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10 THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER ifl, ipo. : A CAPTAIN IN THE RANKS By George Carey Egglestoa (Continued from Lt Week.) STHOPSB. CapUin Guilford Duncan, C S. A takes part in th last fight, at Appo mattox, and learn the army. II then determines to go to Cairo, 111 Although well educated and a lawyer, Captain Duncan U without family or money and works hi passage to Cairo. Her h saves CapUin HaJlam's cotton from ire. and Captain Uallam. a modern "captain of industry," hire Captain Duncan, and quickly advance in hi employer' ettimation. H ve Cap tain Hallam' coal fleet from destruction by a storm, and i made a partner by Captain Hallam. The vounjr man be come a fore of good among the young men of Cairo. Barbara Verne, a young lady, run the boarding houM in which Captain Duncan uses bis meal, uap' tain Duncan i thanked by Barbara for earing her from annoyance by mlschiev ou boy. He determines to call upon her. Captain Duncan Invites Barbara to a dance. He incur tha enmity of Napper Tandy, a capitalist, a rival of Captain Hallam. by making of the latter coal mine a paying property, in competition with one of Tandy's properties. At the coal mine Duncan meets an old acquaintance, Dick Temple, bow working as a miner. Dick Temple suggests a way to increase the output of the mine and is appointed engineer. XVI Duncan, whs ' b in love with Barbara. Napper Tandy attempts to brrbe Iunean. Duncan pro poses to Barbara. She tells him she can not gir him a decided answer. Nspper Tandy circulates the story that Duncan has asked him for a bribe. To retail iate. Hallam propose to buy sufficient hares in Tandy's bank to elect Duncan president Dick Temple is commission ed by Hallam to muy the bank stock. Barbara tells Duncan she cannot marry him because she is the daughter of a thief. Temple succeeds in buying the bank stock. Barbara tells Duncan she cannot marry him because she is the daughter of a thief. Temple succeeds in buying the bank stock. Duncan learns from Barbara that her father was an embezzler and a suicide. She tells him to wait a year before sha finally rejects or accepts his proposal XXIV Cap tain Hallam tells Duncan of the plan to make him president of the Tandy bank. XXTV Captain Hallam and Duncan are interested in the plana: of a railroad to connect Cairo and the east. Tandy seems to be working se cretly against the proposed road. The permission to build the road require that between two towns in different counties a car shall pass before a cer tain date. XXV and XXVI Duncan discovers Tandy's irregular dealings with the bank and forces him to make restitution. Tandy gives up his Cairo investments. might be Injured by this one Any road, 1 wean, that be might be Inter ested In enough to make him want this project defeated r No, certaluly not. On tha contrary. ha has a tremendous Interest In the building of our road. Of course bis In teracts her lu Cairo are comparatively small, now that he la out of the bank. bat, as you know, ha baa been buying property very heavily along our pro posed line. Of courts when tha road hi finished the towns along the Una will grow, and property there will go up, la view of that b baa been buytng iota, houaea and business building at all tha place where principal stations art likely to be located." It was two or three days later when Barbara returned to the subject by a somewhat Indirect rout. Tell ma about Paducah, Guilford," aha said to him suddenly. Ha laughingly answered: "Paducah la a thriving town In north western Kentucky. It Ilea on tha Ohio river about fifty miles above the mouth k at tha map again. Those two 'vef jf twbJ?! ea lie west of the point at which ,"'t uf , " " CHAPTEH XXVII. f N accordance with bis custom. Dun- I cau told Barbara the whole story I of the bank's dealings with Tand A and explained to Iter his reasons for 8UsictiuL'. as Captain Hallam bad said, that Tandy was ,-up to mischief of some kind and needed close watch' lng. "Perhaps he has lost money heavily," suggested Barbara, "and U struggling to keep his Lead above water." "That Is extremely unlikely," an- swered Duncan, "particularly as his standing at Bradstreet's Is unimpaired. I asked Bradstreet's yesterday for a special report on Uim, and tliey gave him four A's. That means that he ha3 ample capital and abundant resources somewhere within the knowledge of Bradstreet's agents. 1 Imagine that be Is going quietly Into some big en terprise and has so 'far Invested his capital In It thut he was sorely em barrassed for ready money when sud denly called upon to raise It I would give a tidy little sum to find out what be Is up to." nut neiuier Duncan nor Haiian wus destined to make that discovery j( yet. Boon after the bank matter was set tled Tandy seemed quite at ease again financially. lie resumed bis purchases Of property along the line of the pro posed railway, but only along the east ern half of it He bought none in Cairo or within fifty miles of that city. Two months later, after Duncan's campaign was over and the elections bad been held, he and Barbara came back to the subject. Duncan told Bar bara of the queer provision that Tandy bad persuaded the authorities bf two counties to put Into their bond appro priation and expressed his curiosity to know the motive. "He didn't do that thing Just for fun. Guilford," the girl said after she had thought the matter over for twenty four hours. "He bas some interest to serve." "Of course. I'm very sure of that" "We must find out what It Is," said the girl, whose apprehension wai strongly aroused. "But how, Barbara V "I don't know how at present, but Fm trying to find out a way. I don't know enough about the facts as yet to make a good guess. You must-tell me some things." "Anything you like." "Is there any other railroad that "You've olvd th$ riddle" of that stream. It baa a small but am bitious population, and la a considera ble market tor the sale of tobacco. That's about all I remember of what the gazetteer says about the Interesting burg." And you know that Isn't what I want you to tell me. Are there any railroads there r "One small one, running from the south, ends there, I believe, and the Paducah people are trying to Induce the company which Is building the Memphis and Ohio River railroad to make Its northern terminus there In stead of at Cairo. They are trying, too, to get a bridge bulk across the Ohio at that point They are unlikely to succeed In either project for the reason that they have no railroad con nection north or east. Ballroads from the sooth running Into Paducah would find no outlet except by the river." Barbara was silent for some time; (ben she asked, "Is Mr. Tandy inter ested la any business at Paducah V "I really dou't know. He's In all sorts of things, you know. But 'why do you ask''" Instead of answering she asked an other question: "Is he Interested In the company you spoke of, that Is building a line from Memphis to the Ohio river?" "Yes; he's heavily In that Indeed, he is president of It I believe, or some thing like that, just as be is of our company well, no; the parallel doesn't bold, for ours Is only a projecting com pany as yet, while that Is a full fledged railroad company actually engaged in building. I suppose that Is one of the things that tied Tandy up at the time of the bank trouble. He had put a pot of money into It and he could nei ther sell his stock nor raise money on It till the road should be finished and in operation. But why do you ask about that, Barbara?" For answer she crossed the room and, returning, spread out a map on a table. "Look," she said, putting her finger on the map. "At a point only a little east of that county line concerning which Tandy got the strange stipula tion made our proposed line will be much nearer to Paducah than the dis tance from that point to Cairo. May It not be possible" "By Jove, Barbara," Duncan ex claimed as he bent over the map, "you've solved the riddle! What a splendid combination It Is! And bow we must hustle to defeat It!" "Tou must be calm, then, and let us work It all out and be sure of every thing before you tell Captain Will about it I want you to have full credit for the timely discovery." "Me? Why, It Is all yours, Barbara, and you are to have all the credit" "Ob, no. You told me the things that enabled me to guess It out and I've only been trying to help you. I'm glad If I have helped, but positively my name mustn't be mentioned. I'm only a woman!" "Only a woman!" Duncan echoed. Only a woman! Barbara, God's wis dom was never so wise as when be created 'only a woman to be a help meet for man.' " of tha greatest trunk line In thta part of the country, and the advance In bis atock and bond holdings will make him on of tha richest men in the west" "That la what 1 was thinking, Guil ford, but I hardly dared auggeat It 1 know so little. I didn't know that It would be possible to change our Una. I thought that maybe Ita charter com pelled It to run to Cairo." "No, unfortunately It doeaa't Tan dy secured the charter in the first place, Iteforo Hallam and Stafford went Into the project I wonder," he added, with a puailed look, "1 wonder. If the old schemer was looking thla far ahead. At any rate, the charter, as Tandy had It drawn, requires only that the Una shall be so located and constructed as to connect the railroads runulng east from Its eastern terminus with the Mis- slaalppl river. It doesn't say at what point That requirement would be fully met of course, If the road should be diverted to Paducah, connecting there with the line to Memphis." "But why did Tandy want that coun ty Hue provision put lute the bond subscription?' "Look counties lie west of the point the road must be turned south If It Is to be diverted to Paducah. If we fall to build across that county line by noon of the 15th of next March the subscriptions of both those counties will be forfeited. Then Tandy will step In and offer the company that Is building the line a much larger sub scription of some sort from Paducah and from his Memphis road aa an In ducement to shorten the Una by taking It to Paducah Instead of Cairo." "That would ruin Cairo?" the girl aaked anxiously. "It would be a terrible blow to the city's prosperity. But" looking at his watch. "I must lay this matter before Hallam and Stafford tonight, late as It la" Then, going to the little telegraph In strument which for bis own conven ience be bad Installed In Buotmra's house, be called Captain Hallam out of bed and clicked off the message: The milk In ths cocoanut la accounted for. I must see you and Stafford tonight, without fall. Summon him. I'll so up to your house at one. It did not require much time or many words for Duncan to explain the situa tion as be now understood it nor was there the slightest ground for doubt that the solution reached was altogeth er the correct one. "It's a deep game he's been playing." said Hallam. "It Is one of the finest combinations I ever heard of." responded Stafford. "You've a mighty long head, Duncan, to work out such a puzzle." "Don't be too complimentary to my bead. I didn't work It out" responded the younger man. You didn't? Who did. then?" "Barbara Verne! She forbade me to mention ber name, but I will not sail under false colors." S o'clock. You must go and pack your trunk, Duucau. I'll telegraph you In New York, telling you everything you need to know. Take your copy of our private cipher cod with you, In rase we should have confidential cotuuiuul catlona to make, do, now. I'll smooth your way by telegraphing our corrv spondeuta In New York and the offi cers of tha Vourtb National asking then to help you. Stafford, you'd bet ter go homo now. You're getting along la Ufa, you know, and need your sleep." Stafford was about ten years younger than Hallam. Bo ended a conference that was des tined by the success or failure of Ita purpose to decide the fat of a great enterprise and the future of a thriving city, to say nothing of the career of a brilliant young man. jTo b continued.) A PtCULIAR FISH. re The Tarbot'a Ball aad Socket ( Black aad Uuld. Lying limp and slimy ou a tlnliuiou- gcrs slab, or dry aud sandy lu the fish- : THE UNION GAS ENGINE COMPANY Marine md &titlomry Gts and Ctioline Entflnet, F. P. Kendall, General Sales Agent, M Frost St, Portias, Ore. , . ' WI AK HOW miQfO OIDIM rxoM oui riw wowrj. wirrt VI FOI PRICES AND ILIU1T1ATKD CATAlOOin. roimvWND U8KFUL AND ORNAMENTAL WIRE and IRON WORK of ALL KINDS. SOS Flandwi ' tit, POKTLAND, OR. -9 T CHAPTER XXVIII. HE next half hour was spent, as Barbara expressed It, In "per fecting the guess" she had made. "Tandy has gone Into that Memphis and Ohio river enterprise up to his eyes," said Duncan. "Naturally be has got his controlling interest In It at an extremely low price as compar ed with the face value of the stock and bonds, for the reason that the road ends at Paducah, which is much the same thing as ending nowhere. "But If he can succeed In diverting our line to Paducah Instead of Cairo, thus securing an entirely satisfactory connection north and east, his Memphis and Ohio road will become part of one "Well, now, I wnnt to say," sold Stafford, "that you've a mighty long bead, anyhow, to make a counselor of such a girl as Barbara Verne. It's the very wisest thing you ever did In your life and the wisest you ever will do till you make her your wife. Of course that will come In due time?" "I hope so. but I am not sure I can accomplish that" "Why, I had supposed It was all ar ranged. Why haven't you" "Perhaps I have. At any rate, the doubt I sjioke of Is not due to any neg lect of opportunity on my part. But we must get to busluesa. It is I o'clock In the morning. We've found out old Napper' game. Now, what are we going to do about It?" During tills little side conversation Hallam had been pacing the floor, thinking. He now began Issuing or ders, like shots from a rapid fire gun. "(Jo to the Instrument there, Duncan, and telegraph Temple to come to Cairo by the first train. Tell him to give In structions to bis asslstaut as to the running of the mine during a long ab sence on his part." When Duncan had finished the work of telegraphing, Hallam turned to blm, saying: "You, Duncan, are to start for New York on the 7 o'clock train this morn ing. Leave your proxy with Stafford to vote your stock In the present com pany, and" "What's your plan, Hallam?" Inter rupted Stafford. "To give old Napper Tandy the very hardest lesson he's ever bad to learu at my bands. Yon and I will call a meeting of the company Immediately and make Duncan president" "But bow are we to get rid of Tan dy?" "Ask blm to resign and kick him out if he doesn't But listen! We're no time to waste. We'll reorganize thla company, making It a real railroad company to build the road Instead of being the mere projecting company It Is now. You and I and Duncan will put all the money we can spare Into It, and we'll make every man In Cairo who's got anything beyond funeral expenses put It in. All the subscriptions already made to the Inducement fund we'll con vert Into permanent stock subscrip tions. Then, with the county, city and town subscriptions In band, we'll have about $4,000,000 of our stock subscrib ed. We must have $12,000,000 of stock In all. It is for you, Duncan, to find the rest In New York. You must see capitalists and persuade them to go In with us as subscribers either to the stock or to the construction bonds that we'll issue. You are to use your own Judgment, and we'll back you up." "What are you going to do with Temple?" "Make him chief engineer to the com pany and set him at work surveying and locating the line at once. 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