The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-11-19
CHAPTER xxx.
The Gentle Art Of Being Done.

IN III uRDER.' GXClI1meO waning
NH ford. pleased and yet shock.
v ed that his plans had work.
cd so extremely we'll. "Why.
you are trying to take advantage OF
what you consider to be my necessity"
Mr.. Spooger was not indignant.
merely hurt in his tenderest feelings
You are most unjust" he complained
II am only correctly gauging the mar
ket value of the stock to your monopo-
". l have labored to obtain it for
YOU, and the laborer is worthy Of his
hire" Nsf
IA hundred and twenty-five isn't la
borers profit; it's robbery" protested
Wallingford
Tut, tut" chided Mr.. Spooger. with
angelic forgiveness Of that harsh
charge You offered my friend Put
nam as high as $110. and young Mr..
Martin. who was anxious to buy MY
stock to sell to you at profit. offered
me $1O5. The price. Mr.. Wallingford.
is 1926. At that quotation l am really
comforting a benefit upon you"
II appreciate it," conceded Walling-
ford dryly. How much is thirty five
times 1882
-Four thousand three hundred and
seventy-fve dollars" replied Mr.. Spoo-
ger promptly, glancing at some figures
on his desk. Here is the stock" And
he drew forward the neat little pile
that had reposed just before his eyes.
Wallingford opened his obese pocket
book. and the mild eyes of Mr.. Spooger
took on the passing expression Of twin
needles.
"Of course they will not sell stock to
you at the factory" he conjectured,
watching hungrily as Wallingford
counted out the money and noticing
amount made almost no impression
upon the sum total.
mot SHARE" laughed Walingford.
'"rhey know who | am and what |
want. Moreover. don't Imagine the
new assistant manager would sell to
any one who would sell to me-
Possibly not unused Mr.. Spooger
II have heard that Mr.. Daw is very
curious person.
He paused now as his fingers touch
ed the money. and nothing more was
breathed by either gentleman until he
had counted it three times and felt
each bill and held it to the light
IF should obtain some of his stock
l suppose you would be in the imme
date market for it," he suggested after
and twirled the knob about nine times
"At the present moment" declared
Mr.. Wallingford, with trace of vim
dictiveness, there is nothing | desire
so much as to have every share of the
Bessmer stock taken away from Mr.
Daw."
II have understood that there was
deplorable personal feeling in this
matter" commented Mr.. Spooger
grieving over the selfish passions O.
men. ".Iiln Holders. who has tn
brick contract for the new Bessme
building, told me that you were bite
business rivals"
1--WE are even more than that" stated
Wallingford, with every appearance O
: truthfuness.
Blackie Daw. who had in perfection
what is known as the healers touch
was extracting with huge magnet al
iron filing from the eye of fellow
workman when Eli Spooger called, ant
he positively refused to talk business
in the emergency hospital. which b
had fitted up in the neglected patterl
room back OF his desk The workman
came out with him by and by, bandae
ed and smiling gratefully.
| MIR. Spooger's still waiting to Sc
] you. Blackie," observed Bessmer He
l outside in the grinding ROOM"
| '"rhe grinding room," replied Black
| softly, 'is exactly the place for MI
| Spooger." And Bessmer, thinking b
/ understood that joke, gave it full az
| acknowledgements
| 81 wish to talk with You quite in pr
vate, just by our two Selves bega
1 Mr.. Spooger, with kind pIayfulness
drawing Blackie off into Il corner.
Come over here them invite
| Blackie, soemnly leading him into al
| other corner that was no particle NOR
| secretive. "Now, what can we do fC
| each other?'
You might enable me to increas
I my little Investment in this establish
J ment-that is. if you made the price q
/ the stock low enough" suggested NJ
4 J.
j q favor
Il haven't much to SELL" Black
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