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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Signal, 1884-1-4, Page 2s !!' a't t,tought • said de h4. nottes lure t!.. 0") hitt.. The nal complied w,t go into Ha.,,h came out V..,. 1'y and told him tke- them all • holid.- This time J thing was went,L , his own work, s; loll. ternoun, when H not inner Hoppa I,«ek., rM - •sed , ..are a president ,died the young .y are open to ;mos Where t,, you Tandy, very inner apart - ed at the un - who had al - send. e clerks and or - 'tea books to the h... was *tme• at the request, '14.11, to take es`.. look le- °.11""Tort to .n start him easy t.•-..• the books hen the c1e•k s • *0,tlteg faces, 1i nett had giver - felt Buie weal soine• 11 late in with came out 44 smoked a ..,undid economical •1- .ou't Ivy just now. It .ipin and 1 owned all the we dont. It's necessary fur .recr:e out the small holden to .mplisb our cods.' And what are they r To ow■ tis company out and out. You seg, these are seventy or eighty of thew moan holden, and no man in the world could get thein to combiut togeth- er. As long as they gist del idends they'll hold on t'. their little bundles of stares. Stop the drrtdends and make calls. and they'll be glad to sell out 'Well 1 said John, as Handy st.q.1 d \'• r 11 i' The president drew a long hiwtth. 'Well, the long and shirt of the stat ter lathes. I m going to freeze 'em out anyhow, and I give you your choice of two things. Take a trip to Europe, and when you come back you'll have a .!tart- er interest in the stock, which will be held by A•.Ipin, myself, and you. After that the mon ec,nomlcal you are the better for s 1.11.' Jelin turned round to face hon. 'And I sm to Rain all this by a trip to Europe 1 Who is to manage while I am way t - and what encase can I make for trot r '111 attend to the& I'll Sand you user bay 'geol.' �• 'We're all we meet' 1 don t think •o, gad I'm president.' I1 'Very well, sir Sign the oe ler, that 1 ' 1 may hold it ape at, authunty, and reg8l' • go ; but it must be ufiictal.. Handy Lit hu lips. • 'It's telt convenient 1 giro you the verbal order goimentamwess 1/AY JAN. 4, 1884. erously depreciated they should call •1 the otb.o at onus rut hold • meeting. om Th. ',uttog „f thrs•e notes, even with lost I••.hd the easatance .d • copying mashine,tuuk nom where hits • treater part of the night, and ho g the looks, lklt weary and unrefrcahed neat morn - a the table in Ing whoa he went t.. the 'melte and found all the clerk* st their pieta look ear to the knife in= pusaked awl surprwd at not being t Handy, w he aisle to Net at the honks, which were kept .1 the books 1.. ase in an *tater department of the Safe open had been tuad., by ed by • cave -look, which Juin had h the, notes of the thrown out of gearing. '.y the clerks. He affected to [poti'e nothing, and .t, all 1 he took gate out the t«..,k•. • heti Imams% was 1 put them tn, resututd as usual, and nothing occurred .y remru,hsrerl that the le mar the serenity of etervthiu; till the lock rag e kuuwn eleven o'clock, wheat )Ir Handy, walked •ns-htmsc:t. \'unpin, and into the root, smoking • cigar, and closely followed by Mr. Vulgus, whose of the m inns t•• alter the fogy face wore its usual eteahhy mid half• .bought, 'they can du It at apologetic motile. 011 as in the 'at. I will alter Juhu rue and bowed formally, when ,nation. If 1 utuat tight, 1 will Vulpin caressingly beckoned him to the inner rta.m, calling out : ' afro.' Myinit, ho altered Illy combination 'r'an't do anything without you, ay . one entirely different and locked the dear fellow -can't indeed: Gomm an.' Safe, after which he wtot hone feeling And John, as in duty bound, followed much easier in his mind No one could the pair into the president's room, 'I full you, Musk holder ,.tieehwte•1 . usk lu.lder, aa, I 1 , e • „X h t „ Mop use If yonder.. i-umo "Li, me. --thio a tko m, all Iho. the dour era ear '•Le 4. ettowd el excited peruse enter rose*, h.eded ttr • short. stout, heedd pistletw,w, who tiall.1 out 'eh. UM.* aft -*they are at V Now, gseatinlesa, perhaps you'll toll'+' what this means! Yoe, Mr. Handy mw11, and yu., Mr. Fulton Nho duce Ihia mean sir 1' 11, waved a baler before the,,, John, not knowing is hat w t•'• '" was watching everything with Integre"' tercet. Hagge Handy's fetes gra"' tI. hard, debant impression he ha]wee u wear during the strike, 1111141,.%:41164: wore his saga) Carmelite/smrr, n. . glee W lune to clue, u,. t'n, a,,t.alts t„,e and make toy anal eettle.ratt. Int • 'No teed of it, ley deer cif,. rstYMd the sauttu, Vulpin. 'we hare WNW s„f treat of eu.6 detwo iu pos. I didn't b► tt. Have that w. shall nerd guy WO7 take the bunks jet en Owl are 'Ay, ay,' aided Haiti)'. "Pat!** tthe swam you're .1 the better Vel:* and I bats 6.4 t.. g.. ,err tbu quietly ; a,. you u•u go •wt, gnre the *larks • bididay, and then pow kirk sal we will give yo.I your final ovum You may as well lock op the 'seeks old giro w the bey of the sale.' John so4J•J and went toil. He he - open open to mesa way •4 eatricrt6. u fo..n all hie trtwshlea, sod one which w.ndd throw the b*rde.t tit moving on his foot. Ile went tet, saw the books put away ia the safe, sent ott'he clerks, who look ed 1005* astonished Ilia.. e. per, and s IIJs fright.ned at two 11.41.1 lye In alio. seniles ; mod then I.•-ke.f the oafs him- self, pot bite key its !tie }..c!:•' t• -1 look• ed talo the Muer office Thee he said, quite!) '(ls.Usenen, 1 Inlay as well (Rets you e ► the notice now its any other time. Iia. tend to fight f..r the shareholder*, sag hare notified them all of th. state of mf. lairs. You aro u.wt mon, both, but net pate *mart enough to evade the law i am manager .o( threw ....iris by a trite of the beard, and jou have iso bwsk.e« io them save at board meetings or to ask kr information t give you yaw elbows tit two things. Let your atths.s.a No, w i tell the whole matter when th* hoard assets.' Both Handy and V.Ipist had started up ; and, for the Ml teaser the face of the president wore • look of List. turned quite pale, as if tie dresd4J cal violence 'You Wiwi to know anal that is "d Handy, with a surer. '1 should 11121.1 was plain enema' Ie a a call to lee fifteen ler ceut. r . waL+ got s: t That a what it a If it isn't real out.' The bald-ltesdsd gentleman tors trip him up now. watching them ail lbs way. deep crimr51t in b� etc,trwe"h I Hie wife noised his ab•tractien in the He noticed that Handy avoided kis 'Arid du you ascan to fru nee tit evening, and asked him t' . ane of it, `glance and looked cold and angry, at thew works are no ntakm: IJ1" ' x but he laughed it offend ••rept sed to en. I1 which he could not wonder, after the panted, breathl.as� !leen the time by going twee pia) -- a way in which they had parted ; but Vul. \"unpin inteliesy berc: • proposition gladly aecepeed pin. on the other hand, overflowed with I -Now. my dear *r. FII. d;ett. t"t .1.0 and$o John and Ella went t•' the theatre . smiles gad sling" seven insisting uu Juhs s sir, b cabs. Th•Is only ttt.i"^" and took assts in the orchestra, where ' talons a seat, while he cloe.d the d•or • The duke nude tie 1..,. money, gal" they enjoyed the drama with all the I oarefnlly to prevent intrusion. I met nut aspect p tr all the Ilett la ple••ure of people who have nut been ' Then he came ant at down I y the i q 11a aatistied to y lip '„n n•v d ° spoiled by too much dissipation. young manager in his most coaxing way. mid trust to the / per re *lake u' I; Aa on as the play was ••peer, he and l sowhile Handy sat apart. ' hes. his wife hurried ed into the 101"to catch el 'Idea herr,mn Arutrg.' he bei.an. Blodgett and the t berm to tali I street-ear,when, mnch to .1 'Ili r •urpnseHandy tells e you had a little mown', together, full of at , but eriden.ly': and asnoyante, he ran on -•: ,, r •n the Im derstanding )ester.!ay, and I t, 1.1 him i kn,.win, what to d • cad John pew • crowd, with the L,.1d 1....k u. 'a, wee th super it wan ort that. and no e two elerera t g. fife utas, and the y..•tr t. more. lie ha% hot temper. 1111.1n•• the 1„.war un the! thickly . hart y •a-th.,r sal!. N•,w, 1 know ),•u than a maaretch feor ti. • N -h Armstrong, d 11.•' r are r:.,t the tst:u, t.• 51441..i 111 )our ..,611 rat shholdr&, we �Madameme llaa ('ou':ras.• !. . light whet, a r;esr map -ray ..1 the stock- A call had beets Mirser - -rr.str,•;' eh, , h••;drr. 11 I , .t crrtau' tar)' to try up tilt Illw14 t.. 1' Ie\;,e •, „Ise -are }..., shares of /stock to sure.' John smiled. 1 at a time when the I And he nodded and tr acrd *dosser 1 hops not, )L \'ulp,n.' making 'money, and at Elis, who clued cl est, uu•ter :,er hr.;' 'i told Handy so - -1t.•1.1 him an,' re of course to throw t hu.,1'rn•I's ares. as J..hn, with• .: ,iesi:n- tui„ed Vulpin, with an air of relief. i the market to nuthin ing to notice the dr:fillet a,i.s,.ces ..f 'Here. Hanndy,1 told you that Mr. Arm- I And he saw no the other, passed sternly } ,, rhe strong would listen to reason, Of course till ane of the shareh maudlin :-.'''T' - to one stoe.ar,- , • u:ht he will.' We want w meet they sen well rid of hen a, • last i Handy turned hti head and scowled. tare more than a got into • ear. , 'Then why has he refused to obey my •('resident, I make T, his amazemr•.;.: h.. 1,.r rorders 1 I'ye a good mind to order hu I special meetim under about three bhcks i•trther t, i arna;;e dismissal at once fur insubordination. t 'You can t bare it, came driting let at • fur...,s r.i:e of 'Now, neer, Handy. don't be w vin.i'It hes 10 my thee and ran into their car as they lent,' interrupted the other, soothingly. meetitii; is to held -peon tarred a corner, the pole aruashed the . ,i tell you our fnend s scruples dao him iget all you want in t glass so eie a to Armstrong !Iliad that ' honer. But there is a muunderatanding , tion then. But veu c only a Lucky stoop saved hi i:.111 toeing ' -that's all, but it is necessary that the !shares tall you make u lashing interests of these small holden of you. -Ike t ould be consolidated, and that cannot Mr. Blodgett shook fist per Hr..; • ,et. done while we do all the work, earn , 'Since when, sir when y forothers.'call was never voted , os.• II-urned round• n .lronstron: as lie 1 'But it was by tl.e • of ,iter-• t ,a, aa:d t'• with the moat coaxing smile. { was the:sars,stic rcpt 'You esta \\ a 'rite you that written order,' he • well make up you mi Y ' ,anti. 'if -I'll tate the steamerthat goes' tou or 1 ,ae pay p, ► 0 4,,Y.:',4„ tI ttitiiand t seven in the morning. !don't liee-te, i'll take hat r ,n *dire• hav' l..0 ,Ie, wens ms isunitet m.•r tide by the use. per cent 'ea oplY, do:ic.rac.. r ••• rear 1: art :e es J:'en u trl,ment ods *led a: _ Orly TTI• here !L dowsed ! • s 1'•laes 1 Hat.. The rev y 1 i y ..1 lel ris- en!. r erten I with a reel and ansim t 'You must be aware that 1 can atranse. f,;rtit,• eyes, e:preaann in l,ief,y such authority. 1 !,••W m) I..,,, .I ^ time Have a M Ig over *s mach at a ; "oder r the I,;,.., le:.: c• ""t, 'By Jur,• ! he •Wena), r. as you an a'so aw r said, forcing a lain!, , tot, d the t., 1r f. an.) ••n! tl, f+ hard work going ,mak gar, John 7', the •e. R y I never s m)• l"ot .i r'u. h to n..e.ty ou, Johs'e re 1 mute,' was i - P y, u Handy lit his Cigar and i stock. baps toodsmoke vehemently, pacing the Ifand) 1•. •Lief at 1 •t thm .70014( ma g an , vastwho rml it4 ti, sttl.ger, who AU to asp biro. h,•• •o.etsoed went on writing. At last Hady stopped and said . 'Ah, by-thnbye, John, I see you make pretty good showing of books.' 'I hope so, air,' was the quiet reply. 'I jtdged it my duty to the e'.sulrny to help it in making money.' Handy laughed in a nervous way 'Yea, I ser. Why, you'll be able to dividend, won't yo. r •1 him steadily. 't'ertainiy, sir at least 4 per Dent,' The ►newer, for sone oneiplained reason, appeared to irritate Handy ; for e wheeled round with a frown and strode to the door, where he stood tap- pitkg irritably on the glees. Pru,ently he turned round, can... to John's side, sat down, and said to him 1 in a coaxing way : 'Ree here, John. I've always 'wen a l friend of your*, haven't 11 lie r:uewl T on frogs* Intoner to what you are, haven t i 1' nes • )'eu refuse t....,• •.. E„ ' �- loon, t i ••`....,;y'TacrK on • a roman" of which you most take ti.e rest«,nit• bility officially. You meet,,-',cr1 alternative to me. What u it 1 Handy puffed at his cigar slew;y. nim • 'i don't wish to name 11, unless you are determined to fight nee.' 'Fight ye. p Such an ideas mound Why should i fight you T. 'You are doing It now. i tell you it L absolutely necessary that there should be no dividend this quarter 1 suggest to you a way by which you can escape any possible share of blame at our meef• ing. I want. you to g., to England to bey • million's worth of steel. The trip will be pleasant. I will arrange rile rest. Your salary can be trciled when we three own all the works A11 1 want you to do u to shut y car eyes and go t Of course there wase rush meat, with women @creaming wearing, in the midst of whit rs'"w as backed and turned a the driver, drove .off as f % his hop. 7 LSI as he had c:,m roan n, sit have Grow. , .car. ! t� b. wows •,iJ11L d adw. • hes.• •t 0. .f. T 1 .., ,• :en ,.le: ss. ), a,-a••r 1 ., . S•r Ella .au 'He 055 , beard lot.. e old 1, (ha n !tetter !r,. 111 Tata 'Are you sure , aaAed irnestron;, 'Certain. You know ;.•.w !,e you, o1 curse ' i suppose he does. tt , hurt me -an he , I can err, s this escapade, but I don't Ill.. r.• can never hurt me without +peri ger to himself of the people. Hol aft., they halter h,•11w ao.i J• '«'.ed reliev4-1..ayrn: at _ % ) II manage the works while myself and you !went t a r i•.: awe; 1ynu refuse that, we' mat's fair.' e ire t resp •f.,41415 e'1 dtsnliumng you i Hl.dttett and the t, and 'au 1 the key of the quite taken abaci: },y for somethin;; they t for +• sod one man In leer of \`' runt: nits,., , u;Inn had tie '� tee •t)' fn'!, who save rafts L.,l xs hundred at •err then he utle•d his Gat tlirtnt .but Handy shook his eat there ata a slight ni!e -i triumph on I '1,•u must he sick, mut. nus face that ah.•wm he kne r tris }„ower.. wag town to thirteen 111 Y•1 John saw th. t tb'ig!r 1 creme .t 1"'t "t'mey since that. I'ta1n last. at, he oberrd,tuietlr it at all '•n speculation.' 1 hare already ten Mr lively that 1yd Blodgett prinked vp V ear. if he and you sign tbtorder 1 -r me t.. SF Kulauom rh ' to Europe g" Ahd t:433 0:1ora t. Is to Loy stsef,.r ti,e ,•ompany it twenty fur it, w,rh fiiteron to icy' duty compels met ' ' That's strange. itw ken I'll its -1•1 on di 'Very well, thy s al we n the next meeting. t;.„ \'uli,in, eagerly '71. "'• reel g ,1 �y • :i,e order in I And he went out. tante/is E,kelf "°' 1•• r kat Will you sally all the way, while the ,.'herd In. ;:. I irg 'Certainly, It the.misria ell ; one by one, to the , , 4 Hxmly turned t,•.raN L.m !,•• had A'ulpiu iM>tint� , "e d kept his shoulder to hit ., seer_* e der • my per r ;t bad had time to think over the aff,ur h.•' .11116 . moor liar• it. ;-y‘, began to feel that he could not afford t. leaf m"per' iru t1 have any more enemies than \'stein • , tit 1 caropa our fortune 0,.1 lope onside reed He had heard that Sitryker y Mr \'u.1.0 let you refuse. You hght ire Now sold out all his irterest 111 rhe 1111 1,.•11111.1 t torn, for the •Ittrnah`r works founded b)- the *stoner • f.,'•. was per_ 'Yea- %1 hat to It had made a erect name its E :r 1••• 'If jou ti;tht \ ulin an I f will millionaire• and had hr, crush veti Mark that 1ive u head gra -.•1) R jou tell Nall John bowed h Ito -morrow night to e•...soler m ro. . 'You have tot•• .•.r 'Jr I n ) { 1 lot cat n dy i hare noir •1n,•sw1 er ttegt E1 meso ynu .•u. lot r.. 1«• "Huta t.• Lo 'Supp suddenly sad John, sharply. N• . Inc a favor, John is president you've said enough You t'ow, -1 Mope so, or. if it be not inc.., t ' ent with my duty t.. the e,topany. t ih, hang the oompa11v, John ' \'til pin and i are the e0mpeny 11',• control • majority of the stock'• 'i'ardon me,' relurne,1 John, quietly. '1 hate aaoertained that • clear mai0rity 1, 1 of the shares. aro held by .outside parties in small lots it Ito*, *5 y•.:1 aro aware, e 1M hooks show et' 'gang tie 1«wl e ' V 5111.11, r..ec re- ery, and he will not n.ddfy Ihr 'eon M nen't depen.I *p oor Areesetr.•ng, i tell yon what it .s Ti.t.'e..ncern run 1 at kid 10 declare a divoi,sed true quer'«r Ina yew uuolers"asd r Jets turne.l awl 10.544.1 at hien. 'Y111. I do not P1.a•1. explain. yolk vee I bays beth want not 1.. go away,b a,. that ma my a serer ..t3 and \'ulpn1 may monk,. s false state-nent, and cheat the other ah«•k holden 1 ou dare not sign an order for me -e spend alt the pr.•tit. 111 huy1ng needless stork, Yon can .1,. this with- out my help, and now you threaten tor have only «n• word t., say 1•• y..,r He led Hand, to th, door, s 1 t.. the street 't;.. he Hessle 'HAMER X\\ oLlt The a.eks were emptying -1 men a. John 1.1 Hardy to that door and eel l the 55) •rut. Trio grip of hi. Itso.l Mme .M the .drier • arm wee tea. *4naetng t.. 1 street M a 'stock ..1,,. pew m-•nt'.a of .1 IP for the forst . Any abase• were I •iu•,•,•-t in t!I•.t...•; roar leers :hat his own f 'titre'titreneat I.e,,l ..n account of st toot* ,ohe there *ery share► itr)ler should l •u, H.n•I, "f ,earl)' cash. 1,. board what x •.1I 1 he to The .Irunieo r, •1 Armstrong s +'n ler a s61,1.••••• n1.•er• ils:r.i). 41,11. 1«, nil' It 1 a1 And 0,,, lett o'gh, t•• ell the at,. 5 . •!•len that ,f th t sigh and , And all this time .1,.'.0 Atmt:r ail d been watching then. e.,• it so- v , Item i',,,„i ' had received his not., siert tint pedes, roots" tight or posted 111 1110 m. peeing None seemed 1.. h. r •. heard ot thin • strange be ye otny. h k, k ¢ beyond r h« stock self. • rd• wuc-h o❑ .14 soon as the last ..o. -eras g' neo (.t_ ',i:u r 15 ''t'o ryed sarcast,cal;t to John tt •sin...:4:(„r ' 1 oil seg whit a 11,...j wool: ;•car .• a fine. sticking to that nuprec'�able 'r. w It.•*• 'per steel felb•wa They could.. ' . I ou :1 wf utol -'.r coma wanted. Now, then,) , P y f t..to F'ure. , have a ;.soot time, and a! yw re kck i1 you II hn.l erer)•thin;t lot .17 ha. John c•mpretsed his 1, 'For you and Vulpin. '. •'And for you, t.«. ' • k• I take' 'But how a6mt the rest .. i 'nth, let them sweet,' e "'/o rspb1 ai reply. 'it velli do thpnt then, John, .,, hsfep4l to � "hT i don want r be them to gee) ou 1 was ' r'••',. buo•tr •n: Lot them'night harm lien a.4 arr0 .le. p'tsr I are t•.., lunch for ,y 1 ft"naw hen fuck were herr n pee ,r .and fo:.dr•I the carder in I •ult•in chuckled «•ler 'Na, ha ' That would ha u r• 71girt top in • turn) --eh, Mindy 1 \' l wpp,.se it's all swtlle,l itf . 511.1. ,n 1 we 0111 it mble ynu 1.., t', ;t s for the I Yfe ' .«•,1 deal t•• de s' John L...ked at hs„.1, Ilene they were interrupted h t1111e it had hero askey a nom. Vslpin well For thed 6rafur 1" rtes outer n only,. "'real mon 5pwskin chem " 1?, towent tree. her y to htm•tl I«"ty th• .1..,r 1...1.11v. and step' were heard coming Iia ditsef..te Ind ntI!ef•. 'I suppose.' k• said gm a. r 1 nI • .ger 'What do you wean r M asked. 'I mean that, in a case .4 this *ort, It is diamond cut dtamond, 1 have attested the oomhinari.•.1 .•f ill, safe look, and 1 refuse to give up the key till the fell board meets. 11 yon choose to take the rseponsibtlity tit stopping the works, are ply for an injunction. Meantime, if you w sot out of this room in (ase raisnte I shall call in the men to eject yew. T6e know best if they love you trines the strike.' elpin had crunched down by his desk, ashy pale, sad now he faltered oil to Handy : 'Don't get *stated -please don't. He Listen to reason, Look here,hrostron; you're got u fairly at last. Lam s down okay. G,rw in with as, and w gime you half the walks. I tell y there's 1.11 a million in it for you' t1, eL e'Or7T1tt10. ) rename iaspws4T 4 Mho. Poison's Net., dine is meat for pan It makers not of how may beer hew eremedies ew often other moue/114'n es bkan e failed to afford e t -relief. Neredia, tee great pain cur., does it. work prompth Buy a 10 Deet a•aspde bottle, and try 14 for internal or external pains You in be convinced el its extraardia.ry p .we to relieving pain. Ten cent bottle. J. Wino s. Lune bottle. 25 *.pts MONO THE AGED WE FRI, V U FATLY observe se Oust "w"Mmawr t the !!��*la a.lof sob oc. awry or tie Leda ieato wess .r:' repair to 1: ' riMia�io k i 1aimed frame mad *als tree vital Anti systems bowies *ohm powers of eau seen mon and mesh eneen...7� s+� of t easuiwhich tbslismt j.wrw A r is kr want (7egesad Elixir er Rotates Whet* , IsIsvaluabte to restore the waste tet11 sedr�nww.yeat ereserstlon sad gastral deb tile bid smrre Is m easilyWits o bone, e a *genie form. YMMEK, TWIT SETTS, COIUS. NMN, TMT* 11110 Malt 11111111(3. ENV 1SN *10 runs PER111111E1. AGET3 ,ranted foes The Liras of d the 1'rwiJests se she 1. - u Mr Latgent. H Ire then rwi.„nn*oft lova o iIwo ever ewe bn„k .n 1 mer1.-• rmet ,, n pe/tThe hktot 0,41' All Int.11ig,•nt -opt. went IL Aay�eon.% enm. a ,141, ,11 •et•at. Terme % Hi. err 111«cmc 1'o.. l'.wtleed. ale. AMI . _ - -- alai11101 t _ - DANIEL GORDON, CABINETMAKER •pen asses hand now the Later* /art[ of Firaf - Clues 1�rirnilllf$ 1.: Ihr 1'000.17. mad ma f stowhose nal win trent be esdereobt M any est I sear In sewerds. f *et t I isI - (.,. free, :tau g'e'e Beek e• a'n.M. from *Ls. •r Mies else In the *mooM w W •err mower tee AT THE OLD 81'A �etweew th• Hiss Otn.•e fit (sash of ]lona SOD »E iptZcrAll. ()rt. 1191.. ski 1911