White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-07

Bonnie the Train upon winch they
| would arrive. was waiting at Blackie's
house.
Hello, pirater' greeted Blackie,
bustling into the library and unlock
ing the cellarette between the Mark
Twain set and the forty volume Shake
speare. Have You settled down yet
into a regular business manT'
well. yes" hesitated Bargain Billy,
upon whose doughy brow there were
beginning to be lines of actual thought.
You know. I bought out that auto
mobile factory"
"You dldr' exclaimed Blackie. why,
heard Jim wallingford caution you
not TO do it until you saw him."
That's right admitted Bargain
Billy. looking up with a nod as Violet
Bonnie came into the room and settled
herself in the biggest and most COM
Portable leather rocker.
well. WELL" observed Blackie. ."
hope you haven't made any mistake.
Now. Brack. don't tell me anything
about 1t till | send for Jim. l can see
1t In your eyes that you want some
advice"
He's on his way over" stated Vi0-
let Bonnie calmly. looking out the win
dow. Il told Fannie to bring him
across just as soon as he got home.
Blackie, why don't you offer your friend
a little stimulant?"
II wasn't sure I needed any" hest
tated Bargain Billy. with a half heart
ed chuckle. Pm not lure yet whether
| ought to be worried or not"
Don't tell me a thing" hastily
warned Blackie. Pm not smart like
jim. Will you have water with your
rye or seltzer or will you have whisky
for a chaserT'
Il don't care If do" accepted Brack.
and drank refiectively until Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallingford came in.
well. Jim. our fat little ward has
done it." announced Blackie when the
callers had arrived and had passed the
conventional greetings. "Brack tells
me that he bought that automobile
plant"
"As bad as thatg" queried Walllng
ford. looking grave. "Brack. | told
you not to do that until you consulted
me. | suppose you got stungw
Il want you to tell me IL | have"
confessed Brack. II thought every
thing was all right until l began to
try to sell the treasury stock, but It
seems to me that they've become
awful wise on Broadway since I was a
well known figure there"
THE ones who wanted money al
ways have been wise" chuckled Val
Iingford. Needing money Is in itself
a liberal education. Why won't they
buy your treasury stock?'
.'They say | haven't got anything
except a contract to manufacture IN
der your patents. and that's revoca-
ble." complained Brack; also that con-
tract runs out in a year II l don't con-
tinue manufacturing
That's all right" Wallingford sooth-
ed him. "AIl you have to do Ii keep
on manufacturing
what with Indignantly protested
Brack. II mad to pay this slick Pollet
$97 500. He was eve sore beca use ]
insisted on keeping out $500 for per
sonaI expenses.
Blackie looked apoIogetically at VIC
let Bonnie. Have you much OF II
leftY" he inquired
About enough TO square my motel
bill. Why. look mere. boys. Pollet
didn't own that plant
He didn't!r exclaimed WaIlingf0rd
-Why. I'd have him pincned."
"Your la wyer says ! cant | bought
the good will. fixtures. material. pat
ents applied for. certificates OF stock
and machinery owned by the Auto
home Manufacturing company. all
right. but the machinery consisted OF
a new jigsaw and an emery wheel
The material consisted of 800 worth
of iron aud 500 worth of brass; the
fixtures of one new desk light and two
dozen twenty rent letter hles- The
patents applied for are only an ex-
pense account. and the good VIII
doesn't amount 70 anything that ] can
See"
Blackie, sitting at the library desk.
began to play softly some tmasina9
piano keys along It's edge and TO hum
New York -ls a Good Old Town"
wallingford laid his head back o. TIE
cushion Of his favorite chair and laugh
ed frankly at the ceiling. Fannie Wal.
fngford smiled amusedly at Violet
Bonnie. who was holding o hand on
her bea wing belt and taking hers out
In Internal spasms.
why | thought you told me he bad
a fine big plant there?" protested Wal
Iingford when he could get his breath
once more.
1T was rentedI' exploded Brack.
HE was TOO smart TO tell you II
wasn't. ! supposef" ventured Walling
ford.
"Of course he was" agreed Brack
There's nothing in the papers to show
that that was his plant or that the An
tohome company owned anything II
the plant line except just machinery
..n-- 4fnr, Al, md ann AmarV Whaal'