The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-02-13

By
VICTOR
ROUSSEAU
EIfHS5v0tiossS b.
Irwin Myers


MISUNDERSTANDING
company. the fact that 1t is adjacent
makes 1t easy for me to devote a little
time to ii. so far as / can spare 1t
from my duty here. The two COM
panies are not in conflict. Mr.. Askew.
Quite the contrary. What helps one.
helps the other"
Quite So" said Hilary. Il don't dis
pute that you have had n right to en-
gage in other interests. But how about
their use of our miIl?"
AT sum, Mr. Askew. which makes
quite a little showing ON the credit side
of our ledgers. We can't afford TO
throw money away. and our cuttings
are not large enough for the one TO
interfere with the other"
You mean the timber is bad"
Damn bad" said Morris. "Gummy
fir. Mr.. Askew. What little spruce
there is I've been holding to make a
show in case we decide TO SELL
THAT sounds plausible" said Hill
airy; and then he shot his bolt. "Why
does the Ste. Marie company wish to
purchase this gummy fir of ours?" he
asked
Morris rose up, trembling with anger
that was only half feigned.
II see you have suspicious of my
good faith Mr.. Askew." he said indig-
nantly. THAT is the only possible In
depreciation 1 can put upon your ques-
ton"
IF you will answer 1t, we can inter-
pref 1t together later
II am not prepared to answer 1t off
hand. Many companies would like to
get our property. The Ste. Marie
company may or may not have that in
tention. l should no more think of
disclosing the Ste. Marie's plans to
you than 1 should think of disclosing
your plans to the Ste. Marie"
MAY 1 have the books and map of
the seigniory limits and leased tracts,
Mr.. Morris?" asked Hilary.
IF you think my services are worth
less / have no desire TO retain my po-
sition here
Hilary rose, crossed to Norris desk,
| and tapped the roll top. Il suppose
| you do not refuse to produce them?'
he asked.
| Morris took a key from his waist
| coat pocket with fingers that could
| hardly find it. He inserted 1t after
| two failures, snapped back the lock,
| and threw the top up. revealing the
| books heaped together. as If they had
| just been under examination. go
through them by all means. If you
| think you've been swindled," he cried.
He flung another key on the desk.
This is the key to the Office" he said.
@Sh Ia-1v fofx IL
papers"
1.-The map. Mr.. Morris?'
1.-The seigniory is bounded on the
west by the Rocky river. 1t is a
straight concession of eighty-five thou
sand, five hundred odd arpents, with
| three sides approximately equal. If
you want map you'll have to go to
| the government. Mr.. Lamartine has
the legal documents"
There must be map" said Hilary
| quietly
at isn't drawn to scale. You'll find
a rough plan of the leases among those
papers" He moved toward the door,
| laid his hand on the handle, cleared
his throat and looked back.
81 have only to say that my yearly
contract expires on October first" he
said. eff you wish to renew 1t
shall expect adequate notice"
| Hilary looked up from the books.
"You may regard it as terminating on
October first. then" he answered. eff
I wish to renew it l shall let you
| know when / have looked into these.
This time Morris anger was quite
unfeigned. You can accept my resig-
nation now" he shouted. do you
| think I am the man TO accept dismissal
at the hands of young American
greenhorn like you? Why, I've thrown
| away thousands trying to develop this
rotten proposition of your uncle's, out
of friendship for him! And what do
you think you're going to make out of
the concession? You can't speak the
| language, you can't get along with the
people, you know nothing of the Cana