White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-22
CHAPTER II.
The Comeback.

to maxi up enough to buy bis sister
Vivian's stock; that il. II she had not
changed her mind Moreover. the offer
vi quite liberal
.IT do IL" he enthusiastically decid-
ed. banging hts hss upoD his desk like
a hero.
Wailingford whipped out bis check
book. Its a bet" he agreed I'll give
Jon a check right now on y bill OF sale.
Il you like. and we'll put up TO our law
yers the job Of cheating US the rest Of
the way"
Mr.. Griswald's eyes suddenly con
tracted. I'D rather think about II
overnight" he responded coutempia-
lively. waving the enticing check book
from him.
IF ! could only slip you the money
you'd stick" laughed Wallingford. put
ting away his check book with regret.
nevertheless Now. let's have a clear
understanding about this. I'm Offering
You a hundred thousand for GTiswHld
county over there. from the hedge to
Blackie DAVIS. and from the gasoline
pike to the tugboat speed way"
Again Mr.. Griswald silently consids
cred For my residence property"
be finally corroborated
As they passed out Of the building
Blackfe solemnly pIucked a %geranium
from al enormous pot at the side Of
the door and pinned it on Wallingford's
coat. ITS a medal" he explained.
For what?" grinned Wallingford-
For jollyiDg Brother Harry into sell
ing the family estate. If he can buy
Vinegar vivian's stock tonight?"
No" corrected Blackie. for quick
digging. Where did you keep all those
facts about that paint m~onopoIy7 I
never heard of it,
Neither did ! till just as we. came
in.- chuckled Waliingford Look
there" and ne pointed TO a workman
who was spreading n coat of vivid
green paint on the studio" shutters.
Blackie walked over and looked at
the paint can You came close enough
for that sucker never TO find out the
difference anyhow he commented.
He'll probably swallow that shutter
paint gag without %pinning back It's
ears"
whats the matter with the para
ble?- demanded Wallingford. II think
it was a pippin"
Nothing much the matter with It"
laughed Blackie. except that you need
a lorgnette. You missed the keyboard.
1t isn't the Wilkinson Cream Paint
company. but the Williamsburg Cream
Paint company. They grind out twelve
cans a day in n leaky old barn just
over the bridge. and they manufacture
eighty four shades to order"
Waitingford. happy IN the possession
of n fair suburban home of many shad
ed acres. installed his automobile In
the garage and Uttered the place. from
pike to river. with several varieties OF
. the five known kinds of building ma
terials-brick. stone. iron. wood and
cement There was a pergola to be
built. a spring house. some bridges.
kiosk and numberIess other stamps OF
his individuality. and. accompanied by
Blackie. he even went over to see the
new president. manager and main
spring OF the wholly r~eorganized Girls
valid company about supplanting the
hedge on their mutual property line
with an ancient ivy clad stone wall.
Il don't understand what hedge yor
mean" protested Harry Griswald. look
ing uncomfortably out of the big bow
window that had once shrined Brothel
Curtis. There is no hedge on the di
yiding line between my former resi-
dence property and the studio grounds
oh. see" returned WallingfOrd
carelessly The hedge Is entirely on
your side. In that case | suppose you
won't mind nv building a wall at tins
edge Of the line"
wall SO near to the house," advised
Griswald. who was so uneasy tina
walIingford looked at him sharply.
-.Just where il my property line?" b.
wanted to know. catching the infection
Of uneasiness.
-IH show you." offered Griswald
With alacrity. 1T Ia marked by corne
stones" And he led the way out t.
the pike and along the front Of Wal
iingford's new purchase. Halfway b.
stopped. This is the limit of my resi-
denee property" be stated. removing
with his foot the leaves and moss from
/, an X 8 marked surveyors stone. II
runs straight back from here at
right angle to the river"
wallingford turned in amazement t.
Blaekie That gentleman was grinnina
for pure joy.
Looks like you patted the wrong enc
of -FOUR hornet" he consoled J Rufus
Its hard Ia believe" protested thu
veteran trimmer" and then he de
manded OF Griswald DO you mean q
say that this was not a part OF you
residence property"
. 1T was not technically known a
SUCH" replied Griswald. recovering hi
complacency. now that the worst was
over
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