Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-26

walk altogether too long for city man
SO she drove him more than half way
/. back. They both found the ride wonder
fully enjoyable
Two days later he called at the farm
again, very much disturbed
Miss another train?" she asked.
I'D miss all there are, just to lingeI
about here. he answered.
ITO get the country place. she queried
He laughed uncomfortably.
Mother wants the country place. he
said, but that isn't what I want. It's
her dream, but / don't give a hang
about TT
What do you want?' she asked. AMI
then she was sorry for the question. The
manner In which he looked at her made
her blush. Perhaps we'd better talk
about the country place." she added,
hastily.
We'll, what have you been doing?" he
inquired.
"'Telephoning," she answered. You
didn't suppose you were the only person
who knew the value of party lines. did
your
Thunder" he exclaimed. There never
was so much cleverness rolled up in one
partnership with me-"
What kind"
Life"
She laughed, treating it as joke.
Are you willing to admit your defeat?'
she declared. ruefully. i've got things IN
a worse tangle than ever
Are you willing to admit your defeat?'
she demanded, tantalizingly.
Yes" he answered, glumly, and such
an everlasting f1zzle as / made of it will
queer me with father for the next ten
years.
Throw yourself my mercy?" she
suggested.
''Yes--and not merely in business way,
either" he answered, meaningly.
She ignored tho significance OF this. but.
In the moment OF her victory she was
impelled to be generous--unaccountab
impelled.
go back to town." she said, and tele-
phone out to me that you release the OPP
ton. Prices will tumble immediately
So simple and so surely effective No
one could miss the significance of such a
message. The release OF an option would
seem to be absolute proof OF the abandon
ment of the scheme. and the buyer could
get to work quietly. It was q. suggestion
worth trying.
And then come back" she added. as
he showed disposition to Iinger and say
something that had nothing to do with
business
That made him sufficiently happy for
the moment. and he came back under
cover OF darkness. that the suspicious OF
the neighbors might not be aroused. She
was waiting for him with another sur
prise.
.If your agent il any good she SAID,
hell be able to get everything in the
neighborhood, except this farm, at rea-
sonable price. OF course your release ana
our knowledge of the situation enable
U.S.
TITS only a telephone release he-ar-
quad aRxiousiy.
'.fhat's ALL she admitted, ''but old
Mrs Raster and the Goodwin girl certain
~ heard 1t, for they always hear every
thing, and, anyway, I know you wouldn't
deny it,"
why. hang II all! This is---'
"You promised to be pleasant, You
know
.'oh. ri be pleasant he said. with sud-
dsn grim discrimination. you're only
bringing me 70 the important point Of my
present mission little more speedily and
certainly We've got to have Life part
naTshiA general OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
all-embrAcang. That's ssttled."
no II isA't," she peotsstsd. wealthy.
''It isi" he asserted. positively,
gha hacned into cornss. which was .
vssy foolish thing to do r. she really
wished to sscape:
Miami Myu.. Peter Taunlins, -aadously.