Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-02-23
Diamonds Of Malopo

to inplicate me in the alleged diamond
robbery"
The Judge clasped Winton's hands.
which he still held, more tightly.
my dear friend you shock me mex
pressibly," he answered. u know what
you mean. | should be more than hui
man If 1 did not. l assure you that
your suspicious wrong an honorable
man. II Mr. De Witt were not a man
of the highest integrity l should not
permit my name to be associated with
his. Mr.. De Witt Is a little hasty, but
his mind Is incapable Of such scheme.
He has the Hottest views about hui
mainly and fraternity"
"Who paid Van Worst to put the dla-
mond In my pocket and set the police
on meT demanded Winton bluntly.
The judge released Winton's hands
and looked at him with an expression
Of the deepest sorrow.
MY very dear friend" he answered,
listen to the experience Of q man OF
the world Suspicion is a 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 practical point Of yiew," he
went on in a natural tone.
Wlnt0n had begun to see tina. 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,
land 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 1t upon you. strange. And
now, young man, will you accept Mr..
De Wits fraternal approaches?"
I'm ready" answered Winton, PRO
vided l 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
decislvely. I'VE were prepared to bur-
den ourselves with the responsibility
of it only In order to prevent financial
crisis upon the fields. Shares were go
ing up to five times their value, and we
wanted to smother the boom, which
was artificial and would. in the end,
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?
"I'll face that problem when have
TO-" said Winton.
'You will have to very s0on," an
swered the Judge. you have enough
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 a court order for a receiver
ship If | were confident that you con-
| templated holding up the work here.
| Malopos 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
| Their capital"
Wlnton 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 a cost claim company
any necessary subscriptions could be
called for, but four-nfths would have TO
come out of his own pocket.
"What Is your proposition, Judge
Davis?" asked Winton, after bordering
over the situation for a few moments,
and coming TO realize that the judge
held the trumps after all.
"My dear friend" answered Davis,
Il 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 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-
VOTED by the old mans hypocrisy.
He came TO the conclusion that this
quality, which was so gross that Davis
must have known 1t 10 be patent to
everybody. had become so much part
of his nature that he could not help
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