The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-11-12
was we'll located and gracefully active.

"My Bessmer stock?'' he remarked,
poking a pen behind his left ear, which
was better suited for the purpose than
his right one II guess you must be
the man Petey Wilks wants to sell 1t |
to. He tried to buy it from me last
night, at all the way from $40 up to
$3.50 share. but / knew that il
Petey was willing to pay $3.50 it was
worth 500. I'd "a sold It to him for
that. but since you're stranger III
let you have it tor $40"
He chuckled cheerfully as he an.
nounced this, but he sobered as Wal.
lingford promptly dealt him out 81. 100.
.'I'm afraid didn't charge you
enough" he worried.
"This stock is worth almost any
price to my firm" admitted Walling.
ford recklessly.
"Anyhow. I've got It all over Petey
wilks,' Spraddles philosophically con-
soled himself as he produced the stock.
Are you willing to pay $40 for all Of
this you can get?"
"1'll give you s110 for every share
you can bring me to the Eagle hotel.
Just inquire for Mr. Wa]lingford."
II wouldn't need your name at the
Eagle declared Spraddles. II could
describe you so well that Curly Wash
burn would turn around to see it you
wasn't standing right there. Will you
pay s115?"
II might II you dickered with me
hard enough" laughed Wallingford.
you'll get some of the hardest dick
ering that was ever done to you."
promised Spraddles, reaching an awk-
ward arm for his coat I'm going out
and buy stock. can get to where it
is quicker than you can"
II guess So" sighed Wallingford,
with the air of an abused person. But
promise me one thing-whether you
obtain any stock or not report to me
at the hotel this evening. won't your
"Al, right" agreed Spraddles and
1iipflopped out Of the room in earnest
haste without waiting for Wallingford
to accompany him.
Perfectly contented. Wallingford re-
turned to his hotel and waited. Sprad-
dies, as he had expected. hunted him
up at 3 o'clock instead of half past 8.
You owe me wages. anyhow" he
announced with his oddly shaped grin.
"Petey Wilks beat me to it. and even
he didn't get any. You'd think Bess-
mer stock was diamonds. and old Eli
Spooger wanted to have me ostracuted
because only offered him $1O5."
Wallingford felt sweet peace surg.
ing through him. Eli Spooger was
planted and ripe. He hurried away
from that topic.
, did you try buying any at the fac
:, tory?" he asked, eager for news OF
Blackie. III! s5
t spraddles exhibited such Alaiarmninf
. manifestations of amusemfnt tina
wallingford was on the potnt XII call
{ ing doctor. 5s
L "Bessmer's got a new partner.N IN \
t Billiken said when the worst okNthl
SYMPTOMS had passed Hes pn'
r skinny fellow and was playing I'D
5. sailors hoe down on horn HkG pl'
S courd pipe when was downl& er'
t this noon. and Sandy McClintoc4 va
Mating a biz hole in the cinders Wit
. both feet
u .Bessluer's new partner must be &c
g centric" wondered Wallingford. real
n Nv anxious to know the prevallln
II opinion.
81 thought he was fool, but mar
peped to say so to Tommy Grail. and
k nearly got licking. The men do"
there are crazy about him. Ihey Sd
he's the busiest kidder in the Unite
=. States but there with the large bral
y. or the straight arm jab or any othe
game"
!. Wallingford chuckled to himself a
st he pictured Blackie in his earnest sp'
l. cialty of having good time whereVe
he happened to be. when does I'll
n factory intend to start work again
q. he INQUIRED, sympathizing with tn
proprietor.
a. "Bessmer says they never lose
:. stroke. He says they laugh more an
,e work harder than any set OF men
- ever saw. l think III get job dow
re there myself"
,s GLOW about the stock?" asked wa
lingford, suddenly remembering TN
Is. he had serious business on hand.
~ '"There isn't any," declared spradd'e
.d "When l asked Mr.. Daw about II
~ said that the malleable casting ous
~ ness was his regular ambition. He
ri learning to make Mods.
ID Eli spooger looked over his glasses
n Wallingford with benevolent sm'
and rubbed his bony old knees yer
81 very gently. Eyes, am Mr.. spo
GER" he acknowledged to Wallingforo
m query, and his voice was full OF hum;
kindness. "And you are Mr.. Wallin
III ford. am sure"
at Wallingford smiled with fully
much benevolence as Mr.. Spooger III
10. exhibited. 81 seem to have been q
ne scribed accurately" he returned al
se ceased to study Mr.. Spooger with al
0o