The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-01-15

had acquiesced In that policy. Ills
position was extremely difficult.
" don't think would be in a hurry
to buy" he said. slowly turning his
eyes on his partner you would per
haps he wiser TO rent n home for a
while. Rents are becoming easier"
but have bought" said Mrs.
Hardy, and there was triumph rather
than regret In her voice. 81 have paid
my deposit"
III II the policy Of this firm" Eden
continued, mot TO force or take adj
vantage Of hurried decisions. The fact
that you have already made deposit
does not alter that policy. ! think I
may speak for my partner and the
firm when | say that your deposit will
be held to your credit for thirty days.
during which time II will constitute an
option on the property which you have
selected. II. at the end Of that tlmes
you are still Of your present mind the
transaction can go through as now
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. "What Mr.. Eden has told
you about the policy OF the firm Is
quite true" he managed TO say. "But.
as II happens. this transaction is not
with Coward 4 Eden. but with me
personally. ] find II necessary TO dis
pose Of the property which I have Just
sold to you at such an exceptional
price"-he was looking at Mrs. Hardy
-"and naturally cannot run a chance
OF having my plans overturned by any
possible change Of mind ON your part"
8 VI am entirely satisfied" said Mrs.
Hardy. "The fact that Mr.. Eden
wants to get The property back makes
me more satisfied" she added. with
the peculiarly irritating laugh Of a
woman who thinks she Is extraordi-
narily shrewd and is only very silly.
"The agreement is signedY" said
Dave. He walked to the desk and
picked up the documents. and the
check that lay upon them. His eye
ran down the familiar contract. This
agreement Is in the name of Coward
x Eden" he said. This check is
payable TO Coward & Eden"
Conward's livid face had become
white. and IL was with difficulty he
controlled his anger. They are all
printed that way" he explained. 81
am going TO have them indorsed over
TO me-"
"You are not" said Dave. "You are
charging this woman twenty-five thou
sand dollars for house that won't
bring ten thousand. The firm OF Con
ward & Eden will have nothing to do
with that transaction. 1t won't even
indorse II over"
A fire was burning In the crate.
Dave walked TO II and very slowly and
deliberately thrust the agreement into
the flame
swell, II that doesn't beat all - Mrs.
Hardy calculated "Are all COW
punchers so discourteousT
=
IF my behavior has seemed abrupt,
assure you l have only sought TO serve
Doctor Hardy's widow-and his daugh-
teh"
ut Is a peculiar service" Mrs. Har-
dy answered, CURLY.
81 can only apologize o. J part
ner's behavior" said Col verb. It nee,
not, however. affect the --v-s~ ton In
the slightest degree. A NV sgr.ement
will be drawn at once an agreement
IN which the firm Of Coward h Eden
will not he concerned"
THAT will be more satisfactory"
said Mrs Hardy. She intended the re-
mark for Dawes ears, but he had
moved to a corner of the room and was
In low tones with Irene.-
II am sorry l had to make your
acquaintance under circum-