Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-11-24


"Neddy. I'll not work for you. I'm
mad I won't play"
You're Il. ! just tagged you"
Il require a rest-but unfold your
proposition, Neddy. I was born
poor. weak vessel consumed with a
curiosity that was ever my undolng.
I can only protest that this Is no way
10 treat a friend"
NONSENSE Ny own brother wants
this job. and have refused to give II
10 him. Business Is buSiness-and I've
saved IL for YOU
Jerome leaned forward and laid his
finger confidentially on webster's
knee; whereat the light-hearted wan
derer carefully lifted the finger,
brushed an imaginary speck OF dirt
from Il, and set II down again. BE
serious. you Migrate" Jerome pro-
tested. Listen! I've been working
for two years on a consolidation up
near Telluride. and I've Just put Il
across. Jack. it's the biggest thing In
the country. Colorado Consolidated
Mines Company. Limited. English
capital. Jack. Pay 'em q per cent.
and they'll call you blessed. There's
twenty-five thousand n year in Il, with
a house and a good cook and an au-
tomobile and a chauffeur. and you can
come 70 town whenever you please.
provided you don't neglect the COM
pany's interests-and I know you're
not that kind OF an engiI eer."
do / have TO put soine money into
q. Neddyg"
"Not necessarily. although / should
advise q. can set you in on the
ground floor FOR that hundred thou
sand Of yours. guarantee you n hand
some profit and In all probability a big
cleanup"
Il feel myself slipping. Neddy. New
ertheless, the tail goes with the hide.
I'm not Ia the habit Of asking my
friends 20 guarantee my investments.
and II You say it's right. I'll spread
what I have left Of the hundred thou
sand when I report for duty"
Its been a tremendous job get
AaN@ tAaA1 ANllH9aAAAAAAA 1hFAH JAIN
When"
I'm PHYS namel Spare me. I've
heard an I want 90 hear about your
COMPOUNDED consolidation. News
News Give me news, have 10
beg for a drink Nose. you black
sinner. how dare you appear before
me without bringing a drInkT
Nose. the aged cOlored porter Of
the Engineers club. flashed a row OF
worries and respectfully returned the
democratic greeting.
Letter for. you. sub. The secre-
tary told me TO give II to you. Mistah
Webster"
Thank you. Nose. Speak up. Ned
dy. and tell me something. Ever hear
anything OF Billy GearyT
He was tearing the edge OF the en-
velope the while he gazed NJ Jerome.
who was rubbing his Fat hands to-
gether after the fashion OF elderly men
who are well pleased with themselves.
you have a chance TO become one
81 the greatest and richest mining en-
gineers In the world. Jack" he an
swered. snow that you've cut loose
from that young crook Geary. | don't
know what's become OF him. and
neither does anybody else. For that
matter. nobody. cares"
u do-and you can take the brief
end OF that bet for your last white
chin. Don't let me hear you or any
body else say anything against Billy
Geary. That boy goes for my money.
every turn In the box. Don't make
any mistakes about that. oldtimer."
webster's face suddenly was seri-
Gus: the bantering intOnation in his
voice was gone, and a new, slightly
srrident note had crept into II. But
Jerome waved his hand scothing,y.
~Au right. old Johnny Pepper-box,
have Il your own way. Nevertheless.
I'm a little mystified. The last
knew or you two. you had testified
against him in the high-grade trials
al Cripple Greek. and he had pulled
out under a cloud. even after his &C
quitiaL"
Give a dog a bad name. and IL viii
stick 10 him." Webster retorred. "Of
course I testified against him. As en-
gineer for the Mine Owners associa-
ton. had 20. The high-grnde ore
was foun,. IN his assay Office. and the
rlrrumsf=ntiai evidence was complete.
and admit Billy vas acquitted
merely because and others could not
swear positively that the ore came
from any certain mine. IL was the
same old story. Neddy. You can be
morally csriain that high-grade ore
has been stolen from your mine. but
unless you catch the ore thief In the
act. how can you prove it, I suppose
Won read the newspaper reports and
believed them. inst as everybody else
doeA"