Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-07-16

"Then III keep my promise But
would you mind telling me what it is
I'm buylng?"
Here's your receipt. Doctor" Hill
Hard laid a slip of paper on the desk;
took up the check, and scrutinized it
carefully. "What you've bought" he
said sis a twentieth interest in a new
syndicate formed last night Wen as
sumo the stock control in New York
when we get there by paying some
more cash (and we've got more than
we need already and after that we
may possibly sell out, or we may 90
ahead and develop the mine ourselves.
don't know yet which; that's what
Mr. Cullen and are going West TO de
eide. But youll be protected anyhow I;
I'll see to that And if you're in any
hurry to get your money back
How soon do you think it'll be?'
billiard laughed outright; a laugh
of utter happiness. Right now, if you
say So"
The Doctor puzzled.
You don't make it clear he said
"Then I will Mr. Embree, down ~
the Trust and Deposit company. was
one of the men who wanted to get in
with US and couldn't He was JUS
too late. But when / told him what I
was saving out for you. he authorized
me to make you an offer I'm acting
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a check here, and if you want to en-
dorse that receipt over to him. you can
have this" He presented the bankers
check the Doctor stared: it was pay
able to himself. signed by Embree
and written for fifteen thousand dol
lars.
"Why, billiard :" he said. blankly.
rs that good business? For Embreef
What's behind ths?''
billiard fairly beamed his delight
"Well. if you want my advice, don't
take i'll | told him I'd have to explain
it to you, and he agreed" He sal
straighter, pridefu.ly. Jack Arm
strong sent another wire this morning
and the XLNC crowd, who own the
property next to ours, know that I've
had this contract for all the Silverbow
stock, and they've made us a fiai
proposition of''-he caught his breath
-four - hundred - thousand dollars
for the contract And your twentieth
share would be worth twenty thousand
dollars if we took i'll But we're not
going to-because it's worth still more
and we know it. Lots more-twice as
much-so-"
The Doctors expression altered
slightly; his chin sank a little. and he
sighed, almost in regret.
'That hardly seems fair" he said
slowly. THAT hardly seems fair" Ia
smiled ftfully. and sighed again. For
years and years" To- said. ever sine
I first began to practice, I've been
working and waiting and hoping t.
reach the point where I could give M
office work and do some research.
And here, in n few minutes. you dan
gle a two years income in front of me
for no services of mine at all g..
for no labor on my part :. not. as
I'D hoped the result Of service, but
81 own a quarter of the mine my
self" said billiard, with equal gray
fty. "And I'm not thinking how | got
1t. Doctor; I'm thinking how much
good l can do with it . can't you
look at it that way, too?"
The Doctor nodded presently.
81 suppose that has to be the an
swer. Well"
"I'll tell Embree you didn't accept"
billiard reached for his hat. Ard
mustn't bother you any more this
morning; we've both too much TO do
I only wanted to see you a moment
and tell you the news and get your
check. But when Cullen and come
back" His smile was glorious.
They were shaking hands at the
door OF the ante-room.
"That'll he before the holidays.
won't IT? We expect you to take
Christmas dinner with US, of course.