Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-11-29

CONflDENCE AROUND THE GOV.
ERNOR'S TABLE"
addition whose only improvements
were the weathered and rotting street
and lot stakings on the bare, brown
plain.
Lots / to Sc in block 10. Guilford
& Hawks addition" said Kent, read
ing from memorandum in his note
book. 1T lies beautifully, doesn't it,"
Eyes; for chicken farm chuckled
the assessor. ~:
We'll, give me your candid opinion,
you two: what is the property worth ?"
!. The Building and Loan man
scratched his chin.
"''Say $50 for the plot-if you'll fence
it."
mo, put it up. You are having a
little boom here now: give it the top
boom price, if you like
The two referees drew apart and
laid their heads together.
"As property is going here just now.
$50 for the inside lots, and 500 apiece
for the corners; say three thousand
for the plot. And that is just about
three times what anybody but land
crazy idiot would give for it." It was
Frazee who announced the decision.
THANK you both until you are bet
ter paid. Now We'll go back to town
and you can write me joint letter
stating the fact. If you think it will
get you disliked here at home, make
the figure higher; make it high enough
so that all CASTOR will be dead sure to
approve"
''You are going to print it," asked
the Building and Loan appraiser.
II may want to. You may shape it
to that end"
"1n stand by my figures" said Fra
zee. 1T will give me my little chance
to get back at the governor. I had
it assessed as unimproved suburban
property at SO much the lot, but he
made a kick to the board of equaliza.
ton and got it put in as unimproved
farm land at $50 an acre." Then, look
ing at his watch: "We'd better be
getting back, If you want to catch the
accommodation. Won't you stay over
and visit with u.s." .@@...
II can't, this time; much Obliged, -
said Kent; and they drove to the
Building and Loan Office where the
joint letter Of appraisal was written
and signed. s#s Del. 9: H. .. -.
Kent caught his train with some
thing to spare, and was back at the
capital in good time to keep a dinner
engagement at Miss Van Brooks. He
had understood that Ormsby would be
the only other guest. But Portia
had little surprise in store for him.
Loring had dropped in, unannounced,
from the east; and Portia, having
first ascertained that Mrs. Brentwood's
asthma was prohibitive Of late din
ings-out, had instructed Ormsby to
bring Elinor and Penelope. =. r..
Kent had been saving the results
Of his deep-sea divings in the oil-neld
investigation to spread them out b.
fore Miss Van Brock. and Ormsby lin
committee" but he put q paddock on
his lips when he saw the others.
Portia gave MIN Elinor to take out,
and he would have rejoiced brazen1y
II the table talk. from the boullon to
the Ices, had not been pe,sistently gem
ural. turning most naturally upon the
Uaiversal Oil company's successful
coup In the Belmount field. Kent kept
out OF 1t as much as he could, striving
manfully to monopolize Elinor for his
own especial behoof; but finally Por-
tic laid her commands upon him.
You are not 70 be allowed to ma
room yourself with Miss Brentwood
any longer she said dictatorially.
You know more about tho unpub.
8lishe6 part of this Belmount consplr-
jacy than anyone excepting the con-
l=spirators themselves, and you ars %
lstell 10 all about Il. =
Kent lacked up rather helplessly. q.
!' My. IL not aars that k1ow