The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-08-18
lab. hal Hatch and John Marshall

ness-haye finally come togetheh."
"In business way. yon meanr'
The major gave . right and lef
twist 20 his big mustaches an'
shrueged one shoulder.
They are most probably calling q
business" he rejoined.
The boss nodded. Il know what has
happened. In spite Of the fact tim'
the local people know that their eco
nomic salvation depends upon a wide
and even distribution OF their c. s
& W. stock. there has been a good
hit OF buying and selling and swap
/ ping around ! remember you proph.
esied that In a little while we'd have
another trust In the hands OF few
men. You may recollect that didn't
dispute your prediction. | merely said
that our ground leases-the fact that
all Of the C. s. 4 w. plants and build
ings are on railroad land-would still
give us the whip-hand over any new
monopoly that might be formed"
"Yes. sub; ! remember you said
that" the major allowed.
Every good. Marshall and his pocket
syndicate may have acquired a voting
control in C. s. & W., and they may
be willing now TO patch up an alliance
with Hatch. But In that case the new
monopoly Will still lack the one vital
Ingredient: the power to fix prices.
II there is a new combine, and II tries
TO make the producers and merchants
pay more than the agreed percentages
for storage and handling"
81 know the major cut in. "You-all
will rise up in the majesty Of youh
wrath and put II out OF business by
terminating the leases hope you
may: | sutt'inly do hope you may.
But you'll recollect that didn't advise
you on that point, sub. You took
Misteh Ripley's opinion. Maybe the
cou'ts will hold with you. but, candid
ly, Graham, I doubt it-doubt II right
much"
The boss didn't seem to be much
scared up over the doubt. He Just
smiled and said we'd be likely to find
out what was In the wind, and that
before very long Then he spoke Of
Hatch's afternoon call at 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
10 Strathcona to warrant Sheila's lit
tie telegraphic dangeh signal Ora,
ham7"
Nothing worth mentioning" said
The boss, without turning hair; do
ing II, as made sure, because he
didn't want Mrs. Sheila to be mixed
up In the plotting business, even by
implication.
The major didn't press the inquiry
any farther. and when he spoke again
II was Of an entirely different matter.
away along In the beginning, some
body think II was John Chadwick
spoke Of you as a man with a sawt
Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tempeh.
Graham: what have you done with
that tempeh In these heah latch
daysr"
The boss smile was a good-natured
grin.
Temper is not always a matter OF
temperament, major. Sometimes It In
only a means to an end. Much OF my
experience has been In the construc-
ton camps, where have had TO deal
with men In the raw. Just the same
there have been moments within the
past six months when I have been
soreiy tempted to bum the wires with
a few choice words of the short and
ugly variety and throw up my job"
(which. as you may say, brings rs
around 10 President Dunton.- put In
the old lawyer shrewdly. He Is sill
opposing youh policiesr'
up to a few weeks ago he was
still bounding me 10 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 to say that
Neutrality-suspicious. from Dunton
had stoppedY' the major inquired
Temporarily, at least I haven't
heard anything from New York-not
lately"
Then Dunton's nephew hasn't made
himself known 10 your"
'Collingvoodi Hardly Tn not IN
Mr.. Howie Collingwood's set-which is
one OF the things I have to be thank
ful for. But this Is news: / didn't
know he was out here"
The news-giver bent his head grave
" In confirmation Of the fact
He's heah, Tn sorry 20 say, Ora
ham He has been heah quite some
little time. vfbratin' round with the
Grigsbys and the Gannons and a lot
mo- Of the new-rich people up az the
capital
r was the boss turn 20 20 silent
and could guess pretty well what be
was thinking The presence Of Presi- I
dent Dunton's nephew IN the West