The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1914-10-08
Here is that new photo

Il cigar. Here is that new pnOto-
graph i
Wallingford accepted the cigar and
the picture with equal apparent pleas
ure, and he surveyed the latter long
and earnestly.
you've right to be very proud of
that!'' he observed with appropriate
enthusiasm. II have boy growing
I'D, and if he only looks like this. at
the same age. shall be highly salts
fed suppose he gets his splendid
eyes from his mother. They indicate
keen artistic temperament Is this
one of Mrs. Hammond's miniaturesY
and he bent forward eagerly to inspect
a pasty portrait of a baby, framed In
gold fligree.
THAT'S my youngest" said Mr.. Ham
mond proudly. II had it displayed at
the national miniaturists exhibit. but
if had only known that personal In
huence was the leading factor In
awarding the prizes would have saw
ed Mrs. Hammond the humiliation.
You must have very good memory,
Mr.. Wallingford. to recollect about my
wife being an artist. How long shall
you be in the city,"
ut depends upon local financial con-
ditions. How are they?"
"Not the best in the world" replied
Mr.. Hammond. with an instant lugu-
brious expression. 1.-THE new traction
line, which was to have brought the
farmers in to trade, only takes our
own people away to spend their mon
ey, especially in the summer. They
have amusement parks in Riverton
and Capitalia Every time our me-
chanics have half holiday or take
one they go out of town to ride on the
roller coasters and come home with
their arms full Of goods that should
have been bought at home"
"That's bad" declared Wallingford.
genuinely interested. "What you APP
parently need is an amusement park
bigger and better than those at River
ton and Capitalia."
We've often discussed 1t over at the
Commercial club" stated Hammond.
with worried air. "but no one seems
to take an active held of the problem
We've even urged 1t as a club measure
and might have done something In
that way if the Business Mems club
had Joined us in the movement"
lis that club still retarding progress
in Prize City," inquired Wallingford.
remembering Hammond's bitter parti-
sanship.
still blocking the way" And a
frown Of anger this time condensed
Hammond's creases.
"Such condition is fatal to advance
ment." announced Wallingford sympa-
thetically. and he arose. 'Well. l must
1rot on over to the Broadway Ma
tional." He picked up the photograph
on the desk and examined 1t anew.
with admiration fairly radiating from
his big pink face. by George, that's a
handsome boy!" he exclaimed.
Mr.. Hammond reached for his hat.
II think have time to go over to the
bank with you and introduce you to the
president" he said.
On Friday Mr.. Hammond. by his
right as a stakeholder, learned that Mr.
Wallingford's check had proved thor.
oughly good and that the stranger now
had $4,000 regular dollars in the Broad
way National. 50 that night. which was
the clubs official social evening, he
made Mr.. Wallingford his guest at the
Commercial club and gave him a two
weeks card. which privileged him te
come up to the rooms whenever ht
chose and buy whatever he liked anG
pay cash for it.
On the way up to the club Mr.. Ham
mond stopped in at a grocery store an(
bought a pound of sugar and jovia
wink for $3.50. He explained this pur
chase up in the club, in little roou
full of lockers.
"You see, we don't have bar In the
Commercial club. on account OF the
strong temperance elemen: In this
. town." he stated, as he took self pull
!, ing corkscrew from its nail by thu
door. land we have strict bylaw
which says that no liquors shall b
brought into the rooms. SO we al
4 bring In sugar. or tea. or coffee. u
!. whatever we like" and With juvenil,
i grin that struggled oddly with bis per
i. petually creased forehead, he opened
r his package of sugar and drew the cork
o whereupon he offered Wallingford ,
Il water glass to drink from.
Two other gentlemen, hatless ant
g coatless, and with billiard sticks II
@ their hands, walked into the grocer.
room, one Of them laughing and tn
y other one trying to laugh. The ON
e who was trying to laugh took a Ike.
1, from his pocket, opened his locker AM
l. produced a bottle. holding it sadly VI
n to the light.
d third straight chocolate drop Ly
barger's lost tonight, Hammond" ez
l. planned the laughing one.
I Mr.. Woods and MT Lybarger, tn
J. former fat young man with an II
l tricately veined face, and the latter
4" phenomenally lean man with painful
oe,xA