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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1916)
THE NEW ADVENTURES OF i t I PIIFIIQ WallingforD it whom you eaw nt the cashier's wicket ns you cntne In. The other? are Mr. Blodgctt of the hotel, who la now out of tho city; Mr. ltlcks, the postmaster, nnd Professor nni1nyd.1l, the principal of tho high school. Mr. Blodgctt holds ilro shares, Mr. Itlcks three and Profes sor Rannydal two." With interest Walllngford looked over thelatest bank examiners' re- port and then went with the president Into tho vault, whero ho was shown 'packages of currency amounting to over $00,000. Somo of the packages, nt Qulrkor'a Invitation, he opened and counted, and It gave him n thrill, con . slderlng his own present state of '.finances, to rim those clean, crisp bills through his Oncers. "Of course this must seem a small business to you," said Qulrker apolo getlcally, "My friend. President Mor loy of the Cinderburg Commercial bank told me. at the tlmo 1 was over there to see you. about your tremen dous commercial tnterests and your wealth." "No business is too small to be of J grave Importance." said Wallinsford i solemnly, "especially when It Is to j form n part of such a commercial en- I glne as I propose to construct Each I cog. no matter how minute, upon tho smallest wheel in such n machine must have its adequate strength, else the breaking point of tho entire device is likely to be right there. Mr. Qulrker, Jiow much do you want for your $45.- 000 worth of stock?" 1 v Mr. Qulrker looked out through the open Vault door to where Mr. Weaver still sat gating gloomily out into the .' storm and lowered his voice. "I'll take $30,000." be said, "cash." A'Cashl" mused Walllngford. "Cash again!" Then aloud, with a pitying smile, "In other words, Mr. Qulrker. yyou want to dispose of your stock, but 1 at the. same time to collect the next two years' dividends." ?I wouldn't put It that way." said Qulrker. "I'd put It that the stock is worth a trifle over 111." Again Walllngford smiled that su perior, pitying smile. "Try to dispose of it at that figure, cltlier liers or la vthe east," he suggested, "or, at this -particular period, try to dispose of it anywhere at a reasonable price for Immediate cash. No, Mr. Qulrker, I'll give you par for your stock, but i tau't possibly offer you any more." "I'll take Itr returned Mr. Qulrker, so quickly that it startled even Wal llngford. ,-?"Very well." said J. Itufus. "Have your Btoc' ready for transfer, and I'll 'come over and wind up the deal with you this afternoon. I shall, of course. have' to' give you a check on one of "my New York banks." " This last- Important remark was made in an entirely incidental man ner. Equally Incidental Mr. Qulrker replied: "That will be perfectly agreeable. I assifre you. Mr. Walllngford. As a matter of fact. I prefer it that way. since I shall have to run Into New York the flrst of the week. Just for a flying visit." "All right, then." agreed Walllngford thoilchtfullv. "You'd better call a di rectors' mooting tor tomorrow tnorn lug, then." "Of course," assented the other, equally thoughtful. "And, by tho way, I'd rather you Bald nothing of this den! right now. I'd rather glvo out tho news myself." "Naturally," said Walllngford po litely. Very much In n quandary, Wnlllng ford battled his way across to tho hotel, where ho told Mackle what ho had done, lllnckto Immediately said ho was crasy. The directors meeting the next morn ing wns as placid and staid n function as could well have been devised. Walllngford. left nlono with his wax en board. Immediately outspoke any thing that Mr. Qulrker had spoken In his palmiest days, and the board, with keen approbation, saw the dlfferenco Immediately. Hero Indeed was a silver tchgued bank president of whom to bo Justly proud and to follow bllfltlly nil tho rest of their days. There were to bo many enterprises, too. and mnny reforms In the banking business. For one thing, merely by wny of illustration, he did not Intend to have Idle money In their vaults. Why, ho understood that at that very moment they had $07,000 of currency, which would probably remain idle for tho next three months. In place of that It should bo earning them, even in dull times like this, not less than G per cent Itathcr than let it Ho Idle there ho would take It himself. He had to bor row money anyhow in the east for his exteuslve operations, and why not bor row it here and pay the Interest to him self, for. after all, he owned 00 per cent of tho stock? Now, -here was what he would do: no would take SCO, 000 of their surplus off their hands, $15,000 of it now. secured by his stock in the bank, every dollar of which was backed by government bonds, aud would take the additional $15,000 on the deposit of negotiable securities which should bo acceptable to the board. It took but n few minutes for Wal llngford, in his smooth wny. to con vince the directors that his plan was meritorious. When Blackle came over he stopped aghast at the sight of J. Itufus for tho flrst time in his life inside the cashier's wicket of a bank, and his own bank at that. Blackle stepped Inside the Inci sure, his face abeam with satisfaction. Itlackic's flrst operation was to set fi 1 1 1 1 itm i mm mskmsssssm tilltiiu. mint iiiWISf SlilHIUFa mm Ti ! im i rn i mi V I lackie Stepped Inside the Incloouro, His Pace Abeam With Satisfaction. Classified Ads For Sale, Rent, Wanted, Etc. WANTED Pasture for 2 colts L. M. Cagley, Springfield. Ore. FOR SALE 16 Inch slab and ' block wood, $1.50 and $2.50 per load. Fischer-Boutin Lbr Oo. 1G-17 .., FOR SALE Good five room house on D St., second door east of Gth St. Good barn, chicken house, fruit trees, , -berries ahd-etc. Lot 50 by 120. Price about $1400. $700 cash, ' balance $$15.00 per month at 7 per cent interest. Write W. . J. --Barnes, 301G Harper St., Bi5Il?' Cal- , 13"1517"19 FOR SALE The northwest cor " ner of 2nd and Main St., lots ' 9 and 10, this property is well ' situated for a hotel, High Jt school, City hall, Masonic - Temple or any public edifice. ''Easy terms, see M. M. Peery or ;i write Paul Bettelheim, Visalia, 'California. FOR SALE Thoroughbred 75c for -15 Thoroughbred Part ' ridge Wyandotte eggs. Mrs. XV 4 L- Holligsworth, Douglas Garflens. Phone Springfield 124W. April kOST-Silvor Butterfly bolt pin. c! Please return to News Office. FOR ;.SALE--Sllver Campine ohfjilcen eggs, for sotting, 15 'fofik50. Mrs; H. S. Tilipn, SpWgfielddre. 3rd and E St, '"il" ' LlL ' i3 FOR SALErGood farm wagon andjhamess..L, ;M,;Cagley. down his suit eae. the second to re , move his hal reverently, hi1? third to put the tall of his coal across his eyes by way of u black mask, his fourth tc approach the wicket very closely, hold up his left hand ns if It contained a j dark lantern and huskily whisper: "Say. pal. who's ruuulu' the beat to j night V" Walllngford was sepulchral gravity itself. He turned upon Iilnckle a stem j and forbidding eye. "Mr. Weaver" he called back over his shoulder. Mr. Weaver r-une forth from the vault, his opaque blue eyes never blink i fng ns he came out of the darkness iutc j the light. ' "Mr. Weaver." Walllngford went on. j "this is my secretary, Mr. Daw. You two gentlemen will kindly go Into the vuult and count out $-15,000 In eur I rency. which you will pack In Mr. 1 Daw's suitcase, making n double count j and taking every precaution to Insure I strict accuracy. Mr, Weaver, you will And here my ninety day note for $-15,-1 000 nt 5 per cent and my Jlnklusvllle bank stock properly indorsed to be j held with the note. Mr. Daw, as soon us you havj llnlshed with Mr. Weaver ; you will pk'tse come back to tho prcal i dent's ofllca" "Vcs, air," said Iilnckle with tho gravity of the sphinx, placing bis hand over his heart. Later, when he came back into the president's otllce, lug elug his well filled suit case, ho found Walllngford gazing moodily out into the snowstorm and counting tho weatherbonrdlng of the frame livery stable across tho alley, "Gentlemen, how did we get It?" Blacklo asked, setting down the suit case and clipping into ,tho seat at Walllngford's side. Walllngford turned to blra rather tired oyos. "Wo didn't," ho said. "The .work is still all to do. IMackle, you're to tuke this money straight to the Guarantee and Fidelity bank in New tVork. Havo It thoro bofora.tbo doors opm Monday morning and inform tho paying toller as you go in that you uro depositing currency to meet any possi ble drafts agalust,iny account." Walllngford, alono in Ids room, and with ;J!lackip, speeding on his wny to New York) sent (for I'oto, That worthy enino to him In a hum', blear aved and auakcit. "l been up and listened outside the door threo times," said IVte, "hut I didn't hear no noise and didn't dnst to knock. Tho other feller might 'a' been a domed fool, but ho never-scared mo none, and you do." Accepting this tribute to his power at its true worth, Wnlllngford brought out his tlnsk. "And 1 suppose you need n drink to taper off on," ho guessed. "Well, 1 havo two or threo left," aud he poured out ono of them. "Pole. v!m t do you know about llenjamln 1 Qulrker" he abruptly asked as he handed over the glass. "NothlnV declared Peto n trltlo sul lenly. "IIo's nil light," und ho hastily swallowed the life savor lest It should bo called back. Ills action was only a proof of Walllngford's suspicion". "Well. I'm glad to know that," he said, as one happy to be rid of an un just suspicion. "He has sold $"0.000 worth of property for cash In the past mouth and has not deposited a cent of It in tho bank. I bought the bank of him for $15,000 today, and he took my check and nil the other money and Jumped on tho noon train." The effect upon Pete was electrical. "I want my hunuerd dollars." he sud denly screeched. "That old cheater has run off with the woman In tllchllcld. That'3 what I want my hunncrd dol lars. Why, she was here nt this very hotel ouco for a week, and I ttsed to let old Qulrker up and down tho back stairs so's nobody would know. It was on account o' her that he had all the quarrels with his wife. Tho woman In Klrhfleld Is nn actressy lookln' iwrson aud purty as a circus girl, but I never liked her because she smoked clga rettcs. And Iionjnratn F. Qulrker did. too, when ho wns with her. for nil that he was a leader in alt good works, Old Qulrker is n liar and n cheater, aud 1 want my hunncrd dollars." And lie suddenly darted from the room. Told that there wns a lady to see him, Walllngford straightened his era vat and scrubbed his bands before hi' went down to the parlor, where he found a severe looking womau with a thin nose and thin Hps, "Mr. Walllngford. I believe." she stat cd in a waspish tone, which made Wal llngford suddenly pity Qulrker. "I am." he said simply. "Well. I nm Mrs. Qulrker." she In formed him sharply. "1 understand you bought my husband's bank." "I did." stated Walllngford. "Hnvo you paid for It?" "I have." "How?" "Uy check." "Well. Mr. Walllngford. I'll glvo you to understand that the sale will proba bly not stand In law." "I'll bet It docs." ho replied. "I un derstand tho law pretty well. Mrs. Qulrker, and, I make no mistakes. The sale was a bona tide one under the laws of this state, which do not require the signature of n wife to the transfer of stocks or bonds, and your only re course Is to demand nn accounting of your husband. You can't make mo any trouble." "I will him, then. ' she snapped. "He lias gone away with that woman he's been running with for half n dozen years. Which way did he go?" "I couldn't tell you." stated Walllng ford with every appearance of truth in : his chest and shoulders. "I only know , this much that when 1 came to pay him he asked for New Orleans ex change, and 1 gave him a dm ft on the Cotton Exchange bank of that ilty." "Honduras.'" she exelHlmed. "The Potton Kxcha ge bank of New Orleans: I'll telegraph the bank and the police, and then I'll start rlglp down there." She pluuged toward the door. At the sill she turned. "Thank you,' she snapped grudgingly nnd was gohcu. On the way out she met Dlnckle. who placed bis linger to his lips mid told her not to spread the news through the town. Whistling ouco more, this time with a half smile on his face. Walllngford resumed his packing, his only interrup tion bchg to consult a time table and make sure of Ttlie next train, which would start him on his way to New York. Oil the train he spent nil the way to Itlchlleld In composing tele gra ms. At the cur,li opposite the Guarantee and Fidelity bank In New York iKtnxl stood waiting Just before 0 o'clock, and In It Walllngford aud a big. heavy set mail watched the entrance to that fa mous depository. A second taxi rolled up to the opposite curb nnd stopped In front of thi door, but no one got out. "That's Iilnckle." declared Wnlllng ford confidently. ft... .if. ...... ...n...i.i n..M 11. '1 KIV .,111! IhllU.t . IU,,IL'U Hill vey Willis, Walllngford's old time po i lieomnn friend, now on "plain clothes" j duty. j "Ily the cigarette smoke rolling out ' of the cracks of the door windows, said Walllngford. "Watch now; tho bank's going to open." That impressive ceremony wns ac complished by u uniformed porter un locking the vestibule dour from the In side, and instantly the opposite cub nschnrged a tall, thin uiaii In a heavy overcoat, who hurried up the steps with a suit case. He was gone scarce ly flvo minutes when ho returned, bear ing the suit case with much more case, aud was about to Jump into his cub when Walllngford's driver hulled him with; "Over In that .other machine for yours, quick! I'll sottju with this drlv or. tip und nil. Hollo, Hilly:'' and he suluted the driver of the other taxi. Iilnckle looked dubiously iu-i-oss the street, nnd tho strane driver urged him with: "My faro said to tell you It wus the now bank president, and ho wants you to Jump." Iilucklc, with ono glance behind him to make suro that his own driver could scarcely muko change and get awuy before ho could investigate, hur ried over to Walllngford's cab, opened the door and, both reassured nut' sur prised, Jumped In Just as n third taxi canio swingling around the comer and "drew up with u Jerk before the Imuk. Out of It bounced n largo man with a fur collared coat and u little brown leather bag. "There's your party." said Walllng ford to Hnrvey. "Quick, hut don't go Mear him unless ho gets (he money. If he does, pinch hlin." "You know I'm subject to heart trou ble, Jim,'' warned Iilnckle. "Put mo wise before I drop dentl. Where In Sam Hill did you como from, nnd how and why?" "You didn't get my telegram, then?" surmised Walllngford with it troubled look. "How would 1 get n lelegrnm?" de manded Iilnckle Indignantly, "I hit hero last night, stayed In my sleeper till morning, lugged this ratty old suit ease with ine uptown to breakfast and took ii dawn rise tuxl strulght here. What's the game?" "Walt n while. Keep still." admon ished Walllngford. watching eagerly out of the window. In the meantime Harvey Willis had but very little to do. He mndu out n laborious check or two and tore them up while he watched tlenjnmlti F. Qulrker display a check to tho paying teller, watched the teller sny some thing to him and hand lilm n tele gram, saw Qulrker read and clinch his fist nnd crumple the telegram In his hand, hesitate, start to parley, think better of it and hurry out, even forget ting In his itgliatlolu tho little brown leather bag. which a porter seized nnd hurried out to lilm nt the door. Walllngford's patlenco wns rewarded by seeing Qulrker give it hasty direc tion to his driver and Jump Into his cab after saying something lo somo one Inside It. while Hnrvey Willis stood on the step nnd watched Qulrker depart In pence. "Now. Iilnckle." said Walllngford,' with a sigh of content, "bring your' suit case along and let's go In und get that ?)o,000 again." "Nol" exclaimed Hlaekle incredu lously. "It isn't ours for keeps." "It certainly K" declared Walllng ford with another sigh. "That Is. It belongs to the girls. Only I'll feel safer with It In another bank so tbcro can't be any comeback. Wo want to hurry, too. because I've n lot of things to attend to. 1 want to lay aside tho Interest money ou that loan, notify tho Jlnklusvllle bank that I cannot con tinue us Its president on account of nn unexpected press of other business In terests nnd offer to sell my stool; for them in case they don't think they enn do It before my note expires, it keeps a chap some busy being n hnsl- Have You Friends Coming to Oregon i jHl COLONIST ONE-WAY FARES DAILY, MARCH 25-APRIL 14 I'MIOM THIS EJAST TO ALL POINTS IN OREGON AND WASHINGTON ON SPOKANE, PORTLAND & SEATTLE RY., and OREQON ELECTRIC RY. FROM t Denver.. UU.nO Chicago $$10.50 KunuuB Qily .'. 32.50 DeaMolncs 3C.34 Ft. Worth -13.00 Oklahoma City 37.75 St. Paxil 32.50 St. Louis 38.10 Milwaukee .. ......30.09 Winnipeg 32.50 Knoxvlllo -19.70 Fares from oilier points In. proportion. Prepaid orders will be accepted by Oregon Electric Agents and till other information cheerfully furnished.. H. R. KNIGHT, Agont, EUGENE, OREGON ucss man. ttiacKie. "nromlde." sold Itlacklo scornfully. "Uut how did you cop It out. Jim?" "Stopped payment on his check by wire on nn alleged fraudulent trans- notion, and his wife had disputed the sale, taken steps to have It set aside and ordered vnymcut slopped on the check. It senred lilm stiff, so he left the check behind lilm for four he couldn't get nwny with the girl nnd the $.10,000 he already had In that bag of his In the meantime I sent his wife on a wtnt goose cnuso in tne or ti er direction so he could get his steam er. If she'd had lilm pinched his law yers would collect on that chock nnd take my stock. As It is, the money and the stock are both mine, or rnthor the money Is, mid the stock protects the Imuk. Pretty soft money. Iilnckle." "Yes." admitted Iilnckle thoughtful Tou n?ver can tell what you'ro up against In n snawatorm." Subscribe for the Newa Now naae in 3pri Patronize the Payroll of Your Home Town Egneld The House of Quality Fino Line of Box Goods, Froah Mado, Put up to Your Order. Hot Drinks, Ico Cream and Soda Water. Eggimann's Candy Kitchen V : Springfield Bakery : Bread, Pies, Cakes, Cookies, etc. Wedding and Party Cakes a Specialty S. Young, - Proprietor At ' m You know 1 am well liked by all broad makers. Uy tho graco of tho democratic party our chicken ralBcra huvo got to com bat tho ChlncHu, bo wo will como ro .It..!., nt.l ...Ill ..1l .1.1.. .lr... iiiuii i.iu iiiiu nil, pun Hum nun uitjr 3 v slel Dry Meat Scrap ut 2 1-2 cents n round to chicken ralBoru only. Wo also wll soil clear, puro ncotofoot oil. m m . .. 1 1 nr.. ..il ........ 4r IV ut UVU JU1 KtlllUIl, iuu mi 1U1I IJUUl i. Call at or phono Eugene 2S9. EUGENE CHEMICAL WORKS F, JOS. 8CHOFIELD) Proprietor. Factory on Itlvor Itond to Springfield ! BAKOnn Noxai i Hp."J Whect Patent Try w. LJet ac ruaintcd. You will liko me. plist vi) inn for your money of any flour In Sprlng-flold. We can give you more for your money in flour and feed of all kinds than any other place in town. SPRINGFIELD FLOUR MILLS The Springfield Planing Mill Company . Manufacturers pf sash, noons, mouldings, iirackkts pbb NjNa. STAIIt UILDINfJO. ' fast TnbloH, Kitchen Cnbliieta, Cupboardu, SafoB, stop Ladders, Fruit Uoxos "orry CratoH, Folding Clothes Itucka. 1 ELECTRICITY For light, hftat and power. "Made In Springfield." Oregon Power Co. "Tttt irnminiiiii n it mm Limn SPEWS ITS MONEY AT HOME : : Water Proof Shoe" Oil The Lane County News divided its expenditures last year, thus: Supplies bought outsldo of Spring Hold, including paper and navr inachlnory .......20.4 p. C, Supplies bought In Sprlugflold, In cluding rout, otc 19,1 p, c. Payroll, entirely In 8prnnfleld .60,5 p. c. i Spent at Home , . ; WATER PROOFS AINU SOFTENS ALL KINDS OFt LEATHER Wolf & Miller Harnese Shop SPRINGFIELD, - . OREGON t , ii ii t