Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-08-26

to your interest to listen 70 nae.
want money enough to leave Golden
to go East for a while. You can
imagine why. TIN take fifteen hun
dred dollars. Ny information should
be worth many times that"
knowing / am a friend OF Bakers
why do you apply TO me for the
money! Isn't he the one to supply Il
for that purposef Doesn't he In
tend tor
II don't know whether he does or
not. You know all about his mother
and the stock dealg He's broke. Even
II he puts over his land deal he'll need
It all to square his debts-of honor
Her voice was acid with satire.
Suppose we leave him out OF this
for bit. she said almost fiercely
This affair Il between you and me y
"what is it,"
She eyed him narrowly. lighting an
other cigarette With the curious
cadmium tint OF the mock orange
globes on her face. the spark Of the
cigarette as she inhaled It. the glitter
In her eyes, her attitude. she appeared
jaded, over worldly, cynical. rapacious.
IF should tell you that there ara
parties who plan to block your plans
with the Water company, II I should
tell you who they are. what knowledge
they possess, how they expect TO use
II, Will you give me the money!
at depends upon whether the infor-
nation Is valuable enough Whether
their plans are really dangerous to nay
interests-and TO those of the com
pany..
q am dealing with you. Mr.. Warner.
I've made carbons. OF the minutes OF
the meetings l want your word that
you'll give me the money before give
away my information. IN go fur
Their" she went on as she saw hesi-
fancy In Caleb's eyes. you have
other interests than just with the
Crystal Springs crowd. This affects
those as WE'LL
what do you mean"
She lowered her voice. "You are
interested In Miss Clinton"
Caleb hardened. but the girl was
staring at him and he felt that some
how he had betrayed himself. for she
gave a little satisfied smile.
''well leave her out OF II" he said.
She shook her head.
1--WE can't I'm another woman.
Not a man. I'm not saying anything
detrimental to her. But this touches
her as well as you Now will you give
me your promise and listen7"
Caleb reflected rapidly He c0uld
manage the fifteen hundred. II was
big sum. Even with his attained hun
dred thousand. with his promised sal
airy. It still seemed large He could
not undo in a moment the instincts
due to heredIty and training. But
the girl had struck the right note
He felt that she held the key to Bet
~ Cllnton's conduct towards hint
And. as he realized that. the money
lost all value.
"All right ne said. Il PROMISE
"You propose to dam Hermanos
valley. That is a main point In your
plan. To hold back the storm waters. |
II shows on the model and in your
Specifications. Well. you can't get
Hermanos valley"
why nOt7 Public utility can com
mand condemnation proceedings"
ut can't supersede previous con-
tract to sell"
Caleb stared The gIri was no or
binary employee. She was clever
...-....h a.. t.n..o 4, srrc1 ,~~oew 80 tho
affair. He saw Immediately that, In
her semi-confidentIal position Of as
sistant to Cox's secretary. she had
had access to details. She had seen
the model. And she had been the
one to supply the parties she spoke Of
with their information. Baxter was
In It. OF course.
what is this contracti Who holds
ItY
ut Is a years option of sale. Bax-
ter holds IT,"
For a moment Caleb saw red but
he controlled himself under the girls
watehfHH eyes.
'T1I tell you how he got II. He
has been looking for an acreage tn
suit certain clients who want to To-
cate near here. You told him about
He~manos. He thinks he was clever
10 get II ont OF you. Though I don't
thlnk you two had quarreIed then.
But you did And he wanted to get
even. He met, Miss Clinton and her
father. He learned that Mr.. Clinton
had been thinking of selling. hut with
reservations. holding back the home
-ancb and the place where all the
-IIntons were buried That gave him
his idea. Oh, he's smart enough. At
irst think he Just wanted to tie up
he valley to spite you and ruin your q
plans by selling II to his clients But
his opened something more. A chance q
o put yOu IN absolutely wrong with I
he ClIntons. with Betty Clinton He B
snows you are IN love with her. And
% is heI" O
fTo BE coNrINUED) !
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