The Washington times., 1915-12-15
continued from Yesterday

! "Go get IL quick!' urged Blsckle. II
never believe monev until | have 1t III
my jeans and the .padl ork clamped on
His fears, n he really had any, were
alayed soon as snaa sheH aI,nCa ,b;st gnos the
money into Wallingford's hands AZ soon
as he was near enough.
Count II {" ordered, Ionas in "a voice
positively sGueahy r with oe SNe''otent g, .if =
a little tore. an sonre of It's a. little
musty an moldy. mebbc. but it's good
money. ! got some more OF II lishi
here, too ! got another seven thousand
lust like IL, that III give YOU, solid spot
cash right this minute, for the other
half o. that field y
Make it $500, ard w go YOU" WaI.
! lngford offered That's my last. word !;
take It or leave H,i -,
| TO his immense surprise Jonas imned.. :.
lately produced the money. Here II ~.
he said Nov 81 me me back ,nnEc my piI. Goc,5-
ments, 'eeptin' jcs' 10 write null and
void; acrost the face OF this'n."
Come right inside and Wel wind
one one in a daze, and led tho way into
the car, where he surrendered the bill OF
sale. invaldated as directed, and turn,
cd Jonas and the sheriff loose 3ust
raih-storm of the season broke upon
| thcm in all its fury. Wnllingford was
Ftili Growing over BlacIie when Toad
Jessup, dripping wet but triumpilan,
into the nice dry car, ma shook nm, n,
self with all the smiling assurance OF
wet dog at a lawn party .r.sn
Well ! tole EN- so. HeciaTea aot ower, oS
las stone covered up. an now its a-rat-
| in :"
Blac,,ie regarded the foreman sorrow
| fully and turned to WaiiinstppIu .o
! Is ono thing in SquibbIcVillc you d hate
TO leave behind?" he wanted to kn9%i now,
! Toad you mean" inquired Walt
ingford, smiling. "lt locs seem rs'her
You amt a-goin' away" protested
| "TOad."
"Nt once" wallingford told him pos.
sibly tonight. il the rain stops long
enough for me to adjust the machine
=, We've sold back the field to Squibhle.
II woan' work for i'm" declared
Toad" is!antly. II thing Eo,,!i ~ n:eS oesS
| IyCnt yOu"'
BIackic looked at Wellingford, and
find on the Cacc of J. Rufus only
the arfo"tionatc smile WITH when ne ne
was regarding Toad" proceeded 10
' hil" youug Mr.. I"Ssup upon the spot.
"Dun't fool ia" boy that way
Elnckic." demonstrated NalltnGlord
Its father never would let him GO
I ',
and, opening the door or the car. ne
shrilI"d out into the rain; Hey, you
Paw. conc horri
This time the tone was p"rcmptory
The cider J"saup hcsitated moment
and then calnc plod1inP stoIidls
across tn" rain.
"rNEadghc want he inquired viii
his lead prctruding forward. aud
uu"rly "blivious Of the thin streams
"r water which were running down
| bark Of lig neck
"i'nI a-Eoin' away with MIR. Wal,
lir-ford and Bla"kic. ! got a jon'
hcin manager for en-. Mchbe wei
pull our freight tonight vet"
nectirely, 1T had "rter he n goot
job. aud | reckon you'll do we'll at it,
well. we got him" declared
Blncki", alm"*t embarrassed by tn.
Sudd"nncss with which Toad" har
them. "Hcs ours. and now 7 suppos,
w"'I have 10 take care Of him"
lies NOR" likely to take car" o
v"u .sirn"d him on. This towns beer
good TO me-. and, by the way. Rlaci,ie
D. while 'hInk Of it, III bother you 70
that jad" fob pendant"
B!a"kic silently unfastenod his pc
hit of iewelry from his fob and pa $50,
it ever " You win,' he confessed
"and YOU win running easy. ahead b.
seven lengths "f daylight. Flu
Jimmy. II ! had II to 10 over agail
Id still hot my life pEainHt thre
cents worth "f tripc that nob"d
could skin Jonas SquibbIe out Of fv
dollars. let alone frtecn thuusa nd
L"t>s s"e. deducting tho. twelve thor
sand we get back for the pretty War
den orphans, We have thre. thousan
loft for the "Np"nSc fund. Prett
good for "A long shot"
you'll go broke picking long shot
some day" commented walllngfor
changing ucl
intosh and hunting out his "slicker
; hat. THE rains slackcning up. cheer
: ful loser. and u this car isn't stand
ing in three or four feet of water, II