The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-15

emergency He displayed his hand, and in unison they sighed with relief.
 ~sYou have not seen the improve ments upon the Speckled Bass Bunga- lows' said WalIingford. holding up his hand impressively, and the mere man. ner in which he said it, his round pink face graven into solemnity and his broad chest expanded to its full capac- ity, was enough to inspire confidence in any man. Allow me to show you the improved portable house weather strip, the improved portable house lightning rod, the improved portable house ventilator, the improved porta- ble house down spout, the improved portable house doorknob and the inn- proved portable house burglar alarm. 2
 Deftly and quickly the official man ager displayed these wonderful attach ments protected by the six Walhng- ford patents. MT. Bezazzum was in cooled when MT. Wallinsford announce ed that these 1mprov ements would add $25 to the cost of each bungalow.
 s1 wouldn't buhdang miss havin' them Improvements if they cost fifty plunks a throw" he declared enthusi- astically. s'Yuh can jes' book nah oh- deh flaw thr-r-ree hundred hollow wall ed bungalows with all them there im- provements. and I'll slip you 10 per cent of thuh entire bill in cash right now To all can ship the balance C.. O. D., and you can write or telegraph anybody in Bezunk. Mich, about thuh credit of ole Pete BezazEum.
 He looked so deflant upon this that Benssy Falls hastened, with all the courtesy of a gentleman to a stranger to assure him that they had no doubt whatsoever as to his financial stand ing. OfaciaI Manager WaIlingford bent upon the luckleas president of the cornI pany an o1fended and at the same time reproving glare
 "Of course ar. Bezazzum, as mt ter of form, but in the meantime I should like, before booking your order | which is rather a large one even for us, to consult with my board oG direc- tors. I am only the manager here Boy, take this gentleman into my of flee and see if he will not, have some refreshments MT. RAzazsum, shall not detain you over two or three mini utes Gentlemen, will you kindly acI company me to the board room P With awestricken faces the directors dled in with Wa1lingford, while Toad Jessop, his lips tightly compressed, his | n his orange freckles were aftoat on d sea of maroon, led MT. Bezazzum into the mana gar's room and being entirely speeches., made signs for the gentle man to give his order Mr. Besazzum. instead of stating his wishes in the liquid line held up one lean forednger.
 Toad, said he quietly. whistle Hot Time"
 T+ -zss +,,,,, 4y.a+ i4f,< ,1,,1ss.i1,,, r.ey,.e and Toad was useless for the next half hour He laughed until he was faint. and Blackie, throwing him upon a couch was compelled to apply serious restoratives-
 Meanwhile Wallingford discussed grave matters with his board. The di- rectors were all for bargaining with him at once for the conzpiete control of his patents. but unfortunately their minds were St work upon a sugges- tion made by Ringgold Cash to ac- duire the patents upon a royalty basis, and, perceivtng the imposs1biIity of setting these particular minds at work upon any two thoughts at one and the same time, MT. WalIingford led them gently, but firmly, away from the en- tire subject.
 we must be cautious, he said. 4.I would not have you nasty in acquiring these patents nor in booking the order of Mfr: Bezazzum r shall require a week or ten days in which to look into the gentleman's credentials. In that time I shall discover, with your per mission, whether the WaIIingford i'm prOvements will do anything toward securing the Ontario and Arkansas or ders. If they do, of course the com pany will need and must have the Wallingford patents, and in that case my price will be $125,O00 cash.
 On the day Mfr Wallihgford received his $125, 600 he started work upon the BOO portable houses for Mir. Bezazzun1; he also booked the order of the gentle man from Arkansas and gloated for a moment over the order of the gentle man from Ontario, booked four days previously This hours work was all he did in the office that morning, for Immediately upon the receipt of his check from the genial secretary, who seemed more concaved than ever from collar button to knees by the unearth1y hour of 10 a. m-, Mir Wallingford hur- ried right out to turn that check into cash, and did not return until the next day From that time on, however, things moved, in that dress parade fac .1OEys WILL a. SuQ0cnA<SSS eA4sA 54SCAS1Ou which surprised the uniformed rank of tthe Knights of the Wooden Ribbon until they had washed out every giggle in their systems with honest perspira- tton; for WaIlingford, when he sudden ly dropped the mask of the factory dil- ettante, proved to be what the men within a week declared, regular smanager.''
 Wallingford with grim, secret hu- nor kept the board of directors func- t1ons as elaborate as ever, but he al- lowed, which was entirely foreign to his nature, a sameness to pervade the very elaboration, and a deathlike pal crept upon the meetings. In the mean time the work never Jagged. The three orders were made ready in rec