Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-09-08

tired with their parties
 There's Ii" use fooling with this propoSiiion." said Hlackie This man Walln" ford iS a reckless cuSS could see that from his eye l had q good look at him while we stood there talk ing He, figures that mere ground > cheap af any price, and he's going t. bid high to settle it. propose tha' we offer Mr Dad Il coo clean S:,0 d0 ntd have it over with"
 CruInfnrs ctuanrd Why there ;in'l hundred acre t:r,ii in tlu. state worth tiint much Much inere than that. hate [" ihillk of had Thompson walk ih@ off with all that money He'll talk; every '.ltt .f if and go away from tht town aud hnr Il big wheat farm in pa ..oi;, li,lc Ile's threatened all thrs years
 \ EiI"l, broke out in Wallingford> crowd
 ''iia. ha hal" Scorned JinkS Woods "Iet'S go right to it. aoys Make this sporty offer that my friend Daw su= g,.StS. and Fl! give you back all my stock eNeent $iOn worth 1 want to save one share partly for luck and partly so can kick against the man agement' v
 "Gentlemen. Mir Walingford has his envelope ready" observed Blackic "We'd better take vote on thiS.''
 They looked. Mir Wallin.ford held q white envelope in his hand, and he was smiling confidently Mr, Hammond was smiling confidently Mir I.ybar"cr aud Mir I;lcssns were smiling confidently, and so ,wcre all the others of the Com iaerciali club crowd
 Damn remarked Mir Crompcrs ''l vote S50.O0O"
 That vote was unanimous.
 Dad Thompson received bid in each hand and smiled Sn broadly that his mouth was entirely surrounded by laathery curves When he opeucd the bids, however he stretched those hori- soptai curves into vertical oncS
 '.Ho. ho. ho" he pealed. Its dead heat. boys"
 'Who gets it?' demanded links Woods. standing on tiptoe in his eager ness :
 Nobody. this being Sunday" re sponded Dad happily Anyhow. it's a ,ie vote: S5oooo apiece Guess youll have to bid again. boys"
 Both parties wore most mournful faces The price of and was reaching an, uncomfortably dizzy height. Wal lincford looked particularly gloomy and Rlack.e called attention to that fact
 'rhey won't go much higher" he confidently asserted ...
 They'd better not. or I'll let them have it. as far as I'm concerned" gr0wled CromperS. "lt'd serve old Dad Thompson right if wed refuse to bid any more. Anyhow. if this crowd de rides to offer above S:l.O0O more you may count mo out" ,'.
 Since Crompers hung to that resolu. tion. and since Blackie did not seem anNiou@ to. shake his resolve. S1.0OO more was all they bid. and Mailing fol:d's crowd won the contest ut SfO 000
 Tf this was a business day I'd take something to bind the bargain.s an nOunced Dad. but. seeing that it ain't. If Mir. Wallingford will just put some real cash. say $l,o00. in this envelope with his bid, I'll open it the first thing tomorreWy uorning and do business. And he looked Wallinyford hard in the eye
 Nalingford, returning that steady gaze critically. finally smiled and emp tied his pocketbook. It contained $500 and he obtained the balance from Ham. mond.
 Mir. Wallingford's mrty was jubilant, but sober and thoughtful about it. for half their capital they felt was il stag gerinG price to pay for even this won derful site Mir. Daw's committee was disappointed, though relieved .Iinks Woods was broken hearted. but Black ie Daw was furious
 Let me at himl Let mo at him,' yelled Rlacllie. pushing toward Wal lingford and whirling his arms ove, Jinkss shoulders
 '4Be gamer pleaded Jinks Listen Let me show you how game 1 am WtllWyou listen, Dawl Now! Three