Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-05
|Wallingford:|
| In His Prime !;
Copyright. 1913, BY the Bobbs-
Merrill CO.

Merrill Co
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CHAPTER XVII.
That little Dsal.
|"HE woman In the next roam
screamed again. Blackie Daw
WINGED In sympathy; Wali1g.
ford grinned: the gray mus
tached man IA the corner sat In patient
misery. a. he had from the ART, nd
bald his swollen nav.
IL don't think It hurts % n1ch - 4
did. jim" decided Blackia. look1nG ~
with . hopeful smile. .Stop M !,
think want to 60 home
"Stay right where you are ana have
It out" chuckled Walhngfoed. "You
brought me along to keep you here. and
I'll do It II l have to sie on yoa."
Ths dentist, who had tried to Co.,
ceal his necessarily czud eountanAHc4
with . pink nanstacha. hurried out -
the wster cooler with Q glass upeE,
which was q bright red SCOT ana ~
aybody grSw solemn.
"Hello. Bessmerl H0ws Oak Cen-
1err' the dentist Eroeled the strangee.
(which Of you n De1tr And beueAJ,
speculation kindled his ~ - b look.
"a them over.
Both the patients. anxious b pat %
the moment Of agony. indicated saeh
other with surprisingly ready coartssy.
but Mr.. Bessmer had truth and to
right ON bis side
these gentlemen wRe waiting wheo
I came.s he insisted.
Il am only my friends guardian.s
explained Wallingford With happy
smile
TIN It guess" acknowledged
Blacde. cornered- '.0ivs me anoth9
drink, Jim; quick!"
dentist rsnarked softly.
Blackis arose and followed. with
much careless bravefy.
lis Oak Center q pretty fair bas1nsss
town. asked Wallingford Of ths
stranger.
For some nnes." stated BessmG.
with distinct and quite visible inward
reservations. ITS really Z farming
town and very. rich. but It dives slight
''You must b . manufectusoR."
guessed Walting1oe.1
Il am IN . small way acknoWk
edged the other. SIN frownins. Il
have . malleabls iron foundry ana
have obtained capacity businss o. .
process OF my own"
Capacity b good enoagh."
'The trouble = with The a1o Of he
capacity" explained Besswer. with .
dry laugh "Why. with $4,000 more
capital could increaoe. not alone my
net sarningR bot my Percentage of
prolit on the toeal investment not less
than four times. A II Il, barely hold
my credit"
when . shaky bosiness can't Dor.
row money It sells stock" observed
Wallingford with . wisdom born Of
much expes3sacs. Are Jon incorpo.
ratedr
Two hundred ana dfty thousand
Two $125.O0O worth Of stock In the
treasury. The $4,000 I sold Of the
other half went at 80 Per cent"
II suppose ys1d b Willing to clean
out the treasury shares for your &c.
CO.," suggested Wallinsford
The man jumped at that SHOW me
howr be begged
you're shamefu1y honest" unused
wallingtord. studying him II minute
detail
Il hops -" rsturned Bessmsr On.
cerely.
u think ri 20 to Oak Center and
look at your plant" decided Xelnng.
ford, who had found his prseeR Ioca.
tion unproducuv& II have $4,000 that
haven't done Z useful thing. except
come to me. since they were printed"
II suppose shall go you again, Nj.
WaIlingford." ventursd Bessmer.
II think so."'' replied Walingfoed.
shaking his head at him ana giving I
sidelong glance toward Blacda Mr..
Bessmer nodded In comprehension tof
the warning to be secretive. Waiting.
ford took him BY the arm and walked
into the operating room with him.
coolly closing the dentist ont With
Blaclia "Td rather not have N.
Daw know anything o. our a3airs,s
he explained
II guessed n much" SMILED Beses
mer, -but ut 6rst thousht 10 was a
intimate friend Of yours"
Hes IN intimate business RIVAL
denied WaH!cs:osd, ehuek;inE. 1--WE
have some great hghtA
what - your businesA II nap
ask?' Bessmer naturally Inquired
THE purchase and sale Of stock II
unprosperous companies,: ]. Rufus
| told him, With perfectly straight
countenance.
II guess you could do Il" Bsssssr
opined, with 4 sigh. II Wish you
would think It worth while % take
hold Of my factory"
'what dime do Jon 60 baek % OAR
Center7"
ION the 2.40 train"
| It'll ride over with you," promised
Wallingford. and They shook hands
on Il
| MI. Bessmer. much relieved @ %
| Jaw and with ss1swed hope O 70
business, took seat IN The paSioe eae
Of the $40 train. correctly sastne that
the rssplendent Wallingfoed would r1do
! there or nowhere The train waite3.
its appointed forr n,.:.se=; &: 81 sen ~!
changed; its whistle tooted: III ssDoko
| pulled and Il pulled ont ana sst1li. 10
waiiingfordl 7
Bsssmsr suddenly feat weary: an1
old. He had not realised untn low,
how critical his bus1neeg aituatloo r6ak
y was. The proof Of & ~ 10 III
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