The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1906-10-25
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laid their heads together
"As property Is going here just now
$50 for the inside lots, and 800 apiece
for the corners; say three thousand
for the plot And that is Just abou,
three times what anybody but land
crazy idiot would give for H." II was
Frazee who announced the decision.
Thank you both until you are bet
ter paid. Now we'll so back to town
and you can write me a joint letter
stating the fact. II you think II will
get you disliked here at home. make
the ngure higher; make 1t 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"
I'm stand by my figures" said Fra
rec. at will give me my little chance
to get back at the governor. had
II assessed as unimproved suburban
property at so much the lot, but he
made kick 10 the board Of equaliza.
ton and got II put in as unlmproved
farm land at $50 an acre" Then, look
ing at his watch: WED better be
getting back, " you want to catch the
accommodation. Won't you stay over
and visit with u.s."
Il can't, this time; much Obliged. I"
said Kent; and they drove to the
Building and Loan Office where the
joint letter OF appraisal was written
and signed.
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 Portil
had a little surprise in store for him.
Loring had dropped in. unannounced,
from the east; and Portia, having
first ascertained that Mrs. Brentwoods
asthma was prohibitive OF late din
ings-out. had instructed Ormsby to
bring Elinor and Penelope.
Kent had been saving the results
Of his deep-sea divings in the oil-1eld
investigation to spread them out be-
fore Miss Van Brock and Ormsby 'in
committee" but he put a paddock on
his lips when he saw the others
Fortia gave him Elinor TO take out.
and he would have rejoiced brazenly
if the table talk. from the boullon TO
the ices. had not been persistently gen
eral. turning most naturally upon the
Universal 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-
tia laid her commands upon him.
you are not to be allowed to ma
room yourself with Miss Brentwood
any longer" she said dictatorially.
you know more about the unpub-
lished part of this Belmount conspir-
acy than anyone excepting the con-
spirators themselves, and you are TO
tell us all about it,"
Kent looked up rather helplessly.
Really. lin not sure that know
anything worth repeating at your din
ner-table," he protested.
But Miss Van Brock made a mock
of his caution.
You needn't be afraid. pledged
everybody to secrecy before you came.
II is understood that We are in 'execu-
tive session And il you don't know
much, You may tell us what you know
now more than you knew before you
knew so little as you know now"
Hold on" said Kent: will you
please say that over again and say It
slowly"
Never mind" laughed Ormsby.
Miss Portia has a copyright on that.
But before you begin. I'd like to know
II the newspapers have II straight
as far as they have gone into it,"
They have, all but one small detail.
They are saying that Senator Duvali
has left the city and the state"
Hasn't he?" Loring asked.
"He hadn't yesterday"
"My-ohl" said Portia They will
mob him IL he shows himself"
Kent nodded assent
'He knows IL: he Il hiding out
But found him"
"Where?" from the three women IN
chorus.
I'm his own house, out in Pentland
place. The family has been away
since April. and the place has been
shut up. ] took him the first meal
he'd had in SO hours"
Portia clapped her hands. The but
Ter came in with the coffee and she
dismissed him and babe him shut the
doors.
Now begin at the very tip end OF
the beginning" che commanded.
Kent had sharp little tussle with
his Unborn reticience. thrust II to the
wall and told a plain tale.
1T begins in a piece OF reckless
folly. Shortly after | left Miss Brent
woods last Thursday evening had a
curious experience. The shortest way
downtown is diagonally through the
capitol grounds. but some undefinable
impulse led me to go around on the
Capitol avenue side. AS was passing
the right wing of the building I saw
lights in the governors room, and in a