The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-28
shoulder and It v.s billiard whom he

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addressed. expiosively. and with that
particular sort of muffled fury which
rises best from q set Of circumstances
not thoroughly understood.
what this Is oil about ID beyond
me! Only. II this law minnow has
gone as far as this :. We've got to
get at the bottom Of II ). You know
that as well as do, Hiliard. natural.
ly. The boys as wild as n hawk.
Heaven knows how far he'd go out.
side. This has got to be cleared up!
We've got to pound some sense into
him. We"
Hllliard was smiling yacuously: now
that the blow had actually fallen. and
the complaint officially lodged. he felt
deliclously relaxed. content. Before
he could contrive reply Waring was
strident again.
"Yes." The students voice was thin
with acerblty. ayes. you think you're
pretty smart-all Of you. Don't you?
! come in here to do you a kindness
that anybody else. II seems to me
would take as 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
thingr'
Cullen looked at HillIard and made
a swift deduction. and spoke 1t.
"He's waiting for the rest of 1t. 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 hadot sooner II you hadn't start.
ed yelling at me. I know what I'm
talking about; you people don't seem
to realize I'm In the law! I don't 90
OIL half-cocked. wrote to law firm
In Butte. Montana. that's what l did. I
found out what was the biggest firm
there, and I wrote 'em letter. They
answered II, 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 stam-
mered: II left It home"
"Oh. you did" Cullen's laugh was
stinging. That's likely!"
"Yes, that's exactly what I did |!
Think I'd bring an original letter out
Of my offlce-let 1t out Of my hands
until it's time to make 1t of record? !?
Not on your life! I've got It all right.
1t says the Sllverbow 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.
swell, who In the devil ever said
there was?"
"Why didn't your" The appeal
was to HIllIard; and 1t was made In a
tone Of astonlshment which would
have been ludIcrous II there hadn't
been tragedy behind It.
No" Hilllard shook his head.
You can't accuse me Of that, at least.
-. The only mine we ever mentioned
was one In prospect. l always said 1t
was a prospect. with an old shaft on
1t 1t. didn't l? And SO 1t Is! But an
old shaft isn't a producing mine. nec-
essarily. And-please let him finish.
Mr.. Cullen!"
"Well 49," The boy had twin disks
Of hectic fame In his cheeks. That's
only a detail. anyway they said
1t was undeveloped they
said the shaft had been abandoned
more than two years ago, because 1t
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 oil
know that! Give US some news
young man, give US some news!'
Warlng was breathing hard. and his
interest had switched to Angela, who
stood adamant. Indeed. he was sud-
denly transformed to the status of a
supplIant rather than that of a prose-
cutting witness.
swell &. they said 1t was offered
two years ago to anybody
who'd take 1t 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 prospect is! Hasn't he seen
the reports? And still he"
sand and the land next to It
was had a mine on 1t, the XLNC
mine, that's in pretty fair shape, but
that didn't signify anything. ;" He
paused for moment. "And there
hasn't been any work done on 1t, to
speak of, for two years. And the
corporation report l got shows that a
fellow named Martin Harmon's the
president Of 1t, and Harmon's a 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 Hilllard, startled.
"Well?" Cullen repeated his chal-
lenge.
THAT'S ALL" He gazed beseechingly