Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-06-16

I'm sorry" began John. "but I've
got these accounts to fix up"
"Nobody's asked you to 60" said
Barr, grimly, grabbing the golf bag.
I've got to attend to some details of
the syndicate matter with Miss Rogers.
Does this cap look all right7 Had to
borrow 1t of the bell boy.
Straight now-is 1t o. K. :" queried
the little man, anxiously. pushing the
cap from one ear to the other in an
exces OF zeal
ITS fine." laughed John. You look
like the sultan of Sulu. BY Jove! I'm
getting Jealous, am"
You'd better be-" painted Barr. And
John watched him hurry away to meet
Elizabeth ON the lawn. He made a
sweeping bow, with the little cap In
hand. to the laughing girl, and they
passed from sight.
Barr came in to John at dinner that
night all aglow with the exercise Of
the game.
She beat me one up" he said, rue
fully, as he solicitously tucked the
napkin in around the expanse of linen
4 OApObCA NY LIS OlhhCh COdl. OhO up
and by a girl. too; don't you ever
tell that to John Willis--or her dad. |
tell you, John, feel like a new man.
I'm half inclined to reform; to mend
my wicked ways. II thought there
was one chance in a million of finding
that fountain Of youth that Ponce de
Leon looked for around here I'd do 1t,
too. I'd get in the running with wou.
But you can't teach an old dog new
tricks and guess I'll have to stick by
the old ones. We've got the black flag
covered with white this trip. though
and we're going to make swift voy.
age, and a rich one. for the girl and
you-and I'll have my fun out of It.
DAMNED like to bring up along
side that treasure ship of old Rogers
cleared for action-um-um-'th thirteen
men on a dead mans chest But
we've promised. John, we've promised
to be good. How ! wish your dad
could have lived to see that girl!
We'll, III just hang around here for
few days to get this moral tone
cinched-Id be afraid to trust myself
Just yet around Wall street with all
this Urban dynamite In my clothes
and then I'll sail north under the
white flag I'll wigwag you in to the
finish"
Its the most inexplicable thing, Mr.
Rogers" declared the perplexed coun
sci of the Urban Traction company to
the banker. Here not ten days age
the Tammany people practically as
sured me that there would not be the
slightest difficulty in getting the Bling
ham avenue franchise through-at the
usual rates, of course-and now they're
worse than lukewarm; they seem pos
itiyely against the franchise"
perhaps 1t is a question of more
money!" hazarded the banker.
mo, | think not suggested the
possibility of an increased campaign
contribution, but 1t did no good. fear
, lust a bit, there is some scheme under
. way to take advantage of the thing
themselves; perhaps the Suburban PEG
ple have learned our plans and are try
ing to forestall us?"
Its not that" declared the banker
] 81 think you'll find the gang is simply
holding us up, as usual. AS for the
j Suburban, I'm more than ever con
j. yinced that we were wise to put or
, buying the stock In the market unit
| the franchise was settled. You'd bet
ter keep up the negotiations with thu
a Tammany people a while long !" DE
a fore applying openly for the q toS
> They'll come around with - "a
. OF some ksasz nrohahlEAh con