Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-07-09

best for MS in the long run, to close
up this deal and get out from under.
and take little profit and he IN dutch
here forever, or TO he couple of phil
anihropists and play strong for the
future?7
How do you mean?" billiard was
afire with hope
The brokers' smile was every mo-
mcnt more broadly lngratiating.
why, suppose I should hand you
back every cent you've collected and
paid In. This Is just .suggestion-I
want your opinion on it. You go
round to your subscribers; tell 'em
the mine isn't as promising as you
thought 1t was; you're going to make
good; give 'em their money back.
/ Now--lf you did that and left first
class impress ION everywhere, could you
start from scratch all over again and
sell enough honest-to-goodness conser-
vative stuff-municipals, or like that
to those same people to make up the
diiierence?' He was studying his
companion keenly.
billiards eyes blazed: the audacIty
Of the suggestion was obscured by the
possibility of honor that It contained
"Yes" he said thickly. YES You
bet | could"
And YOU wouldn't be afraid to keep
on working for me? That is. If we got
this Siverbow scheme all Numbered
clean before we started something
clse?"
"Nof If YOU"
"Then llSten!" The brokers' voice
was soft and homiletical you've
thought some hard things about me.
Maybe you had some cause; I'm not
dSputine that, But guess you've for
gotten something. Something | told
you when we first got together. l told
you II You got me what | wanted I'd
help YOU get what you want Well
you've done your best. l got to give
rou credit And maybe you've changed
come of my ideas too. Maybe you've
sort Of worked me around to believing
haven't given you square deal.
Nell-let the past bury its dead. I've
got more than one string to my bow;
IN sort of tired of the old line OF
tun; I'm thinking seriously of cut
ing ii all out and going in for the safe
md sane II Isn't so juicy but it's
afe. Am | right or am I wrong? All
he cards on the table-Im no fool
the bottoms falling out
{ this promotion game. So If you
hink you can blossom out into legit-
nnte salesman Of hgh-grade bonds
course there wouldn't he nearly as
luch in it for you've got more than
alf mind to give you the chance.
S risk. but guess | owe II to you"
e slid his pudgy hand across the
bile aud smiled Practically. 'Tve ,
ken strong fancy to you, son--let's
, respectable together. What do you j.
" to that?"
In his feversh JOY billiard was will
Z TO ignore the obvlous fact that the
oker's repentance was considerably
erdue. and that It was founded on
pediency and not on principle. The
ought Of working longer for Har-
1n-even n the securities he had to
] In future We're most conservative ~
led him with nausea: but If that -
re the only way ia save the stu
on how could billiard decline? How III
his duty 20 himself. could he refuse
work again for Harmon. II this were
only means 10 save his friends '''
'ir money already lost7 He felt his u"
ms tlrobhii to his agitation.
Is j. that a bona fde Of
= he faltered. Harmon's hand
pped The table for emphasis.
Straight as string. To tell the VIII
tn you're sort Of on my conscience wo
ire with mel All right, Then as Ms
as I'm concerned the contracts
celed here and now. Got II with sm
?" s,a
No. +" in
he brokers face darkened. where pla
~ +
llliard was disnclised To tell how sws
why he had intrusted Il To Cullen. 50
! safe. he said He could hardly me
tain himself he looked and looked II
Harmon, trying faithfully to recon init
the man and his appearance and e.
and he failed-bui here He
the great reality confronting alar
and the mlllionth chance had Well
icaiiy come true It was warped "'
.sty but 1t was honesty no less. that
irmon licked his lips ing
Veil. wen clean up he whole Their
sac'lon today aud START with new A.
That's settled. on don't carry way
BE iat billiard Now about hi. hea,
Wurins ~