The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-07

going to %. and be- lost no Lime about
II rue best skilled tla.ns un The
mafse were hired BY him los ihe ails
iefent branches 81 tie work initial
mistakes be haa Nc pai lehcs " d. and
NE was determined 10 start right as
when he engaged Wilkinson. almost
doubling his big salary and brought
him out from Chicago 10 take charge
OF the street fatlNa Organization
Night and day the road gangs toiled
on the streets. And night and day
plle,drifers hammered the blg plies
down into the mud Of San Francisco
Bay. The pier was to be three miles
long, and the Berkeley NILS were de
nnded OF whole groves Of mature
eucalyptus for the plllng.
At the same time that his electric
roads we're building Out through the
hills, the hay,tields were being sur.
veyed and broken up into city squares,
with here and there. according 70 best
modern methods, winding bouleyards
and strips OF park. Broad streets,
wen graded. were made with sewers
and water-pipes ready laid and ma
cadamized from his own diafries Ce;
inent sidewalks were also laid. SO that
all the purchaser had to do was to
select his lot and architect and start
building. The quick service OF Day.
lights new electric roads into Oak
land made this big district immediate
ly accessible, and long before the fer
ry system was in operation hundreds
OF residences were going up The
profit on this land was enormous. In
a day, his onslaught OF wealth had
turned open farming country into one
Of the best residential districts Of the
city.
But this money that flowed in upon
him was Immediately poured back
into his other investments. The need
for electric cars was so great that he \
installed his own shops for building
them But no matter what pressure
was on Daylight, his Sundays he re.
served for his riding in the hills. It
was not the rainy winter weather,
however, that brought these rides
with Dede to an end One Saturday
afternoon In the ONCE she told him
not to expect to meet her next day,
and, when he pressed for an explana-
ton
i've sold Nab"
Daylight was speeches. for the mo-
ment. Her act meant one of so many
serious things that he couldn't classi.
fly 1t. 1t smacked almost Of treachery.
She might have met with financial dis.
aster. 1t might be her way Of letting
him know she had seen enough Of
him. Or
whats the matter% he managed
to ask.
81 couldn't afford to keep her with
hay forty.five dollars a ton" Dade
answered. my brothers expenses
have been higher, as well, and / was
uElNeH W Tue COHSiuSluu tudt SAHSS
could not AFFORD both, I'd better let
the mare go and keep the brother
"Who bought herr" he asked.
Dede's eyes flashed In the way long
since familiar to him when she was
angry.
Don't you dare buy Der back for !
me- she cried. "And don't deny that
that was what yop had in mind"
Il wish You would reconsider, Miss
Mason" he said softly mot alone
for the mares sake, but for my sake.
Money don't cut any ice In this. For
me to buy that mare wouldn't mean
as much as It does TO most men to
send a bouquet Of flowers or box Of
candy to a young lady. There's no
body feel chummy with except you,
and you know how little we've churn-
incidence week, II 1t didn't rain,
on Sunday. I've grown kind Of to, de-
pend on you. If you'd just let me buy |
her back"
"No, no; | tell you no., Dede arose
but her eyes were moist
with the momery of her pet please