Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-08-09

courtesy of a gentleman to stranger to assure him that they had no doubt whatsoever as to his financial stand ing Official Manager Wallingford bent upon the luckless president of the con- pany an offended and at the same time reproving glare.
 "Of course Mir. BezaZZum. as mat 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 of direc- tors. l am only the manager here. Boy, take this gentleman into my of flee and see if he will not have some refreshments. MT. Bezazzum. I shall not detain you over two or three min ltes. Gentlemen. will you kindly ac- company me to the board room?"
 With awestricken faces the directors filed in with Wallingford, while Toad Jessop, his lips tightly compressed. his cheeks puffed, and his face so red that his orange freckles were afloat on sea of maroon. led MT. Rezazzum into the managers room and being entirely speechless, made signs for the gentle man to give his order. Mir. BezaZzum. instead of stating his wishes in the liquid line. held up one lean forefnger.
 Toad" said he quietly, whistle Hot Time.'"
 It was then that the explosion came, and Toad was useless for the next half hour He laughed until he was faint, and Blackie, throwing him upon d 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 complete control of his patents, but unfortunately their minds were at work upon sugges- tion made by Ringgold Cash to ac- quire the patents upon royalty basis, and, perceiving the impossibility of setting these particular n0 ls at work upon any two thoughts at one and the same time, Mr. Wallingford led them gently. but firmly, away from the en- tire subject.
 We must be cautious" he said. "I NOuft liVt nave NOu hdSts III "NHoAii these patents nor in booking the order of Mr Bezazzum l shall require a week or ten days in which to look into the gentieman's credentials. In that time shall discover. with your per mission. whether the Wallingford 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 Walingford patents, and in that case my price will be $125, 5,O00 cash" On the day Mir. Wallingford received | his $l25.OOO he started work upon the 300 portable houses for Mr. Bezazzum; Ie also booked the order of the gentle 1 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 l he did in the "otfice that morning, for l immediately upon the receipt of his check from the genial secretary, who seemed more conceived than ever from collar button to knees by the unearthly hour Of 10 a. m.. Mr. Wallingford hur ried right out to turn that check into | cash, and did not return until the next 1 day. From that time OH, however things moved. in that dress parade fac tory, with suddenness and decision | which surprised the uniformed rank ol 1 the Knights of the Wooden Ribbon until they had washed out every giggle l in their systems with honest perspira tion; for Wallingford, when he sudden ly dropped the mask of the factory dil ettante, proved to be what the men within a week declared, regular manager
 l Wallingford with a grim, secret hu mor kept the board of directors func tions as elaborate as ever. but he al lowed, which was entirely foreign tC his nature. a sameness to pervade the | very elaboration. and a deathlike pal crept upon the meetings. Inth mean time the work never Jagged. The three orders were made ready in rec ord speed, and the three shipments were so timed as to reach their desti nations upon the same day as nearly as possible Upon the day of the last shipment Wallngford telephoned to g lawyer friend of his. who immediately telephoned the information to lawyer friend of his own that the Specklet Bass Portable Bungalow company was at last engaged in actual business. hay ing made shipments. Upon the next day the lawyer friend of Wallingford's l lawyer friend filed suit against the company ill the name of the Nationa Hollow Walled Portable House com pany for infringement of patent ano damages. the bill also praying an in junction.
 The official manager immediately called a meeting of the board by tele phone He almost called in vain. fol only Hickey Saunders, ever loyal would admit that he was in town Upon making known the intense gray ity of the situation Wallingford through Hickey, located the others They came most painfully. and tht official managar allowed the attorney to talk them into sapphire funk
 Wallingford. however. masterful. re sourceeul man that he was. stood firm ly as a rock, defying the attorney, who