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Thb Bobbs-Mbkrill Compact
CHAPTER XV. (Continued.)
Wheaton's hand rested again on the
packet before him ; he had flushed to the
temples, but the color slowly died out of
his face. It was very still in the room,
and the watchman could be heard walk
ing across the tiled lobby outside. A pa
trol wagon rattled In the street with a
great clang of its gong. Wheaton had
moved the brown parcel a little nearer
to the edge of the table; Margrave no
ticed this and for the first time took a
serious interest in the packet. He was
not built for quick evolutions, but he
made a sudden movement around the ta
ble toward Wheaton, who was between
him and the door.
"What you got In that paper, Jim?"
he asked, puffing from his exertion.
Wheaton did not speak, but he picked
up the parcel and took a step toward the
door, Margrave advancing upon him.
Wheaton reached the door, holding the
package under his arm.
"Don't touch ma; don't touch me," he
said, hoarsely. Margrave still came to
ward him. Wheaton's unengaged hand
went nervously to hisHhroat, and he fum
bled at his tie. The sweat came out on
his forehead. It was a curious scene, the
tall, dark man in his evening clothes,
pitiful In his agitation, with his back
gainst the door, hugging the bundle
under one arm ; and Margrave, In his
rough business suit, walking toward
Wheaton, who retreated before him.
"I want that package, Jim."
"Go away! go away!" The sweat
shone on Wheaton's forehead In great
drops. "I can't, I can't you know I
can't !"
"You coward !" said Margrave. "I
want that bundle." He made a gesture
and Wheaton dodged and shrank away.
Margrave laughed again ; a malicious
mirth possessed him. But he grew sud
denly fierce and Mb fat fingers closed
about Wheaton's neck. Wheaton huddled
against the door, holding the brown pack
et with both hands.
"Drop it! Drop It!" blurted Mar
grave. He was breathing hard.
A sharp knock at the door against
which they struggled caused Margrave
to spring away. He walked down the
room several paces with an assumption
of carelessness, and Wheaton, with the
bundle still under his arm, turned the
knob of the door.
"Hello, . Wheaton !" called Fenton,
blinking In the glare of the lights.
"Good evening," said Wheaton.
"How're you, Fenton," said Margrave,
carelessly, but mopping his forehead with
his handkerchief.
"Here are your papers," said Wheaton,
almost thrusting his parcel into the law
yer's hands.
"All right," aid Fenton, looking curi
ously from one to the other. And then
he glanced at the package, as if absent
mindedly, and saw that the seal was un
broken. "Good night, gentlemen," he said. "Sor
ry to have disturbed you."
"How much Traction was in that pack
age?" asked Margrave, closing the door.
"I don't know," said Wheaton, smooth
ing his tie. The watchman could be
heard closing the outside door on Fen
ton. "No, I don't think you do," returned
Margrave. "You'd fixed It pretty well
with Fenton. If be'd only been a minute
later I'd have got that bundle. I didn't
realize at first what you had there, Jim,
until you kept fingering It so desperate
ly. Now there are those share you own,
Jim. I hope we won't be interrupted
while you're getting them for me."
Wheaton hesitated.
"I'm going from here to the Gazette
office. You know they do what I tell 'em
over there. They'd like a little . story
about the aristocratic Wheaton family of
Ohio. Porter's girl would like that for
breakfast to-morrow morning."
Wheaton hung between two Inclina
tions, one to make terms with Margrave
and assure his friendship at any hazard,
the other to break with him, let the con
sequences be what they might.
"Hurry up," said Margrave Impatient
ly; "this Is my busy night and I can't
wait on yon. Dig It up."
Wheaton's hand went slowly to his
pocket. As he drew out his own certifi
cate with nervous fingers, the certificate
which Evelyn Porter had given him an
hour before fell upon the table.
"That's the right color," said Mar
grace, snatching the paper as Wheaton
sprang forward to regain it
"Not thatl not that! That isn't
mine !"
Margrave stepped back and swept the
face of the certificate with his eyes.
"Well! I knew you stood next, Jim,"
he said, Insolently, "but. I didn't know
that you were on such confidential terms
as all this. And you witnessed the sig
nature. How sweet and pretty it all is !"
The paper exhaled the faint odor-of
satchet, and Margrave lifted it to his
nostrils with mockery of delight.
"I must have that, Margrave. I will
do anything, but I must have that You
wouldn't "
Margrave watched bitn maliciously,
thoroughly enjoying his terror.
"How do you know I wouldn't? Give
me the other one, Jim."
Still Wheaton held bis own certificate ;
he believed for a moment that be could
trade the one for the other.
"I'm not going to fool with you much
longer, Jim; you either give me that cer
tificate or I go to the Gazette office
straight as I can walk. Just sign It In
blank, the way the other one U. I'll
witness It all right."
Wheaton wrote while Margrave stood
rer him, holding ready blotter which
he applied to Wheaton's signature with
unnecessary care.
''I hope this won't cause you any in
convenience with the lady, but you're un
doubtedly a fair liar and you can fix that
all right, particularly" with a chuckle
"if the old man cashes in."
Wheatou followed Margrave's move
ments as if under a spell that he could
not shake off. Margrave walked toward
the door with an air of nonchalence,
pulling on his gloves.
"I haven't my check-book with me,
Jim, but I'll settle for your stock and
Miss Evelyn's, too, after I get things re
organized. It'll be worth more money
then. Please give the young lady my
compliments," with irritating suavity.
He stopped, smoothing the backs of his
gloves placidly. "That's all right, Jim,
ain't it?" he asked, mockingly.
"I hope you're satisfied," said Whea
ton, weakly.
"I'm never satisfied," said Margrave,
picking up his hat.
Wheaton wished to make a bargain
with him, to secure his own Immunity ;
but he did not know how to accomplish
it. Margrave had threatened him, and he
wished to dull the point of the threat, but
he was afrnid to ask a promise of him.
Wheaton did not follow him to the door,
but Margrave seemed in no hurry to
leave. The watchman went forward to
let him out at the side entrance.
"If he'd only been sure the oold man
would have died to-night," he reflected
as he walked up the street, "he'd have
given me Porter's shares, easy." He
went to his office, entertaining himself
with this pleasant speculation. "If I'd
got out of the bank with that package
he'd never dared squeal," he presently
concluded.
CHAPTER XVI.
John Saxton was a good deal the worse
for wear as he swung himself from a
sleeper in the Clarkson station and bolt
ed for a down-town car. Coal mining Is
a Irty business, and there are limits to
the things that can be crowded into a
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suit-case. He had been crawling through
four-foot veins of Kansas coal in the in
terest of the Neponset Trust Company,
and bad been delayed a day longer than
he had expected. He continued to be In
a good deal of a hurry after he reached
his office, and he kicked aside the mail
which rustled under the door as be open
ed it, and knelt hastily before the safe
and began Tattling the tumblers of the
combination. He pulled out a long en
velope and then with more composure
consulted his watch.
It was half-past eight. He took from
his memorandum calendar the leaf for
the day; on it be had posted a cutting
from a local newspaper announcing the
annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Clarkson Traction Company. The meet
ing was to be held, so the notice recited,
between the hours of 0 a. m. and 5 p. m.
of the second Tuesday lof November, at
the general offices of the company in the
city of Clarkson. The Exchange Build
ing was specified, though the adminis
trative offices of the company were on the
other side of town. Before setting forth
Saxton examined his papers, which were
certificates of stock in the Clarkson Trac
tion Company. They had been sent to
him by a personal friend in Boston, the
trustee of an estate, with instruction to
Investigate and report. Having received
them just as he was leaving for Kansas,
there bad been no opportunity for con
sulting Porter or Wheaton, his usual ad
visers iu perplexing matters. Traction
stock had advanced lately, despite news
paper attacks on the company, auu he
hoped to sell his friend's shares to ad
vantage.
Saxton had never been In the Ex
change Building before and he poked
about In the dark' upper floors, uncer
tainly looking for the rooms described in
the advertisement. Another man, also
peering about In the hall, ran against
him.
"Beg pardon, but can you tell me "
"Good morning, Mr. Buxton, are you
acquainted in this rookery?" It was
Fenton, wbo carried a brown parcel un
der his arm and appeared annoyed.
"No; but I'm learning," John answer
ed. "I'm looking for the offices of the
Traction Company. Its light seems to be
hid under a bushel."
"I'm looking for It, too," said Fenton.
"Some humorist seems to have changed
the numbers on this floor."
They traversed the halls of several
floors In an effort to find the numbers
specified In the notice. Fenton occasion
ally kicked at a door In his rage. Sax
ton called to him presently from a dark
corner where he held up a lighted match
to read the number on the transom.
"Here's our number, but there's do
name on the door."
Fenton advanced upon the doo with
long strides, but it did not open as oe
grasped the kuob. He kicked it sharply,
but there was still no response from with
in. "What time is It, Saxton?" he asked
over his shoulder, without abating his
pounding or knocking.
"Five minutes of nine." Saxton was
aware now that something important was
in progress. He did not know Fenton
well, but he knew that he was the attor
ney for Porter and the Clarkson Nation
al, and that he was a serious character
who did not beat on doors unless he had
business on the inside, Fenton now called
out loudly, demanding admission. There
was a low sound of voices and a sharp
noise of chairs being pushed over an un
carpeted floor; but the knob which Fen
ton still held and shook did not turn.
On the inside of the door Timothy
Margrave and Horton, the president,
liarnes, the secretary, and Perclval, the
treasurer of the Clarkson Traction Com
pany, were holding the annual meeting
of that corporation,' In conformity with
its articles of association, and according
to the duly advertised notice as required
by the statutes in such case made and
provided. They had, however, antici
pated the hour slightly ; but this was not,
Margrave said, an important matter. His
notions of the proper way of holding
busiuess meetings were based on his long
experience in managing ward primaries.
Horton, the president, called the meet
ing to order.
"Well, boys," said Margrave, "there
ain't any use waiting on the other fel
lows. Business is business and we might
as well get through with it. 1 vote
twenty-five hundred and ninety-seven
shares of the common stock of this com
pany ; you gentlemen haven't more than
that, have you?" The fact was that the
three officers present owned only one
share each.
"I move," said Barnes, "that we pro
ceed to the election of officers for the
ensuing year."
"And I move," said Percival, "that the
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of the stockholders for Timothy Margrave
for president.'
"Consent,' exclaimed Barnes, hurried
ly. Steps could be heard in the outer hall,
and Margrave looked at his watch.
"I move that we adjourn to meet at
my office at two o'clock, to conclude the
election of officers' He gathered up his
certificates and prepared to leave.
(To be continued.)
Too Wine to Be Ilaatr.
He was an unruly youngster. A
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he had not been in the car five min
utes before all the women present and
most of the men were explaining to
anybody who would listen what they
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"If that child belonged to me," said
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