Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1920-01-09

Mother hns bought n house." Irene
explained 10 Dave. ave thought this
was n snfe place 10 come a look
on Elden's face caused her Ia pause
"Why. what Is wrong7" she snld.
Dave looked NJ Coward, NJ Mira.
Hardy. aud Ut Irene. lie was Instant.
" nwnre that Coward had "stung"
them. II was common knowledge IN
inside circles that the bottom WIS
going out. The firm OF Coward 4
Eden had been scurrylng for cover. as
quietly aud secretly ny possible. 10
avoid alarming the public. but scurry.
Ing for cover. nevertheless And Dave
llnd ncqulesced In that policy. His
position WAS extremely difficult.
81 don't think | would be In n hurry
To buy" he snld. slowly turning his
eyes on his partner. "You would per.
hnps he wiser 10 rent n home for n
while. Rents nre becoming %cnsler."
"But hive bought. snld Airs
Hardy, md there was triumph rather
than regret In her voice. ~ have pnid
my deposit"
at " the policy Of this firm" Eden
continued. mot 10 force or Take nd.
vintage Of hurried decisions, The fact
TINT YOU have already made n deposit
does not alter TINT policy. | think
may spenk for my partner and the
firm when ! say that your deposit will
he held 10 your credit for thirty days.
during which time II will constitute nm
option on the property which you have
selected. II, NJ The end of that time.
you ure still Of your present mind. the
transaction Gun go through ms nov
planned; and II you have changed
your mind your deposit will be re.
turned"
Coward shifted under Dawes direct
eye. He preferred to look at Mrs.
Hardy. "Whnt Mr.. Elden hns told
you about the policy Of the firm II
quite true" he managed to say. But,
ny II hnppens, this transaction Is not
with Coward 4 Elden. hut with me
personally. ! find II necessary to dis.
pose Of the property which ! have just
sold to YOU NJ such m exceptional
prlce"-he was looking nj Mrs. Hardy
-"nnd naturally | cannot run chance
OF huNlng my plnns overturned by amy
possible change Of mind On your pnrt."
~ am entirely satisfied" said Mrs.
Hardy. "rhe fact that Mr.. Elden
wants to get The property hack makes
me more satisfied" she added. with
the peculiarly Irritating lnugh Of II
woman who thinks she Is %extrnOrdl-
nnrlly shrewd and Is only very silly.
"The agreement Is slgned?" snid
Dave. lie walked to the desk and
picked M the documents. aud the
check that lay upon them. His eye
ran down the familiar contract. This
agreement IL IN the name Of Coward
& Eldcn," he said. "Thls check Is
payable to Coward 4 Eden"
COnwurd's llvid face hud become
white. and II was with difficulty he
controlled his anger. They nre all
printed that way" he explained. II
am going to have them Endorsed over
to me-"
You nre moi said Dave. "You ARE
charging this woman twenty. five thou.
sand dollars for II house that won't
bring ten thousand. The firm OF Con.
wnrd 4 Elden will have nothing to do
with that transaction. 1; won't even
lndorse Il over"
A fire was burning in the grnte.
Dave walked to II and very slowly and
deliberately thrust the agreement into
the nnme.
We'll, II that doesn't beat all 70 Mrs.
llnrdy calculated. Are all COW
punchers so discnurteous3"
II meiin no dlscourtcsy." said Dave.
III my behavior has seemed abrupt,
assure you hive only sought TO serve
Doctor Ilnrdy's wldow-and his dnugh.
ter"
at Is u peculiar service" Mrs. Har.
dy answered, CURLY.
~ can only apologize for my pnrt.
ner's behavior" snid Coward. III need
not, however. affect the transaction In
the slightest degree, a new ngreemen,
VIII he drawn NJ Dnce-ln agreement
In which the firm NJ Coward x Eden
viii not be concerned
"Thut will be more satisfactory"
said Mrs. Hnrdy. She Intended the re.
mark FOR Dawes eurs. but he had
moved 10 n corner If the room and was
conversing In low tones with Irene.
~ am sorry | had to make your
mothers acquaintance under clrcum.
stances which, ! fear, she viii not even
try TO understand" he had said to
Irene.
"oh. Dave-Mr. EiAen, | mean-that
is-you don't know how proud-yoli
don't know how much Of I man you
made me feel you are" She was