Macon beacon., 1921-09-09

The boss didn't seem TO be much
scared up over the doubt. He just
smiled and said we'd be likely to lind
out whas was in the wind, and that
/ before very tong Then he spoke of
Hatch's afternoon call al our offices,
and mentioned the fact that the Red
Tower president would probably try
again. later in the evening.
The major let the business matter
drop, and he was working his way
| patiently through the salad course
when he looked up to say:
"Was there anything in youh trip
to Srathcona to warrant Sheilus lit
| Tie teIogrophic daugeh signal Gra-
ham?"
Nothing worth mentioning" said
the boss, without turning a hair; do
ing it, as ! made sure, because he
didn't want Mrs Sheila 10 be mixed
mp in the plotting business, even by
implication.
The major didn't press the inquiry
any farther and when he spoke again
| Il was Of an entirely different matter.
Away along IN the beginning some
body think It was John Chadwick
spoke OF YOU as a man with sawt
Of raw-head-and-bloody tempeh,
Graham: what have you done with
that tempeh In these heah latch
days7
The boss smile was a good-nstured
grin.
Temper Is not always a matter OF
temperament, major Sometimes 1t Is
only a means to an end Much Of my
experience has been in the conStruc-
tIon camps. where have had to deal
with men In the raw. Just the same.
there have been moments within the
past six months when have been
SOrely tempted TO burn the wires with
few choice words Of the short and
ugly variety and throw up my job"
(Which. as you may say, brings us
around 10 President Dunton' put in
the old lawyer shrewdly. He is still
opposing yOuh policies?"
"Up IN a few weeks ago he was
still bounding me to do something that
would boost the stock regardless Of
what the something should be, or OF
its effect upon the permanent value Of
the property"
'Did understand you 10 say that
these-ah-suggestions from Dunton
had stoppedf the major inquired.
Temporarily, at least. haven't
beard anytAing from New York-not
"Then Dun,oH nephew hasn't made
himself known TO youl"
"CollIngwoodl Hardly I'm not in
Mr Howie Collingwood's set-whch is
one OF the things l have to be thank
ful for But this IS news didn't
know he was out here"
The news -glyer bent his head grave
ly In confirmation Of the fact.
Hes heuh, I'm sorry to say, Gra-
ham He has been heah quite some
little time, vibratin' round with the
GrIgsbys and the Gannons and lot
mo- Of the uew-rlch people up at the
capital"
It was the boss turn to 90 silent,
and could guess pretty well what he
was thinking The presence OF Presl-
dent Dunton's nephew In the West
might mean much or nothing But |
could imagine the boss was thinking
that his own single experience with
| CollIngwood was enough 10 make him
wish that the nephew Of Big Money
would stay where he belonged-umong
the hlgh-rolers and Spenders OF his
own set IN the eTete East.
Il can't quite get the proper slant
on men Of the ColllngwOOd type" he
remarked, after the pause. "The only
time I ever saw him was on the night
before the directors meeting last
spring He was here with his uncle S
party in the special train. and that
night at the Bullard he had been drink.
Ing too much and made a hraying ass
Of himself I had to knock him silly
before l could get him up to his room.
you did that, Graham for a
strangeh?'
"T did 1t for the comfort OF all con.
cerned. AS / say, he was making an
ass OF himself"
There was another break. and then
the major looked up with little
| frOwn.
"That was befo' you had met
SheilaT" he asked, thoughtfully.
"Why, no; not exactly II was the
snme nlght--the night we all dropped
Of the Flyer and got left behind al
Sand Creek You may remember that
We came in later on Mr.. Chadwick
special
The major made no reply 10 this
and pretty soon the boss was on hi,
feet and excuSng himself once more
on the after.dinner smoking stunt. say
ing that he was obliged 10 go back tC
the office. The major got up and shoot
hands with him as II he were bid
ding him good-by for a long Journey
you are going down to keep That ap
poIntment with MIsteh Rufus Hatch?
he said "You take an old mans ad
vice. Graham my hoy, and keep you'll
haDd-ag aguratlyely speaking, Of cou's,
on youh gun. 1t runs IN my mind
somehow that you are going to bt
! hit--and hit right hard. No. don
ask me why Call II rotten suspi