Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

breaking into comrades apartment.
Colonel" he shouted, "Tve got something for you!
Good news You're to start town. You're to hustle
You're to make wad of money Me and you'll smash
em hardi"
Il always insisted" began the Colonel, jubant,
sacrificing voice, "that any gentlemen, did he
And you're right" interrupted Burmah. "Now see
here, Colonel. I've taken real sureenough interest
you. I've done you favor, without ask1n you any
thing about it."
The Colonel fastened to thank him, not only in his
own behalf, but in the of Arabella.
Colonel" said Burmah, buttonhoing the head of
the Hatch family and lowering his voice to a most i'm
pressve Tone "Ive hired for you who will make
Squaw Point the most beautiful city in Washington
the West in the United States of America in the world
His voice to triumphant note as he got that tar,
and the Colones eyes opened and his hands trembled
"I've hired that genius of landscape gardenin Fred
erick Hubbard, to lay out modern and glorious city
your land Burmah said impressively and stood
back and stuck his thumbs in their habitual resting
place to goat his achievement.
The Colonel had never heard of Frederick Hubbard;
but mentally decided he must be "some shakes The
very attitude of his intimate friend and counselor,
William Burmah Jones, indicated as much. Far be it
from him. the head of the Hatch family, to be slow in
recompense No could be more magnanlmouS than
a Hatch.
"Then," said the Colonel oracularly, and assuming
the pose that had been his favorte when address
ing his fellow citizens in Chattanooga festa
sions Il shall deem it honor Sir if you will permit
the qualification of insisting that you shall share
the pecunary rewards for your enterprise. Frederick
Hubbard, Sir, is to be esteemed. He is all that
makes for good Americanism. He is one of our most
worthy czens-yes Sir, of the great of the day.
He paused, and seemed to be thinking for instant.
"By the way, who in the deuce is this HUBBARD"
he asked. Il can't just remember what he has DONE.
"Done, done? Why, Colonel, he is the author of the
city beautiful. Now about the rewards, what might
suggest is this Colonel not that want money much,
but that it's only fair, and business is business. Well
get this to lay out city beautiful up there. You
will give of the lots the main street. just
few You get the profits from the rest. Well sell EN-
off, to start town. Not that would part with
of this valuable property; but must be liberal,
Colonel Hatch We must let others share prosperity
There another for dsposin of of it. and
that is SOS you won't be lonesome up there all alone
get of the lots. handle it for your benefit The
lots will perhaps pay my expenses but that don't mat
ter Colonel you launched the road to fortune!
Tomorrow at thirty the boat sails and will meet
the wharf
The Colonel had no time to think. He swept off
his feet by this whirlwind He glowed in his endeavor
to thank Burmah Jones for his Kindness and began to
think of Speech but before it could vent itself
Burmah had slapped him on the back and rushed for
the elevator. His last injunction to miss the boat,
was waited up like something left behind, from the
elevator shaft.
Fortune! Fortune! Kindly maid, thank thee!" said
the Colonel POLITICALLY after he had returned to his
IF things will only go my way" rumnated Jones,
blowing along the street, "a spring lamb in April won't
De nall as colo some these boys when
through shearin EN- this deal I'll put
premium to shed off chills whenever they hear the
of William Burmah jones'"
THE Colonel was like one terminated when the party
sailed outward on the sound steamer the following
morning. He humned snatches of song he expatiated
in rounded grandloquent periods the beauty of the
scenery the day. and the excellence Of the boat Hub
bard, somewhat shaky decidedly threadbare, and chat
Copyright. by Roy Norton.