The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-17
copyria1zt. 1918, by the Bobhs-r4errzM CO
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with alacrfty. Tt IS marked by eoEnsa stones-" And he led the way out to the pike and along the front Of Wal iIingford's new purchase.- Halfway ha stopped teThis is the limit of my resi-. dence property, he stated, removing with his foot the leaves and moss from an z marked surveyors stone. sIt runs straight back from here at a right angle to the river. z
 Walingford' turned in amazennent to BIackie- That gentleman was grlnning for pure joy.
 Looks like you patted the wrong end of your hornet,'' he consoled J. Rufus.
 @Tt's hard to beIfeve,s protested the handed of Grfswa1d, ssDo you mean ta say that this was not a part of your residence propety
 Tt was not technically known aa such, 7 replied Griswald, recovering his conp1acency, now that the worst was oyer
 @Dfd 1t never belong to you
 Well, yes, :" admitted Griswa1d, n1 curling his mustache to conceal a smIirk of sa4fsfacfion esTr fact if tzes yet You see this part upon which the house stands was the original real dence property, which I purchased from the Sannxnis estate. The remain der bought from my brothers three years ago. We've stfH speak of ft ae part Of the studio grounds.7
 BIackie snickmed outright, and wal iingford guiped HudfbIy.
 Get that ponltiee.T he groaned to BIacEie. etBut look here, Grlsvvs4d. distinctly remember that when frst talked this over with yoa I specfGsd that the price offered was for your entire property: from that hedge to AIr. Dawss and from the pike to the riverF'
 aAnd I distinctly rsr1slrsllsE tls ! corrected you by sayeng my 1ssaesl properfy,@ returned Gr1sVvazd cog. You viii find the estase yoa haze sllles chased accurately described 1n your deed
 WaIHngford looked sadly on 9zaesneaus ttzgaI stretch Of woodland
 skinned by an amateuE,H he rsfsct ed with humiliation ssOh. very well GrfswaIdI How much do you went for it7s
 Twenty i've thousand doEzs' rs- piled Mir. Gr1swaId happily
 Finer declared WaI1fng1oxd s4 may as well get 1t good while Pm at IL I'll meet you at my lawyers tomorrow morning. T want to see the new deed fixed myself
 sCheer up Jim, the worst is always yet to come, 2 advised Blackis hfIari ousIy when Griswald had gone sErho bitten worm will turn At last, and the darkest dawn is just before the hour
 stI hope you choke growied Wal lingford savage1y. T don't Ike to bs stung when I'm of duty
 ssBut see what a good lesson 1t is to your soothed Black1e. In order to handle sucker with grace and casa you ought to know how one feels. How does her'
 GO on and giggle, you 1aushinz jackass!'' snarled WalIfnEford ssDd you know that I'm being sheared of a hundred and twenty five thousand cold iron plunks in order to vote for you2y
 q know it, and I'm proud of it, snickered Blackie. ssIts the record price.''
 Wallingfori gIared after the retreat. ing form of the gifted amateur "And to think that peanut brained four Nuafl. CT got it up all in his own hsadF' he exploded with a scorn that was entire- Y for himself ssI wish 1Geasen had found. his boLnbg ?
 AGo to itr' laughed Blackie. sIEs good thing to have a grouch all tho way out. You'll have to calm youEsel1 before you can frame up . propea comeback for neighbor Harry, and think I'll go over ts the house and play the saxophone for Violet BOnI1ie till you are once more wiling to De Little Sunshine Say, Jim, can you think of any way to put 8 slloVEe1 bath on forty foot launch 2
 Half an hour later Blackfe, g4aneina out of the window of the Dutch li brary, saw vVaIlingford on the E3vei bank, walking frowningly ID and down, up and down, up and down.
 sI,u give him ten moro minutes" he grinningly observed
 eeIslI go out and start them making that champagne cup. sympathedcany replied Violet Bonnie. "To tell the truth, though, I expected him in befofa ] this. I never knew Jim to take so Iona ] to dig up a scheme"
 eeThat's because this one has to be Q peach. l" cH1uckIed Blackte. "31ulas pro | fesslonaI pride is hurt"
 ssThis ain't much like the old fail 1 ground days, when we guzzfed oul studs straight from the can, ate our scof1n' at a stand up grease joint and fopped in the wall of a pEatforna show. observed big Tim Measen aI i Violet Bonnie poured him another game pie of the contents Of the ceIlarette il the Dutch library.
 eTo Be Continued.)