Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-17

in louder huskiness. X gave Dillon
q thirty day option day before yester-
day"
1.-THE devil you sayw exclaimed Wal.
lingford, deeply disappointed. why.
the mans rs crooked as Tammany and
sure bankrupt II he goes through
with this thing. thought you had de-
cided not to fuss up with him."
II couldn't help myself" half whined
Slclxels. In the pitiable weakness Of a
once strong man. "Wallingford, I've
been broke so long that when l see any
of my old friends on the street I hunt
an alley. I used to be one Of the best
dressers on Broadway. and now don't
like to go out there in the sunlight; I
feel as If everybody that's walking
behind me has his eyes focused on
the fringe of my pants. I own this
property and its $4,000 worth Of mort
cages, but there's many time I've
felt like trading it for the price Of a
new suit Of clothes, dinner with II
pretty girl. skin full of champagne
and a bottle Of prussic acid. Well,
when I'm feeling about like that this
quiyering Dillon comes along and
shows me twenty-five greenbacks, each
one, Of them good for $40 at any reg
ulnrly licensed bar. and l fall. He Of
fers me 100000 cash and the same
amount in stock of the Dillon Stores
company for this place. If he chooses,
on or before the day his option expires.
But it isn't the figure he offers me
that gets me; it's that visible $500 In
real money. Say, do you know what
I've got on now for the first time In u
century or SO? Silk socksr'
''I'm sorry you closed with him.
Dan." commented Wallingford. too
much interested in the business end of
it to pay any attention to Dams joy in
the sordid necessities of life. 'All
you'll get out of this place will be the
$4,000 difference between the cash
you get and the amount Of your mort
cages" And Wallingford stalked away.
steadfastly refusing Sickels' hospitable
invitation to so out and take a drink
and forget it.
Instead, Wallingford. as was his
habit when he had been baked in any
of his plans. hunted 4 quiet corner
where nobody could find him. An hour
later he hurried down from the lonely
balcony box just above the jangling
rehearsal and hunted Sickels, whom he
found huddled up in the old watch-
mans comfortable chair at the stage
entrance with foot across his knee
gently stroking silk sock.
you might as we'll have some more
haberdaslery. DAN" Wallingford OBJ
served. laying hundred dollar bill
across the glistening ankle.
Dan promptly clutched the gaudy
trife in his fingers. whats 1t for?"
he asked quite naturally.
"a second option on this theater and
the ground It occupies. Thirty days.
dating from today"
"Same price," inquired Dan. folding
the bill lengthwise and then endwise.
Better" replied Wallingford 1.-TWO
hundred thousand cash." g.
Dan stuffed the money into his peck
ct. LET ne get this straight" he said.
rising vigorously from his chair.
you're paying me this 500 for what
you call a second option. If Dillon
don't buy my property in thirty days
from last Tuesday Mt the price he Of
fered me you have the right to buy il
at any time in the following two days
for 500, 900 cash?'
That's it." acknowledged Walling.
ford.
"Let's go and see my lawyer" greed
lily invited DAN II hope Dillon choked
before his thirty days are up"
Gro Be Continued.)