Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1919-12-19

lnsllhclVely felt that to accept this
money would compromise him for
evcrmorc. As he turned the bin In his
fingers he noticed that II wns for one
hundred dollars. tie thought 1t wns
ten.
II emit take tint much" he ex.
claimed. ut Isn't fair"
Fair enough" snld Coward, we'll
plensed That Dave should be impressed
10y his generosity. Fair enough" he
repented. "It's Just ten per cent OF
my profit"
"You mean you made n thousand
dollnrs on thnt denl7"
"Exnctly that. And that will look
like n peanut TO what we nrc going to
mike utter on"
"wef"
ayes. You and me. We're going into
partnership"
"But I've nothing to invest. rye
only n very little saved up
Invest thnt hundred"
Dave looked nj Coward shnrply.
wns he trlnlng7 No. his eyes were
frnnk and serious.
"You mean ~"
"Of course. Now, III put you onto
something, and It's the biggest thing
that has been pulled or yet. There's
n section of land lying right against
the city limits TINT Is owned by n fell.
low over In England; remittance man
who fell heir TO nm estnto and had 10
go home 10 spend II. I nm arranging
through n London office to offer him
ten dollars mn mere, and ri bet he
Jumps at II. I've arranged for the nee.
cssnry credits. but there will he some
expenses for cables. etc, and you chr
put your hundred into that. II We pull
1t on-nnd w viii pull T. Olive start
m In business ns Coward X Eden,
or Elden x Coward, whichever
sounds better. Boy. there's n fortune
In H."
what do you figure It's worth1"
said Dave, trying to speak ensliy.
twenty-five dollars nm acre7"
twenty-five dollars I'M ncrei"
Coward shouted. "Dnve. newspaper
routine hns killed your Imagination.
twenty-five dollars an acrel Listen
"The city boundaries nrc to be OK.
tended-probnbly will he by the time
this deal goes through. Then II II city
property. A strect-ruilwny system Is
To he hullt, and wen see that II runs
through our land. We may have to
'grenso' somebody, but It's n poor en-
gineer TINT saves On grcnse. Then wen
survey that section into twenty-five
foot lots-nnd wen sell them at two
hundred dollars ench for those nearest
the city down 10 one hundred for those
fnrthest ou~t-avcrnge one hundred and
hfty-t0tal nine hundred ana sixty
thousand dollars. Allow, say. sixty
thousand for grease and there Is still
nine hundred thousand. nnd that
doesn't count resale commissions.
Dave, It's good for a cool million"
Dave was doing rppid thinking. Sud.
denly he fnced Coward aud their eyes
met. Coward" he snld, you don't
need my little hundred 10 put this
over, Why do you let me IN on ~"
Coward smiled ana hreathed enslly.
There had been n moment OF tension.
"Oh, thnt's simple" he answered. II
iiguro wen travel well H. double har-
ness, I'm n good mlxcr-l know peo.
ple-and I've got ldcns. And you're
sound aud honorable aud people trust
you"
Trunks" said Dave, dryly.
"Ihuts right Coward continued.
wen be II combination hard to beat"
Dave had never felt sure OF Con.
ward, ma now he felt less sure than
ever But the lust OF ensy money wns
beginning TO stir within him. The bill
In his hands represented more than
three weeks ages. Coward was
making mOney-maklng money fast.
nnd surely here wns an opportunity
such Ms mn ono In n lifetime.
an go you" he said TO Coward. nj
last. "Ill risk this hundred, and n
little more. II necessary"
"Good." said Coward, sprlnginR 10
his feet and taking Dawes hand In a
warm grasp. "Now we're AWAY. But
you better play safe. Stick TO your pay.
check here until we pull the deal
through. There won't be much 20 do
until then. anyway, ana you can help
more by guiding the paper along right
lines"
ut sounds like n fairy tale" Dave
demurred, as though unwilling 10 cred.
Il the possibilities Coward had out.
lined. you're sure II eau be done2'
"Donef Why, son. II has been done
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