Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-02
CHAPTER VI-continued.


sBlg MuskegT he cried.
"Until the work is finished. Don't
sefIlse me, VIII" She clasped her
hands together in her childish, plead
lng way that Joe had always found
Irresistible. Joe would have let me.
1 won't hamper you, Will," she begged.
KITTY, you're a trampw cried Will
hon. "But you can't go there to live.
HE loneliness would be awful. And
there isn't a house anywhere. And
besides"
lie did not dare suggest the thought
hat came to him, that people would
kOssip about her. That, he felt, rested
Fith her,
n 1T won't be lonely with-with the
WORK, Will,' she answered. And I've
blready made my plans. I'm having
bungalow built there. AND there will
b. Molly. Don't you want me to come,
EnY
81 Kittys pleas were Irresistible. VIII
5 bon yielded, and he was glad for one
4hlng; her presence al the portage
ROuld mean much to Molly. During
be next few days he was n constant
Consultation with the directors as
representing Kitty, who had given him
per power Of attorney to act for her.
Ie went carefully over the books. He
Fas quite satisfied with their showing.
II Big Muskeg could be crossed, the
company could remain solvent without
llcreasing its capital.
M He devoted his attention to the per-
sounel, taking on new men and weed
~ out, thing Joe had hated doing,
NAntil he was satisfied that Bowyer had
% representative on the staff.
Wilton and Belts had been named
Executors in Joe's will. Wilton had
RHeady gone through Joe's papers
put his task was much less satsfac-
Sorry for Joe, who was a capital di-
sector, seemed to have no personal
Rystem at all Everything was in con-
Husion-papers we're missing, records
nNed up together. He had left Kitty
Fwo thousand shares in the Missatibi,
Rnd a comfortable little capital of
Roout forty thousand dollars, together
Pill the house in Clayton and some
property in Winnipeg.
The Mlssaubi shares, amounting to
Rwo million dollars at their par value,
fepresented the bulk Of his fortune.
and were In safety-deposit box in
Fhe banks vault. The receipt, how
sFer, could not be found.
This was not of much Importance,
Rut Wilton went with Kitty to look in
eoeS box. Clark, the manager, took
saem below, opened the vault, and
8lI ID the master-k key. Wilton com
1leted the opening. To his astonisb-
Nent there were only fifteen hundred
Shares.
Five hundred shares are missing"
p said to the manager.
Clark looked at him in some surprise.
lou are not forgetting that Mr.
postock hypothecated five hundred
mares with US as security for the
pan" he asked.
wilton looked at Kitty. did you
NhoW that Joe borrowed on the Sc
uElly Of those shares?" he asked.
nifty shook her head. Joe had not
p her many Of the details Of his
business. And the papers had shown
~ record Of the transaction.
MI Phayre has just come in" said
r. manager.
1HeE went up to the presidents
-ee Phayre asked them to sit down,
listened to Wilton's statement
AF Clark. will you get Mr.
stocks blank transfer of the
asesE he asked.
--e paper was brought. The sigma
cared perfectly genuine. Joe
mad made out a transfer in
Eve hundred shares. IL return
y three hundred aud fifty
dollars, due the 18th Of De
the loan was repaid hy that
control OF the Alissatibi
nag 20 the Bower Interests.
Was almost stunned by the
Joe lar spoken as II his
YES iron-elad.
@ert 6osDA with Kitty snd tele-