The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25
copyrselat. 1e1s. by Ahe Robbs- faerran ce.
EORGE- -RANDOLPH CHESTER 7

awful wise on Broadway since was a well known figure there.
 s'The ones who wanted money al- ways have been wise,'' chuckled Wal Hngford Needing money is in itself liberal education. Why won't they buy your treasury stock?'
 .'They say I haven't got anything except contract to manufacture Hun- der your patents, and that's rsvoca- ble,'' complained Brack; ''also that con tract runs out in a year if don't con tinue manufacturing"
 That's all right Wallingford soOth- ed him. t.Au you have to do is keep on manufacturing"
 .s'What with 2" indignantly protested Brack. NtI had pay this slick PoHet $97, ,50o He was even sore because ] insisted on keeping out $500 for per. sonal expenses
 Blackie looked apologetcally at Yio- let Bonnie. Have you much of 1t left7" he inquired. tsAbout enough to square my. hotel bill Why, look here. boys, Pollet l didn't own that plant"
 He dfdn'tH' exclaimed Walingford- .'eWhy, I'd have him pinched-
 .sYour lawyer says can't l bought the good will fixtures. material pat  1 and machinery owned by the Auto home Manufacturing compangs all right, but the machinery consisted of a new jigsaw and aa emery wheel. The material consisted of S1oO worth 1 of iron and S200 worth of brass; the | fixtures of one new desk light and two l dozen twenty cent letter files The | patents applied for are only an ex- pense account, and the good will i doesn't amount to anything that l can l see.''
 Blackie, sitting at the library desk.
 began to play softly some imaginary l piano keys along its edge and to hum .tNew York Is a Good Old Town,
 WalIingford laid his head back on the
 cushion of his fayorite chair and 1augh- 1 ed frankly at the ceiling. Fannie Wal-
 IinSford smiled amusedly ats5V1oleT Bonnie. who was holding one hand on I her heaving belt and taking hers out
 in internal spasms.
 .sWhy, I thought you told me he had
 a fine big plant there?' protested Wal
 lingford when he could get his breath
 once more
 Ut was rentedIs exploded Brack. "He was too smart to tell you it
 wasn't, suPpose?" ventured Waliing-
 ford
 I .sOf course he was,'' agreed Brack.
 sHThere's nothing in the papers to show
 that that was his plant OF that the Au-
 tohome company owned anything 1n
 the plant line except just machinery
 ssOne> jigsaw and one emery wheel v unused Blackie.
 seNo wonder you couldn't sell stock, !"
 comniserated ,Wa1lingford. Every
 thing in the world you got for your iu . just the welt where you were stung. P q wouldn't believe. it myself until I saw you.'' protested Braek- t'I'm really soaked then, am I?p ,- ssYou're fimfammed to a finish, .
 Wa1lingford assured him, ''apd from what you tell me there's no comeback
 at MT. Pof1et or anybody However, ] wouldn't worry about it, old man They were bound to get you, anyhow Blackie told you that being sucker
 was an incurable disease" 'tBut what am I to do?'' esGo back on the farmH' advised BIackie. turning to him with sudden tenseness.
 When Bargain Billy had headed for , the farm, which now meant good l healthful labor. the party in the library
 ordered champagne punch to be brew | 0Q dl1V% pldnD6u =IO nave 0A44AAG4 eAe ---% t Broadway restaurant where they had ] first encountered that same Bargain Billy
 q suppose Pollet took care of that check the minute he got it2" inquired - Wellington
 'I'n bet he did, promptly responded Violet Bonnie. Polly is strictly re g liable He had it in cash as soon as
 the bank could count it and turned ii F over to Fannie, who split it with me r and we went downtown together and shopped for some bonds" Holy Mixer exclaimed Blackie '.Isn't that carrying joke some dis
 tance?s'
 ! EsI like to see you have good time encouraged Wallingford, "but don S want you to laugh yourselves to death
 Remember that we have stiff eS y pense account on this deal. Five hun e dred dollars for that far west 1ncorpo r ration, $500 for the chassis of that ol( y auto, truck, $1 900 for labor, s400 fol
 materials, $500 for rent, $500 or $49( \, for entertainment, $50 for drawings G Po1Iy's fat saIary-why, it foots up t
 between S3,ooo and $4,000 at the verl -s leastF'
 e stWeu, pikers,'' chided Violet Bonnie e ssaren't you willing to spend that muel Is to give your wives a treaty" Ie ssYes,'' admitted WalIingford, "bu
 we should have something for the us' g. of our talent"
 d (ro Be continued.1