White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-10

of the members present stared at him
In dawning p~erplexity, which was In
creased when. with equal carelessness.
he voted aye on the motion. making 1t
unanimous.
MI. Hittam. glaring at him ferocious-
~. was Immediately upon his feet Il
move we declare q dividend Of sum-
Gent percentage to divide the 10000
now in the treasury Of this company
pro rata among the stockholders.'
Second the motion" remarked the
quiet little statistician-
Are you ready for the question:
yawned the chair.
Question" observed Wallingford-
He voted aye to this proposition also.
making 1t unanimous
Once more Mr.. Hittam was upon his
feet. this time his eye glittering bale
fully as he launched the final blow at
]. Rufus.
Move we take steps for the imme-
date dissolution of the Neptune Sun
Bath company" he half beloved
Second the notion" busked the tat
man Of the meeting.
.Are we ready for the question:
asked the chair.
Question" calmly suggested Wal.
lingford. and voted aye. making It
unanimous.
So it was that the Neptune Sun Bath
company went u of existence.
81 thought you were a lighter" Hit
tam chided Wallingford al the close Of
the meeting.
Long nosed Poynter laughed Hes
won his fight" he told Hittam Mr..
Walllngford Invested $57 500 In prop
erty, but Wall call 1t 100000 to cover
expenses. He put up $4,000 addition
al cash. That makes his total invest
ment $4,000 He receives back the
$139.S60 We paid Mr.. Daw and VT.
Pollet for their stock, a dividend OF
$4,000 from the disbanded bath COM
pany. which makes a net profit OF $47.-
$50 cash. BESIDES S105 900 worth Of
stock In the Neptune Hotel company.
which is worth par"
how 1t Ia possibler'
mo one but a genius could" respond
ed Poynter, with a chuckIe. "Coms
along, Wallingford; | want to buy you
a drink"
CHAPTER XIV.
Standing Treat
t"HE fat bicycle rider stopped
heal the brow Of the hill
eA-o.A chnor tanH NJ mn
mentum, allowed his wheel to
drop from under him and waddled
painfully to the roadside, where he sat
on a stone and puffed. The thin rider.
who was abnormally picturesque In
red sweater and hose. blue knicker-
bockers and cap and tan pumps. went
on to the very top Of the steep road,
dismounted and looked back In disap-
p%ointment
"Buck or. JIM" be called Aim
for the highest"
]. Rufus Wallingford mopped his
brow with a dusty handkerchief ant
glared his s%corching anger at Blackit
Daw. "When you die and go where
you belong" be painted, Il hope you
get the hottest kettle of pitch in the
whole blazing placed"
you ungrateful cuss!" r~eproached
Blackie. Are we taking this trip for
my benefit? Am l in danger of fatty
degeneration of the worksi Am l shap.
ed like an Edam cheese? Is the doctor
or my family worried about meT'
"Shut upt" groaned Wallingford
You cooked up this trip SO you could
kid me, and I'm through. ! don't care
II l get SO fat that l have to travel In
sections. like a cattle train. Where's
Paul Pollet and that ~automobile2"
"Sad news. Jim" commiserated
Blackie, surveying the landscape from
the hilltop. The tracks OF the tires
are here. and the smiling village lies
below. I behold white houses and
red barns; | perceive windmills and
haystacks and orchards and cows"-
With a groan Wallingford rose from
his stone and took up the burden OF
weary life. he did not, however, take
up his machine. He let It lie just
where It had fallen and trudged mp the
hill alone. He took ~ comprehensive
survey Of the wintry landscape and
swore with earnestness.
"Where's that vfllage7' he Do
manded- G " laa1 9saN
"Yonder In the middle distance" re
turned Blackie. with q grin. pointing
to where their road was fntersected
by another. At the crossing were q
church. q school. a store and q black
smith shop. This was all. unless q
yellow farmhouse lying slightly nearer
could be considered part of the mu'
nicipalIty. Robins Corners" explain
ed Blackie cheerfully; 80 called be
cause a little robin redbreast makes
his home In the old church tower"
mo wonder Polly went straight Gu
through" decided Wallingford. in deep
a%ggravation Hes probably still
hunting the burg"