The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-07-20
ais forehead gently with her yttle

1Ou IuSSy llttle woman, ne crleu
and gave her bearlike hug. you
can't look upon me in any other light
than as child that needs coddling
can you? Never mind. There's a
story to- tell and dinner to be eaten
And therell be no dinner until the
story is told" He paused and sud.
denly chuckled and the round eyes
that anxiously watched him grew big.
ger. You know how that Edwards
tract has worried me. Well, | put the
whole case up to William Vogel this
morning. William didn't hesitate.
William you understand is bold and
resolute, | am slow and timid. We
wrangled there all alone by ourselves
and William won. Buy at once said
William. still hung back in my ir.
resolute way. AT once, cried
William. | had the option on the
tract and the other papers in my
desk. l rushed out-imagine me rush
ing, but William was there to hurry
me on. had the papers and a cer-
titled check-it cleaned out my bank
balance-at old Gar]ingtons Office at
2 O'Clock and fifteen minutes later
the tract was mine. There!"
She looked at him with loving
smile.
Pm glad you've bought 1t, John,
but you mustn't let it worry you"
He shook her playfully.
mo more of that, Angie. Why
shouldn't be worried? Am | some
thing precious that must be kept in
jewelers. cotton? Pm going to worry
all want to worry. It's good for me.
The man who never worries is like
torpid snake. No Accommodating
but digestion"
He laughed loudly at her astonish.
ed face. y
"You-you haven't been drinking,
have you, John?"
Nothing but little invisorator
that William Vogel gave me. No, no.
I'm all right. And Pm certainly not
going to worry about that Edwards
tract-because I've sold it,"
Sold it, John?"
sold 1t to the Clemons Realty Co.
They bought it within an hour after it
came into my keeping. They had
hesitated just as l did. When it was
sold they knew they must have it.
They offered me $4,000 bonus. l de-
manded $1,000"
Five thousand, john"
"Yes. Think of it. If it hadn't been
for William Vogel I would have been
glad to let the whole thing go for
the $4,000. And say, Angie. I got
the $4,000. Five thousand good hard
dollars made in one short hour! Hav-
en't my eyes right to glitter?" He
suddenly caught her up and waltzed
about the room with her
She stopped, half laughing, half cry
ing to catch her breath.
And Mr. Vogels commission,
John: how much will that be?"
"Pll fix William vogel all right"
he said "William will be very rea-
sonable. I'm going to give him a
good dinner for one thing. Come
along"
And he playfully dragged the little
woman to the waiting table.
That evening John Sinclair-his
wife had stepped out of the room
playfully shook his fist at the row
Of books behind which the little vol
ume was concealed.
81 take it all back, William" he
said You're brick
The next afternoon John Sinclair
came home early and went house
hunting with the little wife. They had
long talked of moving and now the
sudden accession of wealth decided
them to lose no time.
Funny thing happened today, my
dear" said John after they alighted
from the car in the East End. 81
attended noon meeting of the real
estate board-I'm a pretty regular at
.endant, anyway-and intended to be
rs quiet as unusal But there were
some things that happened during the
session-there is an intense rivalry |
On between the Thompson Jaffray fac
ions both Thompson and Jaffray |
want the presidency-an it irritated |
ne to get up and say something, I
lidn't hesitate. | noticed that every |
body looked surprised, but that didn't |
seem to scare me. I know went |
1t them hammer and tongs. had |
o say some things that were not at
Ill pleasant, but l said them with all
he earnestness there was in me. And |
Jay, when l stopped for breath there !
vas a general cry of Go on, go on!'
Well, l went on and kept up steam
o the bitter end. And when l fin
shed there was a whole lot of noise
md Jim Billings--I though he never
liked me-came up and shook my
land and said, Good for you, John
hats the kind Of stuff we want
Ind why haven't we heard from you
,efore? And then a good many OF
he members came up and said 1t was
! fine talk and lot more pleasant
hings, and l held quite q reception"