The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-05-14

repeated. Its just ten per cent Of
my profit
"You mean you made thousand
dollars on that deal?"
Exactly that. And that will look
like a peanut to what we are going to
make later on"
"WeY
eyes. You and me. We're going into
partnership"
But I've nothing to invest. I've
only very little saved up"
"Invest that hundred"
Dave looked at Coward sharply.
Was he trifling? No, his eyes were
frank and serious
"You mean itY'
"Of course Now, I'll put you onto
something, and it's the biggest thing
that has been pulled off yet. There's
a section Of land lying right against
| the city limits that is owned by fell
low over in England; remittance man
who fell heir to an estate and had to
| go home to spend 1t. I am arranging
through London office to offer him
ten dollars an acre. and I'll bet he
jumps at it. I've arranged for the nee
essary credits, but there will be some
expenses for cables, ETC., and you can
put your hundred into that. If we pull
it off-and we will pull 1t Olive start
up in business as Coward & Eden,
or Eden & Coward, whichever
sounds better. Boy, there's fortune
in it."
"What do you figure it's worth?''
said Dave, trying to speak easily.
twenty-five dollars an acre?"
twenty-five dollars an acre y
Coward shouted "Dave, newspaper
routine has killed your Imagination
Twenty-Five dollars an acre Listen!
''The city boundaries are to be ex.
tended-probably will be by the time
this deal goes through. Then it is city
property. A street-railway system is
to be built, and We'll see that it runs
through our land. We may have to
grease somebody, but it's a poor en-
gineer that saves on grease. Then well
survey that section into twenty-five
foot lots-and We'll sell them at two
hundred dollars each for those nearest
the city down to one hundred for those
farthest out-average one hundred and
ffty-total nine hundred and sixty
thousand dollars. Allow, say, sixty
thousand for grease and there is still
nine hundred thousand. and thai
doesn't count resale commissions
Dave, it's good for a cool million"
Dave was doing rapid thinking. Sud
denly he faced Coward and their eye
met. Coward" he said. you dom
need my little hundred to put thi
over. Why do you let me in on it?'
Coward smiled and breathed easily
There had been a moment of tension
"Oh. that's simple" he answered.
figure we'll travel well in double har
ness. I'm good mixer-I know pee
ple-and I've got ideas. And your
sound and honorable and people trus
you"
Thanks" said Dave, dryly.
"That's right" Coward continued
J well be combination hard to beat.
Dave had never felt sure of Cor
ward. and now he felt less sure tina
ever. But the lust of easy money wa
beginning to stir within him. The bi
in his hands represented more tina
three weeks wages. Coward wa
. making money-making money fas
and surely here was an opportunit
such as comes once in a lifetime.
: 'I'll 60 YOU" he said to Coward. 9
last. "Ill risk this hundred. and
little more, If necessary"
Good" said Coward, springing I
his feet and taking Dawes hand in
) warm grasp. "Now we're away. BIZ
you better play safe. Stick to your pa.
check here until we pull the de,
: through. There won't be much to d
until then. anyway. and you can hel
: more by guiding the paper along rigf
lines"
1T sounds like fairy tale" Day
denurred, as though unwilling to ere,
1t the possibilities Coward had on
a lined. you're sure it can be done p
Done? Why, son, 1t has been dor
in all the big centers in the States, an
| at many place thatll never be Gel
ter at all. And 1t will be done her
: Dave. bigger things that you dal
, dream of are looming up right ahead