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Show FORRUTM THE SPANISH FORK PRESS, SPANISH menm I 4 a!d presently, yon much like SUverbow, X guess all float In.- ha baby for a man the biggest lode." no and Brae op, there! saw. I tvr For a moment Hilliard thought tbit a Hilliard pulled himself erect with he hadn't beard aright bis fist gestured and his "What waa that you aaldr he man- final effort, . iccnnatlon. aged. what Fm going to go know You Harmon reiterated It . "Too much 8llverbow. Only they about It, don't yon nodded, as hs drew Harmon "Yes." aooner pumped the water out of It Into his lungs. than wa will That waa flvo yean the smoke deep Fro going straight back to those ago.' At firat Hilliard waa untouched by four men, and" No." Harmon wagged his head. tho ahock; the force of It seemed to very well do that, either No, pan over him entirely; then all at -- levenyouIfcan't youre aa shocked aa you once, as he was caught by tho drift of at It Just a minute . . . Look look. It, bis hsnds began to tremble violencontract There some our tly; and hla palms wert clammy with look at me you could drive a for loopholes sweat. Ills stomach seemed to drop havent out of him, end ho was nauseated by motortruck through; but you needle. No, a as as knitting one big got the tremendous purport of his employto do Is to ion, the Ifrst thing for you er's cynicism, another sixty and a get I' carr.cT go brace, take he Hannon "Mr. pantedunder thousand while the getting la good." hi breath, Mr, Harmon 1" d Hllllarda "Not necessarily!" The New Yorker looked at him In Mr. Harmon, smiling broadly, half waa brittle. laugh rose from bis chair aa the masquer genuine surprise. Harmon allowed the smoke to eddy "What's the matter, nilllard? Yon necsder came slowly back to the table look sick I Or , . . d n it, man. gently from bis nostrils. "Yes and sat down hard. If thats another one of your bluffs, essarily." "Well, he said. "More business?" "You think Til raise my finger after you're wasting your time. You haven't llllllard shook his head. worked up such a holy disposition you this, except to . . . what do you "On the contrary." Ills voice had In believe In this mine, have you?" He take me for?" It a curious dullness which tha broker I wish you'd wipe "I take you, said Harmon delibmoved uneasily. was quick to catch. young or that pious expression off your face erately, for a "No bad nsws, I hops?" Is It glued onr man In a mighty bad spot. You don't "I'm not sure. Let's go on discussing "Hilliards voice shook uncontrolla- want these folks up here to know the the mine." whole truth, do you? It wouldn't hurt bly. "Not much else to discuss. Is there? "Till . . . this mine!" he stam- me any but after the record you made Its the same old mine." He looked mered. "You told me" Intently at llllllard. "What's got Into "I'll stand by everything I've ever you, anyway, In tha last couple of min told you, Hilliard. I'll prove It It'a utes? You've lost ell your pep. You an area of mineralized schist with dislook as though you've seen a ghost. seminated copper values. And we've "Maybe I have," said llllllard, with got over a hundred acres of It And a short laugh. part of the shaft, tool" Ho laughed "Well?" noiselessly. "Of course, altogether llllllard regarded him with an odd there' about flvo hundred square Intermingling of respect and alarm. miles of that same sort of land In the The respect was a holdover from the same state, but whats tho odds as past from tha early Impression he long' you're happy? Tell . mo you bad formed from Harmon's resplendarent wise? Rot I Why, you knew ent offices In New York, and Harmon's all about It when we were on the contempt for money, lie had consid- boat!" d ered his employer, at worst, a Hilliard's muscles wore working In vendor of legitimate securi- hysterical jumps, and his face was disties. torted. ' "Mr. Harmon," llllllard said re. . . saying In awkward "I'm a . . luctantly, mighty saying I've been selling . . to my friends a piece position. . . . We can't afford to let anything spoil till campaign, can of d n worthless property? Are we?" you?" "Not If we can very well help It. "Shut up I" The big man was domWhats bothering you?" "Understand me? You inant, ugly. ' "For over ten weeks now. Ive been keop your mouth shut If you know building up a reputation you know whats good for you 1 Didn't you come what I've been doing; you know how up here to get square with your much depends on It Your name hasn't friends f Your friends! Ills accent been mentioned once ; I've been selling was superlatively contemptuous. "You this thing on my own personality-hold- ing know It wasn't a producing mine, myself out a the principal didn't you? You told roe It was a wonderful Well, the roan who called me outside Just now and hes one of the solid prospect I I knew It was a long shot, And Hla Flat Gestured His Accuse- tion. banking crowd up here he spoke of but I thought there was some value there . . . a lot of It . . . and here before you ai though he knew you. In fact you got yourself kicked to be perfectly frank he called me you said the shaft . . . you always out two Oh! don't years ago. out there to ask me about you. Now, said the shaft waa You don't think I've been Jump! Hannon reached for another, cigaI dont know what dealings .you've estepp, do you? . . . I dont believe ever had with him, or with anyone else rette; there was undisguised perplexyou'd get much sympathy. Not much I on his face. up here, but It struck me that If there ity And I've invested a lot of money In Is anything between you and Syracuse, "Son, if you aren't a mighty good you. I want some big returns. or any of Its fairly big men, perhapa actor, youre . , , are you going to Look me In the eye, son. I want you It would be better If I knew It. You clnlin you didn't know what this mine to calm down. Now, there's only three see, this thing Im selling la so darned Is? After all that whining and squealparties to this deal you and me and ing of yours about your getting even? the world. You and me and personal the Who was he?" nnrmons voice Then what In thunder did you want to world. Get that? And I have and you cotno bnck here for?" rasped. got to with each other. To make some money to get some You helpplaymestraight "Embree of the Trust and Deposit the money, and I'll get fun out of It I wanted to make fools company." help you get whatever you want. But of people; I didn't want to swindle when Oh, yes." narmon smoked reflecyou throw me down, I throw you 1 I thought I was giving em down, and Yes, we know each other. anybody tively. we'll aee who comes out What did he have to say?" something for their money! ahead. Ill bet I do. What do you Ilarmon lighted his cigarette, none bet?" "It wasn't so much what he said as the way he said It. I suppose you've too complacently. llllllard shook his head helplessly, "Tho funny part about It" be said had some dlsagreemeut with these peo"Youve got to remember," said Harslowly, "Is that I don't honestly be- mon In sardonic ple?" that consolation, lieve But you youre bluffing. "Some disagreement," admitted Haryoure an awful easy man to describe. knew It was a only prospect. You can man, grinning. "These up state farmout of Syracuse Just as "But I thought It was a good pros- easy as slip ers and I love each other like a couple you please, and try your He made as durnedest to make a of strange bulldogs. Still" pect! Never mind getaway, and "If It Isn't objectionable to you," though to rise. "You've said enough. you'd have pretty hard work to keep said llllllard, hesitating, "I'd rather Im through with you !" away from the Pinkertons for twenty' The big man's Jaw thrust out bel- four hour. And Ive like to know a bit about It, Mr. liar got the evidence ligerently, and he caught llllllard by that would put 'era after you. So dont the arm. you plan to run away, son don't do "Now, stop right thpre! Sit down! It" Sit down I Maybe you thought It was nilllard's wns tottering. a good prospect and maybe you didn't, Where did heJudgment stand In relation to Armbut youre not through with me yet strong now? not until I sny so. Don't you make Well?" any mistakes like that, my boy. Don't Harmon snatched at the sign of you go off half shot not yet! Reweakness, and was Instantly permember our contract? Ever heard of suasive. promoter'! liability? I'd certainly hate on another six weeks; make to aee you get Into trouble, but If the"Stay rest of your killing. After this Is you've made any wild statements over, do what you please. Youll have about material money enough to suit yourself. I'm llllllard was straining half across playing straight with . you the table. am I not?" "You told me the ore wa there I Yea," said Hilliard, with withering And I thought the worst that could sarcasm, "you are! would to be happen tie up this money Harmon glowered at him. for a few years that'e why "Don't you arouse me of double-crossin-g pro, I knew darned pect'a ao hard to sell you, aon! if the other way well It wasnt any whirlwind right round." now, but I did think they'd . You aren't fool enough to expect they'd at least make something good me" said Hilliard shakily, "to keep on out of It , . . eventually . . . trying to sell more of this rotten stuff! even If It , . You area t enough of a fool for "Ah I" laid Harmon, I can, and I do. You're In that" tut nr4cg, for It you had every opportunity to learn the 700 ,an t VeTf wel1 eaW'Jellll8rv fact It's opportunity. r,ot collected my fault If you went off half ; you cant get your hands on money; It again-yodon't know what you've represented to can't make any restitution. You've your gang up here. I'm not re.pofl,. You can t hie. All I know I that you've co!-t- . do any better now than to stick to ed sixty-tw"But Walt a Minutel thousand dollar. ,.d your first story, the truth's a lurried It over to me, and rm good deal worse. You'd better make mon. The subject might come up you stock for It, and pay you your killing and make It quick. And later. It's almost sure to, now that In cash. Maybe you call It a .... If you open your Etnbree's seen you and spoken to me h.,j for j,ut 0f(, (. ion . . , It'aarehae! n, about you. And If you've had any contract. Retd t trefoil. fat In the fire. Well , , quarrel with thla crowd, even if it you're about It. Take It u, a If. Herd's load was wasn't your fault, and If It cam.. out I don't care. splitting mu, t it he horror of it. He saw. that Im working for you, and Here you'te gone Any lawyer you y In ,lrl. the beyond ( was any talk about It, you ran -e tig vision of dci a 'J. the people of the m'gbfy aorry for you n,Jt I don ' to how Id have to be on the 'Ity rsiog denourue him; not merebow If a Ter" a me any Do o u . So If you could Just ly for tils meji usnM masquerade IJ H.erd give w t Lad a'nmped faint Idea" grolewjijel hu.il upon Ihe ,Jr,.fl( ,f' r . ; v.. ,, , , ti,o j;'io L afeiwrsiOrf, Tluln English Is a lot better Hun fur his vast abuse g u'ceo'y bvo I he , , . of onflderice. not only faint Idea," said Harmon ptohn t f,r L "I floated some steel bond vp bporl.,le, ,e hud practh.-1 d i i tl upon r once. Prettiest bond you v u, quondam sseeth rrt, hut do, td 1.t , , t, ; o for b!s rroeoly profitable your life, too" fra,,,) 4' ,f 0, reel" , . ,,, , DWr, "Oh! And they didn't tur argued v ii'1 I Ilarmon on 4 , t s oe-he well?" !! . uO, he lu hard.r M ,, Hr j Not exactly. The company ot rwklosa fatal).,, t'lnin ., i .f ' . ton" r NOBODY KNEW noi.wmir HAi.i. r high-pitche- 'OH, MY J COOI" BynoptH. Dick Morgan o( Byra-cuN. failure In life, enllet-- 4 In the Foreign Legion of the f, French army urnJar the nama of la disfigured by Tha French aurgaona shrapnel. aak for g photograph to gulda than la raatortng hla faca. In hla raga agalnat Ufa ha olfara In darlalon a plrtura postcard bearing tha radiant faca of Christ. Tha aurgaona do a good job. On hla way back to America ha meata Martin Harmon, a New York broker. The raault la that Morgan, under tha nama of Hilliard, goaa back to Syracuse to aatl a mining atock. Ha la d to make good. Ho tella people of tha death of Morgan. Ha finds In Angela Cullen a loyal defender of Ilck Morgan. Ha tneeta Carol Durant, who had refuaed to marry him. 8he doea not healtato to tall him that alio had loved Morgan. Hilliard flnda ho atlll lovaa her and la templed to confess. Hilliard tampta Cullen, hla former employer, with hla mining a heme, lie dlaeovera a rival for Carola love In a nlca young fallow named Hilliard betrayg hla Armetrong. love to Carol and la told ha haa one chance In a thoueand." Ha aeile large blncka of mining atock to Cullen and othera, Harmon unexpectedly arrivee In Syraruee. ilanry Hillard, deter-mine- 1 I s CHAPTER IX Continued. 10 . cig-aret- u i t.5 ? - i , ' 1 "Thank yon. And you might take draft now; three of em. Right Good. Well any developments? What?" llnrmon lapped hi rase In the pnliu of hi loft hand. "Oh, you mean the mine?" Hilliard nodded. "Yes. Have you gone any further with the ahaft yet? Two or three of the more cautious men are holding back until something happen with that "Shaft?" Harmon was puzzled. "What ahaft?" lie placidly stowed away the drafts. "Im not sinking any aew ahufla at thla stage of the game." It wns Hilliards turn to bo puzzled. "Why, I mean the old ahaft on No. 1. Have you gone any further with It? Ive told these people we were Just starting. Thats right. Isnt It?" Ifarmon laughed noisily. Oh, that shaft! Dont you think Ita a little early to begin on that? Say, about ninety thousand dollars too early?" As Hilliard sat gazing at Lira In profound bewilderment a waiter slid up alongside him and coughed for hla attention. "Gentleman wants to speak to yon ontslde, Mr. Hilliard. In the lobby. Says Its Important" " Oh t" Hilliard drew the back of hla hand across hie forehead. Tell him Ill come right out Will you excuse me a moment, Mr. narraon?" "Sure I Go ahead." The promoter at back comfortably and gave him a wave of dismissal llllllard, bis pupil arrowing, went out to the doorway. A pace or two distant one of the vice presidents of the Trust and Deposit company a friend of Cullena and a eery good man to know was loitering restively. "Hello, Hilliard," he said, wrinkling hla forehead. How are you? Look here. Its none of my business, of course, but I couldn't help wondering how much you know about that chap youre sitting with. Don't be offended; Its a friendly question. Simply my Interest In you as one of our clients." "Why, I know a good deal about him The banker continued solemnly: ' "You probably know a lot more about him than I do, then, but just the earns, I wanted to make sure. Thats alL" He turned, but Hilliard stopped him. "Well, what do you know about him?" "Before I answer that Is he a friend of ycurtr The question was too bluat to be diplomatic, and too suggestive to be disregarded. "Not exactly that; hea a rather good acquaintance, though. In a busl-aaa- e way only what he Is socially I dont know, and I don't think I much care." "So you doo't need any advlco about hla business connections?" "Why, I thtnk not lie was nettled by the banker's manner. "The only thing about It," said the vice president nettled In hla turn by Htlllard'a brevity, "Is that If you'd said you dldu't know him very well. I'd have offered you some suggestions. I'd have expected you to thank me I circumreally would. Under th stances, I can't very well go any fur-,ththan this. Sorry I Interrupted yea." No, but wait a minute! The vice presidents refusal wns Irui and definite. "1 can't say, another word. Not one. If you know him, thHt'a sufficient." Anil he strode away across the l.thbv tcav'ng llllllard i 4 I" an-eth- er short-sighte- d weak-principle- "Y-yo- u , ... ... I" ... fact' 1 ev-e-r- u bei-mi- Jd f.., e- den-neW- e ,. - e-- ho itiriry, u I''' rtj " . '- - , ( - t'ri ..7 ' hi a. Harmon, who had been Inspecting him critically, took out bis fountain pen. n "Ill write you your check for He held the pen ahall then well poised Insinuatingly. "And and misunderstand, little tbla forget start fresh. Shall I? Lets see," wttb great attentlvcnesa to tho flguroa. "Your twenty per cent la twelva thon sand four hundred, and that, let half expense . . . call em five thousand hundred." even , . . thats aeventy-fou- r He tore a sheet from his pocket check book, dried the Ink by waring It In the air, and flirted it over to llllllard. Put It away and let hav tome lunch. If youre afraid to have your frlentls aee me down here, lets have It upstair. I'm not sensitive, son ; It dont pay. "No," said Hilliard, dully, "and 1 guess It never will." "Thats the Ideal Now youro talk log sensei Come on, son, buck op and let's have some lunch. . . ." com-missio- ir BirthdJ the mllejton., the occasion from our etor. . a watch or a gi J , 8''1 raaaonabllrS'lirjS BOYD pjt :bo 80YD FAR, i Jbiesotf tight At eight o'clock In the evening, when Rufus Waring knocked at Hilliard's door, It waa opened by a kuan with a face to remember afterward. almost furline There were deep-cu- t rows by the mouth and eyes ; and tho ware startlingly eyes themselves The man! luminous, aud drawn. chalk-whitwas complexion I exclaimed Why, Mr. Hilliard e. Waring. "Wbat on earth's the matter with your "Come on In," said Hilliard, and hla smile was ghastly. "1'va been waning for you." CHAPTER X. nilllard was waiting, hoping, praying for a blow from fate, but fate, which at other times bad been ready enough for fisticuffs, and often premature with them, refrained from striking. The Interview with Waring had passed without friction (and Hilliard had so contrived to present bla data that Waring had finally declined the risk) and the night passed and the morning came, with it accompanying horde of old regrets and a new and sweeping Inrush of fresh hallucinations. ' To his tortured Imagination, he waa a greater paradox than even Jekyll and Hyde; for he was llllllard and Dicky Morgan, the. living and the dead, without the boon of the supernatural to separate them. Aud yet he felt that the wickedness of what he had done waa the wlekednesa of Dicky Morgan, and that he, Hilliard, the soul, waa Bitting In impartial Judgment on Dicky Morgan, the flesh. He conceded the wrong; he conceded the penalty; nevertheless, his youth cried out te him for mercy. gmedicu imonii -J L- w Why ThrowS Radiators Aw When they can he repW-neby our special pntrgv cess at a saving of t present market price of pairs, redlpped, redcap recored Jobs. 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Doctor iPlineti Durant, who had been occupied with nothing more momentous than filling a calabash, rose hastily and went out Into the hallway. i aoor "Come In, Hilliard!" he said cordlaV the settlement wns eiao I ly. "Carols off looking at somebodys by a group of Acadlau The Acadlans were In tins trousseau . . . somebodys always getting married In Syracuse . . . eheU slant conflict with the Engl 4 be In directly. Come smoke a pip colony fell Into the hand) of tk! with me, and be sociable." llrh twice, and wns each tlinen Hilliard, lingering nervously by the to the French before the Enf1':! outer door, started at the kind voice, ly captured It In 1710. The remained steadfast In their Youre not busy?" "Busily composing my mind," a!4 I renrh rule would some day the doctor. He ushered llllllard Into but their hope was destined tr he realized. They, however, the comfortable old study and ro tioned towards a squat little smoking lu maintaining their Identitj stand. "All kinds of poison there," he pgalnst the English Insistence said. "Cigar cigarettes pipe tobacthey abandon tholr allegiance It co. Suit yourself." mother country. Hilliard laughed affectedly. The descendants of the You call It poison? And doca 300.000, are to be for yon tor and smoking?" Maryland, Virginia, the Cm Ww Ah, but Its the pleasantest poison Ceorgla and Louisiana. there Is. . . , Im always having to AcadlanS were expelled from ftt explain that to Carol. . . , Matches? of Monns, Grand Pre, when Of Well, what have you been doing tq fused to take the oath of fealty yourself?" English sovereign In 1755. mwf olj and "I?" llllllard didnt look at him escaped to the wilderness "Nothing Important, doctor." drifted back to tholr former botttf But thats not quite true. Is it?" to find them occupied by new s The tone was gentle, but It filled Hilfrom New England statesliard with portentlous qualms. "You've been enjoying a little attack of InsomAlpine Wonderland. nia. haven't you? The Grieona, Switzerland'! llllllard winced canton, may readily be describees "Why yes. As a matter of fact" Alpine wonderland. It Is The doctor attempted a smoke ring; no fewer than 150 valley.will and smiled at the dismal failure. greatly In alte, traversed by J 5 log torrents and streams d by roaring waterfalls and Harmon is revealed in nt mountain lakes. Dnrk and velvety P,ture,,fj woods his true light. slope and form the transition the region of the hills to th BE (TO the high Alps. 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