The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25

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 sfHow does the financial proposition stand?" inquired Wallingford- Could you obtain a majority of the stock?"
 Hardly speculated Brack. Its a two hundred thousand company. There are four dummy directors who own a share each. PoIlet owns a hun dred thousand worth, and he wants to sell me the balance for ninety nine thousand six Iundred.'
 Don't bite" counseled Walhngford. ''I guess you need me around awhile, after all. Don't you see that if he could go ahead without any interfer- enee from me he'd outvote you in ev- cry stockholders meeting, and in the end you'd be sEinned?"
 That's rightr' exclaimed Brack and began to be indignant. tWhy, con found that grafter, you ought to put him out of business,,"
 By George. I'll do it,'' Walling- ford generously agreed Understand, Brack, don't advise you to go into this business, because don't know anything about it, but if it listens good to you I'll enter suit against this PuIlet party''-
 .Pollet., 7 corrected Brack
 -sagainst this PoIIet fellow, get out an injunction and scare him to death Then you offer him $10o.OO0 for the whole company, including his stock and the treasury stock, but excepting the four shares by the dummy direc- tors. You'll need them. Then I'll give you control of my patents. You can sell your treasury stock for the funds to conduct the business and have the whole thing in your own hands,
 "Great!'' applauded Brack. fyThat's the kind of deal wanted to get into, one that involved a real high finance operation, with the sucker on the oth- CT. end of the poler' and his thick lips moistened with eradication. But do you suppose could sell the stockT' Anybody can sell stock-that iss any man of good appearance and handy tongue and little gray matter in his tank"
 sT think I could sell it." decided Brack, considering these requirements thoughtfuIly 'eWallingford. you're 8 l geniusp he chuck1ed in pleasant antic- ipation. Let's get busy on Friend Pol 1 let. I've been just dying all my life to 1 toss the harpoon into some one!'
 stAn right" laughed Wallingford 'Loaf around the gymnasium and gel your harpoon arm in good condition I BIackie and are going away for about I a week, but I'll set this suit and in 1 junction on foot today and give you that contract on my patents. Don't be hasty, though. You'd better not dC I anything without consulting us.'' ! Don't you worry about mer' exult ed Bargain Billy. q understand this game perfectly, now that you've point ed it out to me-
 On the day WaIlingford and Blackit returned from a pleasantly profitable trip into the interior Bargain Billy 1 Brack, who had learned from lViole Bonnie the train upon which they would arrive, was waiting at Blackie'' house.
 "Hello, piratep. greeted Blackie bustling into the library and unlock ing the cellarette between the Marl Twain set and the forty volume Shake speare. Have you settled down ye into a regular business man?' Well. yes" hesitated Bargain Billy upon whose doughy brow there wer beginning to be lines of actua: thought 'tYou know. I bought out that auto mobile factory
 ~You did!s exclaimed BIackie, ssWhy l | not to do it until you saw him.
 That's right admitted BargaIl Billy, looking up with a nod as Viole Bonnie came into the room and settle herself in the biggest and most com fortable leather rocker.
 s'WeIl, welI,'' observed Blackie. '' hope you haven't made any mistake Now, Brack, don't tell me anythin
 about it till send for Jim. can SC it in your eyes that you want som advice"
 He's on his way over'' stated ViC let Bonnie calmly, looking out the vii dow ssI told Fannie to bring -hir
 across just as soon as he got hom' Blackie, why don't you offer your frien
 little stimulant?"
 q wasn't sure I needed any,, hes tated Bargain Billy, with half hear ed chuckle EtI'm not sure yet whethe
 I ought to be worried or not." !, Don't tell me thing" hastil f warned Blackie. I'm not smart hE Jim. Will you have water with you I rye or seItzer or will you have whlsk r for a chaser"
 ''I don't care if do.'' accepted Bracl and drank collectively until MT. an e Mrs. Wa1lingford came in. Well, Jim, our fat little WaEd ht done it." announced Blackie when tf L, callers had arrived and had passed tt . conventional greetings. sBrack tel -l me that he bought that automobt y plant"
 "As bad as that?' queried Wallin
 ford, looking grave. s'Brack, l to !, you not to do that until you consultt a me I suppose you got stung?" l. CT want VOJI to tell me IT l nave
 confessed Brack. q thought ever