The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1921-02-10

house and good cook and an au-
tohooile anu ID chauffeur. and YOU can
come TO town whenever you please,
provided you don't neglect the COM
pahys interests know you're
not that kind of an engineer"
DO have to put some money into
it, Neddy?"
NOT necessarily. although | should
advise it. | 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 a big
cleanup"
i feel myself slipping. Neddy. New
ertheieSS, the tail goes with the hide.
I'm not in the habit of asking my
friends to guarantee my Investments.
ana II you say its right. I'll spread
what have left of the hundred thou
sand when report for duty"
It's been tremendous job get
ting this consolidation over. Jack.
When"
In PHYS name! Spare me. I've
heard all | want TO hear about your
coniounded consolidation. News
News Give me news have TO
beg for drink Nose you black
sinner, how dare you appear before
me without bringing a drink?"
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 it to you. Mstab.
Webster"
"Thank you, Nose. Speak up, Ned
dy, and tell Inc something. Ever hear
anything of Billy Geary?"
He was tearing the edge of the en-
velope the while he gazed at Jerome.
who was rubbing his fat hands to-
gether after the fashion of elderly men
who are we'll pleased with themselves.
You have a chance to become one
of the greatest and richest mining en-
gineers in the world, Jack" he an
swered, NOW 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"
81 do-and you can take the brief
end of that bet for your last white
chip. 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. oldtmer."
Webster's face suddenly was seri-
Gus; the bantering information in his
voice was gone and new, slightly
strident note had crept into 1t. But
Jerome waved his hand soothingly.
"All right old Johnny Pepper box,
have it your own way. Nevertheless.
I'm a little mystided. The last |
knew of you two. you had testified
against him in the high-grader trials
at Cripple Greek. and he had pulled
out under a cloud. even after his ac-
quittaL"
Give a dog a bad name, and it win
stick to him" Webster retorted. "Of
course | testified against him. As en-
gineer for the Mine Owners asSocla-
ton. l had to- The high-grade ore
was found in his assay Office, and the
{ circumstantial evidence was complete.
and | admit Billy was acquitted
merely because | and others could not
swear positively that the ore came
from any certain mine 1t was the
same Old story. Neddy You can be
morally certain that high-grade ore
has been stolen from your mine. hut
unless YOU catch the ore thief in the
act how can you prove it.? | suppose
you read the newspaper reports and
/ believed them. just as everybody else
/ does"
'Well forget it, Jack. It's all over
long ago. and forgotten"
1T wasn't all over so long ago as
you seem to think. suppose you
knew the Holman gang was after
ward sent to the penitentiary fol
those same high-grade operations
! Billy Grury's acqlittal didn't end my
interest IN the case!not by a iugfnl
fought the case against the Friends
of the Holman crew among the min,
owners themselves; and it cost me m,
good job. my prestige as mining en-
gneer, ana thirty thousand dollars q
money that I'd shaved to get together
OF course you never knew this. Neddy
and for that matter. neither doe
Geary | wish he did. We were GOO
friends once certainly was might,
fond of that boy
He drew the letter from the en-
velope and slowly opened it.
"And you never heard what becam
of Geary"
mot word. | WAS too busy won
dering what was to become of me.
couldn't get a job anywhere in Colo
RADIO. and | moved to Nevada. Mad
million in Goldfield. dropped il #
the panic of 1907. and had to star
again"
what have you been doing lately?
'Borax. Staked group of claim
down In Death valley. Bully grouno
Neddy. and | was busted when | i
Gated them. Had to borrow money :
nav the filing fees and incorporation
and did my own assessment worl