Eureka Reporter | 1906-09-21 | Page 7 | How Rhodes and Belt Met

how rhodes and belt met mr rhodes once told a circle ot friends after dinner the story of his first meeting with belt I 1 called at late one evening he said I 1 and there was belt working away as usual do you never take a resta I 1 asked not often he replied well your gamec said I 1 I 1 am going to control the whole diamond out put before I 1 am much older he an as he got off his stool that s funny I 1 said I 1 have made up my mind to do the same we had better join bands join hands they did unlike alfred belt cecil rhodes had small patience with arithmetical details once this characteristic in evolved him in a difficulty pitching a balance sheet into the pile of papers before belt he exclaimed desperately here you understand things tor heaven s sake tell me how I 1 stand