Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-30

"You know. 4 bought out that auto.
mobile factory"
"You dldy' exclaimed Blackie. why.
heard Jim WallinGford caution you
not to do II until you saw him."
That's right" admitted Bargain
Billy, looking up With a nod as Violet
Bonnie came into the room and settled
herself In the biggest and most com.
Portable leather rocker.
-"well, WE'LL" observed Blackie. II
hope you haven't made any mistake.
Now. Brack. don't tell me anything
about It till send for Jim. can sss
It In your eyes that you want some
advice"
Hes on bis way over" stated vio-
let Bonnie calmly. looking out the WIN
dow. II told Fannie to bring him
across just Us soon ~ he got home.
Blackie. why don't you offer your friend
q little stimulantr'
IL wasn't sure I needed any" hesi-
tated Bargain Billy. with q half heart
ed chuckle. Elm not sure yet whether
I ought to DO worried or not"
Don't tell me thing" hastily
warned Blackie. I'm noe smart like
Jim. Will you have water with your
rye OF seltzer OF win you have whisky
for chaser?'
II don't care II do" accepted Brack.
and drank re6ecdvely until Mr. and
Mrs. Wallingford came in.
"Well, Jim. our fat little ward has
done It." announced Blackie when the
callers had arrived ana had passed the
con ventionai greetings. "Brack tells
me that he bought that automobile
plant"
.As bad as thatY' queried Walling-
ford. looking grave. "Brack. told
you not to do that until you consulted
me. suppose you got stung?"
II want you to tell me II have"
confessed Brack. II thought every.
thing was all right until began to
Try to sell the treasury stock, but 1t
seems to me that they've become
awful wise on Broadway since was q
well Known figure there"
1.-The ones who wanted money al
ways have been WISE" chuckled Wal
lingford. Needing money b In itself
"a liberal education. Why won't they
buy your treasury stockT"
They say I haven't got anything
except a CONTRACT to manufacture on
der your patents, and that's revoca-
BILE" complained Brack; ''also that con-
tract runs out in a year II don't con-
tinue manufacturing
That's all right" Wallingford sooth-
ed him. 'All you have to do 10 keep
on manufacturing
"What withY'' Indignantly protested
Brack. II bad to pay this slick Pollet
$4,000 Hetwas even sore because l
insisted ON keeping out $500 for per
sonai expenses"
Blackie looked apologetically at vio-
let Bonnie. "Have you much OF 1t
left:" he inquired
About enough to square my hotel
bill. Why. look here, boys Pollet
didn't own that plant"
..He didn'tt' exclaimed Wallingford.
.Why, I'D have him pinched."
"Your lawyer says can't bought
the good will. fixtures, material pat
ents applied for. certificates Of stock
and machinery owned By the Auto
home Manufacturing company. all
hight, but the machinery consisted Of
q new jigsaw and an emery wheel
Tho material consisted Of 500 worth
Of iron and 500 worth Of brass; the
fixtures Of one new desk hight and two
dozen twenty cent letter illes. The
patents applied for are only an ex.
pense account, and the good win
doesn't amount to anything that can
see"
Blackie, sitting at the library desk.
began to play softly some imaginary
plano keys along III edge and to hum
"New York Ia Good Old Town"
Wallingford laid his head back on the
cushion Of his favorite chair and laugh.
ed frankly at the ceiling. Fannie Wal.
ungfosd smiled amusedly at Violet
Bonnie. who was holding one hand on
her heaving belt and taking hers out
In internal spasms.
.Why, l thought you told me he had
Z One big plant there?" protested Wal.
ungford when no could get bis breath
once more.
ut was rentedr' exploded Brack.
"He was too smart to tell you It
wasn't / supposer ventured Wallins-
ford.
"Of course he was" agreed Brack.
'Theres nothing in the papers to show
that that was his plant or that the Az
tohome company owned anything In
the plant line except just machinery"
Zone jigsaw and one emery wheel"
unused Blackie.
.No wonder you couldn't sell stock"
commiserated Wallingford Every
thing in the world you got for your
ninety-seven thousand i've hundred y
lust the welt where you were stung.'
ri wouldn't believe 1t myself until !
saw you." protested Brack. I'm really
soaked then. am 2
.You'rs dimnammed to finish, !"
Wallingford assured him. '.and from
what you tell me there's no comeback
at Mr.. Pollet or anybody. However. ]
wouldn't worry abou, It, old man.
They were bound to get you. anyhow.
Blackie told you that berg sucker
was an incurable disease
sBut what am I to dor
zoo back on the farmr advised
Blackie, turning TO him with sudden
tensensss.
When Bargain Billy had headed foe
the farm. which now meant good