The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-09-28

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"But my dear man, you know well
that it will be most inconvenient for
me if you quit like this. McKane has
scarcely been here long enough to
Learn the ropes. In month or six
weeks you can go without inconven-
fencing me In the least, but now 1t
will be a nuisance"
Nevertheless, ! feel must go At
once"
Perhaps you'll tell me your rea-
SOM"
at you insist ! will, but l would
rather not"
"Insist? What's this?-Of course
insist"
|s disapprove, on principle, Of the
way in which yOC are running this
business"
I'm what particular, may 1 ask, If
you will be good enough to tell me?
"Yes sir. will. There have been
in our, possession for some time a
large number of shares of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway company belong
ing to Mr.. John w. Weeks, one of our
customers. These shares have been
used to finance the purchase by this
firm of a large block of the common
stock of tn, Eastern Oil company
swell, what of it?"
Nothing, If you do not see what
mean"
81 do not. You must be more ex-
pIicit."
81 think you know perfectly well
that no such operation has ever be-
fore been carried on in this office, at
least not in my time. think you
know perfectly well that 1t is thing
that Mr. Stanley would never have
countenanced.
"Are you done?"
"Yes, sir"
"Then let me say this. This is no
longer Mr.. Stanley's business. l am
responsible for the operation to which
you object. | am accountable to Mr..
Weeks for the stock of which you
have spoken, and ! shall meet my re-
sponsibility."
"very good, SIR" retorted Wilson.
''Then ! take it, it will suit your con-
venience if leave on Saturday
night?"
Leave at once, If you like"
"Very good, sir. | shall write you
a letter of which / shall keel a
copy stating in detail my reasons for
retiring"
GAS you please"
So Wilson retired to the suite of Of
fees he had already engaged in a
neighboring skyscraper for the con-
duct of the affairs of Stanley.
Now, when Waterman told Wilson
he would hold himself responsible for
the securities left in his care he
meant exactly what he said. He had
no feeling of dishonesty about it. He
was using Mr.. Weeks property for
his own purposes, IT is true, but he
would find a way to make good when
the time came to do it. He found
himself for the moment In one of his
tight corners, and he was merely bor-
rowing the @. P. stock to help him
out of that corner. He had been In
many tight corners before now-per-
haps not as tight as this one-but he
had always found q way out, and he
would find way out now. Mr.. weeks
would not lose anything, and in the
meantime would have assisted him.
inv UNFAIRLY to be sure, TO escape
from this new dilemma.
AS a husband Waterman was at first
not unsuccessful. He devoted himself
to pleasing his wife with an assiduity
which, considering his innate selfish
ness, was extraordinary. But there
came time, .some six months after
his marriage. when his financial per-
plexities became so great that he had
no longer attempted to conceal them
from his wife. In fact, with some pre-
meditation, be allowed her to guess
them.
"What's the matter, Rolling" she
said to him one night when they had
returned to their Park avenue apart
ment after a dinner party. "You seem
awfully down."
"Oh, nothing much" he answered.
ST know better. Anything wrong in
business?"
"Well, the fact Is, I've got into
deal which looked awfully good and
does yet. But it's broadened out so
much that | find ] haven't quite the
capital to swing it. II had 1t would
he all and more than ! had hoped. but
If l can't get it, shall have OF sacri-
fee everything that I've put into It"
SLOW much do you need?'
swell. forty thousand dollars would
see me through"
"Let me do it."
"No, really, don't want to drag you
into my business affairs"
"But i insist. Besides, it's only
temporary loan. 1t isn't as If were
saying good-by to the money. This
will see you through, you say, and
turn losing venture into profitable
one. That's simple"
"Well," he said feebly. and her check
came to him next day. 500 aH
What Waterman didn't tell Doris
was the fact that the forty thousand
dollars was needed to replace the
Canadian Pacific stock which belonged
to Mr.. Weeks who had suddenly, and
with entire lack Of consideration, de-
manded the possession of his property.
This he received. thanks to Doris
check. Waterman met his RESPONSE
bility to Weeks, as he had assured
Wilson that he would. But his diff
culties with reference to the Eastern
Oil deal remained as great as before.
This was fair example of the sort