The Washington times., 1915-12-13
Copyright, 1915. by The Star co. A
foreign lights reserved)
Continued from Yesterday

"If YOU want to dig" Toad helT,-
fully informed him. II reckon yonli
need this here pick. LIE me dlS some
win you mister? I'm good 9lsget;
Come right on. SpeckleS, az
lingford invited heartily; we dts
began with a will.
Wallingrord, however. being ratheI
heavy for this sort of work, anu
somewhat short of breath. was YER
much relieved when Jonas Squlbble
came at last and gazed into the lncip-
lent ditch. with wrinkles OF rupldlN
corrugating his nose and almost clos
ing his eyes. o, a,
manded.
"A hole" returned Wallingford calm
ly, splitting on his hands and taking !
fresh grip on the pickaX.
"I'll have to have damages for that'
Jonas quickly decided -,,,
,'ISu moi nav for it," declared Walling'
ford, The rent of this ground was
included in the twenty dollars gave
you" ,,..,,, ,,,,, ,,roD.
ertv" Tomas severely told him. GU
| nave TO pay damages. or else III sue
Sue and be iggered" answered
| Wallingford, turning NlSorois'y tT
| work again; then he suddenly stralRht-
| ened up in an apparent flash OF ,o,; ahsSI;
"Whatn you take for your old nelo
he asked. ,,-. ,,o+ otto hack
| for a town hall, when the TOWN. S''"'
up to it," Jonas declared ,,o
| The wooden plank with Your hanle
on 1t will be rottcd down among um'
| weeds before that happens WalllhS
| 49, sorrIv retorted I'm give you
two hundred dollars for n" helo' ,,
| ~ or't to have two hundred ana tWch-
tv-fye." ne declared. with seeming re-
i luctdhce' aprced WallinGford,
there's YOUR two hundred and twenty
five dollars" and from a rat WA. Wa''iI =,
he produced the money and thrust II
upon the astoundSd Slu:"U.";,; ",r;,;;r,nhantlv,
nattin.r his leather mOncy-pOuch III ms
pocket to make sure thal II "aH SUI Iii
safe, you may 80 ahead an "'E "'
the holes YOU want to. .,,
.,Thanks returned WallinGfOrd, with
euuaI triumph. Il don't care to az,
hole now. ry the way. Mr. SHmnni,%'; ,'
are Won Going over past the poSt"hl''
"I might" replied Jonas rhullH"SIA
..lhen kindly mail this letter Tor ~"
will vo'I o. and Wallingfod banded hh
a stamped addressed, and Srann "+,
vclope. "Now, sonny. =" Sa'n @ ~
.oToad," "cct me a ca1p"i'"r, loh'
rf straw. and all the men in town W"
havS crovbars, pickaN"s, Hmd spades
and who are willing to work for two
dollars day, r,. ,d i,,,r,odi
aTS di,rrnd away with WallirG
fnrd,s letter. and Of course hc read tn
insCription. 1t was addressed to IN
, International I.ltho@raph stone oiI
nanv, Jonas, IN deep thouSht, Whi,
was rapidly be"Om ~ painful SLOW
walked half wav across I" IN" stHr'
Which was also the post"tflco. me-
turned and came back. .,,
"I.ookit here" h" charged IN S'''
, den panic, "you dug that hole ON
; nurp"sc 10 make me think YOU wa
n-huviny that property jos h"cause N"
' "II5W dare yor suspect me-" sal
i Walinpford. smiling. ,,,. -
% 'Nou come here a-purp0SC 10 DuN "'
. stone field" Jonas further CharES,
5 with a sinking feeling in the PIT OF III
k i'ii'> WI make no admissions" state
r Wanmgford, sitfcninS. ,.,, mn,
" What do YOU want o my hc,d, any
n how o. Jonas demanded, nov sure u
II ne had been swindled.
That's my affair, s!r, announce
$ WallugfCrd crisply. "Mnre"Ner' can
:, waste tnlo tali;ing ABOUT 4. rye
5 great dcel Of work I" DO W SInln',1 "" !
vile. and very little tim" in which 20 d
" t. III take thai letter II YOU n'caS'
e and rnsCuinG it from Jonas nervel"'
: fingers, he walked across to the pos
n office and mailed his request for cats
1: logue. !,
m retreating les "f Toad" with vast az
l. miTati IN, - you don't make that X
lie foreman of the works, at regular tor
ID mans paw. T'll never draw up anotf'
legal doCumcL< for you"
ID ".
n Before noon Suuibblcvirc was Il
r. busiest town on tho man. Tho blaC
Ia smith. the CoODCI. and even the pr
/ urietOr Of the Auditorium Hotel TO -
nothing Of paI"-"ycd and pale-hain