Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-02-25

TO sicken Of IL all-and then / shal
come and claim my property"
"Neddy, III not work for you. In
mad. I won't play"
You're 1t. just tagged you"
Il require rest-but unfold you
proposition, Neddy. | was born
poor, weak vessel consumed with q
curiosity that was ever my undoing
l can only protest that this Is no way
to treat a friend"
Nonsense My own brother wants
this job, and have refused to give It
to him. Business is business-and I've
saved 1t 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 Ii, and set it down again. "Be
serious, you ingrate," Jerome pro-
tested. Listen I've been working
for two years on a consolidation I'D
near Telluride, and I've Just put it
across. Jack, it's the biggest thing in
the country. Colorado Consolidated
Mines Company, Limited. English
capital, Jack. Pay 'em per cent
and they'll call you blessed. There's
twenty-five thousand a year in it, with
house and a good cook and an au-
tomobile and chauffeur, and you can
come to town whenever you please,
provided you don't neglect the com
pany's interests-and / know you're
not that kind of an engineer"
do have to put some money into
it, Neddy"
Not necessarily, although I should
advise it. l can let you in on the
ground floor for that hundred thou
sand of yours, guarantee you a hand
some profit and in all probability big
cleanup"
Il feel myself slipping, Neddy. New |
ertheless, the tail goes with the hide.
I'm not In the habit of asking my |
friends to guarantee my investments.
and if you say it's right, I'll spread
what have left of the hundred thou
sand when l report for duty"
IT'S been tremendous job get
ting this consolidation over, Jack.
When"
In PHYS namel Spare me. I've
heard all / want to hear about your
confounded consolidation. News
News Give me news! L have to
beg for a drink Nose, you black
sinner, how dare you appear before
me without bringing drink"
Nose, the aged colored porter of
he Engineers club, flashed row of
worries and respectfully returned the
democratic greeting.
Letter for you, sub. The secre-
airy told me to give it to you, Mistah
THANK you, Nose. Speak up. Ned
~ and tell me something. Ever hear
nything of Billy Geary?
He was tearing the edge of the en-
'elope the while he gazed at Jerome.
Who was rubbing his fat hands TO-
ether after the fashion of elderly men
'ho are well pleased with themselves.
You have chance to become one
4 the greatest and richest mining en-
ineers in the world, Jack" he an
wered, now that you've cut loose |
rom that young crook Geary. l don't
now what's become OF him. and |
either does anybody else. For that t
latter, nobody cares" I
81 do-and you can take the brief 1
nd Of that bet for your last white r
hip. Don't let me hear you or any .
ody else say anything against Billy
cary. That boy goes for my money c
very turn In the box. Don't make V
nv mistakes about that, oldtimer." a
Webster's face suddenly was seri- g
is; the bantering information in his
'ice was gene, and new, slightly
rident note had crept into it. But
'rome waved his hand soothingly r,
All right old Johnny Pepper-box, 81
I've 1t your own way. Nevertheless N
N little. mystified. The last In
lew Of you two, you had testified to
alnst him in the high-grsde trials Y
cripple Greek, and he had pulled tn
{ under cloud. even after his ac- ia
ittal" "
Give a dog a bad name. and it will
ok 10 him." Webster retorted. "Of
urse | testified against him. As en- Je
ieer for the Mine Owners assocla- II
n had to. The high-grade ore ca
IS found In his assay office, and the le,
cumstantial evidence was complete.
d l admit Billy was acquitted MI
rely because and others could not on
ear positively that the ore came wi
IN any certain mine. It was the ne
ne old story, Neddy. You can be
rally certain that high-grade ore
been stolen from your raIre, but
less you catch the ore thief in the
, how can you prove T.? I suppose
read the newspaper reports and IN
ievcd them, Just as everybody else wi
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