The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-04-11
Diamonds of Malopo

robbery"
The Judge clasped Winton's hand:
which he still held, more tightly.
MY dear friend. you shock me inex
pressibly," he answered. Il know wha
You mean should be more than hu
man II l did not. / assure yon tina
your suspicious wrong an honorable
man. If Mr. De Witt were not maj
OF the highest integrity | should no
permit my name to be associated will
his. Mr.. De Witt is little hasty, blu
his mind is incapable CT such scheme
He has the loftiest views about hu
mainly and fraternity"
"Who paid Van Worst to put the dIa
mond in my pocket and set the police
on me?" demanded Winton bIuntly.
The judge released Wlntons hands
and looked at him with an expression
Of the deepest sorrow.
my very dear friend" he answered
listen to the experience of man of
the world. Suspicion is dreadful
thing. 1t poisons the heart at the
source. 1t dries up the noble fountain
Of charity. You know what st. Paul
said about charity? And 1t does not
pay from a practical point of VIEW" he
went on in a natural tone.
Winton had begun to see that the
judges tremolo, in general. was used
for moralizing; his second note, so to
say, was eminently level, shrewd, and
man-of-the-world.
Believe in the goodness OF every
man, Mr.. Garrett" quavered the judge,
and you will reap what you have
sown." Then, sharply, You are mis-
taken. suppose Van Worst, whom We
mean to get by hook or crook some day,
found himself hard pressed, and tried
to divert suspicion from himself by
casting ii upon you, stranger. And
now, young man, will you accept Mr..
De Wits fraternal approaches
I'm ready" answered Winton, pro
vided | encounter no further hostility
from Mr.. De Witt. And now that the
syndicate has acknowledged my rights
there need be none"
"The Diamond Fields Syndicate
would not now take your property as
gift. Mr.. Garrett" answered the judge
leclsively. "We were prepared to bur
len ourselves with the responsibility
IF it only in order to prevent financial
,risis upon the fields. Shares were go
ng up to five times their value, and we
wanted to smother the boom, which
vas artificial and would, in the end,
rave proved injurious. The finding of
me large stone signifies nothing. The
public is beginning to realize this, too,
or the rush is Stacking. Mr.. Garrett,
low are you going 10 raise enough cap
tai TO work the property, unless you
discover some large stones immediate
y? l presume that you are not man
# unlimited means?
"I'll face that problem when l have
o." said Winton.
you will have to very sOon," an
wered the judge. you have enough !
working capital for less than three |
months at the outside, and the share |
olders will not permit the develop |
nent of the Big Malopo to be hampered |
" lack of means, when the syndicate |
lands ready TO back you. should my
elf issue Il court order for a receiver
hip if l were confident that you con-
emplated holding up the work here.
Ialopo's interests are now yours, and
ours are Mal6po's. Having constituted
ourseif purser. in spite of your mex
erience. you will find yourself com
elIcd, at very early date, to call
pom the stockholders to put up fur
ner capital
Winton reflected. He saw Judge
'avis' point His duty to the stock
olders would compel him to keep ade-
uate funds in the bank; under the
TVS controlling a cost claim company
ny necessary subscriptions could be
llled for, but four-fifths would have to
)me out of his own pocket.
"What is your proposition. Judge
avis?" asked Winton. after bordering
yer the situation for few moments,
nd coming to realize that the judge
ED the trumps after all.
MY dear friend" answered Davis,
have found. in the experience of a
ng life, that our material and moral
IDS are curiously and providentially
terwoven. 1t is not from any ma
rial considerations that wish to give
~ a piece Of advice, though | confess
al a suspicious man might misread
y motive. You have cast doubt upon
e good faith Of the syndicate In the
,ubts that you have east upon Mr.. ,
e Wits good faith. Believe that we
|, as fellow citizens of Malopo. are
in the promotion Of fraternal
efngs."
Eyes, but your proposition, judgeT :
ked WlntOn. beginning to feel re-
ited by the old mans hypocrisy.
He came to the conclusion that this
ality, which was so gross that Davis
ust have known il TO be patent to +
erybody, had become so much a part
his nature that he could not help |
Stunning II.