Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-04-04

Twice j nave gone myself 10 sell IL
to him, and twice he gave me to I'M
derstand that if he bought any land it
would be the other piece. You're not
representing Captain Hammond"
NO" said Napoleon brisky. What
will You take for the land?"
We'll. there's 20 acres, and it's
worth, Jim always said, 200 dollars an
acre. That's $4,000 Give me that
and III take the next steamer for
Dublin"
! Il cant give you the four thousand
cash. said Smith. but I'll give you
one thousand cash, and a mortgage
note on the balance, payable in 60
days You can wait the two monthe
for the collection of that note. or you
can probably discount it,"
Let me understand that" said Mira
| McGundy.
He carefully explained to her about
| the mortgage note. and with each
| period she nodded her round gray
head emphaticaIIy.
1T sounds WELL" she said. and
| you seem like an honest boy. But
/ before say aye. yes. or no. III 60 in
and see Mr.. McShane Of McShane and
McShane. DO you know Mr.. Nc
| Shane?"
Mr., Smith was unfortunate enough
never to have had that pleasure, and
! he expressed himself contritely about
| it.
What time does the next train
! go?" he wanted to know Can you
come to town with me right now?'
Mrs. McGundy looked him over
carefully, and glanced at the clock.
Lord love you, boy" she said.
What a ragin'. tearin' hurry you're
in! Oh, we'll its been many a long
day since | took a jaunting with a
handsome-loOking young fellow like
yourself, and | think I'll treat myself
/ 10 Il just this once. There's a train
goes in about 20 minutes. DO you go
down 70 the station and wait, and in
due time III come along with my best
bib and tucker on"
Napoleon lost no time in getting
| down to the station, and lost no time,
furthermore, in calling Captain Ham
mond by phone.
This is young Smith, Captain Ham
| mOnd," said he. Il want TO borrow a
thousand dollars"
"Oh, you do?" inquired the captain.
On what security"
Mortgage on our house." returned
Napoleon crisply.
when do you want it?"
Within an hour or so. Captain,
want you to let me have the check
this morning and let me fix up the
mortgage with you tomorrow"
1T isn't business, but I'll do 1t, y
agreed the captain after some hesita-
ton. But would you mind telling me
what you want ii for?"
oh, have little real estate op-
portunity"
The captain pondered a moment.
You want to be careful about that,
he warned. Real estate deals are not
! always what they appear on the sur
! face"
Napoleon Smith grinned sweetly
into the phone.
IN guarantee this one TO be all
right" he confidently affirmed.
'All right" said the captain. Come
into the Office and get your check al
any time"
On the way to McShane and Nc
Shane Napoleon had Mrs. McGundy
stop a moment in the lobby of the
Kingston building while he ran up tC
Captain Hammond's Office and got his
check. Still on the way, he stopped
and deposited that check at the bank
where he had a small account, and
then was ready for business. The
broad-boned old lawyer would have
made the deal pompous and difficult
had he been left alone, but Mrs. Nc
.Gundy stopped him as soon as she
saw his direction.
Stop your blatherin' and foolin
now, Terrepce," she commanded
Hurry up and finish the business
with this young man. like the cheer
full face of him"
After that, Napoleon went out tC
Sunnyview and sold lots with particu
lar vim and energy.
Mr.. Forsythe, having sent for hi:
new assistant in extreme haste in the
afternoon of the same day, peered vi
at that young man with something tig
erish in the expression of his white
old face.
Il understand that you secured pos
session of a tract OF land in Ham
mondville," caid he, and that you
only purchased it this morning"
Napoleon grinned cheerfuily.
"All quite true" he confessed.
Don't you know that was most un
ethical?" demanded Mr.. Forsythe
why, in our employ, and upon oul
time, you took occasion to do some
private business for yourself in ou
, exact line!"
Yes, sir" admitted Mr.. Smith, will
10 abatement of his pleasant expires
sion. How do you come to know
. about it?"
Because Mr.. Hammond called VI
up early this morning and commits
; stoned US to buy that very piece o
ground for him.
The grin of Napoleon was positivel.
radiant now.
! DO you think / ought to turn i
/ over to you?"
well not exactly that" said MI