Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-10-11

other interests he was putting into the
structure. That is why l rather fam
cifully alluded to the Ward block as
the flower Of all Talbots activities.
Building is the one thing you have
to pay cash for throughout" said Tai
| bot regretfully. Labor and materials
demand gold. But see my way clear,
and first class. well appointed bust
ness block in this town right now Is
worth more than the United States
mint. That's cash coming in for you
regularly every month 1t will pay
! from the start four or five times the
amount necessary to keep everything
else afloat. Jim Rocket has taken the
entire lower floor at thirty thousand.
The offices upstairs will pay from a
thousand month up. and they are
| every one rented in advance. Once
we get our rents coming in the strain
Is relieved. I can begin to take up my
mortgages and loans, and once that
Is begun we are on the road to Million.
aireville."
| Once more he recapitulated his af-
fairs-the land on the Plaza, two hun
dred thousand: the building, eighty
thousand; the Harbor View lands, any
thing they might rise to. but nearly
quarter million now; ten thousand par
value Of the wharf stock already pay
ing dividends: real estate here and
there, and everywhere in the path of
the citys growth: shares in new no.
<oI hot hn v,0o
road-as we jotted down the figures
and the magic total grew such trifing
little affairs as gold mines dropped
quite below the horizon. We stared at
Talbot, fascinated.
And then for the first time we learn
ed that the 5000 we had sent down
from Hangman's Gulch and the sum
left from the robbery We're not sluiG-
bering in some bankers safe, but had
been sent dancing with the other dol
lars at Talbot's command.
81 didn't know just what you fell
lows intended" said he. "but we were
partners up there at the mines. and
concluded 1t would be all right You
didn't mean"
'Sure not!' broke in Johnny hearth,
| ly. You're welcome to mine"
"Same here" agreed Yank and l.
And then Talbot let us see that he
considered us to that extent partners
, in the business.
II have the date it arrived" he told
US, "and know just how much actual
capital I had myself at that time, so
! I'm computing your shares In the ven
| ture on that basis. It comes to about
one-tenth apiece for Yank and Johnny.
Frank and l have an agreement a.
ready
Johnny stared at the paper on which
/ the totals had been penciled.
Not any, he protested vehemently'
ut isn't fair! You've made this thing
by sheer genius, and it isn't fair for
me to take tenth of it on the strength
of measly little consignment or dust.
! You give me your note for thousand
dollars, or whatever the sum Is. at In
terest, if you want to. and that's all
that is coming to me-"
81 feel the same said Yank.
Boys" argued Talbot earnestly.
"that doesn't go. That five thousand
saved me. 1t came at time when |
had to have money or go down. l had
been to every bank, to every firm, to
every man in town, and l couldn't
raise 10 cents more If you refuse this
thing you will be doing something
that ...- .
"Oh, hush up, Talv' broke in Johnny
grufly. III that's how you feel
ut is
1T is now" said Johnny firmly,
"1O:3O a. M, but I'm going to have
bubbles. If you fellows don't want
me all drunk and dressed up you've
got to help me drink them"
ITO be- Continued,)