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Seaboard Air Limo Railroad

trains leave daily A. n. <.rnaa
local; l;ls p. H.. sisepers. Atlanta
and Jacksonville; $50 p. A.. Atlanta
Rirming ham and Memphis; 1l:So p. NJ.
sleaprrs. Jacksonville. Trains arrive
6:25 A. NJ. e.l6 A. NJ cas- r. H.. 7:25
r. II.
Effective sunday. May II
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SCHEDULES.
Norfolk and Western Railroad.

FOR NORFOLK $500 A. NJ. $500 A.
NJ. $3.50 p. NJ. $50 r. NJ
FOR LYNCHBuRG AND THE WEST.
$500 A. NJ. 1880 r. NJ. 1926 p. NJ
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk 1905
noon. 1870 P. NJ From the West:
s758 A. NJ, t2.lo p. NJ. t1:50 p. NJ.
sT.4O P. NJ
.DaiIy. iDaiIy except sunday. ssun.
day.
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Richmond, Fredericksburg ( Pstenae R. R.

Richmond w hingtonI ,ocai, sJ4v. "a. 10 pM.
week days; n.l5 Pm, Sundays; Ar. sl..D Pm
daily. Fredericksburg Accom-. week days, Lv
t4.l5 Pm; Ar. ya.i5 AM. Ashland Accom-. week
days, Lv. s7<sAM, 6.soPM; Ar. Imam, 5soPA.
AElba ticket and baggage Offices not open
Tor this train. ! sMaiu 81 Sta
tsyrd 81 Sta. stopping at E4ux. Eliza s,a
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COBURN MOTOR SALES
CORPORATION.
I217 West broad street.
RICHMOND.
AUCTION SALES.
,--5ass-s es-r-r-. 2 .
CHEN MING Il HoxIFN.
Real Estate Auetfoneers.

In execution OF a deed Of trust,
dated September l2, 1916 recorded in
clerks office Richmond IA d n er
court in deed book 2t0-p. page cas- de-
fault having been made IN payment OF
portion Of the debt therein secured.
and being required by the beneficiary
Hereunder so TO do. We VIII sell at
public auction or
TUESDAY. DECEMBER ,. fafs.
At 4 o'clock =. NJ.
on the premises, the property described
In said deed az follows;
"Ail thar certain Hot with improve
n, eats knnMn as No 2ff2 r street. in
the ETY. of Richmond, Va. beginning
"a feet more or less west OF Thirty
second street and running westwardly
&Ianx tte nerfh@@ Tires ef r. rtreetN1a
,fes-s~s frestea mcre @s les<> za1a~4ex-
tending back 800 feet 30 an alley 10
feet wide"
TERMS: Cash
This sale is to be made subject to
a rrior deed OF trust dated March ~,
iS16, and duly recorded securing debt
in which there Is an unpaid balance Of
1,Sse evidenced by sixty-nine notes
Cor $50 each. the first Of which was due
November -. 1918. and one OF which
Is die each month thereafter, the last
being due July -. 1924.
\. H. CHEWING,
r NJ BONLEY
Trustees.
Note While the unpaid balance on
covers other property and the auc-
.,..Ga t. ras "
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w A N TED Miscellaneous

ash For Old False Teeth tHroken or
notl. pay $500 to s25.G0 per set.
also highest prices for br d z e 3.
crowns. watches. diamonds old gold.
silver and platinum. Send now and
receive cash by return mail, your
goods returned If price is unsatisfac-
tory l. MAZER. 2a07 South Fifth
street, Philadelphia, Pa.
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STEE'S AUCTION SALE.
ny r. r. sCHIIDT 4 CO., INC.
Real Estate Aurtjone~rs.
TRUSTEES SALE OF THE DIV ELL
LING LOCATED IN FAiRMoNT.

LING LOCATED IN F'AihAeS L.
In execution OF certain deed of
trust dated November :, 1917. and rec
ordee In Richmond chancery court in
u. H. 241 u. page "a. default having
been made in the payment of por-
ton of the debt therein secured. and
being required by the noteholder so to
dA the undersigned trustee will sell
at public auction on the premises
sA1J RDAy. NOVEMBER 10. 1918
at ESQ r. NJ.
All that certain lot piece or parce,
Of land living and being in the city OF
Richmond, Virginia on the north side
Of "p" street between Twenty-frst
and Twenty second streets. and
described at follows; Beginning on said
North line of "p" street point dis
tant sixty-fiNe $50 feet west from the
west line of "p., street fifteen u5l
feet more or Less to the center OF the
alley between the said tenement and
the tenement adjoining il on the vest,
and thence extending back northwardly
lat right angles to "P" street between
rarailed lines one hundred and twenty
five l25) feet
TERMS: Cash sufficient TO defray the
expenses of executing this trust. in-
Guiding a commission 81 5~a 10 the
trustee and to discharge a note for
s6..5 and one for &6..5. and the residue
shall be paid as follows: 1915 on
February :. 1919; s6.75 on May 3 1918:
IS6.75 on August ). 1919; 1915 on Nov
ember s, 1919 $4,000 ON November
+5-lsla;-&l0n.nn on November 5, 1919.
The remainder of the purchase money
being payable in equal installments
of ak and twelve months after date
with interest at SO secured by deed
of trust on the property: or all cash
at the option OF the purchaser.
Il. F. SCHMIDT.
Trustee.
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JAMES HUDSON DIES IN
FRANCE OF PNEUMONIA

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.l
Wytheviiie. Va. Nov. 30.--George
Washington Hudson. OF this county,
has been notified that his only son.
James Hudson died in France o.
pneumonia.
Mrs Preston Dickens died OF her
home at Max Meadows last night az
influenza on Wednesday last she WA
we'll and attended the burial OF her
son. John Dickens who died in West
Virginia OF influenza.
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! our independence Lies In the lnaur-
ance brokerage business My plans
and assistance guide YOU straight to
big money and success: new openings
created. Get posted now. tWrite
PERRY T. ALLEN, Bankers Trust
building, Little Rock. Ark.
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COBIjRN q FALL USED
CAR BARGAINS

CAR BARGAINS
cars on hand. and in order to ma
tertally reduce this stock and avoid
carrying the cars through the winter,
we are Offering the following cars at,
sacrifice prices:
Overland. 1917. LiEkt Four, New Tires.
paint and top good. First-class me-
chanical condition.
saxon Roadster. 1917, New Top. Good
tires. thoroughly overhauled and In
hrst-case mechanical condition. Bar
I gain. --
! Cole Four-CyIinder Touring, Perfect
mechanical condition: good RANT.
top and new tires.
Cadillac Eight. with Cord Tir-s.
bumper. Excellent mechanical con-
dition and good top.
Studebaker Six. 1918. Newly r.inted,
top and tires good, bumper and etc.
Only run $500 miles, and just like
new. The price will surprise you.
Maxwell, 1917. .Revarnished, Good Top.
tires, separate tires. bumper. etc.
Big buy.
saxon Six Light. 1915; Good Tires.
paint top. etc. First-class condition.
bargain.
$ tud e baker Light Four Touring,
newly painted, top and tires In
frst-class condition. A bargain.
Studcbaleer Six. 1913. Tour-PassenKer
club roadster. newly painted, good
top. good tires. bumper. etc. One. OF
an rf. ct hA
street,
Stadebaker Four. 1917, Good Tires.
/ top, first-class mechanical condition.
bargain. The owner drafted.
400 miles absolutely new. at
sacrifice.
Vim Delivery Truck. 1917. with
bumper, good tires and newly paint
ed. The very thing for light deliv-
| erv.
Two Republic one-Ton Truck. Conn
| pleteiy rebuilt and just as good as
| new. Biggest truck bargain in Rich
mond
Dodge Touring. Good Paint. Top and
i tires. First-class mocha n'eal condi-
/, ton
! The above cars have gene through
our shop and are in frst-class mechan-
real condition. Tops are good. The
paint Is good and most OF them have
extra equipment. The above ears rep
resent the Vest bargains IN used cars
/ In Richmond. and II you are consider
/ ing the purchase OF a e sod car Won mad
setter see us without fail.
iCOBURN MOTOR SALES
CORPORATION,
/ 1917 West broad street.
RICHMOND.
| USED AuTDMuBYLEs. alna UP
/ REPAIRING AND PAINTING.
Towing Ia cars a speciality
Expert radiators and fender work.
{ EVERYTHING For AUTOMOBILES.
! Cali us for tire and gasoline service
OPEN DAY AND NIGRT
ID. A. PRENTfSs.
sic WEST BROAD. RANDOLPH Aoss
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incidentally very large dnstAll-s
ment OF krupps best goods will b.
put where they win do no more Mis-
chief in the world Milwaukee Sen
tinei.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

Seven Hundred Dollars Buys Dixnihed.
healthfui cash business that will
clear 500 weekly right from start.
Unlimited possibilities. 100 per cent
profit repeater: essential; no com
petition. Selling experience not es-
Sential hut desirable. Trial given
to prove above statements. Money
doubly secured. Don't answer un-
less you have the money Man with
. executive ability win make fortune.
Address k-35. care Richmond Vir-
gilman.
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WanteJ-Nen and Women To
take names for the new city
directory, Permanent employ
ment for men. Easy hours;
paid while being instructed.
Apply by letter giving ad-
dress to HILL. DIRECTORY
CO, INC. sea Mutual build
ing, Richmond. Va
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Note, While the unpaid balance on
laid prior deed is 81 $50. this prior deed
covers other property and the auc-
tioneers are satisfied it's release can be
arranged on reasonable ternas,
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Fine teeth usually make broAAN
grins. )
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Studebaker Four. 1915 Good Tires
/ top, first-class mechanical condition
bargain. The owner drafted.
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studcbnieer Six. 1913. rour-PassenKeI
club roadster. newly painted. goot
top. good tires. bumper, etc. One. o.
the classiest cars you win see on thu
street,
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One Maxwell 1918 Roadater, Run Oni!
! 400 miles. absolutely new. at
sacrifice.
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stud ebaker Light Four Tourin<
newly painted top and tires IL
frst-class condition. A bargain.
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Overland. 1917. LfEhf Four, New Tires,
paint and top good First-class me-
chanical condition.
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we nave quite a large stock OF used
cars on hand. and in order to ma
tertal1y reduce this stock and avoid
CARRYING the cars through the winter,
we are Offering the following cars at,
sacrifice prices:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-08-31

~Law sakes" exclaimed Mrs. Bunker,
IT'S q pity you men always has to
have things Just thus an 90 before you
can do anythingi Seems to me if I
was q bunker and wanted to sell a
Teller stock, / wouldn't think was a
real bunco-man unless I could sell it
to him whether l had any or not"
Huh !" said Mr.. Bunker.
eff you're always goin' to give man
something for his money" said Mrs.
Bunker, I'VE might as well be back in
Oroduna as in New York. l dare say
you've gone and hired a man to print
up some stock, amt your"
Eyes, Ma" said Mr.. Bunker meekly.
sand spent maybe five or ten good
dollars for il Law sal<esl And I dare
say you won't get more than a thou
sand dollars or so from the Teller in
the endP'
'1li get two thousandp exclaimed
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Mr.. Bunker, his face rosy with in
dignation.
Mrs. Bunker did not realize that her
husband, finding New Workers. as
easy as he had imagined, was almost
ashamed to work the cruder forms OF
graft on them With his admirable in
sight into confidence games, obtained
from that excellent work, 1.-THE Com
p1ete Confessions of the King of Craft
ers"-price twenty-five cents-he no
longer wished TO attempt the minor
methods of taking money from easy
marks, but with growing artistry. he
desired to undertake affairs that would
have the earnarks of subtle genius.
Early the next morning, therefore, he
mounted the bus at the corner and
rode downtown until he came to Mr..
Gattis shop. He left the bus and en-
tered the perfume shop. Mr. Gatti had
not yet appeared, for he was rapidly
becoming wealthy man and no longer
felt the necessity of arriving at his
place of business in time to superintend
the opening of the door. He drifted in
about ten o'clock, cast an approving
eye over the counters, shelves and cases
and led Mr.. Bunker TO the little office
in the rear of the shop.
"If you please" he said before he
offered Mr.. Bunker chair, when you
come here do not sit outside there in
the shop. You understand l mean no
offense, but it is my desire to pre-
serve an atmosphere of what you cali
elegant haut ton--tfle extreme of the
refined You, Mr.. Bunker, Nsir, do not
harmonic with the ensemble"
"Huhf' said Mr. Bunker good
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he pulled his plump form from between
the arms of the gilt chair. 81 got to
go out and find printin' office and
have some stock printed up, SOS / can
sell it. hope maybe you'll take some
before we get done, but 1 amt goin'
to worry you about it. got to start in
buyin' macaroni, eft cetery-right away.
too. I got lot to do"
In one of the side streets off the
Avenue, Mr.. Bunker found small
printer who was able to print stock
certificates at a very low rate.
about how many?" he asked.
well, now, amt given that much
thought" said Mr.. Bunker. IT did
reckon to sell a Teller a hundred, but
he acted so mean about it l guess I'll
sell him two hundred whilst I'm about
it You might as well print up two
hundred whilst you've got the press
runnin'. 1ta1ian-American War Sup
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Mice, dry basement" said Mr.. GATH
We'll, I'll take your word for that
Maybe I'll have look at it before
sign the lease. Now, how much do you
reckon to ask me for it?"
Mr.. Gatti naped a figure, and they
haggled for a few minutes. Finally
Mr.. Bunker accepted the figure named
and laid fifty dollars on Mr.. Gatti's
desk, taking receipt for it 1t wa:
understood that the lease was to be
for three years, with the privilege of
renewal for one year more, and Mr.
Bunker was to be permitted to begin
storing foodstuffs at once
That's all right, then" he said when
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ply Company is the name want onto
them"
"And Capital Stock and Par
Value? They usually print those on
the certificates"
well. I amt particular" said Mr..
Bunker. do about as you think best
about that. 1 want EN- to look nice
and tidy"
"One hundred thousand dollars cap
italf" asked the printer.
ooh, I dunno" said Mr.. Bunker
whilst you've got your fingers into
the cipher box, it mightn't hurt to add
on another cipher and make it million
dollars. Seems like everything that
was worth while was a million dollars
these days"
''And par value one hundred dollarsr"
81 reckon" said Mr.. Bunker. II
guess, seem as the fcller is goin' to
pay me ten dollars a CERTIFICATE and
they amt eoin' to be worth nothin' at
all, maybe he'd feel a little better TO
think he didn't pay fail par value.
Make it one hundred dollars and let
it go at that"
1t is thus more stock corporations
decide upon par values than some peo-
pie imagined Their stock is largely
bought in New York.
"We1l, Jabez," said Mrs. Bunker
when her husband reached home that
evening, "did you bunk anybody to-
dayf"
Tried to sell Teller some stock
that want no good" Mr.. Bunker re-
piled cheerfully. but he sort o turned
me down, Mother. Where'd you put
my carpet slippers? Yes. he sort O.
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work. He had hardly bent over his
desk again before the door opened
and Rocco, his head clerk, entered.
There was a frown on Roeco's usu-
ally serene brow, and his nostrils were
"Mr. Gatti," he said. aft you would
be SO kind and step into the shopl"
What is it?" asked Mr.. Gatti.
"a smell" said Rocco. "Of the
whatever because of it. The Gus
toners who come in smell the air
once. twice, three times. and say,
Riviera not at air and go out"
Mr.. Catti's delicate nose shifted
again.
at was that I smeiled," he said.
"Quick as it came. smelled It.
Nothing can deceive the nose Of P.
Gattil / say to myself,"It is a cheap
restaurant snellp but Immediately /
say. No, no. one has a cheap res
taurant on the Avenue Come,
| will investigate.
The moment he opened the door
of his office he put his hand to his
head as if in pain, for che odor was
now growing stronger each moment.
A woman entered the shop, shifted
oEee and fled. She could not get
| out of the shop quickly enough. Mr..
then lowered it and shifted. He drop
ped to his knees and placed his nose
close to the floor.
"Satanw he cried
Without further investigation Mr..
! CATH rushed to the door and out up
on the street He dashed down the
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the bus stopped at the corner, Mr.
Bunker preceded the two ladies down
the semispiral stairs, and he was thu
first of the three to enter Mr.. Gatti's
shop door.
81 want to talk to Mr. Gatti," he
said to the clerk who came forward.
The interior of the shop was as
elegant as the interior of the show
windows. The same deep, messy green
carpeted floor, and the same chased
gold Renaissance designs beautified the
metal of the few showcases and the
wall-cases. No other colors were to
be seen than green, gold and violet !;
even the wrapping was green and
the Irvine violet, and there were little
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Copyright 1911. By the Mcclure Newspaper
SypdfcAtel

~ EAR old Grandpa Jabez Bun
| ker, plump. pink, and looking
IL as guileless as an eight
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ELLIS PARKER BUTLER

naturally. Violet and moss-Oehf-
and hayseed don't match up with II
right? Well, I don't blame you none
for sayin' that, Mr. Gatti. l amt nc
boodwar 9nament, I reckon. Well. we
won't waste no words over that;
won't hang around your perfumeD
shop spoilin' your ensembles and gil,
chairs. Got the lease?"
| at is here" said Mr.. Gatti, drawing
the paper from his pocket and handing
| it to Mr. Bunker He turned to his
desk and busted himself with his morn.
J ing mail while Mr. Bunker slowly and
carefully read the lease.
"I reckon this is all right" said Mr..
| Bunker. Seems to be for three years
like l said it ought to be. Price is all
right. | guess one of your young men
! can witness it as we'll as anyone else
, can. There you are; there's Jabez
Bunker's John Hancock signed onto It,
and now you sign it and she'll be fine
and dandy. All rightly That settles
thati Now, you amt thought no more
about that stock ! was talkin' to you
about?"
"No, mo-" said Mr.. Gatti hastily. II
want no stock"
well, if you do" said Mr.. Bunker,
rising, Il find I've got more of it than
| thought / got block of two hun
dred shares l can let go of for ten
dollars a share. If you should happen
to think maybe you'd like to have it
you can come down cellar any time and
say so. Good-by, Mr.. Gatti."
| Good day, sir" said Mr.. Gatti, put
ting out a limp. damp hand.
| Mr.. Bunker folded his copy of the
lease and placed it in his pocket and
walked out of the perfumery shop,
jingling a few coins against the key
| to the basement door. Outside the
shop he stood a moment. The first
and only, load of food supplies he had
purchased for the Italian-American
War Supply Company was not due
to arrive for an hour, and he walked
ter. The stock-certihcates were ready
tied in neat pink paper. The prin-
ter himself was seated at his inky
desk reading newspaper when Mr..
Bunker entered.
Don't look like bushes was rush
in so hard it hurt you to keep il
from runnin' over you" Mr.. Bunker
suggested when he had paid for the
certificates.
cts rotten" said the printer. "a
man can't make expenses these days
1 INOws you take lOA hlStdAICs
haven't job Jon hand today
Maybe you'd ike to make twenty
dollars" suggested Mr.. Bunker
"Tain't much Of job, but faint. a
hard one, neither. I'm startin' up
this Italian-Ameriean War Supply
Company today, and / need man to
help out little, maybe only for an
hour or two: How'd you like to
help me out7"
Twenty doilarsf just as soon as
"I'd just as lief you didn't do no
washin' tip" said Mr.. Bunker. you've
got a streak O. black across your
| nose right now that makes you look
! about as fierce as prize fighter. an
reckon you might as we'll leave il
| there"
1t needed only a few minutes for
the printer to scrawi a sign, "Out on
business, back soon," and paste 1t in
his window. Then he went with Mr..
Bunker.
An hour and a half later Mr.. Gatti,
seated at his desk, in his dainty little
office, raised his head, shifted care
fully, and, feeling sure his nose must
be out of order. went m with his
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Said he didn't want

turned me down Said he didn't want
none"
That's what comes of not keepin' in
practice. Jabez," said his wife, but not
unkindly. my idee is that when d
man starts into the bunco business or
anything else. he's got to keep his
hand in or he loses the knack. If you
had been bunkin' right along
"Oh, dunno, Nal" said Mr.. Bunker
good-naturedly. '1 don't know how
I'd have sold him any stock if he had
wanted it, SEEM as l didn't have any
ready-printed to sell him." He padded
across the room in his stocking feet
and retrieved his carpet slippers from
the closet
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gold seals, embossed "GATTI," to
stick on the exterior of the parcels
when they were wrapped. It was a
recherche shop and no mistake.
zone minute, please" said the clerk,
but Mr.. GATH was already coming for
ward in his neat cutaway euit, his
patent feathers and his violet tie with
| its moss-agate pin.
"One minute, please" he said to Mr.
Bunker, and turned to his wife and her
friend. They did not detain him long,
but after few words went sweeping
out of the shop. and Mr.. Gatti turned
to Mr. Bunker.
."Mornin'r' said Mr.. Bunker. you're
| Mr.. CATH, amt you? Well, sir, I just
stopped in to sell you some stock ir
the 1talian-American War Supply Com
pany. You're italian, amt you?
thought so-your name sounds sort of
that way. l says to myself: There's
Gatti; he's Italian, and he ought tc
want to have hand in thisl He's q
patriot, like ali them Italians That's
so, amt it?"
/ 81 want no stock, no stock at all r.
said Mr.. Gatti promptly.
Now, hold oni" said Mr. Bunker
Hold your horses a bit. I amt goin
I of this company's stock, and I amt
goin' to ask you but ten dollars share
Thousand dollars; that's all Pm goin
to let you have of it. Want it?"
mo-" said Mr.. GATH
"All right Ali right" said Mr.
Bunker. Maybe you'll want it later or
when you see how the business i:
goin'. Is it you, or who, that has the
basement for rentp
l. II have" said Mr.. GATH.
Than maybe we can do bushes.
anyway. of some kind" said Mr. Bunk.
er: Il got to have some storage
"Come back to my Office" said Mr..
io~ed p h Gmp''Ei N eRa MI Bunker fol
| edge of chair. He placed his <hand:
on his knees and beaned at Mr.. Catti
"This Italian-American War Sup.
ply Company" he said, faint goin
to sell no guns or things like that, not
while Pm running it. I'm from Orc
duna, Iowa, and 1 don't believe in war
and 1 won't do anything TO help xii
! folks, but I will do something to helt
keep 'em alive. That's right, amt it
Sure it isl And, lool1in' at it one
way" he added, "starvin' folks viii
| pay the most IOr 1000.
/ ayes. yes" said Mr.. GATH.
"Well, sir, this company is goin' tc
buy macaroni, ct oetery, that Italian:
can't seem to get along without
! Nothin' but foodstuffs Maybe I'm
wrong, but to my way of thinkin', tti.
war is goin' to last three years from
now, and my notion is to buy up maca
roni, ct cetery, and store it and hole
it till the price goes up and then sci
it to the Italians. It'll help them, be
cause they'll be crazy TO buy it, and il
won't do my pocket no harm. That,
my idee. Somebody's goin' to max,
the money, and 1 might as we'll be tht
one"
You spoke about the basement,
said Mr.. Gatti.
Don't want to buy no stock, hey?'
said Mr.. Bunker with no i'll feeling
! whatever. "A1l right; about the base
ment, then: If you amt askin' toe
much rent, I'd like to rent it for three
years or so. There wouldn't be much
noise to disturb you any. Just, once in
a while carryin' in some macaroni, e
F., cetery, until we got the basement full
It's dry, amt it?"