The Washington times., 1915-10-03

Bungalow. You must come out into our
factory and inspect one which is COM
plete and ready for shipment"
II was masterful manner In which TO
treat such an emergency, and the board
Of directors were strong In their admira-
ton OF II. The board followed into the
factory. much interested, to see .he
demonstration. With all his suavity.
Wallingford strore to prove to Mr..
Bezazzum the excellence OF the speckled
low.
But Mr.. BezazzuES va obdurate.
While admitting the superi, ity OF the
article before him, admitting 1t In such
ono OF the board of directors was
pleased until he writhed. stiil the thing
wonld not quite do.
The official manager sighed: The
oSR.s m S Fl 'ss ss,S.y SS.d e Mn. sSs
this commercial genius do In such an
emergency? He displayed his hand.
and in unison they sighed with relief.
you have not seen the improvements
said Wnllingford. holding up his hand
impressively. and the mere manner in
which he said II, his round pink face
craven into solemnity, and his broad
shesS shes. expended pa to It's full capacity, was
man. ALLOW me to show you the i'm
proved portable house weatherstrtp; tho
improved portable house lightning rod
the improved portable house ventilator
the improved portable house down
spout; the improved portable house
door knob, and the improved portable
house burglar alarm"
Deftly and quickly the manager dis
protected by the six waiiinsford
patents. Mr.. Dezzazzum was in costa
cies. nor was his voiuble ardor cooled
when Mr.. Wallingford announced thrt
these improvements would add SIS to the
cost Of each BUNGALOW.
II wouldn't bundang miss ,havin' their
improvements " they cost nifty plunGt
q throw" he declered enthusiastically
.Yuh can 1es' book nah ohdek faw
800 followed walled bungalows with al
of them there improvements. and sir
! you 10 per cent Of thuh entire bill. II
| cash. right now. Yo'all can ship thu
balance e. q. y. and you can write o.
about the credit OF ole Pete BesasEun..
"of course. Mr.. Bezzazzuns. / shall b.
compelled to investigate your standing
! as a matter Of form. but IN the mean
time I should like. before booking you
! order which is rather a large one 10
us, to consult with my board Of di
rectors. ! am only the manager here
Boy. take this gentleman into my offic'
and see II he will not have some re
detain you over two or three minutes
Gentlemen. will you kindly accompan,
me to the board ROOM
On the day those three shipments
were to reach their destination. Mr.
Waliingford's private secretary callet
on a certain lawyer. who immediatel!
telephoned n certain other lawyer Vi
that day. The National Hollow Walle'
real concern doing a real business. file'
n suit against the Speckled Bass con
cern for infringement OF patents ant
damages! An Injunction was als'
fled!
Here was = pretty how-do-you-do
called board Of directors meeting
an imperative one. and three mos
important social engagements wer
broken This thing Of being In trad
had become Q bore
Four days after the suit was file
there came an agonized Telegram
from Mr.. Bexazzum that an injunc
tion had been served upon him. for
bidding him to pay for and remov
the portable bungalows consigned t
him.
ON the second day after that. again
Mr.. Bezazzum himself came into tn
factory. both himself and his daugh
ter. clad in the most most violent sill
sweater procurable.
Mr.. Bazazzum, more Violently in
famed than his unspeakable swe.L"l
, was a torpedo Of righteous wrati
whom Mr. Wallingford endeavoret
with no SUCCESS at all. to placat
with soothing words and fond prom
ises.
mo" .shrieked Mr.. Bezazzum. or
have the law on yez. begob. Yo
promised me. three hundred bunga
, lows and oi hev me min engaged. an
no houses to put them in. ! coul
have got thin chanties elsewhere
but by cheminy. / blace my conhderc
: sen diss skinner concern an the
: turn me down; I'm agin you. see
: in front Of a two-hundred-t Thousand
dollar damage suit. so help me! An
= that goes!
MY dear Mr.. Pezassum You mu.
realize that. SO far as intent goe
! fair: We delivered the goods to yo
8 on time. and we cannot be held, fc
J anything on that score. In a spirit {
! fairness however we will do TIL
= much. We will pay the freight bot
t per cent advance deposit In casl
I isn't that fair. Mr.. Bezazzum?''
"Hear! Hear" cried Hickey Saur
ders. in a tone which tried to be q,
2 hilarating. That's a sportin' Ger, NJ
I Besazzum."
, Mr.. Bezazzum's answer to thu
offer was immediate. picturesque, an
I violent. He had contract callin
$ for the delivery of the goods to hi
!, delivery to a carrying agent fro
, which he could not secure the goot
d upon the profter of the agreed pri,
Of their release. was no delivery
Q him in fact, common sense. or la,
d He inteded to press his claim in Il
highest courts In the land, SO he
d him Moses and there was no possib
compromise Hold on. though, The,
d might-that is. It was Just bare
: possible that there might-be a wa
z out.
G Hope. dim, vague. distant, glimmeri,
g hope. the barest dicker and spark
e hope blushed family upon the far-di
a tant horizon for Ave disconsolate ge
d tlemen In trade 1t might be bare
possible that, II the speckied Ba
: Company were to relinqush the goo
8 free, In settlement of Mr.. Bezazzum
h damage claim-well. gentlemen. the
h you were, and what were you goi,
8 to do about II or stand suit, buhgos
t The dense silence was broken
o Humperdinck the three creases
It whose brow were now so tightly draw
G that they seemed one blurred. bla,
), line OF foundation for his spikes
h hair. did understand the gentlem,
to say that he offered a compromise i?
= Mr., Wallingford, apparently hopele