The Snowflake herald., 1923-06-22

TOWN. I'LL gen dliy pdttCu lilAiSCh Ou
the back. Said it was too bad all the
stock of the Molly wasn't held
locally, but of co'se the pore promoter
had to have somethin' TO- his money.
He was real affable
This time, when he come back yes
terday. he brings up the subject ag'in.
don't know how many he saw or
Jest what he said, but this is what he
told Hen. That Casey Town was
boomin' big an that his own holdin's
was nettin' him heap. That he
liked Hen fine an had picked him out
as representative citizen. With q
lot mo- slush, the upshot Of which
was that he lets him have q hundred
shares of the Molly mine at par. Hen
was to say nothin' about it because,
says Keith, if ii got out he was sellin'
stock, it would send down the price of
the shares Hen was sure tickle,L
He w'ud1't have said a word about
1t on'y Ed picks these shares up out
of the bed of the crick an give them
to Hen afteh he'd been fixed up.
ED went nosin around Hereford
this mornin'. He got eight men
their names Is inside the envelope
Creel one of 'em--to admit they
bought some shares. Mighty glad
they was to have 'em. Ed didn't tell
'em anything different. but he come
scootin' home at noon an / borrowed
Hens certificnt, seem he was asleep
An here it is
"Mirandy," said Sandy. "Ill let
Mormon fell you what we all think of
you. You've sure. dealt me an ace"
He returned to the office. Keith
eyed the envelope
"Blake coming?" be asked
! mot yet When do we get smother
! dividend from the Molly. Keith?"
+ Keith laughed Needing some
ready money!"
"How about the dividend?'
! "Why, that depends upon the ont
! put" Keith's voice purred but his
eyes had narrowed. "TEc- output has
8 been big The Molly has been a
i oonaHza, str rHr. riu not AAti,i,1ir-
4 wise always to pay dividends accord
ing to the immediate production
] however. 1t is better as a rule. to
] average it, generally to develop Tho
mine as whole rather than work the
! first rich veins"
THAT why you boarded up the
stopes?"
Keith's face grew dark. The vein
| twitched at his temples
Look here. Bourlle" he clustered
you've been listening to some fool
i talk from that cub, Westlake. [ know
my business. You've got some stocl;
in the mine. TWENTY-FIVE per cent. I've
put money and brains into it and I've
got forty-nine per cent Molly ="
IF YOU had fo'N-nine per cent
/ wouldn't be worryin' so much"
what the devil do you mean:''
Il took yOu 70 a betteh gambler
than to git mad said Sandy. "TIr
jest ask YOU question on behalf of
myself an partners twenty-five PEI
cent, an Mollys twenty-six. ne bein
her guardian. Plump an plain. is the
Molly pinched ont? How about it?'
''It's id falsehood.'
Then why are You sellin' your
stocf?"
The words came like bullets as
Sandy whipped the certificate out %
the envelone and ~slapncd it smartl,.
on tie desk Keith whitened, flushed
again. recovered himeslf.
eff was not friendly to yor
Bourke, l should take that as direcr
insult. I can understand that you be-
ileve In Westlake and take stock in
what he told you. But he is a dis
charged employee He has every rea,
son :"
Sandy held up his hand
Hes a friend of mine,' he said,
Keith, | may not know the mimi
game-as you play it. In some ways
it's gamblin'. like playin poker. I've
played that heap. I can tell pritty
well when mans bluffin. Mebbe
you're losin' some of yore nerve late
~. You show it in yore face. / don't
banker TO insult man butt don't
believe you. An here's this stock
you sold I've got the names Of more
you sold 1t to. WhyY'
Il have right to sell my stock"
"You amt goin' to exercise that
right, Keith. You may make bust
ness sellin' chances to folks who like
to buy em, but you can't sell Here
fo'd folks paper when they think
they're buyin' gold. You'll give me
the money you got fo' the shares with
a list of the men you sold 'em to an
III tell 'em the Molly is pinched out
as it is''
You must be crazy man! They
wouldn't believe you. If you went
round with statement like that you'd
lose every cent of your own and your
wards. You have no right !"
Trouble is with you, you don't
know the meanin' of that last word"
said Sandy. Right Is jest what 7