Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-07-09

Of the suggestion was ebscured by the
possibility Of honor that 1t contained.
'sYesr he said tklckly. "Yesl You
bet / eou.s"
sand you wouldn't be afraid to keen
m working for me? That is. if we got
this SiIverbow scheme all Numbered
clean before we started something
ese?"
NOT If you"
Then listen. The brokers' voice
was soft and homileticaL you've
Thought some hard things about me.
Maybe you had some cause; I'm not
Gisputfng that. But guess you've for
gotten something. Something l told
sou when we first got together. told
YOU if you got me what wanted I'd
help you get what you want. Well
you've done your best. | got to give
sou credit. And maybe you've changed
some of my ideas too. Maybe you've
sort of worked me around TO believing
haven't given you square deal.
Well-let the past bury its dead. I've
got more than one string to my bow;
Tn sort of tired of the old line of
stuff; I'm thinking seriously of cut
ting 1t all out and going In for the safe
and sane. 1t isn't so juicy, but its
safe Am fright or am I wrong? All
the cards on the table-Tm no fool,
Hilliard-and the bottoms falling out
Of this promotion game. SO if you
think you can blossom out into a legit-
innate salesman of high-grade bonds
of course there wouldn't be nearly as
much in it for you've got more than
half a mind to give you the chance.
It's risk, but I guess / owe it to you"
He slid his pudgy hand across the
table and smiled Practically. 'Tve
taken a strong fancy to you. son--let's
be respectable together. What do you
say TO thatT'
In his feverish joy billiard was will
ing to, ignore the obvious fact that.the
brokers' repentance was considerably
overdue. and that 1t was founded on
elpediency and not on principle. The
thought Of working longer for Har,
mon-even If the securities he had to
sell in future were most conservative
filed him with nausea; but If that
were the only way to save the stu
alton how could billiard decline? How
IN his duty to himself. could he refuse
TO work again for Harmon. II this were
the only means to save his friends
their money already lost? He felt his
veins throbbing to his agitation.
els &c that a homo 65o Of
fer?' he faltered. Harmon's. hand
slapped the table For emphasis.
Straight as string. To tell the
truth you're sort Of ON my conscience.
You're with me? All right Then as
far as Tn concerned the contracts
cancelled here and now. Got it with
you?"
No, II"
The brokers' face darkeneG. "where
is it?"
Hilliard was disinclined to tell how
and why he had intrusted 1t to Cullen
SITS safe" he said. He could hardly
contain himself he looked and looked
at Harmon, trying faithfully TO recon-
ellie the man and his appearance and
his principles, and he failed-but here
was the great reality confronting
him-and the millionth chance had
magicaily come true. 1t was warped
honesty but it was honesty no less.
Harmon licked his lips.
well, We'll clean up the whole
transaction today aud start with a new
deal That's settled. Oh. don't carry
on like that. billiard. Now about this
chap. Waring"
"oh, you still want to see him, do
your"
Harmon hesitated. "Sure Give
him little surprise, Ell? If he's the
man who's been bombarding us we'll
spike his guns first.-What?" He
laughed noisily and Hilliard was at
most too excited to dislike the laugh
Don't bother to telephone the 0non-
daga we'll just walk over"
But thought you wanted to stay
away from there?" billiard was dis
playing many of the symptoms of in
tOxication.
~Oh. not when everythlng's going
along so smooth and nice! We can
so mp in your room and have Waring
ap there and be just as private as
anywhere else"
Accordingly, and to the chagrin Of
lowering waiter, they quilted their
booth and went out to the open air
They reached the Onondaga they ar
rived at the rnezzanine floor; they
we're afe in billiards. apartment
~Myl said Harmon loosely. Il
wish could afford TO IKE like this J
But you've got a rich hacker. and !
haven't" He rubbed his hands 10
great good nature: his eyes were SPAR
Killing and his fat body was a-quiver
with vanity. swell. the first thing TO
DO Where did you say you
Keep that contract Of ours hidden7'
Is there any hurry aLeut that nowf
Hillisrd was faiSly beside himself with
icy.
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