Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-06-28

most people realize; enough men
have died with their boots on beside a
stream to fill my obituary column for
the next ten years. Needs must when
the devil drives, Nate Tichenor, and
the devil is up on the front seat driv.
ing through Forlorn Valley and Silas
Babson was the first man to recognize
him. Now he'll point him out to the
others and the job of exorcizing him
will commence at the mass meeting
in the plaza next Saturday afternoon"
~ shall attend that mass meeting,
and shall address It."
provided you're permitted. Babson
will call 1t to order and address 1t
FIRST and when he finishes you'll have
a hostile audience on your hands,"
They'll listen to me. I'm going to
make them a proposition they've got
to listen to. I've about made up my
mind not to install the power station,
but build my dam good and high
and store water for sale to Forlorn
Valley. I'm not going to stand selfish.
ly by and see those old settlers leav.
ing their abandoned farms. But I'm
going to smash that blood-sucker Bah
son. by smashing his bank"
"How?"
by starting a new hank here In
return for the lifegiving water shall
have to sell them, the people will have
to do business at my bank. ri rent
money at six per cent I'll take up
every loan they have with the Bank of
Valley Center. and when they switch
their deposits to my bank Babson will
be left with insufficient capital to meet
the Withdrawals"
How about the minority stockhold.
ers? They're rather decent, substan-
tial citizens"
"When the smoke clears away ri
settle with them privately so they'll
not lose dollar"
"You may not be able to secure a
state charter for your bank"
"Then I'll operate a national bank"
SWELL" Joe Brainerd answered slow.
ly. I'm certainly glad you're my
friend and not my enemy. Do you
want me to spread the glad tidngs of
your contemplated philanthropy to
Forlorn valley?"
mo. keep that news bottled up.
want to have the people meet me with
all the acclaim Roman mob was
wont to accord the entrance of the
Christian martyrs In the Coliseum.
want Babson to lead them on to make
fools Of themselves, so can show him
up later for a false leader"
"Almost everybody here calls the
other fellow by his first name. My
names Joe. May call you Mater" he
said"
1.-THE pleasure is mutual, Joe. You
may"
They shook hands. And then Joe
Brainerd glanced at the clock. Eek.
cuse me, Nate. It's FIVE minutes of
three and | have just time to get to
the bank and deposit this mamma from
Heaven. ri fill your check in for six
tbousand"-and he did.
Babson glared at the editor as the
latter came into the bank, but said
nothing until Brainerd was about to
depart.
"Brainerd. this bank doesn't want
your businessl Close out your &C
count"
Thanks for the information. have
just deposited Nate Tichenor's check
for six thousand dollars. It's on a
San Francisco bank. and as soon as
1t has gone through clearing I'll give
you my check for what | owe the bank
and then clean the balance right out.
wouldn't keep tin money in a bank
! know is going to bust"
$50 you've sold out to Tichenor,"
Babson jeered.
Little Joe Brainerd's face grew red
he swelled like a turkey gobbler.
you insulted me yesterday and
poked You twice for it." he screamed
snow you've insulted me again and
I'm going to clean up on you" Then
he leaped. In reality, he bounded
like tennis ball clearing the railing
and landing beside Babson's desk.
Henry Help, help" Babson shrilled
to his satellite. Gall Bill Rooney" he
ordered his stenographer. Then he
went down under the impact of Joe
Brainerd's furious onslaught, where.
upon the editor crawled him and ham.
mered him until his fists hurt him.