with wcll-lned pockcthoOks
there was Il field for the enthusiastic
rraI-estate promoters whose offices
filled All the odd corners in the Ho-
phra House block.
In ore of those Offices. on the morn
Ing following Smiths first dinner at
HillcreSt, Il rather caustic colloQuy
was in progress between the man
whose name appeared in gilt lettering
on the front windows ana one OF ms
unofficial assistants. Crawford stan
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l He i,"ru-l"ceI neilIiiiliall III ..Is
tlltIilS cidlr ln"ue Such eApi"h"'ioil'
'lS he couiu'
boogerneld ana MS TWO partners w
been mann OUT soineWhere' Allo"
'heE was pump aShtilleu u c"iiie III
ana tell now they let one NAN run
en- OIL
nat 90 you Know ABOUT thlS lei-
low Smith! VINO IS me- ana "here
dld nc come from!
Lanterby told all that was known
! Of Smith, and had no difficulty in com
! pressing it into single sentence. Stan
ton leaned back in his chair and the
lids Of the ttinty eyes narrowed
| thoGghtfully.
There's a lot more to it than that
! he said inciSivcly at the end of the
reflective pause. Then he added a
curt order: make it your job to find
out"
Lanterby moved uneasily in his in
secure seat, but before he could speak,
his employer went on again, changing
the topic abruptly. but still keeping
within the faultfinding boundaries.
what sort of q screw has gone
loose in your deal with the railroad
men? Williams got two cars Of ce-
ment and one of steel the day before
Yesterday three hours after the stuff
came in from the East"
Again Lanterby tried to explain.
"Dougherty. the yardmaster, took
the bank roll I slipped him, all right
enough. and promised to help out. But
he's scared of Maxwell"
Maxwell is a thick.headed ass!
exploded the Pathfinder. His entire
railroad outfit, from President Brew
ster down. Is lined up on the other side
of the fight. But go on with your
dickering. Jerk Dougherty into line
Now go out and find Shaw. | want
him, and l want him right now.
The hard-faced man who looked as
if he might be a broken-down gambler
unjointed his leg-hold upon the tilted
chair and went out; and a few minutes
later another of Stanton's payroll mer
drifted in. He was young feilo"
with sleepy eyes and cigarette stains
on his fingers, and he would have
passed for a railroad clerk out OF 8
job, which was what he really was.
"Well?' snapped Stanton when the
incOmer had taken the chair lateiy va