The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-02-13

repeated. Its just ten per CEN of
my profit"
"You mean you made Z thousand
dollars on that deal?"
Exactly that. And that will look
like a peanut to what we are going to
make later on"
"We?"
"Yes. You and me. We're going into
partnership"
But I've nothing to invest. I've
only a very little saved up"
"Invest that hundred"
Dave looked at Coward sharply.
Was he trifling? No, his eyes were
frank and serious.
"You mean it,"
"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 q fell
low Over in England remittance man
who fell heir to an estate and had to
go home to spend it. l am arranging
through a 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. II we pull
1t Off-and we will pull il Olive start
up in business as Coward 4 Eden.
or Eden & Coward, whichever
sounds better. Boy. there's a fortune
in it,"
"What do you figure it's WORTH"
said Dave. trying to speak easily.
twenty-five dollars an acre?"
"Twenty-ive dollars an acre!"
Coward shouted. "Dave. newspaper
routine has killed your Imagination
Twenty-Five dollars an acre! Listen!
1.-THE city boundaries are to be ex-
tended-probahly will he by the time
this deal o 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 We'll
survey that section into twenty-five
foot lots-and we'll sell them at two
hundred dollars each for those neareSt
farthest O~ut-average n hundred and
tifty-tOtal nine hundred and sixty
thousand dollars. Allow. say. sixty
thousand for grease and there is still
nine hundred thousand. and that
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 eyes
met. Coward" he said. ''you don't
need my little hundred to put this
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. II
figure well travel we'll il double har-
ness. I'm a good MIXER know peo-
ple-and I've got ideas. And you're
SOUND and honorable and people trust
you"
Thanks" said Dave, dryly.
THAT'S right" Coward continued.
swell be a combination hard to beat"
Dave had never felt sure of Con-
ward. and now he felt less sure than
cver But the lust OF easy money was
beginning to stir within him. The bill
In his hands represented more than
three weeks wages. Coward was
making money-making money fast.
and surely here was an opportunity
such rs comes once in a lifetime.
"Tll 60 you." he said to Coward. at
last. "I1l risk this hundred. and a
little more. II necessary"
Good" said Coward. springing to
his feet and taking Dawes hand in a
warm grasp. snow we're away. But
you better play safe. Stick to your pay
check here until we pun the deal
through. There won't be much to do
until then. anyway. and you can help
more BY guiding the paper along right
lines"
1T sounds like q fairy tale" Dave
demurred. as though unwilling to cred
It the possibilities Coward had ont
lined. "You're sure 1t can be done?"
Done? Why. son It has been done
In all the big centers in the States. and
at many q place thatll lever be a cen-
ter at all. And It will be done here.
Dave. bigger things that you dare
dream Of + looming up right ahead"
CHAPTER WI.