The Washington times., 1918-07-24
The PlOtters
A SERIAL OF EAST AND WEST
Elizabeth Overhears an Interesting
Conversation Between Amos
Chaplin and Clifford.

than II was before he came"
Yes, and Wade will want more
for II II he sees that" the older man
grumbled- Il told you about that
stranger that came up from New
York this spring to sec the country
around here"
you mentioned that = man had
been looking for q building site for
= summer home" Clifford replied.
well, what he set his heart on
was the Bit OF. meadoWland down
near the lake-that piece that rises
above the others"
The knoll? Yes, know. ITS .
dandy place for a house,
$50 he thinks. And he's willing
to pay q big price for it I told
him hel1 II very high. He's ehoek
full OF money. I said ia not think
OF selling II yet, but that I might
consider talking the matteE over
with him in the fall"
But it's Wade's property" elf
ford reminded him. What good
does that do your
IF can buy the farm before this
New Yorker comes again, can ask
him most any price Hke.T
Duk now can you DuI me
Have you the money!
Il have some. The rest I must
borrow. You might help me get n. (
Cliff. You know lots OF business men
out in Chicago"
what about security" the qusS-
ton was put doubtfuily.
Cant you see that II can get
this farm from Wade, then sell that
meadow land for q whopping big
sum to the New York chap I can
pay back right away every cent oe
the money! borrowT'
Some sehemer.
Clifford Chaplin broke into .
chuckle OF amusement and admira-
ton I
High financed! he exclaimed.
You're some schemer, Pa"
This propertys goin' to be val
liable sometime-when they run the
railroad nearer than Midland" the
farmer predicted. That may not
be for q while yet-but it's sure
to come might just as well get
the good Of the boom as anybody
else I'm the one that's worked
this land, and stuck by It through
all these years Darned little has
Wade done for II. 1 thought when
this Butler came that Wade might
have struck money. But it's plain
he hasn't, for this fellows not get
ting q mite OF salary i guess the
young doctors not doing very wei
out West Now Is the time for me D
to buy-while he needs cash"
what about his sister? Is she
workingT' Clifford queried.
She's not through college yet"
Amos evaded. $50 she's costing
her brother something. and Is an
expense to him, 1 guess" Amos :
replied.
Il say" the son started to ask . z
question, then evidently thought
better OF II. Instead, he yawned-
I'm going to bed, Pa Wen talk
this over-you and me-before E
go back to Chicago There's time
enough before then"
Elizabeth sat motionless after
the men had gone into the house.
and she had heard the doors OF
their respective bedrooms close be-
hind them.
So this was the scheme, She un-
derstood IL all now. She saw
plainly what Amos Chaplin was
indignation.
Yet was II not natural that .
man of hts type should look out
for himself?
The farm-the old home that she
and Douglas loved-Amos Chaplin
wished to buy. II Douglas was
as poor as he had been for the
past year, he might have to sell
the old place to enable him and
his sister to live. Unless he was
successful, and he had not been
successful this spring, he could not
afford to hold the property.
What could she, his sister, do In
this crisis?'
Her Way To Help.
The only way in which she could
help Douglas would be to carry out
his scheme with regard to John
Butler, so that the young mans
cure would bring the physician
other patients. Yet to wait for
these might mean the loss OF the
farm
But # must not! The girl set her
teeth grimly. Surely the invalid
was improving with a rapidity that
must surprise and delight his
mother and advertise his success to.
all his acquaintance.
Suppose that Douglas was really
in love with Alicia Butler! She
was a rich girl. II he married
her
Elizabeth Wade shook her head
impatiently. She knew her, brother
too well to fancy that he would
marry any woman. no matter what :,
her wealth. unless he himself were
making sufficient money to support
both her and himself
Then unless he succeeded in his
profession Douglas could not have
the happiness OF a wife and a home
OF his own for many years to come.
He must succeed. The sister
closed her eyes and pictured the
future as she wished IL might be-
Butler would return to Riverhin
cured and enthusiastic
in his praises OF the young physi-
clan whose regimen had wrought
his cure. His mother would be
elated- She would tell OF DR..
WRde's skill. The successful ply
sician would Immediately become
more successful. His popularity
would increase. Wealthy patients
would flock to him and money
would flow into his pockets. He
would marry Alicia Butler-if be
loved her.
And what about his sister: EliE-