The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1912-10-17
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Warrington promised his friends to
buy the box they wanted for one day
ut the automobile races. The best
thing Warrington does Is to oblige his
friends, and all the others had said
they had no time to attend to the mat
ter.
The broker he went to said that
while boxes were very scarce, he
thought by paying premium he
might be able to wrench one by main
force from the eager throngs that
were battling for them, provided Var
rington would take it for the two
days. When he escaped from the
broker Warrington had parted with
$40, but he figured on quickly dispos-
ing of the box for Friday, and tho
$40 that would be left was not much
split up among the crowd.
He had his first jolt the next morn
ing when Plentz telephoned that i'm
perative business called him to San
francisco, so his name must be
scratched of the list. At noon Ker'
mack called up to say there was sud
den rush of business at the office and
it was absolutely impossible for him
to get away Saturday, so Warrington
must count him out. At three Wood
mere called up to say that since
some of the party could not go he
thought they might as we'll call off the
party.
After Warrington had oonflded some
bitter things to himself over the
treachery of humanity In general he
hxnted up the broker and asked him
to take back the tickets. He had no
compunetion about this. Is there was
such a demand for them. The broker
smoothly said be had such a quantity
lot boxes on hand that he really could
mot think Of paying the full price for
Yarrington's, but that he would at
great personal sacrifice give Yarrtng-
ton $40 for it.
Thereupon Warrington said a few
sharp things and departed, resolved to
sell the tickets himself since selling
was so much more profitable than
buying.
He called up Wattles and asked II
he didn't want box for one day at
the automobile races Wattles jumped
at the chance, so Warrington sent over
the tickets and bill for $40. Wat
ties nearly tore the telephone out by
the roots and the boy with the tickets
came back looking very much as
though he had been shot out OF
gun.
1t seemed that Wattles thought
Warrington was giving him the bo1'
and SO the bill offended him hugely.
After that Warrington heard of q
man who wanted to go to the races
and promised to send over the tickets.
Z Before he did SO Kernack phoned that
on no account was Warrington to dis
pose of the box, as he had some
friends to whom he had promised IL
After Warrington had told the other
man that he could not have the tick
cts Kernack called up to say that MS
friends were leaving town and ne
didn't want the box after all.
By this time Warrington was IN an
exceedingly tense and nervous state
and hated the world vehemently. He
was a cynic on the subject OF friend
ship and desperate as regards bis $aO.
1t was manifestly impossible for him
to stand on the street corner and
wave the tickets In the faces of the
passers-by, but be hit on another
plan.
Taking the office boy into a corner
he thrust the hated tickets Into h1s
hands.
~"You go out there to the track" he
ordered. "and sell these tickets for
what you can get. Don't you dare
come back with them, because II
ever set eyes on them again l cant
answer for the result"
A little later Woodmere telephoned
that he wanted the seats for his cousr
ms family, and when he learned that
they were unavailable he said that
Warrington might think that was the
right way to treat friend OF long
standing, but as for himself he had his
own opinion OF such conduct he
said that Warrington might have
known he would want the tickets u
Warrington had given the matter tne
slightest thought.
When the office boy came back that
night he looked haggard. He sao
that by telling the people he was ths
onlv support Of three widowed mothers
and eight brothers and sisters he had
so,d the Friday tickets among the
throne at the track for paltry dollar
apiece. He said he had intended to
invest in one himself. but that In .
lucky moment he had hunted out the
box and sat in It. He regretted to
say that it was the very worst one
there for position and that after he
had found he would have an unre
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