The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

4 WOuld quit IOiiOWlnS me AROUND. Ou
ought to speak to her about II, Pole
But never mind; you stay here, and
I'll go ahead. You may try to make
love to Margie while / am gone"
Trying to make love to Margie is
rather bromide, said Napoleon.
Everybody has the same idea" Never
theless, he sat down most comfortably
and contentediy by. Marjories side, and
allowed Billy Peters to stroll negli-
gently after his sister.
Harnmondville consisted of station
and three streets of well-populated
workmen's cottages. Beyond reathed
by a wagon road and spur track,
was the Eureka plant, low-lying col
lection of brick buildings which
sprawled in every direction, To the
front was a sand ridge; to the rear.
the Sound: to the east stretch Of
level land, and TO the west, an equal
area which, however, was one-third
marsh. As young Smith stepped into
view around the turn of the road,
workmcn were removing the for sale
or lease" sign from the better tract,
and Napoleon stopped to look upon
this operation with trace OF annoy
ance.
Quick work." he said Then he
approached the wortmen. who's
bought this placer" he asked.
81 couldn't tell you, sir" said the
older man of the crew. "Mr. PAM told
us to move the sign over to Greeneck-
PAM was the real estate agent whose
name was on the board, and with a
sigh Napoleon saw he had been cor
rect in his surmise; that the captain
had taken extraordinarily sprompt ac-
ton.
"A fools Grand" he told himself.
He hurried back to the station, where
there was public phone and called up
Panz's Office.
Il understand you have a tract of
land for sale at Hammondville,' he
observed
Il couldn't tell you about that" said
the clerk at the other end. Who's
this speaking?"
Smith, of Forsythe & Spencer's Of
fee"
'Ohl I'll find out about it right
away, Mr.. Smith" Then a moment
later: "We no longer have control of
that tract. 1t was sold yesterday.
ITO whom%
"To the Consolidated Hame-ring
Manufacturing Company, which we un-
derstand intends to erect an extensive
plant there
Good" said Smith. Thank YOU"
and he rang off.
who owns that piece of property to
the west of the Eureka Iron Mills p
he asked the station agent
! Mrs McGundy," said the lantern
Ijawed station agent, seraping his finger
nail tenderly over his nose. She lives
in that slcy-blue house just to the end
of the frog pond
Napoleon hurried away to the little
blue house, where he found Mrs Nc
Gundy to be globular person cut into
two hemispheres by an apron string.
"Mns. McGundy," queried Napoleon,
"do you wish to sell your land over
here!"
Show me the man that will buy it -
said she. Il surely could part with II
without breaking my heart. Twenty
years ago when Jim bought it for a
song, it was supposed that if We held
on to it for twenty years it would be
worth all the money in the mint, but
in all that time never have | seen the
man that would ever be wanting that
land, unless it would be Capt. Ham
= mond. But he don't want it. Twice
: have gone myself to sell it to him, and
twice he gave me to understand that
if he bought any land. it would be the
: other piece. You're not representing
r Capt Hammond?
NO." said Napoleon briskly. "Whai
will you take for the land?"
well, there's twenty acres, and 1t:
worth, Jim always said, 500 an acre
|. That's $4,000. Give me that and III
. take the next steamer for Dublin.
Il can't give you the $1,000 cash,
said Smith, but III give you SI,ooC
r cash, and mortgage note on the bal.
, ance, payable in sixty days. You car
wait the two months for the collec-
ton of that note, or you can probably
5 discount it."
Let me understand that" said Mrs
McGundy.
: He carefully explained to her abou
e the mortgage note, and with each pc,
I riod she nodded her round gray head
ernphatically.
E 1T sounds we'll" she said. ''and yot
: seem like an honest boy. But before
~ say aye, yes, or no, I'll go in anC
E see Mr.. McShane, of McShane & Nc.
E Shane. Do you know Mr.. McShane? ?
Il Mr.. Smith was unfortunate, enough
!. never to have had that pleasure, anc
E he expressed himself contritely about
it.
a what time does the next train go?',
E he wanted to know. %Can you come tt
town with me right now?"
] Mrs. McGundy looked him over care
E fully, and glanced at he clock.
Lord love you. boy" she said
'What a ragin', tearin'. hurry you're
3 inl Oh, well, its been many long
day since took jaunting with q
I handsome-looking young fellow Ike
yourself, and l think I'll treat myself
e to it just this once. There's train
z goes in about twenty minutes. Do you
| go down to the station and wait. ano
in due time I'll come along with my
: best bib and tucker or"
i Napoleon lost no time in getting
3 down to the station, and lost no time
I furthermore, in calling Capt. Ham.
: mond by phone.
This is young Smith, Capt. Ham
!, mond," said he. Y want to borrow
3 thousand dollars"
e "Oh, you do? inquired the captain
1 "On what security%
e Mortgage on our house." returned
Napoleon crisply.
d when do you want it ?"
within an hour or so. Captain