El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-21
4 Serial OF East and West.
The PLotters
Elizabeth Overhears Interesting Conversation Between
Amos Chaplin and Clifford

CHE WAS in a fearfuliy false posi-
- ticn, Elizabeth Wade mused as
she sat in the dark. listening 10 the
nurmur Of the voices Of Amos Chaplin
and his son.
Suddenly q sentence, spoken more
loudly than those that sreceded 1t,
reached the ear. and she leaned for
ward eagerly. clifford was talking.
The farm certainly is doing better
Tor his being here?v he was saying.
IF you want to buy it. as you insist.
IL VIII be worth more TO you than it
was before he came"
Yes, and Wade win want more for
il If he sees that" the older man
grumbled- Il told you about that
stranger that came up from New York
this spring 10 see the country around
here"
You mentioned that a man had
been looking FOR a building site for
a summer home" Clifford replied.
We'll, what he set his heart on was
the bit Of meadoWland down near the
lake-that piece that rises above the
Others
The knoll2 Yes, I know. It's a
dandy place for a house"
SO he thinks. And he's willing to
pay big price for il. I told him
held It very high Hes chock fun Of
--tNAAE-r ralA q LDl LAAIk OF EEA4lll2
i yet but that Z might consider talk
ing the matter ovcer with him in the
fan"
But it's Wade property" Clifford
reminded him. What good does that
If can buy the farm before this
New Yorker comes again. I can ask
Tin most any price 1 like"
But how can you. buy the farm?
7 have some The rest 7 must hor-
row. You might help ne get il. elf
on know lots Of business men out in
Chicago"
What about security2r the cues
ton was put doubtfully.
Cant you see that if I can get this
farm from Wade. then sell that
meadow land for whopping big sum
70 the New York chap. 1 can pay
money borrow
some schemer.
Clifford Chaplin broke into
ehuekle OF amusement and admira-
'High financel" ne exclaimed.
You're some schemer. Par
This property's goin' TO be valu-
able some time-when they run the
railroad nearer than Midland" the
farmer predicted. That may not be I
for a while yet-but it's sure to come. /
might Just as well get the good of !
the boom as anybody else. I'm the !
D4AC L-l4A MQLlE4 L4A6 lana. ana
BY It through all these years Darned
little has Wade done for il I thought
when this Butler came that Wade 7
might have struck money But its I
plain he hasn't. Tor this fellows not (
getting mite OF salary I guess the !
Young doctors not doing very wei I
out west Now is the time for me to 4
Duy-whle he needs cash
What about his sister, Is she /
Eorking2" Clifford queried.
Shes -nrnurh I0nI1rra ~ - I
Amos evaded- so she's costing her !
brother something. and is an expense /
10 him. guess" Amos replied.
I say, the sou~started to ask a I
question. -se= evidently thought bet /
ter Of il. Instead. he yaWned Pm 1
s0inG TO bed. Pa Wen talk this over /
you and me-before I go back to I
Chicago There's time enough before (
then"
Elizabeth sat moticnIess after the
men had gone into the house. and /
she had heard the doors OF their re- 1
spective bedrooms close behind them. /
derstood It al now She saw plainly /
what Amos Chaplin was about, and her 4
blood boiled with Indignation.
Yet was il not natural that a man I
Of his type should look out for him 4
The faTm-the old home that she
ana Douglas loved-ATnos Chaplin /
wished 10 buy. II Douglas was as
poor rs 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, ard he had /
not been successful this spring. he
could not afford 10 hold the property.
What could she. his sister, do in
his crisis7
Her Way TO Help.
The only way IN which she could 4
help Douglas would be to carry out
his scheme with regard TO John But
Ter. sc that the young mans cure
would bring the physician other pa
tients. Yet TO wat for these might
mean the loss OF the farm.
But il must not The girl set her
teeth grimly- Surely the invalid was
improving with rapidity that must
surprise and delight his mother and
advertise his success to all his ac-