Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-09-13

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I "I!l vote for him." stated Bessmer,
| land I know all the men tn the shop
will back him.
HE wants to sell me 1875 shares of
| stock in yonr corporation"
| Il am sorry" replied Ressmer. with
! genuine regret. "but they're his shares.
lie paid cash for them. and he may do
with them as he likes"
but how did he get so many?"
Bought them"
| Mr.. Spoo@er considered. 'Then ]
can't get stung if do business with
| him?' he ventnred
81 didn't. and I don't see how you
| can" Bessmer emphatically assured
| aim. Chose shares are worth 500
apiece"
I'm carry those certificates now, Mr.
! Daw." Mr. Spooger kindly offered.
Blackie took them out of Il little
wooden box. and Mr. Spooger leafed
through them to see that they We're all
there They bulged his inside coat
pocket frightfully. but he did not mind.
/ He went with Rlackin to the three
! banks and persuaded the much panied
gentlemen in charge to relinquish col
lectively. $131,5OO in genuine United
States currency: then he and Mr.. Daw
parted.
The latter gentleman dashed into the
| express office, next to his hotel. and in
CURED how soon they would put pack
ages in IL car headed for New York.
in just thirty-five minutes, BlacEie,'
replied the express agent. whats in
this boX?''
'Oh. a lot of souvenir junk I'm send
ing home" answered Blacllie careless
ly. Regular valuation; not to exceed
$50"
Meanwhile Mr.. Spooger. with an ash
en- face. was being Informed that MIR.
Wallingfo"d had left the city. Mr.
Spooger's first thought was swift. di.
rect and natural to his mind. 1.-The
&windler" he gasped
"Who said sop demanded Curly
Washburn. "I'll tell him that when he
comes back"
SIS he-is he coming back?" begged
Spooger. breathing with renewed hope
"Of course he isl" stated Curly indig
nanrly. He has trunkful Of clothes
here that | wish he'd leave behind
and there's so much of his money in
that safe l dodge every time pass it.
He only took hand bag with him,
Did he swindle you out of anything?"
We'll, no." admitted Mr.. Spooyer re-
luctantly.
"Then don't go around saying it,
ordered Curly. and walked away III
silent contempt.
The merriment in the festively light
ed yard of the Bessmer Malleabie
Process company was at its height
when Eli Spoogcr. learning that Wal
lingford had gone straight there from
!; the O'clock train. repaired to the
scene Of the festivities.
A big table, built in the form of d
hollow square, spread with snowy
cloth and decorated with carnations
champngne pals and whole roast pigs
. to say nothing of chickens ana suci
minor articles Of inner comfort. flleG
the yard. and Mt the center OF the
, head table thanked by Wallingford or
one side and Bessmer on the other
stood Blackie Daw in his blackes
Prince Albert, making a farewell
| speech to his many friends in anf
out of the factory and inviting them
one and all. to move to Tarryville, 81
that they could vote for him for may
or on the reform ticket in the comm:
fall. EyF
/, 1t was all very reassuring to tn
, only man in Oak Center who coult
command over 100000 cash. and whe,
the final applause had subsidized tn
-, three starred one bent with TN ingrati
atipc smile over the back Of Walling
I rords chair.
81 have that stock for you" he hap
pily confiled, right here saml he TAI
+ ped his hulging hrenst pocEet3ei
, "Oh, yes. the stock returned Wal
lingfcrd pleasantly. why. MT Spoe
ger. nv firm has decided not to bottle
! with the Ressmer company. Ii
a paused placidly to watch Mr., Spooge
clutching at his Adams apple IS
4 last night before went away ! sol