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

gone. I'll telephone them that you offered
me bonus to help you out. I guess that
will 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 anger,
and she certainly was smart. Besides, as
before remarked, this was not his
dream" and he could afford to wait I'M
til prices came down.
by thunder he exclaimed, you're a
fire-eater!"
mo, I'm not" she returned, more
quietly; Il don't want to be anything like
that; 1 want to be as nice and gentle and
lady1ike as any other girl, only people
won't let me. There's only dad and /,
and dads SO simple in business matters
that / have to see to everything
Peter Tomlins went back, defeated
Mrs. Tomlins, he said. would have to wait
another year or SO, or else have another
dream; he certainly would not consent o
be held up, even for her qualification
Let me try it," urged Paul Tomlins
No" said Mrs. Tomlins.
Paul would like to see the GIRL" re-
marked Peter.
could do something with her.
Il think she would be more likely to 10
something with you," returned Peter Il
tell you. she's a smart girl-shortsightcd
in some ways, but. for what she wants to
do she's got a better business head in i
minute than Paul has in a year.
Paul Tomlins went His mother thought
1t unwise, but his father thought the re-
suit would be salutary lesson for his
youthful egotism. He was even jocular
about it. advising him to remember the
fate OF his mother when she went against
the country girl.
Paul had occasion to remember it. IL
he had been disposed to forget it. Char
lotte's first words would have brought it
to mind.
Are there any more at homer she
asked.
He thought of the family procession to
the girls home, and his face got very
red, but he passed it off jocularly.
No more available, he answered.
We'll have to grow some after you've
finished me-
THAT is reassuring," she said II am
beginning to feel the need OF a rest. Do
you intend to convince me that your
agent was fair and honest?"
Don't know the agent myself" he re-
turned promptly, ''but T could get real
enjoyment out of pounding his head. He's
a rascal
II think so,'' she said
Its unanimous" ne declared
Ho Ind MT iptondcd IN oct ba r,otnt
SO soon, intending to study the situation
and the girl little first, but she seemed
to be intent upon forcing matters, and
OF course there was no denying the real
purpose of his visit. Still. he found time
to pass a favorable verdict on the girl
and get pleasurable sensation from the
contemplation of the task that lay before
him. There would be real sport In over
coming this girl. and he thought he knew
how to do 1t. At the same time. he de-
cided impulsively that he, personally.
would see that she received a fair. even
generous, price for the farm ultimately.
He realized that he would be glad to BIZ
good to her.
For her part, she was taking a mental
inventory Of him. and her conclusion was
that this call was preferable to the
others. He displayed little too much
self-confidence to be wholly acceptable.
He went about his plan cautiously; 1t
was necessary that he should work out
the preliminaries carefully.
II suppose" he said. we might as Well
get right down to business"
why not?" she returned. You didn't