But what we wanted was money to carry on the work--money to pay the men." "Certainly, certainly--true enough--but we credited you both for a large part of your assessments--I am sure that was in our letters." "Of course that was in--I remember that." "Ah, very well then.

Now we begin to understand each other." "Well, I don't see that we do.

There's two months' wages due the men, and----" "How?
Haven't you paid the men ?" "Paid them! How are we going to pay them when you don't honor our drafts ?" "Why, my dear sir, I cannot see how you can find any fault with us.

I am sure we have acted in a perfectly straight forward business way .-- Now let us look at the thing a moment.

You subscribed for 100 shares of the capital stock, at $1,000 a share, I believe ?" "Yes, sir, I did." "And Mr.Sellers took a like amount ?" "Yes, sir." "Very well.