The Washington times., 1915-11-07

y "IbuON ana lNo 'VuN''h
''' the glass The blue eyes were
Intirely surrounded. from hair to collar
~ freckles: the brown eyes were set in
IN oval face Of good features. except
or the lobeless ears. which ran down
IN tangent to the cheeks. The blue
yes we're so filed with enthusiasm that
sven the surrounding freckcs seemed
20 glow; the brown eyes were calcu-
stingiy thoughtful.
Uncle Blnckie might buy II for us"
hopefully speculatcd Toad Jcssup. his
trecklcs seeming TO dance. He could
not have been more eager II the win
dow had been fun of pic.
Nobody would" thoughtfully decided
the young nephew OF ]. Rufus Wailins-
FORD. There was Ions silence, In
which both boys projected their very
souls through the unsympa thetic plate
SASS. Lets go in and look at IT," and
Jimmy led the way quite deliberately.
What's the use?" grumbled Toad but
he followed.
A small-eyed man came forward inn
mediately. smiling He was rather
plump. and bald In front, 40 that his
large nose seemed to be a sort of han.
die to that part OF his face which be-
gan above the eyebrows
Hello. boys! he greeted them with
the cordiality due to the progress OF
good customers. The wealthy looking
MT. Wallingford had Just opened an ac-
Iow's the new searchlisht?"
zine and dandy" replied Toad. with
enthusiasm We make everybody stop
at the side Of the road and wait"
N. "nsrs n.;nd,n.. the price Of that new car in
calmly, thrusting his hands into his
pockets and looking up at Louis Tram
with business like sobcrness.
Ihe change In Mr.. ,Trapp was instan.
up one side of his face until his mouth
was all in one corner: then released his
countenance with a smack.
The little six" he observed. now
smiling with fathery kindness. "rwen-
there.
How fast can she co." injured
Toad. his stiff. dark-red hair almost
auivering.
Seventy" and Louis Trapp held the
back OF one stubby hand in the other
palm while he studied the two boys
speculativelv. That's the smoothcst-
running cnsine on tho market,
The two hoys who had been adopted
ny Wailinsford and B!ackic Daw bent
on the car an apnreciativc gaze. 1t was
an extremely low. cartridge shaped
runsbout most obviously built for
speed. and the designer had meant It.
absolutely. for TWO boys. one frcckled
and one rather plump.
Louis Traop seems TO he rather a
hard customer" spoculatcd ]. Rufus
Wallincford. and the three other mem
bers Of the restitution conference. dit
ting on the vcranda of wallingfo,d's 3
beautiful suburban home. were silently
"a el l,f Httt --..L
him in order TO get acquainted, but |
haven't been able to'stimulatc his hnan-
cial ina magination."
The two beautiful Warden sisters and
Blackic Daw laughed at that: then
Blackie rose and leaned against the rail
crossing his spider-ike legs and twirI,
ing his black mustache.
'He II have to give UP the fifty thou
sand he stole from the Warden estate
tust the same" and Blsckie gazed down
into the sparkling blue eyes of Violet.
Louis Is number six on the list of
s%indlers who robbed you orphans Of
YOUR fathers fortune, and Louis will
have TO be crossed Off. Well. look who s
here"
Wallinsford glanced down toward the
Sato through which came a man so
hald-headed that a nesr-sighted lamp
cleaner had once mistaken him for an
arc light. He had his hat OF and was
mopping his head.
The Onion" chuckled Wallingford,
who was ALWAYS amused by w, O.
Jones. Girls. go out and look at the
pansics and the pnks. and spare your
selves the onion"
Laughing. the sisters stepped off the
side entrance to the porch and wander
I'd round the garden. while Onion Jones
was led into the library.
Toad Jessup and young Jimmy came
racing homo full Of enthusiasm for the
new car. and all this enthusiasm they
poured our on Violet and Fannie Also.
they revealed their settled and homeless q
wide world would give them the car+
Violet, watching their wlstful faces,
suddenly gicsled and drew Fannie
side.
Lets play ono of his own tricks on
Mr.. Wallng ford. she uraed. and cx-
plaineG 1t in excited whispers.
Fannie shook her head at first. but
hnall" she smiled. and IT WIS she who
led In the careful execution OF the plan
which followed. She called tho boys,
and led the way back into the garage.
where she promptly drove nails
through two OF the tires on Walling-
lords pct roadster.
wo minutes later Toad Jessup was
lded fer the library. who're Walling-
d and Blsckio were lauGhing hilari-
Nv at the Onions latest scheme for
ting himself jailed for life.
We'll. why don't You go through with
hfE'" BiachlS.
CScusc me- observed Onion Jones
itelv mopplnG III" f,awlesslv nude
ri. which Blackic called NJ egg II
II mind living. Tor spell IN a bun,
tcl, or even hospital but ] draw
line at tho n"nitcntiarN. IN sell
J the scheme 70" five thousand"
Rufus leaned back in his library
air, and surveyed Onion with mock
approval.
Your stresk OF ycllows beginning Ia
Nv through" he cha rgcd
'oad Jessup bobhed in at the door
Say, YOU got couple OF busted tires
,cle lin" he shouted MY. Trapp's
/ a. new kind In. I was going to gel
some, but Miss Fannie said Id bet.
got an order from YOU
Nallinrford smiled and wrote an or,
r for The tircs: then he returned tc
business proposition OF Nv. W. O.
nes
y car remember when you'd take q
ance,' he said. with sly wink al
ackle
That's just it " responded Mr. Iones
took 'sm AL. and there ain't an,
Isnces left. Ever since 7 nut IN that
- stretch. cracking rocSs in striped
1T twelN" wears ano. ! got nervous
bon Tn IN n small room. That's why
sosas u IVu smart guy T." put In g