Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-03-03

on liberal terms TO find the treasure.
He has not found the treasure He
has not found the slightest clue to it's
present whereabouts. Mr.. Tubbs, on
| the contrary, has found a clue 1t is
clue of the first Importance. It is
equivalent almost to the actual discov-
cry Of the chest. Therefore let Mr..
Shaw, convinced l am sure by this
calm presentation of the matter of the
| justice of such a course, resign his
claim to a fourth Of the treasure in
favor of Mr.. Hamilton II. Tubbs, and
agree to receive instead the former
allotment of Mr.. Tubbs, namely, one
sixteenth
Having offered this remarkable sug-
gestion, Miss Browne folded her arms
and waited for it to bear fruit.
| 1t did--in the enthusiastic response
Of Mr.. Tubbs. well, well!" he ex-
claimed ITO think of our takin' old
Fl. H. that literal! O. course, havin'
formed my habits in the financial cen
| tiers of the country, / named a stiff
price at first-a stiff price, won't
deny. But that's jest the leetle way
of a man used to handlIn' large af-
| fairs-nothing else to it, ] do assure
you. The Old Man himself used to
say, There's old Ell. liquid think
| he'd eat the paint off a house, he'll
show up that graspin' in deal. And
all the time it's jest love of the game.
! Let him know he's goin' to win out,
and bless you, old HI. I'll. will swing
right round and fair force the profits
on the other party. FL. FL. is slicker
than soap to handle, if only you handle
him right Can I say without hard
feelin's that jest now III. H. was not
handled right? Instead O. bein' joshed
with, as he looked for, he was took up
short, and even them which he might
have expected to show CONFIDENCE
here Mr.. Tubbs cast a reproachful
eye at Aunt Jane-''run off with the
notion that he meant jest what he
said. All he'd done for this expedi-
ton, his loyalty and faith to same,
was forgotten, and he was thought of
as a self-seeker and Voracious Shark !"
damned the torrent of Mr.. Tubs
| speech.
ooh, Mr.. Tubbs I" breathed Aunt
Jane, heart-brokenly, and Of course a
tear trickIed gently down her nose,
following the path Of many previous
tears which had already left their sa-
line traces.
| Mr.. Tubbs managed in some impos-
| sible fashion to roll one eye tenderly
at Aunt Jane, while keeping the other
fastened shreWdly on the remainder
Of his audience.
Miss Higglesby-BroWne and Miss
Jane Harding, he resumed. 81 accept.
It would astonish them as has only
known H. FL. on his financial side to
see him agree to a reduction of prof
its like this without a kick. But I'm
q man of impulse, / am. Get me on
my soft side and a kitten amt more
impulsive than old II. III. And O.
course the business of this expedition
amt jest business to me. It's-er-
friendship, and-er-s sentiment
short, there's feelin's that is more
than worth their weight in gold"
At these significant words the agita-
| ton Of Aunt Jane was extreme Was
it possible that Mr.. Tubbs was declar-
ing himself in the presence Of others
and was a response demanded from
herself-would his sensitive nature, SO
lately wounded by cruel suspicion, in
terpret her silence as fatal to his
hopes? But while she struggled be-
tween maiden shyness and the fear
Of crushing Mr. Tubbs, the conversa-
ton had swept on.
"Mr. Shaw said Miss Browne "you
have heard Mr.. Tubbs, in the interest
of the expedition, literally consent to
reduce his claim by one-half Doubt
less, if only in a spirit of emulation,
you will attempt to match this con-
duct by canceling our present agree
ment and conserving to another cred
iting you with the former sixteenth
share of Mr.. Tubbs."
i "Don't do it, Shaw-hold the fort,
old boy! !" broke in Cuthbert Vane 81
say, Miss Browne, this is bally
shame p
Miss Browne had always treated the
prospective Lord Grasmere with dis
tinguished politeness. Even now her
air was mild, though lofty.
"lIr. Vane," she replied, "as a mem
Der of the British aristocracy, it is
not to be supposed that you would
view financial matters with the same
eye as those of us of the Middle
Glasses, who, unhappily perhaps for
our finer feelings, have been obliged
to experience the harsh contacts of
common life. Your devotion to Mr..
Shaw has a romantic ardor which
cannot but admire. But permit us also
our enthusiasm for the perspicacity
of Mr.. Tubbs, to which we owe the
wealth now within our grasp"
CTO BE CONTINUED.1