The Alaska citizen., 1910-10-24

except workmen to see his frock coat and silk hat; but occasionally from sense of duty inextricablv mingled with self-asser1iveness he paid visit of inspection. and upon one Of these his eyes were confront. ed by huge new board sign. visi. hle for half a mile, that overlooked the Applerod Addition from the hills 10 the north II bore but two words :. TRAINERS ADDITION" Applerod holding his broadcloth tight about him 10 keep it from yellow contamin. ation as a car rumbled by. looked and wiped his glasses and looked again, then. highly excited. he called Bobby to him.
 Why didn't you tell me of this ?'' he demanded. pointing to the sign.
 Bobby, happy in sweater and high boots. and liberal decorations of clay. only laughed
 The sign only went up yesterday. ." he stated.
 But il is competition. Unfair con- petition He is stealing our thun- der protested Applerod.
 He has perfect right to lay out a subdivision if he wants" said Bobby. But don't worry. Applerod. I've been over there and the thing is joke. The tract is one-fourth the size of ours. it is up hill and down hill, only little grading is being done, streets are cut through, but not pay ed, and a few cheap board sidewalks are being put down Hes had to pay a lot more for his land than we have and cannot sell his lots any cheaper"
 There's no telling what Sias Trimmer will do" said Applerod. shaking his head
 Nonsense" said Bobby; there is no chance that people will pass by our lots and buy one of his" Applerod walked away unconvinc. ed. Had ir been any one else than Silas Trimmer who had set up this opposition he would not have mind ed so much. but Applerod had come to have a mighty fear of John Burn its ancient enemy and presently he came back to Bobby more panic stricken than ever.
 I'm going to sell my interest in the Applerod Addition the minute I can find buyer" he declared, and I'd advise you to do the same"
 Don't be foolish" counseled Bob by. frowning. You cant lose"
 But n an.' quavered Applerod. 'I have four thousand dollars of my own cash. all I've been able to scrape together in a lifetime tied up in this thing. and l mustn't losen'
 Bobby regarded his fathers old confidential clerk more in sorrow than in anger He was not used to dealing with men of any age so ut terly lacking in gameness. Four thousand" he repeated. then he looked across his big checker board, I'll give you sevenly-f1ve hundred for it right now"
 What" objected Applerod, aghast, 'Why, MT. Burnit, the work is near ly done and l have already in sight seyenty-siX thousand dollars of clear profit over my investment" Bobby surveyed him in amazcment. He did not remind Applerod that his four thousand dollars represent ed only trifling part of the invest menI required to yield this seventy six thousand dollars profit. It would not have meant anything to a man so cankered with selfish inter est.
 Then you won't take it."
 I'd be crazy" declared Applerod "I can get better price than that" :"
 Bobby was thoughtful for an hour after Applerod had left him; then he hurried into the clubhouse and telephoned to Chalmers. This was ill the forenoon. In the afternoon Applerod was served with an injunc- ton based upon an individuality of interest, restraining him from dis posing of his share; and in his anger he let it slip out that he had already been trying to open negotiations with Trimmer.
 Honestly, it hurts." said Bobby wearly telling of the incident to Agnes that night. "I didn't know there were so many unsportsmanlike people,
 I think that it is precisely what your father wanted you to find out" i" she observed.
 T don't want to know it." protest ed Bobby. I'd stay much happier 10 believe that everybody in the world was of the right sort"
 She shook her head
 No, Bobby" she said gently, you have to know that there is the other kind, in order properly to appreciate