Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-15
CHAPTER NIII-(Continued)

Ne" VI MS Scll'poSSeSSlOn, ana Philip
was surprised. He had expected that
Brokaws willy brain would bring with
1t half dozen schemes for the uuiet
undoing OF their enemies. And now
here was Brokaw, the man who al.
ways hedged himself in with legal
breastworks-who never revealed him.
self TO the shot of his enemies-cnlist.
ing himself for fight in the open.
Philip had told Gregson that there
would be a fight He was firmly con-
WINGED that there would be a fight.
But he had never believed that
Brokaw would come to join in it. He
leaned toward the fnancier, his face
hushed little by the warmth of the
fire and by the knowledge that Bro.
kaw was relinquishing the situation
entirely into his hands. If it came
to fighting, he would win. He was
confident of himself there. But
What will be the result if We
VIM" he asked.
IF we secure those who will give
the evidence we evidence that
the movement against us is Il plot to
destroy our company, the Government
will stand by us" replied Brokaw. Il
have sounded the situation there. |
have filed formal declaration to the
effect that such a movement is on
foot, and have received promise that
the commissioner of police will inves.
tigate the matter. But before that
happens our enemies will strike There
tions. We must achieve our own sal
walton. And to achieve that we must
fight"
And IL we LOSE"
Brokaw lifted his hands and shoul.
ders with a significant gesture.
THE moral effect will be tremen.
dous," he said. ''It will be shown
that the entire north is inimical to
our company, and the Government
will withdraw our option. We will
be ruined Our stockholders will lose
every cent invested"
In moments of mental energy Philip
was restless. He rose from his chair
now and removed softly back and forth
across the carpeted floor of the big
room shro,,ded in tobacco SNAKE
Should be broal, his u.n,,d IN Croc,or
and tell Brokaw of Lord Ftzhugh?
But, on second thought, what good
would coma of ITO Rr,l,,,, yy.. al.
ready aware of tho sariousrass or tbr
situation In eop,o nm, of hi, u,,oc.
countabIa WAYS bn had learned that
their ouanioe yer. to s,ril,o almost
Immediately. and his ovp ravr,otio,
n, tho Ei,,burb lo,,crs vo,1d b,t
strepgtbo, this oyidorrc II, v.,rii
le.p hi, faith v.i,b ,,rocrso, r,,. ,b.
nror,ised da,. or ,u,n For an hmm.
the two men wore oIore in fin. ro,n
A, tho epd of that ,ir,o t,af,. uI,u-
yere settIcd Tho rovt ,,orpiu,, rnfi,
uouId Ieavo ro,. plird Indian Ial,,
ord nrerare ro,, war Brol,,,v ,,ouId
,oI,o,y t,yo o,, tbr,o d,,, 1,tcr
bea,v uois,b, yoarod lifted fran,
pbilin,s shoulders ,ybo, lao l,ft Er,
kaw After uortbs of wary and
wooks of nbvsica1 irortiop bn .ov
his wav clear for the first time. And
FOR the fret time too souo,birp
seep,ed IN have como into bis Iifo
that eIIad hin, with a strange cxbiraru.
,ior apd made hin, f,rgetfuI or III,
gloon, that had set,Iod oyer him
d,r,rg tboeo ,as- rnontbe Thu, pigb,
ba wouId 500 Jeanne TIis hodv tbriIl.
ed NJ the thought until fo, a time hc
foreot that be wouId also sea and
,o1l, With Eiroar rou, d,,.,, reC,,.
bo h,d to,d crorso, ,bo, :, yrou1d r,.
s,ioidol 90 9,,b+ Tho ,o,.,,,o,.,,.r.s. .,o,,.
bo r,o, o,,e,o,, Coz. cotton, ,,,,o,. to t,.,i,,
,rd o,d ,bo ,efai,. 90 ,,.i,, 80. loo, -
bo boa s,orrod 70 or,,,,2. ,ha. cror,,o
IN bin,solp bo ,rould have found ,b,,
the beautiful girl whom bc had first
seor or tho p,oorrit rocl, v.as At w.,
bottou of II Aud vet Jeanne ,yas a
ror+berrer ana. or those against ,vbor,
bis actions must no directed But he
had confidence in himself confidence
IN what that night would hiring forth
Ia was like one freed from a bond-
aga that had oppressed him for a
long time and tho fact thar he might
he connelIed to fight Jeanne's own
peopIe did not destroy his hopefulness.