The Washington times., 1915-10-03

sportin'!'' Hickey plucked up his spirits
enough to announce. rs It correct,
ts. three sa thus snnds% ". ss
and go back home to Bezap, or Bezib-
Der. or wherever It Is. and never-er-
never molest us again?"
Then IT'S perfectly easy" declared
Hickey, so relieved that he could pluck
with, with Interest t at the he mustaehe S., which
bloomin' bungalows. do we. fellows"
The unanimous assent to this was q
closely concerted groan; but the groan
Then: went on Hickey. still bright.
the bloomin' compromise and thank
the gentleman from Beam for having
mads gs,t h's T1SR ssSa sn1es Warned
wallingford solemnly. I'VE are set
ting a dangerous precedent. We have
customers In Ontario. and In Arkansas:
Move we let 'em all have the terms"
returned Hickey promptly. Move we
let 'em all have 'em. That's sportin.
eh. fellows7 Somebody second the mo-
A savage second came from Reggie
Haugh. He had Just lost the second
girl from the end, first row. because
with an engagement with her was
piker.
They had barely made that resolu-
tion when the attorney for the National
upon them. The attorney for the Ma
tional Company was very severe. He
would give the Speckled Bass Company
Its choice Of two courses. It could con-
tinue business under a prohibitive roy
atty. or It could quit business entirely
II took the board of directors Just
forty three seconds to accent the propo:
sition to 20 out Of business entirely and
forever: and immediately thereafter II
/ departed in a body. declining even to
take parting drink in the hideous
Violet and Fannie Warden started
/ frightened ns Mr.. wallingford and
Pete Besaxxum entered with q distinct
and concerted swasser: ...,,.,
J. Rufus. Jovially. "The 9peckeled Bass
"Gone-out Of business" faltered Fan
ME The m, two TiflS if,;, hais haS been holding
Forever" Mr.. Bezazzum pulled OF
his whiskers and threw them on the
desk. and became Blackie Daw. I'VE
a million for the Warden Restitution
"A little better. think" wallingford
threw open the safe. and drew out a
| DunOIe WHICH ne tOSSeu on I1c uebh.
There's a hundred and twenty-five
thousand cash which I wouldn't touch
until We had every possible comeback
settled. including the removal from the
and Mr.. Penap; and more particularly
the removal OF the Speckled Bass Port
able House COMPANY"
That's the idea" Blackie turned in
any con-deai. It's easv enough to get
hold of the money. but to make It safe
money requires both skill and pa
tience."
Violet laughed. but Fannie still looked
II don't quite understand how you got
this money. Mr.. Wallingfcrda-"
.'Ev strictly legitimate business meth
EDS In use ] every day from Portland.
claimed Wallingford. quite anxious to
convince Fannie that It was all right.
That isn't what I meant" Fannie
went on.
However you got It. the money is
for patents you sold the company:
your inventions"
Bunk" grinned Blackie. Jim In
vents like he eats his dinner. five or
six courses at a time. Tho fact you
hundred and twenty-five thousand
dollars for the heirs of the Warden
estate out of the heirs of some of the
crooks who robbed 1t. And there's
| pcsiuSo, GU own nVe nun =
dred and twenty-five fine, hollow
| walled. very portable bungalows,
What are they worth, Jim"
Cant say exactly" Wallingford had
deep frown on his brow. They're al
good distributing points. and they
should bring couple OF hundred
} thousand dollars: but the National Port
able Bungalow Company offers us a
hundred thousand net. and -"
Put away the pencil and paper
jim" ordered Blackie. for walIingford
, had begun to figure. "We'll take tina
hundred thousand. and know where
were at. How about II. girls?"
But we can't accept all that money
protested Fannie. The girls had clasp
ed hands again. I'VE -"
|, "That'n do" said Wallingford gruff
! ly. You'll take what we get for you
or we won't play"
: Let 'em pay our expenses, Jim,'
Blackie had detected n tear tremblinp
on Niolet's lashes. and Fannie's lin.
were, quivering. Expenses consists
of whatever any OF we four blowed in
> And I move that we lock up this of
! fce and throw the key away. hire an
, SO-horsepower car. and go some place
, for a celebration dinner-on the eE,
! pense fund.-!
, Go be continued next Sunday
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