The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-02-15

she was rich, and therefore she did as she
pleased. and for the past six months 1t
had pleased her to speculate in wheat.
Willie Wimpleford had heard o. her the
day he arrived in St. Paul. He had met
her the Gay he was going away She had
smiled on him just as she had smiled On
Thousand men before. and h HAD decided
to stay in st. Pau. just as a thousand men
before him had done
Mrs. Eilbank ordered her Goa ,hn,an tn
drive to the Chamber Of Comrnerc,
II you will wait for ne OILY 10 minutes
MT Nimpieford-T shall be 80 much H.
dsbted to you she said with tone of
apology. as they reached the build ng.
In Just 10 minutes Mrs. Bllbank returned
such splendid revs-.2le II ket / as bee,
buliish ali Cay, and l have cleared ST.. GOl.
Eeery cent OF 1t goes on the market to-
morrow morning with five cent marsin
1 will bet you $40 that I Gear S5o,ce0 to-
morrow. l know the market Is going up
up-up-vp to the February notch. 8 all
we het?"
Whites breath vas simply taken away.
Mrs. Eillbank was flushed. The excitement
OF the eamh er was in her bl 7od, and all
the artificial reserve OF 10 minutes before
was gone. She was even more fas ina ting
however. as A plunser. Wilie acceTted the
wager beca use size seemed to expect him
to. but as to the coalition of the wheat
market and his CHAR ces Of winning or los
Ing he had rot the remotest idea in the
world. and IN fact he didn't care the least
in tire world
Drive to Como Hanson. and drive fast
VIII you please light cigar Mr.. W,7op' e.
ford. A strong one II you have it. Faster
Hanson. No, keep on Wahasha an acct
dent would only be exciting, don't you
thirk SO, NJ Wimplerord?"
Willie said that he thought Il would
and chung 70 the carriage with one hand
while he Manipulated a black Havana with
the other. He confessed to himself h W.
ever. that hundred dollar wage-s we're mora
IN his line than riding I'D a crowded avenue
hehiad team that was practically running
away.
IF I only had my blacks on the trap I
could hold the reiEs nsysalf. and show you
some beautiful pacing. Mr.. Wtneo,eford; the
BAYS are too heavy for real excitement
Yes. 7 am sorry you haven't the blacks
replied Willie. as they grazed the side Of
street car
They drove through Como Park down
Lexington boulevard and Summit aven,c
and pulled UP in the driveway at Mrs. Bill
bans mansion at 8 o'clock. Willie had said
few words during the drive. and Mrs
Billbank had said enough to fill a book
She had talked about wheat-that was all
but she had talked in a manner that was
revelation to Willie. He had me: inter
estiEg women before, but he had never m IT
ono whom he could compare with Mrs
A'AiAooNh' ono was idHsSiy AdSCludllus 10
him. He had also found out how 70 invest
his SO. Geo. She had told him.
You will come in and stay to dinner
with me- Mr.. Wtmpleford?' she said as
they alighted from the carriage, I expect
to be all alone, and we can talk over the
chances Of making fortune ITO our hearts
content
They entered the waiting room and
found Col. Studeman waiting for Mrs Bill
bank
"Oh, I am delighted to see you, colonel,
I hope you have not been waiting long.
Have you met Mr.. Wimpleford, Col Studio
manr'
The men expressed their pleasure at max
Ing each Others acquaintance. bat - =