Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-01-23

Fam, having 1lSleueu carefully w lA'
president of a street railway com
pany and watched him while he talk
ed turned, with entirely unrufflet
countenance, to Bendix. ...,. p
1.-The Person tract Is quite large
enough he remarked "Unfortunate
ly, it has no trees, but it has a ready
made depression for a natural lake
If we need mountains, there's lum
Der yard handy. There's better site
out beyond the brewery district, how
ever" nj .--
Lincoln Road supplemented Ben
dix. TOO far"
"Real brook out there" urged Boz
Fam. THAT brook in New York would
be worth million dollars" .
"Swell place." rumbled the unex
pected voice OF Sledge, who was look
ing absorbedly out of the window
A huge gray rat was investigating the
contents of the garbage pail near thke
gate.
THAT might be a later develop
| ment," said Bendix. 'It's probably
time for the street railway to make
an extensive squirt. Just now,
! think, though. the Person tract is the
thing" and he glanced inquiringly at
Sledge, who remained intent on the
rat.
, "The Person tract it is, then,
agreed Bozzam. I'll see the owner
of it whenever you say
Bendix looked at Sledge.
"This afternoon consented the
boss. n
'I'll telephone you." offered Bendix.
Delighted to have met you, MT.
Marley" reclared Bozzam, gripping
the presidents hand II trust that we
shall have extensive and mutually
satisfactory business associations,
and attended by Bendix he left the
room.
Mr. Marley conceived a vague feel
ing that he was being sighted.
1T seems that we are contemplat-
ing some extensive operations" he
ventured to demonstrate. II must in
sist, Mr.. Sledge, that, as president OF
the street railway company, should
at least be posted before outsiders are
discussing it."
"I'm taking care of you," Sledge ad-
vised him. you're Molly's father"
eve incorporate tomorrow con-
cluded Sledge. "A million"
81 thought it was to be three-quar-
tiers of a million" and Marley, In sur
prise. awaited an explanation.
Sledge looked impassively out at
the garbage pail
Million he said.
Somehow, Marley gathered that the
interview was over, and went back, to
his Office to fool himself into the be-
lief that, owing to his superior man
agement, it had been necessary to
double the capitalization of his COM
pany. It took him nearly two hours
to do this, but he succeeded.
In the meantime, Bert Glider, his
face and step and whole bearing alive
with the citation Of a man who has
Just been accepted by the most popu-
lar girl in his set. marched jauntlly
in to keep his eleven o'clock appoint
ment
where's Bendix?' he asked.
"Out.' grunted Sledge.
BE back soon?'
Sledge favored him with another
grunt.
.sTll wait" decided Bert, to whom
ordinary affairs were mere trifies.
I'm all ready to take over that Por-
son tract -
sledge swung ponderously, facing
him.
II want to tell you something he
warned. I'm gong 10 marry MoilS
Marley"
$50 you told me last night return.
ed Bert suppressing smoker. But
really. Mr.. Sledge, what has that to
do with the Person tract?'
'TI rub it in,' kindly offered
sledge. "If you get in my road with
Molly. I'll wipe you out"
81 understand and Bert again
stroked his mustache, this time com
placently. He was clever man, ana
he knew it.. do you suppose Bendix
will be in in half an hour?''
"Uh-hunh," grunted Sledge.
'I'll return in that time" prom1s-
ed Bert, and hurried out, compliment
ing himself as he went on his own
shrewdness.
He hurried down to the next cor
ner and into the Hotel Abbot, where
he hastily called UP Molly. That
young lady, it seemed, was then in the
not be reached. Highly contented, he
called up Bozzam, and was lucky
enough to find that gentleman In his
room, working furiously with Timbers
over a prospectus Of the proposed new
amusement company.
Well, it's all settled" declared
Bert. 'I'll have that Person property
in my possession this afternoon
"Bendix told us we'd have to deal
with you for it, replied Bozzam.
Were ready to dicker right now.
hope you've changed your mind about
holding the tract for subdivision? ?"
This was his way Of suggesting that
he pretended to believe Bert had
choice in the matter.
1T depends on how much you offer
me-" returned Bert, keeping up the
fiction. $50.
TWENTY-FIVE thousand" promptly
stated BoZZam.
Bert laughed scornfully.
81 can sell it for forty by subdivid-
ing it," he declared.
admitted pOyzam "Rut