Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-15

seemed to have caught up with his
sleep. He arose to shake hands. but
the girl helped herself to a chair and
said:
You have. OF course. noticed the
rather peculiar situation of affairs on
Glen street,"
Gladys. l feel that some expiana.
ton is"
"All the best residence In town are
on the west side OF Glen street, and
not q house Of any sort on the east
This Is because Of two s An
old maid at Arlington owns the east
side for blocks. and has stead
lily refused to sell. Again, there is q
bad hill along that property. which
must be graded down. and at the lower
end Is an acre Of swamp. Do you fol-
low me-"
Il suppose l do. but"
IF you don't sir, l can get an engf
neer that a and will! Are you fill
ing q situation Just now!"
Il have been disappointed in md.
ing one."
Then l should like to employ you
for a time. What salary per month
will satisfy your"
BY George, Gladys-
What salary, SIR" she demanded
as she held up her hand.
'Oh, well, say $50 a month"
AS you are here on the ground ]
will make It SIS First OF all not q
hint must get to the public. Give me
as close as you al an estimate Of
the number Of cubic yards Of earth to
be removed. l shall wan that two
days hence and will call here for it"
1T may take me a week." replied
Mr.. Millington.
1T may take you a month. II you
sit here in the office"
But all this"
Good afternoon. sir!"
Miss Gladys was back at the time
appointed. When she had been given
the estimate she said:
Yesterday / bought that whole
east side Of Glen street l want that
hill graded down and the swamp
filed. Go to Swift & Morris, the con-
tractors, and get a bid from them for
the work. / will be here at ten
o'clock in the morning."
Il was going to drive to Lansing
with Fred Bascomb," said the engi-
neer.
You are under salary to me. sir,
and l want that report!'
When the figures were given her
next day she said:
THE firm has no work at present
and should be willing to knock of
$500 from this figure. Go out and tel
ephone them to that effect"
The firm came to her figures and
she then said to the engineer:
THAT ground is to be plated to lots
100 by $50. Do 1t as quickly as pos
sible, please"
"A party Of the boys are hunting
next week, and"
You will plat those lots, slr!"
They we're plated. Then it was:
There will be cement to buy for
the sidewalks. Buy 1t. l am going
to build the first two houses myself.
to make the other lots go of. See
the builders and get bids. Shave ev-
cry bid Is per cent. There will be
wells and cellars to see to. There
will be painting and fencing. There
must be hustling."
GLADYS, II you only would"
But she wouldn't. The civil engi-
neer wal turned into a messenger boy,
IN agent, and an overseer as we'll. He
rebelled. but he did the work. And
he hustled. He not only surprised
himself. but half the state as we'll. 1t
vas only when that grading had been
fnished-houses built-lots sold, and
a clear profit Of 100000 shown on the
transaction, that Miss Gladys asked:
We'll, do you think your hustle will
last"
I'm sure I've woke up for good"
Then drop your profession and be
my partner in a real estate office right
here. There's money to be made
lots of money"
And about that other partnership? p
he timedly asked.
"If you keep up the hustle you'll
probably overtake mel" she laughed.
As the Office sign gives his name
only 1t is probable that he did.
Copyright, 1913. by the Mcclure News
paper S~yndicate.)