Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-06-18

addressed. explOsively. and with that
particular sort of muffed fury which
rises best from SET of circumstances
not thoroughly understood.
What this is all about is beyond
me- oniy. if this law ninnow has
gone as far as this We've got 10
get al the bottom Of I. You know
that as well as do, billiard. nafdral-
" The boys as wild as a hawk.
heaven knows how far he'd go QUO
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
ne could oontrive reply waring was
strident again.
Yes" The Students voice was thin
with acerbity. Eyes. you think you re
pretty smart-all of you. Don't YOU?
! come in here to do you a Kindness
thar anybody else. II seems 10 me
would take as a favor. and you and
Angela jump all over newly doeSn-s
he deny it? That's what l want 10
know Why doesn't he say some
thingg"
Cullen looked ar billiard and made
a swift deduction. and spoke il.
He's waiting for the rest of il. Go
on-you're only half through the yaru
you told US"
oh. very we'll" Waring gathered,
courage. You can have all you wan
maybe more than you want. You'd
have had it sooner if you hadn't start
90 Yelling at me. | know what Tn
talking about; you people don't seem
to realize Pm in the law | don't 90
off half-eocked | wrote to a law firm
in Butte. Montana, that's what did. |
found out what was the higgest firm
there, and | wrote 'em a letter. They
answered ii. too. got my information
right from the ground. I've got let
ter that says"
Cullen swayed forward, his hand
outstretched. pam-upward in a direct
challenge of Warnings truthfulness.
Where is it?"
The boy withdrew step and STAN
mered: Il left il home"
''0h. you did," Cullen's laugh was
singing. THAT'S likelym
Yes. that's exactly what I didi
Think I'd bring an original letter our
of my ofIice-let it out of my hands
until it's time TO make it of record?
Not on your lifel I've got it all right.
1t says the Silyerbow Mining corpora
ton owns some acreage, fast enough
but there isn't mine on it,"
Cullen vented his abandon of rage
on the empty air.
well, who in the devil ever said
there wasp
why =. didn't your" The appeal
was TO billiards and it was niade in a
tone of establishment which would
have been ludicrous If there hadn't
been tragedy behind it.
No" billiard shook his head
II on can't accuse me of that, ut least
/. The only mine we ever mentioned
was one in prospect | always said II
was a prospect. with an old shaft on
1t 1t. didn't /? And so it is But an
old shaft isn't producing mine. nee
essar.ly. And-please let him finish.
Mr., Cullen!"
well /" The boy had twin disks
of hectic fame in his cheeks. That's
only detail. anyway they said
II 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 I'M
closing alphabetically.
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 newsl"
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
y SO 'AAN y S0AA ~ was Oi*tftu
two years ago to anybody
who'd take it for ten thousand
dollars and nobody'd take 1t as a
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 II
was j. had a mine on 1t, the XLNC |
mine, that's in pretty fair shape, but
thar didn't signify anything. :" He
paused for 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 II, and Harmons cheap
Wall street man in New York The
Butte people don't consider him re-
liable. And I've written to him four
he won't answer"
"Anr said billiard, startled.
"Wen?" Cullen repeated his chal-
enge.
feTbat's all" He ggzad bespechfpgfv