The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-01-27

Ills Cauu. mo" walt a minute until
I write something" He seized the
cable blank, helped himself, unin.
vited, to Neddy Jerome's fountain pen,
and wrote:
civilian II. Geary, Gale de Concordia
No. 10. Buenayentura, Sobrante,
c. A. -
Salute, you young jackass!, Just
received your letter. Cabling thou
sand for emergency roll first thing to-
morrow. Will order machinery. Leav-
ing for New Orleans tomorrow night,
to arrive Buenaventura first steamer.
Your letter caught pe with hundred
thousand. We cut it two ways and
take our chances, Keep light'i in the
window for your old 80 -
~ 8 ~ : 3.f"JACK PARDNER."
".rhat's a windy cablegram,"' Neddy
Jerome remarked as the servant bore
1t away. "Why all; this garrulity?. A
least a dollar q word" ~ - M
90. =" That's. my delight of a shiny
night, in the season of the year. -
quoted JOHN Stuart Webster "and
why the devil economic when the boy
needs cheering up?"
"What boy"
"Billy Geary."'
"Where is he?"
Central America"
Neddy Jerome was happy. He was
in an expansive mood, for he had.
with the assistance Of a kindly fate,
rounded up the one engineer in all the
world whom he needed to take charge
Of the Colorado Consolidated. So he
sald:, H. H.+'' ''i"
"Wen. Jack, just to celebrate the
discovery Of your old pal, RI tell you
what I'll do. I'll o. K. your voucher
for the expense of bringing young
Geary back to the u; S. A., and when
we get him here, it will be up to you
to find snug berth for him With Col
orado Consolidated" -,
"Neddy," said John Stuart Webster,
"by my halidom, love thee. You're
a thoughtful, kindly old stick-in-the-
mo irs npp put'S I'm yofr boss s
Jerome interrupted, ! and A waddled
away to telephone the head waiter at
his favorite restaurant to reserve a
table for two. ri >usi
Mr.. Webster sighed. He disliked
exceedingly to ,disappoint old Neddy,
but He shrank from seeming to
think overwell Of himself BY declin-
ing a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
year job with the biggest mining COM
pany in Colorado. but SSSf
Rotten luck" I'D lsoliloqulzed. 1T
runs that way for a while, and then
1t changes, and gets worsew
When Jerome returned to hiss seat,
the serious look in Webster's hitherto
laughing eyes challenged his immedi-
ate attention.
"Neddy,", said John Stuart Webster
gently, do you remember my cross
ing my fingers and saying Kings X
when you came ut me with that propo-
sltion of yours? It just breaks my
|; heart to have to decline it, but the
fact Of the matter Is, think you'd
better give that job to your brother
after all. At any rate, Pm not going
to take it."
"Wly?'' the amazed Jerome de-
manded. "Johnny, you're crazy in the
head OF course you'll take It," 8 =
For answer Webster handed HIS
friendFthe letter he had just received.
Read that, old horse, and see if you
can't work up a circulation" he sug-
gested. ,.s -. -
Jerome adjusted his speetacles and
reads & ""' ~ '.
"Calle de Concordia 10, 4Buenaventura,
"Sobrante, G. A.
'tDear John: I would address you
as dear friend john did but pos
sess sufficient courage. In my heart
of hearts you are still that, but after
three years Of silence, due to my stu
pidity and hardness of heart, it is. per-
haps, better to make haste slowly.
'To begin, should like to be for
given, on the broad general grounds
that I am most almighty sorry for
what went and done! Am / forgiv-
en-? I seem to see your friendly old
face ana hear you answer Aye and
with this load Off my chest at last
believe L feel better already sr
Jack. you poor, deluded old piece
of white meat, do you think for mo-
ment that I held against you your
testimony fot the operators in Cripple
+ Creek? i thought you believed the
charges and that you testified in
firm belief that was the guilty man,
as all of the clrcumstantial evidence
seemed to indicate. l thought this for
three long, inieagre years, old friend,
and I'm sorry. After that, suppose
there isn't any need for me to say
more, except that you are an old fool
for not saying YOU were going to
spend Your money and your time and
reputation trying to put my halo back
on straight! I doubt If was worth
it, and you knew that; but let it pass,
for we have other fish to fry.
"The nubbin of the matter is this:
There is only one good gold mine left
in this weary woodland | have it.