Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-09-11
By
cE0RGE Rz1NZRH MESZZR

THAT'S what they're talking around
assented young Mr.. WiIks who was
a!r0nI Oh repartee.
IL understand you have some stock
IN the Ressmer Malleable Process com
aany."
Somebody's been telling" was the
glib rctort
"WOnld YOU care TO sell it,
"Sel anything but my wife. hut /
amt married yet" joked Mr.. Wilks
and this time he enjoyed II good laugh
You're Il SLY dog" Wullingford com
plimented him. What will you take
for your ten shares:'
Pctey Wilks had the chin of an idiot
end the smile OF Il fool but he had the
eyes of a miser. Don't reckon | want
70 sell it," he instantly returned 1.-THE
papers are full of how VIII Ressmer
is maxim" all sorts of improvements"
1T may break him." suggested the
coldy businesslike Wallin@ford. smil
Ing his coldly lusnesslle smile.
will Ressmcr amt BREAKER" ar.
gucd the other. Hes been in business
zen years without making any money.
but he don't owe anything"
"You paid $50 share for your
stock" stated Wallingford. respecting
retey's shrewdncsS. Pm willing to
say that it's worth Il little more. My
firm will pay you 500"
The eyes Of Petey narrowed still
more. "Who is your firm" he asked
The United States Mallpable Mer,
ger company" announced Walingford
creating that mighty corporation with
no effort Whatsoever: but. after all
you're not dealing with them, You're
dealin: with spot cash"
DO YOU see anything greene" he de.
handed laughing scornfully. and pull
Ing down the lower lid Of his right eve
II know what it means when a monop.
oly's after anything. You'll have to
pay me S77i Il share"
It's hou"ht." accepted Wallingford
and counted out four bills. a five hun
dred. two one-hnndreds and fifty. so
promptly that it looked like the throw
off of a printing press where is
your Stock?"
II said $50" corrected Petey quick
". @laring accusingly at Wallingford,
III misunderstood YOU" and Waiting
ford, hastily gathering up the money
made rs II to start for the door.
"Wait n minute" called Petey. eX
neriencin" rangs as he saw all those
warmly tinted cngravin@s disappear
ing II might sell for $50"
~ said So" insisted Wallingford
coldly, but with his pocketbook still in
his hand,
Petey, whose spider-like legs inter
fered with each other when he was in
II hurry. single footed back to the safe,
produced his certificate. assigned it to
Wallingfor and took the pay without
the waste of a single avoidable motion
anyhow" he eXulted as he clamp
ed the money carefully in his fingers,
Il make so per cent on an investment
thought was dead had it tive
gears. and that's 10 per c.ut year"
That's good busin, -" approved
Wallingford. Il wonder where could
get some more of this? | understand
that Mr.. Il. +. Croats has ten share
certificate. Do you suppose he would
sell it,"
"Binky Croats?" smiled Petey.
"Hinky would sell his girls photo
graph He needs the money"
"rhanks for the information" re-
piled Walingford and left the store.
He bad scarcely passed through the
door when Il quite natural idea nssai',.
ed Petey. Il must put Binky wise.
he observed as he hurried to the tele-
phone Hes too pinchcd just now to
hold out for Il good price"
BY the time retey got his number,
however. the faculty which lay behind
his misery eyes had evolved another
course of action. "You said last night
yon wanted some money, didn't you.
Rinky.' he began.
The others in the Wilks' shoe store
could hear the sound OF Binky's voice
Ike the blast OF a trumpet throughout
the room.
"Why don't you sell your Bessmer
stock" suggested petey. "oh, yes
somebody onght to hny Y Bessmer's
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