Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-08


 "Gentemell." intoned Wallingford. rising solemnly and smoothing down his broad wnistcoat. Il accept your generous offer. If this were brought np to nie as an ordinary business prop Osition should he compelled to de cline it instantly. but have taken quite Il fancy to yon boys have, moreover. become fascinated with the portable house and intend ,o make il one of my most successful ventures ] shall at once draw up partnership puiers. which we shall discuss and sign right here while We are waiting Then We shall select officers. hold q board of directors meeting. take all our papers to ;lli attorney when We ar rive in the city nlld make our action legally binding. Tomorrow Sla!! have patent papers and drawings pre- pared and aS soon as they are ready shall call another meeting for us to sign them. In the meantime shall see if we cannot rent Il factory already equipped shall have working drawings DtClbdtcu. ''NN"tG work men and start upon some sample houses. including the mahogany aud the birdseye maple one which you are to take upon your fishing trip.
 Striking while the iron was hot being one of Wallingfnrd's sppcialties. he i'm mediately drew up. on delicately tinted and evnsivpiy scented mauve station. cry provided him by the fair l'enssy. an .iMlLeSsively worucd partnership agreement. whereby it, -was--set forth that the six undersigned gentlemen werp to be equal ShnrerS in the profits of the Sneckled Bass Hollow Walled Portable Bungalow company and that i've of the undersigned were to share ln ;ll it's losses ald provide nll the nObey needed. j. Rufus Wallingford being exempt from any share in that end ot the business by virtue of his perpetual inanagrrship. It w;'s neat and nifty document and the boys were justly proud uf it and themselves aS well as they appended their ScriwlinS signatures tu it. It was deuced bloom ing fun. after all. this thing of going Into trade. Quite slOrtin..
 Their innocent joy over this stage or being in trade was as nothing. how ever. compared to their dignilied grati- icatiolt when. with BenSsy Falls pre- siding handsomely aud as rippingy at ease as if he were pouring tea. they SC le,.ted Ren>sy as president. Reggie Huugh as first vice president. Non Hnnperdinck as second vice president. Hickey Saunders as secretary and Ringyold Cash as treasurer In their newly acquired and rapidly growing feeling of fellowship with Walingford they were urgently anxious to elect him to third vice, presidency. but, with Lecoining iiiusiesty, he declined that honor ..9
 s"NO. gentlemen" he said. first rising ind respectfully addressing the chair, Is he .invariably did when he'had any, thing to say in this meeting; ;"Such lions brs are not for me l cannot deny that tah heartily pleased that you Shoulp 6fYer to' make lae nh. equal with you. hut. nevertheless. l do not deserve it. The original conception Is yours. and to yOu exclusively should belong the hOnOrs and titles of office Moreover. I ap, only d plain business man. If you insist. upon voting for me. how eyer. you may make my small man agership u matter of election and off cial title"
 "That's what call Slnrtin'. oh. fel lows" exclaimed Hickey enthusiast cally and shook hands with him.
 So they unanimously elected ]. Rufus Wallingford official manager. which. while 1t did not. of co,,rse. give him the Importance of real office in the company. made his mere tritiing post 1t least seem Il shade less insignificant He w.,s deeply grateful for it.
 A small boy. so thick with freckleS that they looked painful. sat in Wal iingfcrd's runabout at the station with both chubby hands firmly upon the biz wheel. He straightened up and his face lighted as he saw Mir. Wallingford n the midst of the dispensing board of directors. and with shrewd and twin.