The Washington times., 1915-12-13
Copyright, 1915. by The Star, Co A
foreign rights reservedo
(Continued from Yesterday

Continued from 1eSteIudJD
"If you want to dig" Toad" helE-
fully Informed him. II reckon your
need this here pick: LIE me dlS some
will YOU mister? I'm a good digger;
Come right on, Speckles," wal
lingford invited heartily: Wen dig
together" ard. taking the pick he
began with will. ,-.
Wallingford, however. oelng ratneI apd
heavy for this sort OF work anu
somewhat short of breath. was very
much relieved when Jonas SqnlbDIe
came at last and gazed into the lncip-
lent ditch, with wrinkles OF cuplGltS
corrugating his nose and almost CLOS
" @What are you diggln'?" he de-
"A hole" returned wallingford calm
ly. splitting on his hands and taxing =
fresh grip on the pickaX.
"I'll have to have damages Tor that'
Jonas quickly decided: ,,,.,,,-r
,I'II not nav for it," declared Walling'
ford. ''I'he rent of this ground was
included in the twenty dollars gave
"That didn't include injurin'' my prop
artI Tomas severely told him. you
have to pay damages. or else III sue
Sue and be 1iggered" answered
Wailingford, turning vigorously TO ms
| work again; then he suddenly stralght-
| ened up in an apparent hash OF Il, shsSI;; 81;
"WhatH you take for your old he'o'
"NeiI, / been holdin' that site back
for a town hall, when the town grows
up to it," Jonas declared; .. ,,,,o
THE wooden plank with nnrg S0ur na the
weeds before that happens" Wauing-
ford sourly retorted. TN give you
two hundred dollars for the field. .o,
| 'I or't to have two hundred ana tWen-
ty-fye." ne declared, with seeming re-
!
iueSdhc SHu right" agreed Wallingford'
here's YOUR two hundred and twenty
ave dollars" and 6TnT 6T@m and raj thrust waif Il
mnop the astounded Squibble.
fan now" said Jonas triumphahily
nattiny his leather mOney-pOuch IN nIS M
pocket to make sure that II was as sui ali
safe, "you may go aneau All "'E ~"
the holes you want to- ,,,-.., ,,,t,L
iThanks," returned Walingford, VIII
aoraI triumph. Il don't care to dig a
hole now Ry the way; a. tbS MT nostoTfco% SglSo%
are are yGHi y,0ip6t" SG""e replied Jonas cautiously,
"1'hen kindly mail this letter TOR me
will you?" and Wallingford handed mn
stamped, addressed; and ,e seeleG ssid 't t.
.cToad." ''Cet me a carpenter, loa'
~ straw. and all the men i'm town W.
hays crowbars, pickaXrs, ana spaces
and who are willing to work Tor 1--WE
: "o!Iags !!Yessir" r =" said TOAD" and immedi
ataiv became a cloud of dust.
Ionas turned away with WallirS
! ford's letter and Of course he. READ ~, IN
[ inscription. 1t was addressed 10 IN
International Lithograph Stone Corn
I panv. Jonas, IN deep thought. Whl(I
/ was RAPIDLY becoming painful, sloWl
| walked half WAY across to me st1T'
Z which was also the postonlce' Ihe
e turned. and came back.
al ,ooklt here" he charged in suo
: den panic, you dug that mole on 10
. m,rp6se to make me think you wa
a-huying that property jes' because yo
Y ""n "H5W dare you suspect me?". sal
a Wallingford, smiling. -. =, h,,, m
+ "You come here a-purpose TO puy ~
! stone ficld" Jonas further charES'
= with sinking feeling IN the PIT OF !"
k Iii make no admissions" state
n Wauingford, stitfeninS. -.
e What DO YOU want o my he,d, an an
n howe" Jonas demanded now sure -
N he had been swindied.
That's my affair slr, announce
rs Wailingford crisply, Moreover ! can
$, waste time talking ABOUT i. lye
TIIle. IInl and very little time in which 20 {
Or IL. IN take that letter II you please
'e and rescuing II from Jonas nerVelH
g fingers, he walked across to the pos
In office and mailed his request for cat
g "Timmy." said Blackie watching II
IN retreating lers cf Toad" with vast a
n miratirn, ~ you don't make that X
ne foreman of the works at regular for for
legal documeEt for you"
n Before noon Suuibbleville was 1
H. busiest town on the map, The blac
Id smith. the COOPER, and even the pI
nothing Of pale-eyed and Dale-haiF