Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-02-04
CHAPTER vi.

reports and were folded so as to fea
ture the departments devoted to loca
news. The Journal had beaten tn.
Herald by two sticks and subhead
but the Herald had nonored Dick,
Morgan with a kindly editorial anc
both papers had stated explicitly
where Hilliard was making hi!
headquarters. Mr.. Cullen woult
have been seriously offended If HI
hadn't been mentioned at least one
In each paper; and this is no more
a reflection upon his vanity thar
the fact that he cherished lively
anticipation for what the Post
Standard was going to say about the
case tomorrow morning.
Nevertheless, there was fly in
the ointment-not very much Of a fly
to be sure. but still appreciable: and
after all, 1t isn't the size Of the in
vader that counts. Mr.. Cullen was
Mr.. Cullen was hospit-
able; but Mr.. Cullen was also the
tfniest. bit of a snob-not a carping,
contemptuous, superciiious snob, but
healthy, hearty, OPEN spirited snob,
frank in his liking for the things he
one of them was to be
somebody. and have the netghbors
know it. He liked to fraternize
with important men; he liked to see
his name in the paper now and then;
he liked to feel superior-just one
harmless little degree more conse-
quential-than his next door neigh
Dor. And the neighbox. Of course,
had to share this conviction, or there
wasn't any purpose in it.
And MIR. Cullen, with all his in
genuous weakness for prominence,
hadn't known until the evening pa
pers told him so. hadn't even sus-
pected (altho now he was trying
pusily to persuade himself that he
mad suspected it all along, from one
thing and another) that his guest
was a mining engineer of interna-
tional< reputation, and independently
wealthy to boot. ! 1t was enough to
d1scomfit any host! 1t was enough
TO annoy any man, whether average
Or not, who prided himself (and
most OF us do) that he had unusual
and was Good Judge
OF Human Nature. And so, when he
met billiard and Angela at the head
OF the garden he began to fire
away pointblank at Hilliard; and
This was barely after the greetings,
ana question as to the state Of Hill
liard's health, and before Angela had
found an opportunity to get a word
In edgewise.
Understand you're a mining man,
Mr.. Hilliard," he said, pleasantly.
I used to be- said Hilliard. "Tve
retired. thought l told you so the
first night I was here"
oh, yes--you did say something
about 1t. but" Mr.. Cullen laughed
With the fullness of one who has UNI
earthed secrets. 1T took some of our
bright young newspaper,c crowd to fer
ret out the facts. You're too modest
mats what's the matter with you!"
AS Hilliard smiled in depreca-
lion Angela, growing triumphantly,
for the papers.
Where is it?' she cried. "where
;. OH" And relapsed into beati-
nc calm, devouring the none too con-
sentative paragraphs with all her
might. The cold-typed repetition Of
Inc well-known story sobered her
considerably; still,> it was for Hill
|iard's and her fathers names that
she gloated; and as for the panegyric
IT Morgan, that was only an added
garland to the wreath which was al
ready his.
Russian and English syndicate
wasn't it," asked Mr.. Cullen.
Yes" said billiard, English and
Russian"
Mechanically, he began to rehease
The technical subleties which he
hadn't expected to find use for within
! brace Of fortnights. It was well.
however, to be prepared; and the time
10 plant the seed Of desire Is when
he prospect Is willing.
Mighty Interesting game-mining, !"
aid Cullen. Lets wander down by
The fountain; shall we? 1 don't
know why it is, but It sort Of fas-
'inates me-guess 1t does everybody.
More romance in 1t than most lines"
Here Angela looked up sharply, and
surgled with wicked satisfaction, and
'ent lifted eyebrow signal across to
billiard.
Eyes," said Hilliard, but there's
moro tragedy, too. I suppose that's
he law Of compensation getting to
work. Big profits call for big risks"
This was for sand in Cullen's eyes:
Ind It had its effect.
"oh, but the ratios the same in al
most any business. Mn TIilliard, isn't
Z? It's about the same theory. Say
nss banks pay ) to 4 per cent, but
hey never made man rich yet. But
copper basil"
I'll have to admit" said FIilliard
lightly, that the odds are on the
'ide Of the experts. But AZ for the
He smiled at Angela
Ind wondered II he dared begin so
soon to build up the framework Of
his mission. 1--WE been telling An.
sela that it's mostly hard work. Once
n while you run into something
urid, Of couse--romantio. If you
want to call It so. I remember one
DIT out Of my own experience" An
gela had dropped the papers. and
was listening a. closely as her
'athsr. "A few years ago some
friends Of mine bought UP an old
property out IA the Butte
bought Il for = song. and It
Was very Quist peaceful little song
It that because metals had been
lull, and-to continue the metaphor
my friends weren't In particularly
rood voice Just then. But after
;heyd taken title. they realised that
they'd only sung the hrst verse Of
The song, and there were lot more
verses and a pretty strenuous chorus.
There was q shaft - b unwatered
Ind q lot Of tinber-work to be done;
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