The Washington times., 1915-12-06
(contlnued from Yesterday.l

"ttne" stated young Pushman, with
enthusiasm: II found New YORK
keeping me busy. He takes the ten-da,y
discount. too. About next week: Ia
like to discount that second note"
With Jerk. Mr.. Slookum stopped
S Ss say aSy,s SS TSS' dO % want e
crsmp your producing power. Ill ex'
tend this note IL you say so.
II wouldn't have It extended Tor 2
minute, Ill pay you on u II crlpples
well, / got something to say about
that!' cracked Slookum. who never
liked to collect his capital IL the in
terest was good. III paying me cripples
your business. you might not be able 70
any notes. You need capital"
mo trouble about that" and the
young manufacturer lit big cigar
There was no hope Of my. Eettine
outside capital--Mr. wallingford."
Slookum's head came UP with JERK.
"You be careful OF that man." ne
warned. he's skinner w. s,oo.
kun's field waited young Jimmy wal
linEford and Toad JeSsup with thelr
caps in their hands. and the caps were
Al last a. ~. SIoolSum came around
the corner of the house. Though ne
had been in plain sight OF the appI ',
tree and Of the orchard, some uneasy
Instinct. had warned him oI the ne P mSsr
glasses and put on his far-aTay glasses
then shrsiied, "IIey, YOU, AndyT
ne hurried straight down the walk
and out along the road. me ta ~ -,
the hard, white bull-terrler stretcn.m 1.s
along ahead of him. The two boys
aha Caught you at y" yelled
%pon't you touch U.S." warned Toad.
"weire rot on your property"
put back those apples ordeVe0
,r mws SSG seS STe nc O TOAD Jimmy
had moi 4 word TO say. He $1,000
quietly listening to Toad. with 3 htue
hsis-smile. They're our LrS Sppsse,s oo,,,,n,,
suddenly the hired hand reached over over
the fence and grabbed the caps out OF
the hoys' hands. He hung the apples
inside the field as Tar as ne c9uIu. 80
"Niow. 10 home, or I'll spank your
you must give US back our apples
ana his clear eyes gazed steadlIy ihI"
the beady ones OF G: " W c S1Sy sloo-
KUN, 81 astonishment. :,
You must give uS back our appies,
repeated Jimmy, firmly. we can nave
you arrested for hlshWSy ro wsTe our
spnIes I" went on Jimmy, entirely I'M
ruffied, though the light Of a pecnllar
satisfaction began TO gleam IN ms eyes.
I'VE sought them this morning a. 49,.
grocery store ana atS Lners Here ,s the
chscE &" We produced g pink Brocer
slip bearing the single item Apples
:.rf those were your apples. why were
YOU sneaklng Ground nay treeF 9AO0-
KUN was filled with rage.
sWa weren't sneakinG around your
tree" Indignantly denied TOAD.
stayed right cut here on the foAu'
We want our apples. 1900 -
Mr.. SlookSIm and Andy lookeo NJ
each other in troubled silenceS =,
n reckon they got the right OF It,
Judged the hired hand.
"Give them back their apples: or
dered Slookum sayagslY. 80.
his thumb and his forefinger in his
mouth and filled his lungs and
emitted a whistle so shriH that u: w,
Slookum seemed TO raise straight ZIP
among the shrubbery across the side
road from the apple tree. there
emerged the full night force OF bell
boys from the IIotel DinEle. They
came running. and with a whoop.
SO rapidly that they looked like sew.
enty. Clubs and stones flew up
among the branches like lombard
ment from a Calling battery. The
ment, to paste" the hired hand in
the eye with well-seasoned fst.
But the tallest bellboy was the only
one who hesitated,. even for q mo-
ment. Every other boy was IN three
places at once. and apples rained on
the Eround like hailstones. Before
G. W. Slooi<um could prophrly Judge
what he should do about Il. the tree
had been stripped OF all its apples
most of its leaves. and some Of itl
picked from the ground.
VI
Jimmy wallingford and Toad Jes-
sup had nothing to do with all this
and had studiously filled their caps
with apples and had climbed out
again, trudging RtMrdily down the
road, toward the town. They had moi
thrown a stick or a stone.
Jimmy ana Toad tried to stir out
OF the rooYl when g. w Sioos,um
called at the hotel 10 see ,Iimmy's
Uncle; but MT slookum himself oh
~ want these bows to stav riebt
"ThsY came out and damsr sS't M,
property. They skinned ms annIc
tree. want to know II you encour,
ACe that sort OF thing"
''Hew about tSts. bows" INQUIRED
wallinRford. thoVSh not with ths
steInnesy they had expected
''I'll tell YOU lust how II was. lncIe,'
offered IlmnV. his voice ana his rnanne
too auiet for entire innocence, "V,
took a walk out In the direction OF Mr.
Slookum'A place. but. before we went
we bought some apples in grocer,
store and here IL the check for them.
lie produced the pink slim triumphantIv
and laid II IN front OF his uncle. "Mr
SlOokum'G man took our apples ava,
from rs. and threw them over into hi
field. We proved 10 him that the an
nles were ours. and he let US gathe
them up. We only filled our caps w
took only as many apples as we haI
bought and not one more. We pickel
them from the ground and did no
throw one stick or stone into the tree
Isn't this true Mr.. Slookum?"
Yes. but those boys"
81 was Just going to tell about tn
hOYs." INTERRUPTED Jimmy. looking hi
uncle calmly IN the eve: but IN sDite .
himself a twinkle came into his owl
brown ewes. and his uncle sew II
While we were IN the field gathering
I'D the apples which had been tRkel
from us, a lot Of other bows came Il
and dubbed the tree"
They were vour Gsng. by dander'
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