Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-17
New Adventures of
j. Rufus Wallingford

That's a sportin offer. Mr.. BeEezsuin"
Mr.. ReEnzzum's answer TO that sportin
offer was Immediate. picturesque. and
violent He had a contract calling Tor the
delivery OF the goods 10 him within a
certain specified time; and delivery 10
a carrying agent from which he could
not secure the goods. upon the protfer OF
the agreed price Of their release. was no
deliver 70 him. IN fact, common sense or
law. He intended 20 press his claim In
the highest courts In the land, 90 help
him Moses; and there was no possible
compromise! Hold on though! There
rnirht-that II. It was Just barely pos
sible that there might-be a way out.
Hone dim. vague, distant, giimmerer.
Ing hope. the barest flicker and spark OF
hope blushed family upon the far-dls-
tant horizon for five disconsolate gentle
men In trade II might be barely possible
that, " the speckled Bass company were
TO rclinqush the goods free. in settlement
OF Mr. Bezazzum's damage claim-wen'
gentlemen. there you were. and what
were YOU going to do about IL or stand
suit, buhgosh!
The dense silence was broken by Hum
perdinck, the three creases In whose
brow were now so tightly drawn that
foundation for his spikes Of hair Did
/ understand the gentleman 20 say that
he offered a compromse?" he queried In
tones OF intense thought
Mr.. wallingford. apparently hopeless
and despairing put tho compromise into
Ineligible terms
AT last there's somethin' fairly sport
tn Hickey plucked up his spirits
enough 10 announce. lis Il correct guy
nor, that this gentleman will Just take
the 800 portable houses and go back home
TO Bezap, or BezlbbeF. or wherever II ~,
and never-er-never modest us again
THAT Ia his only term" vociferatcd
Mr.. Bezazzum-
Then it's perfectly easy" declared
Hickey, so relieved that he could pluch
with interest at the mustache which
would not come, we don't want the
bloomin' bungalows do we, felows7"
The unanimous assent to this was
closely concerted groan; but the groan
was emphatic
Then" went on Hickey. stIi bright
ening Il vote. fellows, that we accept
the bloonin' compromise and thank the
gentleman from Beam for having made
his rippln, good sportin offer"
Just moment. gentlemen" warned
Ndiilbhlufu hoffWUys we are aetllnQ
dangerous precedent We have cur
toners in Ontario. and in Arkansas. who
viii be claiming the same terms
Move we let EN- ali have the termsp
returned Hickey promptly. Move we let
'em all have EN-. That's sportin'. eh
fellows? Somebody second the motion"
savage second came from Reggie
Hahgh. lie had just lost the second girl
frnssa he
who would let business interfere with an
engagement with her WINS a piker
They had barely made that resolution
when the attorney for the National com
pany Just managed to happen In upon
them The attorney for the. National COM
pany was very severe. He would give the
Speclsled Bass company itE choice OF two
courses. II could continue business under
a prohibitive royalty, or IL could quit
business entirely and forever.
II took tho board OF directors lust
forty-shree seconds 10 accept the propo-
sition TO so out Of business entirely ana
forever; and Immediately thereafter Il
take parting drink in the hideous rnarts
Of trade.
Violet and Fannie Warden started nor
4AMuAAkI
ford's private office opened, hut they
Frightened as Mr.. waIlingford and Pete
Bezaszum entered with q distinct ana
concerted swagger.
,''Everybody's discharged" announced
J. Rufus jovially. The speckled Bass
company has gone out Of business"
"Gone-out OF business" faitered Fan
nie. The two girls had been hoidins
hands and were still pale.
"Foreveryp Mr.. Bazaxsnn pulled off NJ,
whiskers and threw them on the desk
and became Blaclle Daw. 1--WE mus
have cleaned up about quarter OF ,
million for the Warden Restitution Fund
jim"
a little better. think" WaIlinRfor,
throw open the safe, and drew out bun
die which he tossed on the desk. There
hundred and twenty-five thousand cash
which I wouldn't touch until we has
nscry possible comeback settled, includ.
Ing the removal from the name OF Mr.
Bezazzurn. Mr.. Cazizus and Mr.. Penap
and more particularly the removal OF tn
Specified Bass Portable House company.
That's the idea" Blackie turned In ex
PLANTATION 70 the nystified girls I'm an.
con deal it's easy enough 10 get hold o
the money. but to make II safe none.
requires both skin and patience"
Violet laughed. but Fgnnie still locke,
troubled.
7 don't quite understand how you 20
this money. Mr.. walllngford--"
by strictly legitimate business meth
oda IN use every day. from Portland. Me
TO Portland. ore.." immediately elaine,
Hallingford quite anxious 70 conyinc
Fannie that II was ali right
That isn't what ] meant" Fanni
went on. However you got Il. In
money Is for patents you sold the com
panyi your inventions"
Bunk" grinned Biackle "Jim invent
like he cats his dinner five or six course
AZ time. The fact you have TO consldo
Is that we got this sl25.Ooo for the heir
Of the Warden estate out OF the heirs q
some OF the crooks who robbed il. An
there's more besides. girls. You own fiv
hundred and twenty-five fine. hollow
walled, very portable bungalows. VIVA
are they worth. Jim7''
Cant say exactly" WalIingford ha
deep frown on his brow. They're a
good distributing points. and they Shout
bring q couple OF hundred thousand dol
lars. but the National Portable Bunga
low company offers US a hundred thou
N.nd net and