The Dolores star., 1920-11-05

.xIbll!ty OF honor that IL contained.
r.l- he said thickly. "Yesl You
II ! eould!
.,na YOU wouldn't be afraid to keep
-o,kInc for me? That is. II we got
=, slyerboy scheme all iaundered
,..n before we started something
lxr
Not II you-"
-rn.p listen!" The brokers' voice
-, soft and homIletical. you've
n,u,ht some hard things about me.
r,,h you had some cause' I'm not
auutipr that. But guess you've for
otteu something. Something ! told
m when we first got together. I told
,,u II you got me what I wanted I'd
l.,p YOU get what you want. Well
,ouye done your best. I got to give
,cv credit. And maybe you've changed
.ome Of nv Ideas too. Maybe you've
rt OF worked me around to believing
haven't given you square denl.
Nell-let the past bury Its dead. I've
nj more than one string to my bow;
I'M sort of tired OF the old line of
fuf; Tn thinking seriously of cut
tug II all out and going In for the safe
,nd sane 1t Isn't so juicy. but it's
r,e. Am | right or am wrong? All
h. cards on the table-I'm no fool.
GlIard-snd the bottoms falling out
N this promotion game. So II you
think you can blossom out into legit-
tnste salesman OF hIgh-g grade bonds
course there wouldn't be nearly rs
much In II for yOu--Ive got more than
half q. mind to give you the chance.
rs risk, but guess I owe II to you"
BE slid his pudgy hand across the
hble and smiled paciflcally. "rve
taken n strong fancy to you, son-lets
be respectable together. What do you
hy to that?"
In his feverlsh JOY Hllliard was WILL
ng to ignore the obvious fact that the
brokers' repentance was considerably
overdue, and that 1t was founded on
sIpedlency and not on principle. The
thought Of working longer for Har-
non-even II the securities he had to
sll In future were most conservative
flled him with nausea; but IL that
we're tho only way to save the situ-
alton how could HillIard decline? How
IL his duty TO himself. could he refuse
10 work again for Harmon. II this were
The only means to save his friends
ther money already lost? He felt his
veins throbbing to his agitation.
is is that n bona fide Of
iefF he faltcred. Harmon's hand
slapped the table for emphasis.
Straight as string. To tell the
iuth you're sort of on my conscience.
You're with me? All right! Then as
lar as I'm concerned the contracts
cancelled here and now. Got 1t with
you"
NO, i"
Inc brokers' face darkened. "Where
is III"
billiard was dlsinclIned to tell how
si saa why he had intrusted 1t to Cullen.
i's SAFE he said. He could hardly
'onlain himself; he looked and looked
.. Harmon. trying faithfully to recon.
W ..e the man and his appearance and
MS principles, and he falled-but here
W.. SS the great reality confronting
l'n-and the mllllonth chance had
,1"sicaliy come true. 1t was warped
uOnesty but 1t was honesty no less.
harmon rl-
"ell, we'll clean up the whole
aansaction today and start with a new
.eal. That's settled. oh, don't carry
vi IKE that, HilIlard.-Now about this
chap, Waring-"
oh, you still want to see him do
youf"
II, harmon hesitated. "Sure! Give
a.'n little surprise, Ell? If he's the
.n', a wEos been bombarding us we'll
ia' ip.Ae MS guns first.-What?" He
.4ue'ied noislly and Hilliard was al
% r,A' TOO excited to dislike the laugh.
A. Uont bother to telephone the Onon-
uasa; we'll just walk oyer"
But thought you wanted to stay
-way from there?" HnlIard was dis
s'uylhg many Of the symptoms of in
'oxication.
oh' not when everythIng's going
ls 80 smooth and nice! We can
~ up In your room and have Waring
sp there and be just us private MS
anywhere else"
accordingly, and to the chagrln of
noVer'hg waiter, they quilted their
sDo'h sad went out to the omen air.
,,ns sy reached the Onondaga; they ar
eu az the mezzanlne floor; they
we're safe In Hilllard's apartment.
r,.s wy" said Harmon loosely. 81
wv. nsn l could afford to live like thlsl
hs" . you've got n rich backer, and I
Ell l. He rubbed his hands in
s,,a tu. good nature; his eyes were spar
r,,h s and his fat body was a-qulver
Al vanity. We'll, the first thing to
~, - =, Where did you say you
~. .nat contract of ours hidden7"
Bil,,,u uaere any hurry about that now7"
~ ,''ata was fairly beside himself with
,.,.m. well-" The sudden whirr of the
N,.'ne Npnone buzzer seemed to ruffle the
I nerves. for ho sto vtad vio.