The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-02-17

Wild Water stared at the rapidly dis.

Wild Water stared at the rapidly dis
appearing eggs and seemed petrifed.
"They-they amt worth no S1O."
Wild Water said slowly.
Shorty accepted the challenge. "A
things worth what you can get for it.
amt it?' he demanded.
Yes, but-you can't eat eggs like
that" Wild Water objected "It-it
amt right
We just dote on eggs, Smoke an
me- was Shorty's excuse.
Wild Water finished his own plate IL
half hearted way Say. you fellows
can do me Il great favor" be began
tentatively. "SeIl me. or lend me. or
give me, about dozen of them eggs
Sure" Smoke answered. II know
what a yearning for eggs is myself
But we're not so poor that we have to
sell our hospitality. They'll cost you
nothing. Go ahead. Shorty. Cook
them up for him."
But Wild Water laid a restraining
hand on the eager Shorty as he ex.
planned II don't mean cooked. l want
them with the shells on"
$50 that yon can carry 'em awayT
That's the idea
But that amt hospitality" Shorty
objected. "It's-it's tradin'."
Smoke nodded concurrence. That's
| different, Wild Water. | thought you
just wanted to eat them. You see. We
went into this for a speculation"
| The dangerous blue Of Wild Waters
eyes began to grow more dangerous
'I'll pay you for them" he said sharp
| ly. How much?"
| "Oh. not a dozen." Smoke replied
I'VE couldn't sell dozen. We're no
retailers: we're spectators. We can
break our own market We've got
hard and fast corner. and when we sel
out it's the whole corner or nothing"
How many have yon got and hov
much do you want for them?"
How many have we. Shorty ?
Smoke inquired
Shorty cleared his throat and pei
formed mental arithmetic aloud. Len
me see Nine hundred an seventy
three minus nine, that leaves nine bur
dred an sixty-two. An the who'll
shootin' match at $40 a throw wi
tote up just about nine thousand 81
hundred an twenty iron dollars. Q
course, Wild Water, we're playin' fai
an it's money back for bad one!
though they amt none. That's on
thing | never seen in the Kiondike-
bad egg"
Wild Water shook his head sadly an
helped himself to the beans. "Th;
would be too expensive. Shorty. / onl
want few. III give you $40 for
couple of dozen. III give you $50. bl
| can't buy 'em ALL
"AlI or none" was Smokes ultim'
tum.
Look here, you two" Wild Watt
said in a burst OF confidence. 'I'll
perfectly honest with you, an don't h
: it go any further, You know Miss A
, raj an was engaged. Well, she
broken everything Off It's for her
, want them eggs. | want to give the
to her on platter shirred That's Il
way she likes en-
DO you want 'em ninety-six hundre
an twenty dollars worth?' Shor1
queried.
, law, listen to reason" Wild Wat
/ pleaded. Il only want couple
dozen. I'll give you $50 apiece for 'er
What do | want with all the rest
them eggs?"
Il should say Miss Arral's worth Il
price of the eggs" Smoke put
quietly.
Worth it7' Wild Water stood up
the heat Of his eloquence. "She's wort
million dollars. She's worth all Il
dust in Klondike. But that amt I
call for me to gamble $4,000 On
/ breakfast for her. Now. I've got
proposition. Lend me couple Of dozs
of them eggs. I'll turn 'em over
| Slavovitch. He'll feed 'em to her wi
| my compliments. She amt smiled
| me for hundred years. If them eg
l get smile for me I'll take the who
| boiling Off your hands"
| "Will you sign a contract to that {
fect?" Smoke said quickly, for he kne
\ that Lucille Arral had agreed to smi
Wild Water gasped. you're almigh
I swift with business up here on t
i hill" he said, with hint Of snari.
! Were only accepting your ov
u proposition" Smoke answered.
I "All right; bring on the paper; ma
i 1t out hard and fast" Wild Water cri