Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26

of looking at modern finance-ele-
mentary."
| 81 expect you're right" Bill agreed.
! I'VE do things more or less like our
daddies did. But we get along. We
get along"
Don't think 1 dropped in to tell you
| how you ought to run your bank, or
how anybody ought to run bank for
! that matter. I'm not banker AS
la matter of fact. I've got little BUSH
| ness on my mind this morning A
little idea that has been growing for
the past week. and one l think you
/ can help me work out. If you Will.
| Bill, smiled. waiting.
| 81 certainly like this winter climate
in south Texas, and there are going
| to be business opportunities here. too,
by and by. I've got notion to get
] hold of piece of land somewhere
there in Stuart county and get some
fellows l know up in New York in
| terested with me. Not a very big
piece, perhaps, as farms go down
HERE but. say. five or six thousand
/ acres I'd want it far enough from
town, so it wouldn't cost too much
and so there would be plenty of game
birds. deer and javelins. you know
land we would probably put some
cattle on it. Then, in the season. my
friends and I could come down here
for while and shoot"
| 81 reckon you could find something
! that would suit We got more land
around here than anything else"
81 have found it-and that's one
reason I've come to you. You are
the administrator of the Smell estate,
aren't you?"
| 1.-The hank is
| And the Smell estate owns a pretty
good sized pasture down on the south
edge of the county-eighteen or nineteen
miles from here"
Yes Six Thousand acres"
II happened to ride through 1T a
week ago. Looks good to me. Good
grass for cattle. Water hole up at
have to kick the quail out of your
way. I think that would be just the
place
we'll don't know. Miz Smell
she's up in Dallas: She amt lived
here since Bill died. I'd have to get
in touch with her natchully."
About how much would it COST"
why. ] suppose about twelve or
fifteen dollars an acre. That's about
tie value down there. bein' SO far
oh. I didn't intend to buy it, I'd
like to lease it,"
That's different. 1 don't know
whether Miz Smell would want to-"
Cattle land down that way leases
for about ten cents an acre. doesn't
TT does not. 1t brings nearer
twenty-five.
"oh. Capn! You know that's too
What sort of offer you want to
We'll. we might make it twelve
or thirteen We aren't rich men,
Cap'n. Just fairly well-to-do chaps.
Wed want long lease. because
| there isn't any ranch house there,
and even if there was. we'd want to
build our own place. sort of hunt
ing lodge, you know. where we could
put up quite party with outbuild-
ings for oookhouses and all that sort
a bit of money fixing the place up
and there's fencing needed, too
Wed need a long lease.
Five years?'
oh, no. Ten, at least. Twenty
would be better"
III tell you what Til do, Mr. Mar
win. I'll write Miz Smell this evenin'
Let you know as soon as l hear
Marvin rose and shook down the
, legs of his rather tight trousers
Well. I'll be moving over to the
hotel" he said. It's most noon, and
first come is best fed"
Capt. Bill followed his retreatine
; figure with speculative eyes. Slightly
| raising MS voice, he called to the
combination clerk-stenographer who
occupied a little room at the rear:
''Oh, Miss Annie! Bring your book
, please"
E MISS Annie came
| Letter to Mr.. Vanderpool, New
1 York city. Address is in the files
Z Mark it personal"
The name of Thomas Vanderhovel
9 Vanderpool is known on two CONT
I nents, Men of substance with Office
t in Wall street or lower Broadway ar
said to lift their hats even when pass
= ing the trust company over which h
presides.
e 1t happens, however, that Mr.. Van
e derpooI likes to hunt. Also he like
to get away from his home atmos
e phere of jealousy, hatred, fear an
d fawning alteration. Therefore, Of
=" more than one occasion when his sec