Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-03-01
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| things. He could work In a small way,
dlscharging the greater part Of his
men, and hope to meet expenses by the
finding Of stones; or he must throw
himself heart and soul into the de-
yelopment Of the claim, and cali foI
more capital In a months time OF
this he himself would have to furnish
so per cent, unless he accepted Davis
proposal.
Outside capital could not be raised
quickly. There was the big diamond.
He had It valued by a local man. II
was not Of a pure white, but, being
free from flaws, would fetch consid-
cradle sum in the market. The expert
announced that in his opinion any OF
the jobbers would be willing to adj
vance fifteen thousand on IT,
Another fifteen thousand would go
far toward solving the difficulty Of OBJ
tanning immediate capital for develop
ment, and would make It unnecessary
for Winton to call on the shareholders
for an assessment-and subscribe FIVE
times as much himself as the rest put
together. The great problem, whether
the claim was the mouth Of a volcanic
pipe, filled with diamonds, or merely
diamond ground having its origin else
where, could only be solved by work
Ing. This meant large expenditure
Winton took his troubles to Burns, tell
ing him of the judges offer.
i've seen the other shareholders"
he said, "and Pm satisfied that they are
all in the syndicate's pocket. They
are all tenants, or bound in one way or
another If | accept Davis proposition
it may mean parting with my majority
share, In which case DE Witt will come
back as purser and you1l lose your
job"
Lets see what the Book has to
say" suggested Burns. He opened his
Bible and began 10 read:
Ezekiel, thirty. sixteen. And i will
set a fire In Egypt Sin shall be in
great anguish, and No shall be broken
up; and Noph shall have adyersaries
in the daytime
He closed the Book and looked at
Winton In great detection. did you
get that. Mr. Garrett?' he asked cit
refers 70 the diamond. You can't raise
the money by selling IT, The DECISIONS
against us there. Whether or no you
ought to 20 to Judge Davis isn't given
TO us to know"
but how do you make out that It
has reference to the diamondT asked
Winton.
ITS easy sir And unmistakable.
Egypys Malopo. Sin is yourself. who's
to be in great anguish"
II should think that Sin might be
meant for Mr. De Witt" suggested
Winton
mo, sir. Sin is yourself in this case.
And Nos the diamond, which is going
TO be broken up. That may mean that
it's going to be cut into smaller stones,
or maybe it's going to pass out Of your
hands, sir. But you can't sell it."
And Noph?" asked Winton.
"NopA is Judge Davis, Mr.. Garrett.
He's to have adversaries in the day
time, and I guess he's got all the adj
yersares that he wants already"
Ned said Wlnton, Il don't knew
how you arrive at your interpreta-
tons OF course l don't deny that they
may be correct but I'm going 10 try to
sell the diamond before / go to the syn
dictate or elsewhere"
AYE, SAT-, and you'll be ia great an
guiSh over it, responded Ned.
He locked 1T Winton IN hesitatlng
way. and added
MIR. Garrett, would you take it
amiss from an older man If l was to
ofrer you some advi e. sir?'
NE Go ahead." aid Winton.
"It's-weIl, sir. it's his. If you are
out to fight the syndicate youll want
70 give your whole heart 10 it. There's
a lot Of women in Malopo. Mr. Garrett.
whom a man ought TO steer clear of.
And now I'm going on duty. Good
night TO you, sir"
He left Winton fumlng. The Young
man knew that Ned had referred 10
She,la, he could not understand how
her position at the Continental should
make her an outcast lie was more
than ever resolved to take her away
from her surroundings. TO make her
his wife and save her father. too.
He had hoped and believed that she
would keep house for "duddy" ar the
cottage. She was staying away. he
thought. because Of the ambiguity Of
their relationship. He had been pru-
dent but now he resolved 10 east
prudence 10 the winds; he felt that he
would lose her unless he went TO her
at once
on the morrow, he planned But on
the morrow trouble developed with
the water company. The TOW dwln-
died yer the adjacent claim. owned
by the syndicate. and supplied by
separate pipe, had full discharge. /
Winton went up to the company's
Offices
He knew that the syndicate cor.
4 yrolled yhe water company He was
sure this was Davis's work. ue saw
nobody of consequence. hut the timii
elegk received his vigorous objections
and promised 10 speak 10 the manager.
j Wilton departe1 With threats, to lis