Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-12-31
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barber shop and with his curry black
| muStache waXed and brilliantined IN
| til it was filed with almost painful re-
Elections. He greeted Mr. Marley with
much more elfuSiveness than that gea-
tleman did him
Hello, Marley" he said. grasplug ths
street car mlgnate'S hand with ire
mendous man TO man heartness. You
are just the one | want TO see, I've
been trying to get Molly on the phone,
| and they tell me she'll be in at Your
office some time this afternoon Win
you carry her the happy news that
Dicky Reynolds is in town and that /
invited him to her taffy pulling tonior-
row night Tell her TO invite Jessie
Peters"
Sledge turned slow questioning eyes
on Marley.
You going to be home tonight?'' he
inquired.
We'll, YES. | rather think So" fab
tered Marley.
I'm coming out to see you" decided
Sledge
"I'll be glad to have YOU" admitted
Marley. Il suppose l may see Davis
tomorrow
Sledge nodded assent, looking stonily
out meanwhile at the hand hole in the
high board gate at the end of the area
way.
We'll. Glider. tell US about it, iuvit-
ed BendiX as Marley went out.
Il want You to tell me-" laughed
Glider. in happy Inconsistencies that
he was deadly offense TO Sledge. who
called him pretty" lis the Ridgewood
avenue extension Il sure go?"
why do you want to knowt' in
quired BendiX.
Il have a little speculation in mind
which depends on it." confessed Glider.
subdivision at the end OF the line,
| suppose" guessed Bendix.
We'll, yes" acknowledged Glider.
Foxy Of you to think of it." ap
plauded Bendix. Your only fault is
that you don't guess those things first
Who DO you suppose would acquire 4
deed TO that land before the extension
was publicly announced?"
Il know the answer" returned Gil
der. crestfallen. but still handsome;
you fellows"
"Certainly not denied Bendix. But
some friend of the family-yes, may.
be. How much will you give for the
land?
I'm not at liberty to state" replied
Glider uncomfortable 'rhe owner
made me a price ON it this morning,
but it was confidential"
1.-THE owner didn't know he WAS
tagged retorted Bendix dryly. You
may have the land. | think, for TWEEN
ty thousand, Glider, hut youll have to
speak quick
Twenty thousand" gasped Glider.
Why, old Person offered it to ne for
eight"
That's what we intend to pay him"
Give me a day or two to Think il
over" begged Glider.
"All right; you're on" agreed Ben
dix and hurried out of the ROOM.
Bert was about to follow him when
Sledgc called.
GLIDER was his pcremptory sum
mons, what kind of flowers docs MOI
~ Marley like:"
Bert Glider almost stuck the ash end
Of his cigar in his mouth. then sud-
denly upbraided himself for fool AZ
he mentally compimented Sle9ge ON
deserving his reputation of being tho
most astute politician in the state.
Red roses" he promptly returned
and twirled the right hand curl of his
mustache. He stopped that process
abruptly and felt of the curl with deep
concern. One of the hairs was aisar-
ranged. and he fixed it with the aid OF
a vest pocket mirror.
Thanks said Sledge and resumed
his interested inspection of the hand
hole in the gate.
Sledge looked out of the window for
long moments of thick silence. aud
then he expressed his thoughts on a
plot in hand in this fashion:
Say. Bendix. send load OF roses
out to Molly Marley for her party to-
morrow night the reddest ones they've
got"
CHAPTER II.
Molly Invites an Additional Guest.
IVA A-THERE are the red roses,
NgIy Molly?" asked Bert Glider
Wv as he walked into the re-
ception parlor of Mariey's
pretentious big house that night.
Il don't know replied Molly, much
concerned. Did you send somet" y
mo, but thought some were to be
:,
good to keep, Fern. BY the way, that
Fern just slipped. and you'll have to
pardon me for it. It's Moly's fault
She never called you anything else"
"Who is it?' demanded Molly. more
eager to hear the news than lie liked to
see "'iAe Information is highly i'm I
portant, ii true, and | must not be
kent in Susunpcar