The Winslow mail., 1924-03-07

! have proved injurious. The finding of
one large stone signifies nothing. The
public is beginning to realize this, TOO,
for the rush is stacking. Mr.. Garrett,
how are you going to raise enough cap
ital to work the property, unless you
discover some large stones immediate
ly? presume that you are not man
of unlimited means?"
"Tll face that problem when 1 have
to" said Winton.
"You will have to very soOn," an
working capital for less than three
! months at the outside, and the share
holders will not permit the develop
ment Of the Big Malopo to be hampered
! by lack of means, when the syndicate
stands ready to back you. / should my
self issue court order for receiver
ship if l were confident that you con-
templated holding up the work here.
Malopo's interests are now yours, and
yours are MalOpo'S. Having constituted
yourself purser, in spite of your mex
perience, you will find yourself COM
| PEELED, at very early date, TO call
upon the stockholders to put up fur
| ther capital"
Winton reflected. He saw Judge
Davis point. His duty to the stock
holders would compel him to keep ade-
quate funds in the bank; under the
laws controlling cost claim company
any necessary subscriptions could bs
called for, but four-ffths would have to
come out of his own pocket.
What Is your proposition, Judge
Davis?" asked Winton, after pondering
over the situation for a few moments,
and coming to realize that the judge
held the trumps after all.
my dear friend" answered Davis.
II have found, in the experience Of
long life, that our material and moral
ends are curiously and providentially
interviewer. 1t is not from any ma
terial considerations that / wish to give
| you a piece of advice, though l confess
that a suspicious man might misread
my motive. You have cast doubt upon
the good faith Of the syndicate in the
| doubts that you have cast upon Mr..
De Wits good faith. Believe that we
all, as fellow citizens of MalopO, are
interested in the promotion Of fraternal
feelings"
"Yes, but your proposition, judgeT'
asked Winton, beginning to feel re-
vOlted by the old mans hypocrisy.
| He came to the conclusion that this
quality, which was SO gross that Davis
must have known 1t to be patent to
everybody, had become so much a part
Of his nature that he could not help
assuming it,
But Winton was quite startled by the
swiftness Of the judges lapse into the
business man.
my very dear friend, Mr.. De Wits
offer Of fraternity 10 contingent upon
your accepting the syndicate's cO-opera.
tion," he said. "You will want cap
ital. The syndicate will assist you
without exacting onerous terms, and
without demanding a controlling in
terest. II will not look with COM
| plaisance upon any attempt on your
part to bring foreign interests into
Malopo. 1t feels itself bound to take
that attitude on account of it's duty to
Malopo. Otherwise"
"Yes?" inquired Winton, feeling that
the lid had at length been taken off.
"You will have\to reckon on the hos
tility Of the syndicate purred the
Judge. 1T has immense resources, MIR.
Garrett, and powerful friends in the
| Colony legislature, who could make 1t
very hard for any external interests
that did get footing on the fields"
81 see," said Winton. He liked the
/ judge much better unmasked; at least.
he disliked him considerably less.
"You threaten, then, that if seek
outside capital, the syndicate will use
every means of thwarting the develop
ment of the claimT' he asked.
eyes, my friend. Not in our indi-
vidual capacities, but purely in the
business sense"
Suppose 1 came to you for n loan
offering the security Of the diamondr
The Judge waved the suggestion
aside as incredibly trifing.
1.-THE diamond means nothing at all
to u.s." he answered.
''It has monetary value"
"We are not in need OF small profits,
Mr.. Garrett"
pardon me, but IL you are so pros
porous and influential, what is the ur-
pose OF your resolve to get the control
Of the Big Malopo by means outside
the ordinary run Of business?"
The Judge smiled. looked, thoughtful,
and then, to WintOn's surprise, showed
q third phase Of his nature-absOlute
frankneSs.
'"The purpose Of our resolveT' he
asked. II suppose to gain power, Mr.
Garrett. To please the stockholders
and to gain power. There, sir, we
touch upon the fringe Of philosophy.
What is the driving motive Of human
lie? Each Of us has some secret, rul-
| ing ma mmi0m that hM holds mocrrA from