The Argosy, Vol. XXIV No. 2 — page 112: what you’re looking at

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304 THE BUNKEL MYSTERY. ‘Where will you get the money to buy it?’’ asked the injudicious parent in a sneering tone. : ‘‘T’ll borrow it of Barkpool, if I can’t get it in any other way.’ “Do you mean to insult your father?’’ demanded the magnate, stung to the quick at the hinted treason of his son. ‘You won't hear me when I want to talk business; and if you won’t, Barkpool will,’’ replied Dolph bitterly, as he rushed out of the house. His father was too angry to follow him. CHAPTER IX.—A RUPTURE WITH THE HOUSE OF BARKPOOL. AnpDy LAmps was glad to get out of the house of Mr. Singerlay, for he felt that he had been abused. But he was confident that the magnate would _ come to his senses when he had heard Di’s story, and he was willing to wait for the future to set him right. He had overheard a part of the quarrel be- tween the father and son, and it had given him an idea, or rather revived an old one. Dolph had an idea, he had discovered, and it was the same as his own. The magnate’s son had spoken of a steamer on the lake and two or three barges. At that point Andy had interrupted the conversation, for he did not care to have it said in the future, if his idea should ever be carried out, that he had borrowed it from Dolph. But what he had heard showed him that it was time for him to be at work on his idea, or the other faction would get ahead of him. There was a great trunk line railroad about five miles south of Montoban, and another twelve miles north of it, running close to the shore of the lake. Stages connected with the railroad trains, and all the merchandise and material had to be carted over the road. No one appeared to have thought of a connection by water with the northern railroad. In spite of what he had heard Dolph say, Andy was confident that no one had considered his idea ; and he had not spoken of it, even to his father. It was time that something was done, though Dolph had failed to obtain a hear- ing from his father on the subject. . Andy thought he had better see Phin Barkpool, when he came ashore, and he walked across the town to Rockrib Creek, at the mouth of which the Milly, Phin’s sloop, named after his sister, was usually moored. This creek ran parallel to the Onongo River, and less than a mile from it. Near the mill of Mr. Barkpool, it was less than a quarter of a mile from the river. In order to injure the owner of the other mill as much as possible, Mr. Barkpool had inade a channel from his water wheel to Rockrib Creek, so that all the water used was diverted from the river, and so much power was taken from the lower privilege. Whether or not it was lawful for him to divert this water was a question the courts had not yet decided. ‘This was one of the lower magnate’s greatest grievances. Andy reached the mouth of the creek just as Phin was mooring his boat. He seated himself on the shoré to wait for him. In a few minutes the skip- per of the Milly came on shore. He could not help seeing his late companion = (E(@) boo <S) =) a (E(@) mn Se _-f \ ee Cr ee — _ : : Ps te i i et, ee,