Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-07

| taken for ''the old man. in any large bust
ness concern. That was the impression
young Earl Saunderson, secretary of the
business Mems Club. received when MI.
Wilson of Detroit called on him to MAKE
few inquiries.
Yes, l am interested in manufacturing
in Detroit" Mr.. Wilson admitted to Ma.
Turner when discussing business matters
an hour later.
Mr.. Wilson was greatly chagrined to
learn that an option was already taken on
a beautiful building site owned by the
major. His disappointment seemed 10
deepen as ne saw agent after agent anu
found apparently that all the desirable SITES
| for manufactures were held at option by
man who had been looking over the nelo d
few days before.
IAN opt,on on that for S7OOOr he said
regretfully to Mr.. Burdck of Burd ok q
Meyers Why. would have made 1t Slo'-
GO spot cash.
In the course of two days Mr.. Wilson OF
Detroit had admired twelve beautiful build
ing sites in Buena Vista, and had praised
them far beyond their market value ne
had also created the impression that he was
a manufacturer of furniture. of immense
wealth, and that his firm was intent on es-
tablishing a southwestern branch
The day after Mr.. Wilson'S departure Mr..
Audrey reappeared in Buena Vista
All. Majo Turner he cheerily re-
Unmarked, as he stepped into that gentle
mans office. Il have returned to discuss
further my proposition with you;
1 III tell you Wnat L IL 10, MI. auui CS
III give you 500 for that option the
ma or replied shortly.
| Isn't the land for sale, or have you
better offer?'
Il think I'll hold on to it a little while
| longer Will you take the hundred?'
THE option is yours for five hundred.
| the stranger agreed after a little reflection
| "All right" said Major Turner. thinking
of the greater profit he would make, II
| five hundred
! 1t was busy day for Mr.. Audrey. When
! it became known he was in town there was
| a general search for him. He sat in his
| room al the Elks Hotel and received real
! estate agents all the forenoon. When the
! last one had gone he held In his hand
| dozen checks aggregating 5000. .,
1.-The manufacturing business does pay,
| he murmured to himself satisfyingly, as he
sent below for a highball. Then Mr.. Au-
| drey 'buttoned his coat, stepped out to the
First National Bank and converted n S
| checks into cash.
| Under the influence of soft brown curl
| brushing his cheek in the cool of the even
ing Larry O Brien forgot his maxim that
| day-"a still tongue denotes a wise mead.
| In a rubber-tred buggy he was whirllng
| through a suburban lane with his first
sweetheart beside him and his mind dwelt
on the future.
from Detroit, and the townll be fixed" said
Larry Enthusiastically to Mabel. The soft
| breezes were bringing up from the south the
freshening odors of spring. The wayside
daisies. Larry quoted familiar line from
"Locksley Hail. then he told a great deal
more than he really knew about the coming
enterprise-al in "strictest confidence"
When the drive ended and Mabel was set
down at her own gate she found her dearest
friend Catherine. there. 1t would be no
betrayal of confidence to tell her the joyous
tidings. She toll Catherine; Catherine on
the way home told her dear friend, Edna;
Edna told Rosemary, and by O'Clock the
intimate chum of the intimate chum of
Mabers dearest friend, down to the ninth
relation of confidantes. knew that there was
something remarkably interesting doing in
business circles.
The Hon. Horatio Mulberry. attorney-at-
law was removing his dressing gown pre-
paratory to retiring, when his daughter
Geraldine burst into the room and asked if
he knew "a big furniture factory was COM
ing from Detroit"
YES it's all settled" said Geraldine, ad-
ding naively Everybody knows it."
Judge Mulberry thought that he knew
little more about furniture factories than
anybody else in that town. and when his
daughters revelation came to him he
thOughtfully drew his fingers across his
chin while he ,ondered. Then he took off
his slippers and began to draw on his shoes.
There's important letter in my office
that should get off on the midnight train
he said in response to his wife's anxious in
qury as to where he was going eat that