Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-11


he said he would do.
There no trouble
about Brown. He regarded his "stone quarry as
little better than waste land When anyone
wanted any tor roads Or fences he came and got it
and made an accounting to Brown later paying
trifle for each load that he took away So Brown
merely wondered that anybody would be foolish
enough to buy, and quoted low figure that involved
only trifng cash payment.
ION such little things do great things hinge"
laughed Will when this deal was made
Nor was there much more difficulty with Brockley.
At first the contractor was disposed to be overbear
ing and scornful: Road making was only part
OF his business; but he could no reason why he
should divide the profit of it with outsider Later
he became more tractable.
l own the quarry YOU know" suggested Will
Il We got the stone and Italians with sledge ham
mers, picks, and shovels can be rounded up easily
| guess l could make good enough showing on
Uncle Alvlns contracts to get of practical
experience to go in with me, and l don't see how
you could haul your stone and bid against that COM
What's Uncle Avin's contracts?" asked Brock
Why, he's going to do the whole township the
way he did the road from his house to town-got the
good roads fever, you know. You see what
kind of chance anyone else would have with me in
the field especially when I've got the quarry and
make price that would bankrupt the man that
has to haul the stone. 1 don't really need anything
but a steam roller to start in
Why didn't you say so before?" demanded
Brockley, coming down to business promptly.
What's your proposition?'
Il want limited silent partnership in the road
making end OF your buSlneSS-limited to that branch
you know. III put in Uncle A1vin's contracts,
which are going to be about the biggest asset this
concern ever had"
Brockley protested that Will ought to buy an in.
terest in the business; that the idea of getting
on another's money was not fair.
What's the use of buying thing with your own
money when you can get some else to buy it for
your" inquired Will If you don't want to go in
with me on this job to pave the township, II tackle
it alone. We can Just about name our own price"
he added insinuatingly
"All right" agreed Brockley, eff YOU make good"
Uncle Alvin tied up tight" as Will ex-
planned to his wife. When he began spending his
money, he would begin transferring good part of it
to the pockets of the nephew he had planned
virtually to disnherit.
But Uncle Alvin seemed to be in no hurry. Hav
ing brought his plan almost to the point of action
he was now thinking of the results of it. He was
man of strong WILL who seldom turned from
decision once made; but he was not such fool that
he could not change his mind, and it began to dawn
on him that it might seem rather absurd to spend
everything on good roads. Besides Nephew Will
was not such bad fellow-only annoyingly extrav-
agant and easy going; SO he finally decided to give
him another chance
VIII he said, when the young man had re-
sponded to his summons, You annoyed the
other day, and l spoke rather hastily I've been
thinking about that good roads scheme"
"Yes?" anxously.
Yes and can that it looks rather foolish.
believe in them; but there's YOU"
oh; I'm all right
Don't bother about me-" Will was beginning
to see his way now. "Of course, Nellie and l