The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-06-15


but was still in running order
n wouldn't care SO much" replied
the girl IN hystedcky way hut ! was
going TO Rose Manor TO sell some
real estate Il may go down IN price
now
Too bad~too hadl ! think can
tow your machine home behind mine
and then ! will send somebody TO re-
pair IT,
YES; but | know mother will be
disappointed She said we ought to
sell within an hour"
NJ Bamford had seen several good
looking girls before He had also met
ingenious ones. IN this case, how
ever things were different. II they
hadn't been he wouldn't have eoughe~
and blushed and stammefed out
'Wny why, am a real estate
agent myself. II you have property
to sell-that is, il you have property
TO dispose Of-that is-
why how llcky, she replied.
You can go home with me and see
mother and ask her lot OF questions
II you have enough money with YOU
we may make sale right off---today.
| assure YOU we ae willing to take
a fair price. It isn't possible that
YOU are an artist too?9
"Yes'm!p he boldly replied, though
he wanted to club himself the next
instant
You may want to change the
landscape around the house If you
buy?7 was suggested as they were
chuggng toward The Beaches.
Yes. have changed landscapes.
How splendid! Mamma thinks il
The creek had another bend toward
the house il would add to the seen
cry'
IF So can iiS it. | am creek
bonder. That U.s. / can put all kinds
ot twists IN a creek
Miss Meincent was aMed., She hal
taken the young man for a gentle.
mat ef leisure and he had TUNED out
~ be real estate man, an artist, a
landscape gardener, and creek twister
She was glad Of the accident Sine
aas glad she had not gone on Rose
Manor and deat.With the little man
with the big sign
Mr. Eugene Bamlord looked at The
Beeches through the eyes OF a real
estate man, and he looked at Miss
Meliucent Davis through the eyes ol
i young man falling in love. lie had
! the mother TO deal with, however ana
after spending an hour looking over
| he d 0perty and taking his departure
she said to him.
Well, MI Bamford Is the Qucerest
real estate man ever saw. We
aaye four aeres here and he thought
Che place ought to sell for $4,000 and
hen came down to $1,000 Didn't
ycl hear him speak Of the house as
.lueen Anneg'
Il think the accident must have rat
lcd hinb mother
it was either that or he is just
earning the real estate business
Mr.. Bamford called the next day
and b. ought man to repais the runa
oout iie wanted to know the lowest
cash price for the property; he wenl
Town and looked over old deeds, anC
apdmarks and looked over cid deed.
and by and BY he was at liberty tt
ook at and crtcise Miss Mellnccnts
40 sketches He scratched his heaC
ind looked very serious and finally
ASKED il the creek was not running
uphill instead Of down; in the other
he readily recognized the wOodpeckei
Is quail.
Can you make him out asked
The mother after he had gone.
why he seems to be a very nice
man" was the reply
But he called that wo0dpecker {
quail
Perhaps that accident broke rii
'or him and he Is brayely trying tC
ride the fact from us, replied iii,
laughter.
ln two DAYS MI Bamiord was bach
10 look over the deeds again Oh
Jhis occasion he decided that the
ree6 ought to have two twists In }
de also called that woodpecker Z
Jlackbrd. lie thought he could
Jay $l6Oeg cash down for The Beect
IS, and then spoke OF buying on tht
nstallmcnt plan. Then he sat for an
aoul on the geranda with Miss Melin
ent and talked about books and poe
.y and Europe to her and not one
word OF real estate. The next tlmJ
ne called in he made the excuse h(
vas just going by and thought he
Woall stop for a moment to see Il
hat creek didn't want as many a.
hree twists. but he remained for tW,
hours Al his next call he heard {
)iye Saying 70 hiu
'Mr Bamiord have heard OF youi
mother and heard OF you you are NJ
ea estate AGENT
No, ma ann
you ale n0 artist"
NO ma am.
You are no landscape gardner"
NO ma'am'
you are uo creek tBister!'
30 ma'am.'
"lhen what are y0u?'
Just q Young man who admirei
0ui daushter. and proposes to fall il
Owe with heG and make her fall il
owe With him, aud then ask your con
onl TO marry her and keep The deal
| I'D Beeches in the family"
/ And impoator that he was he wol
ne girl in less than year.
! Copyright 1910, Associated Liter
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