White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-08-05
1MYNDHAM
MARTIN
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II know how you must feel" Brad.
ney commented.
We've got to get the money out Of
Raxon," Barnes went on, "even II
I'm the goat and end up in Sing
Sing. Frankly Bradney, I'm not
much of an original thinker. I can
carry out another mans conception
absolutely and add a few improve
ments Of my own, but / look to peo-
pie like you and Malet to dope out
the plans first"
Bradney stirred a little uneasily
He saw that the man of action was
looking to him for guidance. The
more ardently Bradney desired to pull
down Paul Raxon, the more difficult
the task seemed. This move Of the
financier to Great Rock had nullifled
most Of the laborious details garnered
by Peter Milman concerning the va
Gated home in Short Hills. In New
Jersey the domestic arrangements had
been on simple plan and the serv-
ants few. In the Long Island man
sion much greater style was kept up.
There were extensive grounds and
many outdoor servants.
"I'm afraid you must not look for
much help from me-" Bradney said.
"Milman has assured me absolutely
that 1t Is to Raxon owe my downfall.
He has literally stolen my existence
Yours, too, and poor Malet's, also. If
l had accepted bride disguised as a
usual form of commission, | should
probably have been what the world
terms a great man today. If you had
not been afraid your aged aunt would
see you in an alteration concerning
a roof-garden actress, you would not
have been disgraced. Had Malet pos
sessed less generous nature, he
would have been talked Of in breath
with Rodin. Raxon, Raxon every
where. Let me tell you Pm just as
ready to 60 the limit as you are. As
a matter of simple fact, we were look
ing to you to make the first concrete
suggestion"
.'That scoundrel Lippsky drove every
idea from my mind" Barnes con
fessed, "but we have plenty of time. q
He stopped short as his daughter
came in with Floyd Malet. What a
beauty she was, he thought affection
ately, and how gracefully she carried
herself. Breeding in every line OF
her! Then the thought Of his fnan
cial inadequacies came to him like 4
dull pain. What had he to offer:
Nothing. A few months respite and
new life would offer itself. What
would that be? He did not like to
think. To live for the day was q
Barnes motto. He hoped Peter Mil.
man had, indeed, some definite work.
ing plan. If it were only matter OF
wading through the Raxon men serv.
ants and beating their master it would
be simple. He had not in his past
been noted for subtleties, and labori
Gus, slow processes soon wearied him
Nita slipped her arm into that OF
her tall, handsome father.
"Don't look so glum," she chided
She was in very good spirits. The
shock Of the Lippsky episode had been
forgotten when she entered this unique
home. She could associate neither
failure nor poverty with any of the
men beneath its roof. She was curious
to know what had brought them to-
gether here. 1t was difficult to con-
ceive Of her father as a successful
business man. Lady Horsham, had
often declared few men had been Of
fered such opportunities and made less
of them than Neeland Barnes.
By adroit questioning Of the four
she learned their secret. They were
engaged in promoting company to
operate in the Torrance oil field In
south California.
GLOW Interestingly" she cried. GAS
it happens. know lot about oil
companies and their way of doing
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