The Washington times., 1915-11-29
CONTINUED from Yesterday


"you may have 1t. 1t will cost yoo
exactly sixty thousand dollars; no
more. no less. Thanking you one and
all for your kind attention. l bid you
a pleasant good morning" He bowed
with extreme formality. and strode
back to the dark little nervous man.
who was now inspecting the contents
OF each shelf with a professional eye.
The mayor and the committee were
speechless with rage. surprise. and
many other emotions too complicated
to assort. Some vigorous denunciation
might. nevertheless. have come from
some OF them II there had not APP
peared at that moment above the
board fence, q face wearing yellow
Dundreary's foot long and pair Of
huge blue goggles? Needless to say.
that face belonged to Blackie Daw
and the mayor was so disconnected by
the sight, that. with a parting puff Of
his cheeks, he turned and stalked rap
idly out OF the store. followed by the
entire committee!
They were not to escape so easily.
however. for. Just at the corner OF the
alley. the tireless detective, now wear
ing a flawless Vandyke, met them with
three separate hists.
we are on his trail" he declared.
HE has sold his store. and collected the
money! He leaves town tonight. on the
.0U
the Glazed Inlay patent with him.
They had intended to "dicker" with
Mr.. Closby for as many weeks as might
be necessary. but Blackie's latest news
rather unset them. II Closby had sold
his store. and was going away that
yer" night never to return. they were
quite likely to lose forever a municipal
enterprise. based on Spinglerville's only
valuable natural resource, which al
ready paid profit of nearly $4,000 a
year: to which must be added the i'm
mcnse revenues to be derived from ap-
plving the wonderful Glazed Inlay to
furniture!
As the result OF their deliberations the
citv clerk was sent to Mr.. Closby with
an ofefr Of $4,000 and a royalty for his
patent.
The CITY clerk came back with a coun-
ter offer of sixty thousand cash.
The city council offered twenty thou
sand. and royalty.
The answer was the same.
They offered thirty thousand. and no
ROYALTY.
Same answer!
Blackie Daw. yearing a Francis Josef
make-up. dashed In upon the worried
citv council with another stolen tele-
gram. 1t was from Chicago. and said:
Shall YOU please come to l25 South
Clark street?
That telegram settled the business;
| the mystery of 1t was what did the
work! Just thirty minutes before the
bank closed. the city council accepted
| Henry Closby's offer of 10000 cash, for
his patent on the process OF making
| Glazed Inlay. and for his written agree,
ment never to engage in that or simi'
lar enterprise as long as he lived. MOI
to sanction such an enterprise. Also. al
their dictation. he wrote a letter tc
Mr.. Tuttle. advising that art agent ol
the sale. and that the Glazed Inlay
henceforth cd forever. was the prop
erty OF the Spanglerville city council
Before the 7:3O pulled out that night
sl'ingford. Blackie. and Henry ClosbS
sat In the drawing room OF the Warder
| Indies. counting money!
sixty thousand dollars" announced
| W?Aineford, beaming at the pile OF
at Fanny. Here's Mr.. Closby's five
thousand. and here's fifteen thousand tc
the exnense fund and here's Spangler'
yille's forty thousand contribution 70 tn,
| Restitution Fund. and he handed the
thick packet to Aunt Patty with q
| pleasant box.
Blackie said nothing He was grin.
ming serenely into the blue eyes Of Nio
Gt bla w Maraen; ana she was gazing into the
THE committed" suddenly criot
Fanny.
There they came. pounding down from
| tne oHlClal DuS, the Mayor and his thret
| closest councilmen.
I'VE want Henry Closby to sign thi!
telegram" puffed the Mayor breath!ess
ly. The city councirll pay for IT,"
Gentlemen. YOU have made a hideou.
| mistake he told them. as he handed
the Mayor the telegram. Mr.. ClosbN
ha' neverd made penny from tn,
Glazed Inlay. and he lust refused>to sci
the patent to furniture factory. ne
cause the best offer he could get wa!
live hundred dollars. l have my in
formation from the sleutbograph."
Its ls!" Eulped the mayor. "Yo,