The Dolores star., 1920-10-15

"hat thlS Is all about Ii beyond
me! Only. IL this law minnow has
gone ms far as this We've got to
gel at the bottom of 1t >. You know
that as well as do, Hllliard, natural
iy. The boys as wild as a hawk.
Heaven knows how far he'd 90 out
Side. This has got to be cleared up
We've got to pound some sense into
him. We"
billiard was smiling vacuously: now
that the blow had actually fallen. and
the complaint officially lodged. he felt
deliciously relaxed. content. Before
he could eontrive reply waring was
strldent again.
Yes" The students voice was thin
with acerbity. "Yes. you think you're
pretty smart-all Of you. Don't you?
l come in here to do you a kindness
that anybody else. It seems to me
would take as a favor. and you and
Angela jump all over newly doesn't
he deny 1t? That's what want to
know! Why doesn't he say some
thing7"
Cullen looked at HillIard and made
swift deduction. and spoke 1t.
Hes waiting for the rest of It. Go
on-you're only half through the yarn
you told u.s."
"Oh. very WELL" Waring gathered
courage. You can have all you want
maybe more than you want. You'd
have had it sooner If you hadn't start
ed yelling at me. know what I'm
talking about; you people don't seem
to realize I'm In the law! don't go
of halfcocked. wrote to law firm
In Butte, Montana, that's what did.
found out what was the biggest firm
there, and wrote 'em letter. They
answered 1t. too. I got my information
right from the ground. I've got let
ter that says"
Cullen swayed forward. his hand
outstretched. palm-upward. in a direct
challenge of Warnings truthfulness.
"Where Is it?"
The boy withdrew a step and STAN
mered: 81 left it home"
"Oh, you did!" Cullen's laugh was
stinsing. That's likely!"
"Yes, that's exactly what I did
Think I'd bring an original letter out
of my office-let 1t out of my hands
until it's time to make it of record?
Not on your life! I've got 1t all right.
1t says the Silverbow Mining corpora
ton owns some acreage, fast enough,
but there isn't mine on 1t"
Cullen vented his abandon of rage
on the empty air.
"Well. who in the devil ever said
there was?"
"Why i. didn't you?" The appeal
was to Hilliard: and it was made in
tone Of astonishment which would
have been ludicrous If there hadn't
been tragedy behind it.
NO" Hilliard shook his head.
You can't accuse me of that, at least.
-. The only mine we ever mentioned
was one in prospect. always said 1t
was prospect, with an old shaft on
1t 1t. didn't 1? And so it Is! But an
old shaft isn't producing mine. nee
essarily. And-please let him finish.
Mr.. CullenI"
"Well -" The boy had twin disks
of hectic flame in his cheeks. That's
only detail. anyway they said
1t was undeveloped they
said the shaft had been abandoned
more than two years ago. because It
wasn't worth much of anything"
Cullen's hands were closing and un-
closing apoplectically.
"For Heavens sake, who ever said
1t wasn't! two years ago! We all
know that! Give us some news
young man, give US some news!"
Waring was breathing hard, and his
interest had switched to Angela. who
stood adamant. Indeed, he was sud-
denly transformed to the status Of
suppliant rather than that of prose-
cutting witness.
"Well they said 1t was offered
. two years ago to anybody
who'd take it for ten thousand
dollars . and nobody'd take 1t as
gift :"
"Oh, good Lord!" Cullen was near
to bursting. Doesn't the fool know
what a prospect Is? Hasn't he seen
the reports? And still he"
"And . and the land next to 1t
was had mine on 1t, the XLNC
mine. that's in pretty fair shape but
that didn't signify anything. :" He
paused for a moment. "And there
hasn't been any work done on it. to
speak of. for two years. . And the
corporation report I got shows that
fellow named Martin Harmon's the
president of 1t. and Harmon's cheap
Wall street man in New York. The
Butte people don't consider him re-
liable. And I've written to him four
times-and he won't answer"
"Ah!" said HIlliard. startled.
"Well?" Cullen repeated his chal-
lenge.
That's ALL" He gazed beseechingly
at Angela. who shifted and turned her
head away. e.
"Allw Cullen breathed stertorous-
ly. "And with flimsy lot of rot like
that you've got the unmitigated gall to
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