Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-29
|Wl'all|ingford':|
/ In His Ii: ?. Prime II
. y oeoRoe RANDOLPH CHESTER
b 0HoR0E RANDOLPH CHESTER
Copyright. 1918. By the Bobbs-
Merrill Co.
CHAPTER XXI.
Money Talks.

stA day morning, took gorgeous
suit OF rooms In the Hotel
~ Blessus. spent soulful hall
Jour With saxaphone that he had
hken q sudden notion to master, read
be papers, ordered~a bigger table into
y liz sitting room. covered It withlunch
rinks and cigars and invited eachso1
/ be local papers to send him reporter
Tim "a professional amusementsp park
fomoter," he explained when they
here an together. II came here to al
lis towns summer full of shrieks al
1ughter and whoops OF joy. see by
bur clean and wholesome family Jour.
his that I'm few days late for the
hrty. 30, I'm going to give party OF
\ ~ own Who is this man Waiting.
lbrd? n
Nobody knew:
.He's a grand little entertainer
though" opined chunky links Woods
1bf the Clarion. with q reminiscent
smile. 1.-THE Commercial club Is going
Ito make hims an honorary member for
llife."
$50 ] See" acknowledged Blackie
Law Will uu0 SOA&Cx0Rks Mas w 81
,lingford person comes In here and tells
the hrst six funny stories in the Ora
tors Guide, tickies ffty business men
under the chin and makes them give
him $4,000 worth Of Stockton coaxing
.them to spend $4,000"
p ASmooth work." admittedLJinks who
acted rs spokesman for the party be-
cause he could eat. drink, smoke and
talk at, the same time. whereas the rest
iof them could not add the talking to
their other duties. my fat brother
ben says Wallingford's SO smooth he
doesn't see how he keeps his clothes
from slipping off"
I; S3lackie. with difficulty suppressed
the suspicion Of q twinkle in his eye.
.sThere you are!' he uiumphantly ex-
claimed. Your brother Ben has him
right He's smooth citizen. he. has
TO have his shoes sandpapered, and yet
|he cons the business men of the Com
Imercial club into investment with him
and he q perfect strangerl Your broth
.ser Ben is asmart manp
.Dou't get me-wroug." hastily inter
posed Jinks Woods, dispensing with
tho top slicesof bread on another chick
eend sandwach,spd substituting 2 slice
Ibf Swiss cheese. @Ben. admires smooth,
hess. He's. figuring up hit bank ae..
count today ito find how much money
lie can sparG He. w1nts 70 give u %
slWaIlingford.' and he laughed 20 infec-
&iously that Bhckie wanted to stop and
80 - ~ q od~ ,.rA<h him
1.-THE point ordt i" persisted Blacde'
esthat he doesn't understand the amuSe-
lment park business. Now, I know more
about amusement parks than the man
who invented Coney Island. I've rid
lden on more roller coasters and merry
eo-rounds than any living human
being. / notlonly want to promote this
park for business but for
::un want to make the nrst para
chute drop. You couldn't coax this
man Walhngford into q balloon With q
six pound 4beefsteak. don't believe
he's on the}level about this park, any
how"
The peach faced youngster for the
Tribune speared another olive and
fastened owallingford's defense. He
has SIS, 00O,in the Broadway National"
DO stated, with cold dislike for any
man who would question that final
argument. "Jinks Woods, there, asked
about It at the bank"
b ..Gentlemen, draw Nigh" said Black
Is Daw, with q sudden and entire
change Of manner. .Observe. that
have no cuffs to deceive you" and he
pushed up his sleeves az far As they
would 70, holding forth both long.
slender hands and turning them about
in the fashion Of Q prestidigftator.| He
ipickeds up little black bag from the
door and set 1t upon the corner Of the
table. -
"Now, watch me closely" bally hooed
Blackie. BE sure that your eyes do
not deceive you, for the hand is quick.
er than the eye" ~ and suddenly he
whipped forth q $1,000 bill, spread 1t
upon the table and held it down with
4 lean forennger. cooking his head.
sthrusting forth his chest bowling his
back and placing list upon his hip.
..Will you hold tight to that and let
me- feel the other end Of itr' inquired
links Woods, Disgusting his real awe
with . thin veil Of mockery.
esNot yet" detained Blackie, wav-
ting him grandly away and suddenly
pausinE for a fleeing instant to grin
xIeefu1ly into the eyes Of each one Of
them III turn. They caught that spirit
70 OF eternal childhood and from that
moment they understood him and were
With him heart and soul. II he had
IN ulterior motive that they did not
understand they were with that too.
snow; COUNT and with motion a.
regular as that Of an earnest and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he Owed into the
bag Nth both hands. brought out an
other4$1 900 bill by its two ends and
laid II upon the first one. 1.-TWO" he
counted aloud, and then repeating the
motion, ..three. four. five. six. The
deeper We go. gentlemen, the more the
wonder grows seven. eight, nine. ten.
each and every one IN exact duplicate
81 IT. handsome little brother. Eleven,
tWelva Watch my hands closely, gen
tleme6. 70 zee that they do not deceive
your eyes. Thirteen. fourteen. fif-
tsen.r
.sWe,re astonished." admitted links
Woots aHow many are therer
..SIxteen, seventeen" resumed Black
Il. w5kh afffendIy grin.at Jinks. and he
did not stop until he had counted each
~ tha hundred Il .OOO hills in his nns.