He was smiling mirthlessly, his
face blotched and bloated with mingled fear and rage. "But I'll have
you understand this: I am not afraid of your threats. You can't bully
me. The S. and M. Railroad has dealt with your kind on more than one
occasion. There is an opportunity here to develop a large section of
land, and my company means to do it. We mean to be fair, however.
We'll buy your title to the Double A. How much do you want for it?"
Sanderson grinned. "The Double A is not for sale. I wouldn't sell it
to you for a million! You cheap crooks think that all you have to do
is to take anything you want. I just stopped in to tell you that I'm
wise to your game, an' that the kind of law I represent ain't cluttered
up with angles an' technical processes. She runs straight to a square
deal all around. That's all, Mr. Silverthorn."
He turned and went out, closing the door behind him.
He had not intended to have his talk with Tom Maison, Okar's banker,
until the following morning. But upon returning to Okar's street he
saw Maison ahead of him on the sidewalk.
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