Evening star., 1913-11-23

could man wanto'
The Colonel stopped to think if he could recall any
mllionaires who had made their fortunes from lumber
ing. Neither Smiles nor Carnegie Sage had given
him any advice that subject, and he convinced
that Jay Gould had had something to do with railways
a must be cautious, he declared to himself. Sage
taught me that. gentleman starting out in CONNER
cial pursuits must move cautiously
Moreover, he had somehow conceived the idea, vague
ly that he wanted to start life a railway magnate.
All the books he had read taught him that
the first thing to do to money to buy the de-
sired object Pondering this, while William Burnah
Jones ratified off string OF amazing figures about how
many shingles could be made from small tree and
hearing nothing of his words, the Colonel to the
conclusion that he must be conservative He would
follow the books and his nclnations at the time
That was it! Save his money and buy railroad! He
looked down the emphatic and calculating Jones with
great resolve in his eyes.
am right sorry, Sir, he said, "to disappoint you;
but while it quite true that have small MEANS
Sir and seek investment, | favor railway projects
Railways? Humph What's railway compared
with such magnificent spot that there is? Think Of
the timber, Colonel Hundreds of thousands have been
made off'n timber. Besides all that, Colonel, need
of your character here in this growing country.
We want you with Maybe can get you into the
Chamber of Commerce at Seattle or Port Town
send. You'd be credit to us, with all your vast
knowledge of commerce and industry.
Jones failed to state that he was not a member of
either of these bodies and that in his pocket reposed
ticket for Spokane, which he had decided be his
next field of conquest Indeed he preferred if this sale
went through that there should be several hundred
miles between him and the Colonel after its
ton. with the whole globe for sale couldn't be
expected to remain forever in spot! 1t would be
unjust to the globe.
length, and like warhorse hearing the bugle call for
charge, Jones shifted the air and lifted his head.
3Thats for the chew'ngs, he said. "Come on Colo
mel! First come first served on these scows.'
But the Colonel his poetic soul still entranced by the
passing scenery, loath to miss any of it. THANK
you kindly, Sir, he said, "for your invitation; but
think shall fast today.
4See you later then Colonel, Jones replied; but as
he fastened rapdyas his short legs would carry him
in the direction of the dining saloon he said himself
Invitation? Invitationo Wonder if that old feer
sarcastic really meant it? Maybe that's the way
they do things down there where he comes FROM
VET Jones did not appreciate the seed he had sown
in the cheerful adventurers mind, nor how reluc-
tanty the Colonel was rejecting the proposal to buy
Squaw Point the price of which, whether it for
sale, neither he Jones knew In fact the Colonel
was wondering whether he could not buy the place
build fine home that attractive point start
mill clear the timber then afterward raise cotton on
that noble headand And al on less than thou
sand dolars Perhaps the railway could wait until he
had saved more money. he that Arabela,
with all the dancing blood of her twenty three years.
and with her youthful desire for outdoors would love
this spot if he chose it for her home.
He quite free from any interruption through the
remainder Of the afternoon and evening" and discovered
the when he passed the snoeroom that squatted
in isolated state forward the m2in deck. ones in
shirt sleeves with his silk hat tilted at belligerent
angle his fair brow, and chewing steadily at the
remnant of frayed cigar that protruded from the
corner of his mouth addressing himself to three
other excursionists in tone of firm expostuation
"That stufs too to try to pull me, he
asserting the the Colonel paused by the open
Uivr fbof nral. r1 and
then tries to bluff when I've got fours had the
benefits of earnn this noble game in Fort Scott Kan