The Lamar register., 1914-09-23

/ nng60rd OF the violent na1re0 one.
The man turned regretfully from tn
pleasures of the chase and surveye'
Wallingford carefully, from silk hat t
polished toes. and from shoe laces +
satin cravat. where. upon the focusing
point of a two carat diamond. his fish
belly-blue eyes came to a permanen
rest.
what excitement?" he sullenly In
quired
1.-THE mob scene" returned Walling
ford. endeavoring to smile In spite o.
his growing resentment.
The man considered that for mo
ment in careful silence. Whit do you
WANT" he finally demanded. his eyes,
however. still remaining at the dia-
mOnd level.
"Civility" snapped Wallingford.
who's running this mine?"
1.-The Dougalbobber brothers" was
the prompt and rather emphatic re-
Spouse.
"Where will find one of them?
This time there was a considerable
hesitation before he replied:
well. I'm Alec Dougalbobber."
wallingford inspected his man anew.
and in spite of his habitual diplomacy
he grinned. why, Alec. I'm ashamed
of you," he blurred, having estimated
Dougalbobber to be the arrant coward
that he was. You never should allow
such a peevish impulse to get the bet
ter Of you. You should be cheerful
and happy, as 1 am. and when you are
In a pleasanter frame of mind I'd like
to talk little business with you
what do you want" again demand
ed Alec. but this time in a much milder
and more conciliatory tone.
'AThey tell me you own the land
across the track there" and Walling-
ford waved his arm in the general d.
rection Of the fat desolatiOn.
Mr.. Dougalbobber, with a nod that
tilted his ears upward and forward
like the sweep Of an aeroplane. admit
ted that such was the case.
"You expect to have a town over
there by and byr
thin wafer Of a fore rudder cleaving
the way.
1.-THE sooner it's there the better 1t Is
for your mine"
Another tilt.
"welI, 1 own over 800 brand new
portable houses. II you'll sell me that
land at a reasonable figure I'll cut 1t
up into building lots, have my 500 odd
houses erected within two weeks. help
you in your advertising. and there's
your town ready nader And by way
| - hA Aad Ia
card.
MT. Dougalbobber dropped his eyes
to the card and let them rest there in
cautious speculation. "I'll have to see
Frank about this" he stated after ma
ture thought. WED ought to see
Ralph. too, but he's In the east" And.
turning toward the ravine with side
glance to see that Wallingford was
turning with him. he started In the d.
rection of the incipient mine.
"Are you selling any stockT asked
Wallingford.
"a little" admitted Alec. THAT
proposition is too big for individual
capital. That's Ralph's department"
wallingford glanced at his compan.
ion and smiled. mo trouble to find
investors, I supposew he ventured.'
mot very much" was the slow re-
lply. as Alec shifted his gaze from side
to side upon the ground. You see. the
propositions too good. We got the
government geological survey the min
ute it came out and bought up the best
iron veins 1t showed. This is the rich
est iron field since the Mesaba range
was opened. Look at this survey.
and he produced pocket worn. gov.
ernmental. cross section map. showing
an iron ore bearing stratum thick
enough to take up half Of the draw
ing.
"Some iron there. guess" Walllng
ford admitted. passing back the paper
Enough to build all the engines. 10
comotives. dynamos, battleships and
cannons in the world for the next fifty
years" asserted Alec. pulling his eyes
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