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He has noted that you have inherited your father's character, and I've heard him remark that while Tom Thirlwell had extravagant notions, he certainly had brains. However, we were talking about Evelyn." Thirlwell, exercising some self-control, lighted a cigarette and gave Allott a steady look. "Then we'll finish the talk.
Perhaps we had better go downstairs." Evelyn was talking to the young American when they crossed the big hall and she smiled as they passed, but an hour later Thirlwell saw her alone. She beckoned him carelessly and indicated a place near her in a corner seat. "So Allott has not persuaded you to come with us!" she remarked. "No," said Thirlwell. "Very sorry, but there are matters I can't neglect."
If you don't use the money, she will get better interest than in England." Thirlwell thanked him and Allott began to talk about something else. The latter left the mine next morning and when he had gone Thirlwell occupied himself in strenuous and often dangerous work. He felt he had to some extent misled Agatha and Strange.
Near the foot of Mount Allott we found Hubbe's camp, and in it several straps and hobble-chains; two tin-lined packing cases had been left behind, and from them we took the lids, not quite knowing to what use we could put them, but yet feeling they might be serviceable; and indeed they were.
You have often to throw your scruples overboard when you pay big dividends." Allott chuckled. "The combine does not pay big dividends. It's a grievance of the shareholders'." "Oh, well; Sir James was knighted, and I hear about another director building a hospital. One doesn't get honors for nothing. They're expensive."
You may listen to his arguments; I have exhausted mine." "You could not expect me to succeed where you have failed," Allott remarked, and touched Thirlwell as Mrs. Allott and Evelyn went away. "Shall we go upstairs for a smoke?" A lift took them up, and Allott lighted a cigarette when they entered an unoccupied room.
It was clear that we could go no further without some sort of caisson to hold back the fine sand. Charlie, with his usual ingenuity, constructed a rough but serviceable one out of the wooden guards on the faces of our water-casks and the tin-lined box lids that we had taken from Hubbe's camp at Mount Allott. Instinct had told us right they were of use!
In short, she's resolved that you are to use the money to develop your mine, but she ordered me to mention that she expects a handsome profit." Thirlwell smiled, although he was moved. He knew Mrs. Allott had tried to help him before, and it was plain that she had not resented his refusing her aid. "I think I see," he answered. "Helen's very kind. We ought to make a profit, but there's a risk."
Perhaps I ought to have indulged him more than I did; but I was obstinate, and well, you know, he was harsh to my father " Allott made a sign of comprehension. "He died six weeks since and left Helen most of his money; but he didn't cut you out." Thirlwell moved abruptly. "I expected nothing!" "That was obvious," Allott remarked with some dryness.
I shall invest, but don't know that I'd be justified in using Helen's money yet. However, suppose you come up and look at the mine. The journey's not so rough now we have broken the trail and put up rest-shacks at the camps." "Thanks," said Allott. "I hoped you were going to ask me." They started in a few days and Allott spent a week at the mine.
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