Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1916-10-05

oh" said I.
This" said Johnny, made it about
. o'clock, as l figure your Story. Did
you then take q needed rest?'
"Quartcr of - corrected Talbot. 81
was going back to the hotel when l
passed that brick building-you know,
on Montgomery street. remembered
then that lawyer and his $3.50 for a
hole in the ground. 1t seemed to me
there was Il terrible waste somewhere.
Here was Il big brick building filled
up with nothing but goods. 1t might
much better be filled with people.
There is plenty of room for goods in
those ships, but YOU can't very well
put people on the ships. so | just
dropped il to sec them about it. l
offered to hire The entire upper part
of the building and pointed out that
the lower part Was all they could pos
Sibly use as Il store. They said they
needed the upper part as s~torehouse.
l offered to store the goods i'll an ac-
cessiblc safe place. OF course they
wanted to see the place, but / wouldn't
let on, naturally. but left it subject to
their approval after the lease vas
signed. The joke OF it is they were
way overstockcd anyway Finally /
made my grand offer.
"'Look here said /, You m me
that upper story for Il decent length Of
timc-say Il year-and III buy out the
surplus stock you've got up there at a
decent valuation.' Thcy jumped at
that. OF curse they pretended not to-,
but just the same they jumped. Ill
ut Il slight loss, or else III stick it
aboard q ship. Depends q; good deal
on what is there, Of course. It's most
ly bale aud box goods of some sort or
another. I've got an inventory i'll my
pocket. Haven't looked at it vet. Then
I'll partition off that warcroom and
rent it out for offices and so forth.
There are a lot of lawyers and things
in this town just honing for something
dignitied and stable. l only pay three
thousand a month for it,
Johnny groaned deeply.
"Wcll," persisted Talbot, 81 figure on
getting ut least eight thousand Il month
out of it. Thatll take care of a little
loss on the goods, if necessary. I'm
not sure a loss is necessary"
And how much, about. are the
goods?' l inquired softly.
ooh, I don't know! Somewhere be-
tween ten and twenty thousand, 1 sup
pose"
Paid for how and whcn?"
"One-third cash and the rest in notes.
said Talbot regrctfully.
where do you expect to get the
money!" 1 insisted.
"Oh, money, money! cried Talbot,
throwing out his arms WITH Il gesture
of Impotence. THE place is full of
money. It's pouring in from the mines.
from the world outside. Moneys no
troublc..'
lie fell into an intent r%everie, biting
at his short mustache. | arose softly
to my feet.
%"Johnny,' said | in a strangled little
voice, "1'vc got to give back McGlynn's
change. Want to go with me-"
We tiptoed around the corner Of the
building and fell into each others
arms with shricks OF JOY.
"Oh,' cried Johnny at last, wiDins
the tears from his eyes, moneys nc
trouhlew
After We had to some extent relieved
| n11,. frp1ipOc wa nb, frn.1 ~, oolI .lrc
into dust-I purchased a buckskin bag
and went to find McGlynn. Our way
to his quarters led past the postofice
where Il long cue of men still waited
patiently and quietly in line. We stood
for a few moments watching the de.
meanor of those who had received theil
mail or who had been told there was
nothing for them. Some Of the latter
were pathetic and looked fairly dazeG
with grief and disappointment.
We found Yank and Talbot still al
the edge of the hotel veranda.
look here, Tai" said Johnny al
once, "hoW are you going to finish al
this business you've scared up and get
off to the mines within a reasonable
time? We ought to start pretty soon
"Mines?' echoed Talbot. I'm moi
going to the mines! l wouldn't leave
all this for a million mines. No; Yanl
and l have been talking it over. Yor
boys will have to attend to the mining
end Of this business. I'll pay Franks
share and take a quarter of the profits
and Frank can pay me in addition
half his profits. In return for the work
l don't do I'll put aside 5000 and use
it in my business here, and all of us
will share in the profits I make from
that amount. How does that strike
you%"
81 don't like to lose you out of this
said Johnny disappointedly.
Nor l." said l..
"And L hate to lose the adventure
boys" agreed Talbot earnestly. "But
honestly, l can't leave this place now
even if I want to, and I certainly don,
want to-"
l turned in that night with the feel
ino thot r had Dacco1 n worry iptoroe+