Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-08-12
GEQRGE RzlN1OZRHNESZZR
man commercially inclined.
COPYRIGHT 1918 BY THE.
6O0o3- ne RRill co.

They say it's wonder. The DOu-
galbobber brothers own it. whoever
they are. They're hustlers. Next
week a spur track is to be put in back
to the mines" He paused and smiled
over the magic of things. "Dongalvile!
There amt Twin soul back there
now. but in "'onth it'll be good
sized town. o. hustlin' for electric
lights and trolley cars"
"AlsO it will have a real estate boom
and six saloons" agreed Wallingforl,
End passed on to the smoker
Toad followed him. Say" observed
fond in panied tone. that man back
there" here he pulled down Wa1ling.
ford's ear and whispered into it. why.
he's a liar.'
j. Rufus Wallingford. respectable
and prosperous real estate dealer and
his messenger boy. valet. companion
and friend. Toad Jessop finished their
business in the northwest in four days.
On the return trip Wallingford had
mileage torn off us far as bleak barren
Dougalville only. He had expected to
stop between trains and survey the
lOnesOmeneSS as mere raw material
but he found there tiny telegraph
station and waiting room which had
been showed Off freight car intact.
apparently even to the operator. for
that functionary was inside: he found
a roughly built frame shack labeled
"Kimbely mine-Office:" he found Il
gang OF railroad aborers putting down
a half graded. wabbly spur track. and
up the ravine into which it was head
ed he saw. against background of
soiled little tents. a swarm of human
ants setting machinery in place and
another swarm digging an impressive
looking hole in the ground.
From the same train by which Wal
lingfOrd had arrived there descended
a drove Of clay festooncd laborers. and
as these. by common impulse. surged
Immediately toward the office" Wal
lingford watched the accommodation
creak upon its jolly way toward the
happy land of taxis and bathtubs and
push buttons. For relief from the in
tolerable landscape, which would not
"'eSA iioi oSSNN, DuI Iut III It's nat
sterility forever and ever he watched
the sitting Of the clay hung laborers.
who We're admitted into the office one
at a time and came out again with
little slips of paper III their hands. to
trudge up the ravine toward the kim
belly mine and more clay
When the last one had returned to
his native element Wallingford walk
ed slowly across to the Office but to
his surprise he found it locked. Hear
ing loud voices. however. he stopped
and listened in perplexity. Suddenly.
from around the corner Of the build
ing there dashed two Of the clay dec,
GRATED callers. followed by half doz-
Ell we'll muscled gentlemen who looked
highly unnatural without striped cloth
ing. These. bowling a choice collection
Of epithcts. eXpletives and blasphemies
and. STOPPING to pick up missiles by
the way. were followed by a man with
blood colored hair and big. fiat. out
standing ears almost as red, who was
SO bow legged that n beer keg could
have been rolled through his wicket
A"io Hi'h was w iOCutIN Tue SCuCiui III
the pursuing army. for he directed it
not only with energy. but with rancor
Soak EN-" he cried in twanging
voice. Soak 'em. can't you: Soak
EN-. soak EN-. soak 'em. soak 'em"
and he jumped up and down like
dancing hoop.
The two laborers had struck for the
track. and were now headed due south
east. with an apparently steadfast de-
termination to overtake the accomm0-
dation. lodging. by mere instinct. the
specimens of rock ballast which were
hurled after them.
whats the excitement" asked Wal
lingford OF the violent haired one
The man turned regretfuIly from the
pleasures of the chase and surveyed
Wallingford carefully. from silk hat to
polished toes. and from shoe laces to
satin cravat. where. upon the focusing
point Of a two carat diamond. his fish,
belly-blne eyes came to permanent
rest
What excitement?" he sullenly in
qulred.