Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-12-06
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BUYING A
PLACE
The Price Went Very High.
Then Dropped
BY LUCY X. WYNKOOP
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
BY LUCY X. WYNKOOP
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.

\ young man pulling boat on a
New England lake rested on his oars
before plank landing. on which stood
young woman evidently waiting for
something
Beg pardon" he said To her. lis
there road behind those houses up
there leading down To the railroad sta.
ton AT Parkville?"
Yes. there Is" was the reply.
The young man gnped about him no
though interested I'm the lay OF the
land. He yas really Interested in tho
girl. who was quite comedy. He was
trying TO think OF some other question
To ask her In order TO Leep up a con.
vcrsation.
can you tell me who occuDies tbnt
white house up on that crostY' he ask. e,
cd.
DIR. Egerton."
Were was another pause. The re-
plies were SO exactly TO the point TINT
they did not invite any further ques-
toning. However. the young man was
not TO be dropped.
I'm looking for a place like that on
this lake." he said. II wonder if IL
could be bought"
L suppose there's hardly n piece of
property In the world that cannot be
bought II the purchaser is willing TO
give large enough price"
i've looked over all these New Eng.
land lakes with view to buying n
summer residence. and ! like this BIT
of water better than any of them. NV
mother and sister won't go 10 hotels.
and don't like them myself. We
wish place where we can go as soon
as spring opens and stay till late I'm
the autumn"
The young lady evinced no interest
in the young mans family plans and
made no reply.
THAT place up there would suit us
exactly" he continued. II. would like
to spend all the rest OF my summers
there. The view must be fine."
There would be no harm In your
trying TO buy It," said the girl. You
might write note to the owner ask
Ing If any sum you would be prepared
10 pay would be accepted"
THANK you very much for the sug-
gestion."
at that moment there were sounds of
motorboat engine explosions. and
| launch was seen making for the land
| Ing. 1t soon pulled mp there nader care
OF single boatman. The young lady
got aboard and. without so much rs q
n 40 aor
Mighty fine looking GIRL" he said
to himself-"well but plainly dressed
and with an air OF being somebody
| wonder who she isl
Jack Aborn was an enormously
wealthy young man. having Inherited
the bulk OF his fathers property. and
was accustomed to having anything
money could buy that he desired.
There was something unique in the
Egerton place that struck his fancy.
He couldn't very well build such n
place. To begin with. he couldn't get
the site; then it would require half a
century TO grow the trees. Besides,
there was an old fashioned look about
the whole place that could not be i'm
itated. AS the young lady had said.
there would be no harm in trying TO
buy 1t, and he resolved TO drop the
owner n note asking IL he would con-
slider an offer.
He did so and received q reply writ
ten in a woman's hand ms follows:
DR.. Egerton desires me 20 acknowledge
the receipt OF your note asking II an offer
Tor this place viii be considered and 10
say that II has been IN the Egerton fam
ily so many years that there IS At pres
ent no intention on the part Of the own
er 20 sell II. However. the doctor would
like 20 know what II would bring Yours
truly. SARAH n. MCCARTHY
Secretary.
Aborn was sufficiently verscd I'm
business methods 10 waste no further
time in correspondence: hc called upon
Or EgcrtOn for - conference. He
was received by Miss Mccarthy
middle aged lady. who told him that
be doctor had gone 10 the city. but
fhat she uhc secretary bad charge OF
such business matters rs required at
tention I'm the doctors absence md had
power 10 act. Aborn asked what the
property would bring ~ offered openly
for sale. and Miss Mccarthy said she
thought IL would easily sell for $4,000.
WhcrcupOn AbOrn made an oGcr Of
$4,000 for IT, The secretary said that
she would transmit the offer TO her
principal and would write him.
In due time a note came 10 Aborn
stating briefly that his offer would not
be accepted. He was quite ready to
raise IL. but did not like dealing through
third party. lie called again ON the
doctor but was again disappointed at
not seeing bin. The doctor was at
home. but very busy. Aborn left word
with the secretary that he would raise
bis bid TO $4,000
a reply TO this came 10 him that
astonished him. II was this
Dr. Egerton desires me 20 inform Mr..