Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-06-23
THE ADVENTURES OF JABEZ BUNKER

give Mr.. Trebbs to enable that gem
tleman to uncover some of the hidden
Ice IN the mine, but Mr.. Trebbs did
not appear at the boarding house. He
was busy elsewhere.
Mr.. Trebbs was. indeed, very busy.
Albeit nervous, he went to work
briskly to prepare for Mr.. Bunker.
ice mine somewhere in New Jersey,
and he spent half a day seeking some
abortive real estate development
where lots were cheap and houses
few. He had little trouble. There are
plenty such. and he was able to pur-
chase for $3.50 very nice lot, one
end of which ran down hill. He
Immediately hired five laborers at
81 day to begin digging trench.
His next act was to return to New
York and hunt up Lefty Lonigan.
Lefty Lonigan (who had a limp in
partner of Mr.. Trebbs', but. like Mr..
Trebbs, Mr.. Lonigan had retired from
the bunco business. He was now
dealer in postage stamps for col
lectors, making a speciality Of pack
sorted for Is cents'-which. in addi-
ton to being a legitimate business,
had something of the bunco in it. He
was as reluctant as Mr.. Trebbs had
been to re-enter the bunco business.
but old friendship prevailed. and he
agreed to assist Mr.. Trebbs on this
gave Mr.. Lonigan the deed for the
lot in New Jersey 1t was seen that
the lot stood in Mr.. Lonigan's name
and not in Mr.. Trebbs' name. and
Mr.. Lonigan Willingly gave MT;
rgeos an op hs on and h to eanre
August 10. 1t was now August 8.
Mr.. L1onigan Immediately took
street car for Mrs. Winners board
ing house, while Mr.. Trebbs went
back to New Jersey.
In New Jersey Mr.. Trebbs went
chased two tons of good. clear. arti-
fetal ice and left orders to have it
delivered at his vacant lot, and there
1t duly arrived and was dumped. The
laborers had completed the trench.
and Mr.. Trebbs had them bury a few
1t over with a few inches Of dirt. The
remainder of the ice he had planted
a few feet deep in the hillside. He
was now ready for Mr.. Bunker. II
Mr.. Bunker came he would find the
building operations stopped on &C;
run into in digging the trench. and
he would find the hill anywhere he
dug on Mr.. Trebbs' property. solid
ice. He did this work rapidly be-
cause Mr.. bunker was maple TO ap-
pear at any moment. He suspected
Mr.. Bunker would learn the location
of the ice mine. The reason he sus-
pected this was that he had sent Mr..
Lonigan to Mrs. Winners boarding
house.
Mr.. Lonigan. who had every ap-
pearance of being a respectable but
lame gentleman. arrived at Mrs.
Winners at luncheon time, and was
greatly disappointed to learn that
Mr.. Trebbs had not come in. He SEEM
ed quite exhausted and asked Mrs.
WINNER II he might have luncheon
there and wait for Mr.. Trebbs. and.
of course, Mrs. WINNER granted this.
At the table Mr.. Lonigan knew Mr..
Bunker at a glance. for Mr.. Trebbs
had described Mr.. Bunker, and after
luncheon Mr.. Bunker made 1t point
to draw Mr.. Lonigan into the parlor
and engage him In conversation.
Mr.. Lonigan was quite willing to
talk. He wanted to see Mr.. Trebbs
Immediately. he said. because Mr..
Trebbs had bought New Jersey lot
from him and hadn't paid for it. Mr..
Trebbs had paid only 800 down on a
lot worth $4,000. and the option ran
out on the 10th-day after tomor-
row. If Mr.. Trebbs wasn't going to
take up the option and pay the re-
naming $500, Mr.. Lonigan wanted
to know it, because another party
wanted the lot and would pay $4,000
for 1t.