Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-01
A Couple Of !.
Live Wires;
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By ANDREW ]. WHITNEY

and insurance nlan, aud luilfny
Thracker was his chief clerk. book.
keeper and man Of ali work. besides
taking care of the Office. even to sweep
Ing out. Soon after Johnny went with
the real estate man The iatter's daueh::
Ter. aged seventeen. came into the office
one morning TO get some pin money
aud found Johnny there alone ": 80
This vIit was the beginning Of
love affair between her and Johnny.
Having found visit 10 the office and
upon him pleasant. Della came quite
often after that. always choosing
time when her father was out drum
ming up or attending 10 business Mr.
Patterson waS consequently ignorant
of the growing attachment Indeed he
WAS unmindful Of the fact that his
daughter had outgrown her doll A$
( for Johnny. Patterson grudsed him the
$40 d week salary he paid him. - i.
One day Mr.. Patterson. just ns he
had started In for the sale of II pierre OF
real estate upon which the commission
would amount to 81 900. fell III and was
confined TO his bed Down to the office
came Della with a note from him to
Johnny stating that he must give up
trying to bring about the trade and so
inform the seller AMI buyer tD whom
he had hoped TO sell the property.
Johnny read the note and pondprrd. =:
''What you thinking about p asked
the inqnisitive Della. -. .~...: ~.:>
Il was wondering IL ! could do the
job" :. II: *".-* III. =~...- :
"Of course you can .::.. 49, T. .~. -
At that moment Mr. WardeIl. the
owner OF the property In question
came in and asked If Mr.. Paterson WIS
yet down. Johnny replied that lie WAS
trife indiSpoSed and wouldn't arrive
till afternoon. h,A he Dnhnnyl would
do anything required in the meantime.
Tell him Eve decided to take $4,000
for the property" -: . ~. J.. T.. -.
Mr.. Wardell went ont. and johnny
and Della consulted. The consultation
ended in Della keeping office Willie
Johnny went out 70 find Mr. Deacon.
the expected purchaser Deacon had
offered $4,000. but thr price was then
$4o.5G0 Johnny asked II he would buy
at the price. and Deacon told him he
thought he would But before ht.r"uld
determine positively he must maxi an
other visit to the property and look II
over ..-.. III: ~ n
Johnny returned TO Della. and m.
other consultation followed. A person
had been IN the office while johnny
was away from whom she had gatl'rr,
ed that certain real estate agents OF
the town were getting busy about the
property and sale was likely to be
made by another go between who
would gather In the commission Delta
suggested that they report To Mr. War
den that Mr. Deacon had accepted his
offer and agreed to pay the $l0.oV0
This would complete the sale so far as
Mr.. Wardell was concerned. and the
bottom Of the transaction could OILY
drop out through Mr.. Deacon. -.
Unfortunately for these young bro;
kers Mr. Deacon on his way to inspect
the property slipped off the curb and
sprained his ankle. His wife tee:
phoned to the office Information of the
fact, saying that there was little doubt
that he would buy the property. but
enc more visit to the premises was nee
tessary and her husband could not go
out on his sprained ankle for seNerai
days. :." 80. :... .=~ -. IN
"It's all up!" moaned Johnny. I've
heard on the street this morning that
an agent was hunting for Mr. WardeIi
TO offer him $500 for the property.
but can't find him" - ..~....<
In comes the postman with lPtier
from Mr. Wartlell dated in nelGiihnr
ing town. asking for. the contract OF
sale 70 be sent him with the customary
depoSit. This indicated that he ron-
sidered his property sold. II the young
brokers could stave him of till they
could get definite answer from tea-
con the sale would be-effected. ~
81 fell you what" said Della. Send
him a contract and purposely make an.
error in it. He'll have to send it back
and by that time we may get MIR, Dea-
con up to the point. 49,.
Good exclaimed Johnny. and. tax
Ing a blank contract. he filled 1t out
on the typewriter, writing $4mEn IN
stead of $4,000 Then he put 1t in
post box III #=:* =. . :...~.> 49,.
For the next two days the reports OF
offers for and sales Of the property
were In the air. The contract came
back for correction. and the young
sters were at their wits ends. Johnny
went to the telephone and told Mr.:
Deacon that he'd have to "YeS" then
or never Deacon got a carriage. made
his inspection. stopped at the office on
his return and signed a CONTRACT of
purchase with check for forfeiture: T.:
As Johnny was going out OF the of
fee with him broker came in and
said: i've got a contract of purchase
signed for the WardeIl property for
$4,000 j can't find the owner; II
you'll tell me where be is I'll divide
commissions. 49,. .>=..::. .~<>.: T..