CONNISTON, Jr.,
"Rattlesnake Valley.
"Come home. Leave that work alone. Start minute you get
this. Wiring you thousand dollars Crawfordsville. Corliss
will advance all you want in New York. Do as I command
immediately or I disinherit you.
"WM. CONNISTON, Sr."
"WM. CONNISTON, Jr.,
"Rattlesnake Valley.
"At your father's orders have wired thousand to you
Crawfordsville.
"CORLISS."
"EDW. CORLISS,
"New York.
"Money you wired remains subject your orders. I don't need
it. Inform dad.
"WM. CONNISTON, Jr."
When William Conniston, Junior, received the second message from
William Conniston, Senior, a swift understanding came to him, an
understanding not only of the reason for the attitude Corliss had
taken, but of what Oliver Swinnerton had had in mind when he had
talked slyly of Conniston's intentions, and had expressed his
confidence that the young superintendent was preparing to double cross
his employer.
"WM. CONNISTON, JR.,
"Rattlesnake Valley.
"Am starting for New York. Meet me. Drop work. I have a
million dollars at stake in Oliver Swinnerton project. Will
lose all if you don't quit.
"WM. CONNISTON, Sr."
And it gave Greek Conniston a great, unbounded joy to answer:
"WM. CONNISTON, Sr.
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