The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-03-27

man. and IL would he gratifying to win
where his wife had failed
III be in that vicinity on other busl-
ness next week" he said "and I'll have
a talk with her. Is she pretty
| 'Oh. l suppose so-for II country girl q;
answered his wife.
marked
No air, no refinement, nothing but
commonplace health" she criticized; $50
different from society,
| We'll III try her" he announced
Better give me q chance" suggested
Paul Tomlns
No said his mother decidedly. which
served to convince Paul that the girl was
worth seeing. even II she had no air
of ariStocracy.
So Peter Tomlins followed Mrs Tom
lns, and he had no better success. al
though he went about his task I'm an en-
urely different way.
Business IS business he said brcez-
ny. My agent did quite right I'm making
lhe best bargain lie could but | can un-
derstand how you feel about il. Now.
| We come down here 10 fix It up
What position have YOU TO offer me?''
she interrupted.
What position do you want?" he asked
smiling broadly. His smile intimated so
plainly that he considered this an alb
surdity that she lost some OF her re-
Il haven't seen any that want yet. ''
she returned
We'll; when you do. just file a claim on
want 10 he turned out with a chill. as
Mrs. Tonilins was, so | wont make any
offer OF that kind. She meant well. but
she made Il mistake. and the idea OF
Mrs. Tomlins being Jared that way IS
funny. Now. I'll make you a present"
don't want any presents" she inter
rupted quickly.
Il mean" he explained. that I'll add
enough 10 the option price To give YOU
a better value for the. property"
Charity size queried.
"Oh. ] would hardly call 1T that OF
course: ! nave the option, and ! don,
have to do it
Then don't!" she exclaimed hotly. 81
don't want any favors from you at all
TO swindle my father, and now you'd Hike
20 make charity OF justice. 1 won't
have IT,
Fight. 6ght-' repeated Tomlins, as II
he could hardly believe his ears. But
weapons"
I've got the telcphore"' she exclaimed
the telephone. didn't l? And after you,
wife was here. l telephoned TO all the
neighbors who ii was that wanted the
land. and why. That will keep prices
pretty stiff. won't it?, And when you're
gone. I'll telephone them that you of
fered mo bonus 10 help you out. / guess
that VIII show them how much you want
the land
Peter Tomlins let his admiration out
weigh his disappointment, The girl was
pretty especially in her momentary
sides. as before remarked, this was not
his dream" and he could afford tc
walt until prices came Ss -oIsIned d9Tn
a fire. e-eater!"
NO. I'm not" she returned. more
quietly: u don't want to me anything
like that. j want to be as nice and gentle
Il
pie won't let me. There's only dad and
J. and dads SO simple In business mat
ters that have to see TO everything"
Peter Tomlins went back. defeated
Mrs Tomlins, he said, would have 10
wait another year or so. else have
another dream; he certainly would not
consent to be held up. even for her graf
Let me try it." urged Paul Tomlins
mo" said Mrs. Tomlins.
Paul would like to see the girl" re-
II should" admitted Paul. 'I be-
lieve I could do something with her"
Il think she would be more likely to
do something with you" returned Peter
81 tell you, she's a smart girl-Short-
sighted In some ways. but, for what she
wants to do she's got Il better business
head in q minute than Paul has in a
year.
Paul Tomlins went. His mother thought
il unwise, but his father thought tho re-
suit would be salutary lesson Tor his
! Youthful ecotism. He was even JoculaT
about II, advising them TO remember the
fate OF his mother when she went against
against tho country girl.
| Paul had occasion to remember IT. III
he had been disposed to forget IL, Char
Iotte's nrst words would have brought
! II TO mind. ,o,,
Are there any more at homcE' shc
He thought OF the family procession
TO the girls home, and his face got very
red. but he passed Il OFT Jocularly,
"No more available" he answered
"Wc'n have to grow some hiter you've
finished me- 49,.
] beginning 10 feel the need OF rest
DO you Intend to convince me That youl
agent was fair and honest ~
e"Don't know the agent myself" he
returned promptly. but I could get real
endowment out of pounding his head, He's
rascal.
"it.s unanimous." he declared.
| TJo had not intended TO get TO the
pojnt so soon. intending 10 study the
Situation and the girl a little hrst. put
la,,ers nn1 and OF course there WAS no
Tanylnc the real purpose of his VISIT.
eiiii he found time to pass FAVORABLE
ycr5ict on the girl and get Dleasur-
,t,,c sensation from the contemplation
of tho task that lay before him lherc
would be real sport In overcoming this
sIri and he thought he knew how to
ir,n,,lslyciy that he, personally. would
n,p an tbat she received "A fair. even gem
ro,,s sro 1n{ce for the farm ultimately He
yeoiIzed that he would be glad to be
good to her. , ,,,t,., d. ,,o,,toI
"A l,..,# val NlEtn Fr a