The Washington times., 1915-12-26

| he fell. He stined his conscience and
| sold to Mr.. Spooger. at 800 a share, his
| entire interest in the Bessmer Malleable
| Process Company.
But | didn't know you had SO much
| stock" protested Mr.. Spooger. "Bess-
| mer only had 1,25O shares to dispose OF
those from you, and here you arc offer
ing me 1.0l5.
| Il acquired a few more" explained
| Backie. The certificates are all here,
! new issues made out TO me last night:
| and duly signed by the president and
| secretary"
"The more the better" granted spoog-
or after a little thought. and added
twice more, to make sure. the total
| shares represented by the certific8tes.
He produced his chcck-book.
you'll have to come across with gen
uine money! observed Blackie before
| the purchaser started to write. hsd
to be identified to cash that other check
of yours, and / don't like to have
bankers look at me rs II they think
me a suspicious character
Il know; but the banks won't like IT,,
| worried Mr.. Spoogcr, who was as well
the reluctance OF real money to be
moved about.
| III we do 1t the other way, ] won't
| like it," Blackie serenely argued. ia
like to accommodate the bankers well
| cnough-thcy're nice men; but they
never seem to want to accommodate me.
No, it'll have to be cash, Mr.. Spooger.
He went with Mr.. Blackie to the three
| banks. and persuaded the much pa ined
gentlemen in charge to relinquish. col
lectively, Sl31 800 in genuine United
States currency; then he and Mr.. Da"
parted.
| The merriment in the festively lighted
yard of the Bcssemer Malleable Process
| Company was at its height when Eli
| Spooger learning that Wallingford had
| gone straight there from the O'Clock
| train. repaired to the scene Of the fes-
| tivities.
A big table. ruiIt in the form of a
| hollow square, spread with u snowy
| cloth, and decorated with carnations,
| champagne pals, and whole roast
pigs. to say nothing Of chiCl.en and
such minor articles of inner comfort.
filled the yard, ard at the center or
| the head table. flanked by WalinS-
fore on one side, aud Be3snCr on the
other, stood BlacNir Daw, in his
hlaCkcst Prince Albert, making a
| farewell speech to his many friends.
in and "ut OF the factory. and invit =
ing them. one and 1ll, to move to
TarryNills, 50 thht ihcy I"uid vote
for hm for mayor. on the reform
ticket. in the coming fall.
1t was a very r"assurinH to ths
only man IN Oak Center who could
command over hundl ed thousand,
Gosh, and when the fna; applause
had subsided, the trree-3tarrcd or"
| bent. with an incratilting smile, over
the back OF Wallingfnrd : chair
II have that stock for YOU, We han-
PLY confided: right here, and he
Itapped his hulEinG breast pocket
linsford pleasantly. W hy. Mr.
ISpooger. my firm has decided not to
mother with the Ressmer Company
We paused DlacidlN to watch Mr..
Sp""g"r clmt"hine At his ,\dam's
apple; go last night. before | went
away, | sold what I had purchased.
| from you and from others. to Mr..
Nj. spooger, Erippcd his cuffs wildlH
AIMS length. And you sold il ~
me- he hotly charged Rlackic. "Yo"
l",ira shares from Wallinp ford"
kindly. You didn't tel N" YOU in
t"rded I" sell to Wallinef0rd"
You fooled mo-" frnthed Eli turn
ing to the representative OF the trust.
II don't want this stock"
"Th1"w i Az @T3> then advised c,
adopted almost unanimousl, last
night Mr.. Ressmer has the right. at
any time within the next ton wears
to purchas" it at par, and think he's
going to make me money"
! That stocks worth all II cost you.
sternlv declared Ressmer. vino did not
yet understand how Il had all happen
ed, and never would 1T NAV not pay
dividends for five wears to come. but I'll
| bring ii to par value before then
Did YOU helD get me into this. VIII
Bcssmer?" half shrickcd Spooger "1'll
make it hot for YOU Remember, hold
, ! a majority OF stock"
7 "You can help vote to repaper the Of
ficc. or to adopt pink stationery: but
that's about an R!aCEiC informed him
The constitution Of Mr.. Bessmer's
, company. amended at our regular stock
. holders meeting last night. when YOU
owned no stock. gives him the rna1
say in tho management and direction
Of the concern. for the next ten years. "
That's ono Of the reasons NV mo.
nopolv did not car" for the stock.
suavely explained Wnllingfo"d. chuck
ling about something or other.
IT'S a swndle." yelled Spooger, pur'
pie with rage.
Rlackic naw arose and confronted
him. IA 10 with outra ged indignstion. "A
: repetition Of that charge. and | shall
sue you for libel" he warned
Put him out" shouted tho village ex'
pressman Indignantly.
Seven men arose TO their feet. ant
then the whole crowd got up. Spooge>
did not walt.
! "Gentlemeu." said Blackic Dsw. bow
ing his thanks. will some one kindly
Ihand me my saxophone?'
The End.
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