Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-03

said. -.
aThirty nddlesticksl"
We'll. forty" Sunny said. That's
about all It's worth. I've asked and !
and said It WASN'T worth no more"
About that board" he said. II don't
wei. go and have look for your
ss 70 snd tel yC" you s. nd ?Ss SUNNY sSnt s
TN go now at once. I don't believe II
and ii shall objectl'
You won't object half as much as
r,I hem ! villa residents as won't be there
mind bit Of a smell, come to that. and
II won't do any harm to the poultry, or
whatever IT may be. Mind you. / don't
say II is poultry I'm after, but It may
II don't care what you are after" he
said "I'm going to see for myself! b "
| III come with you IL you like. I've
ct the loan Of a car It's Lord Do
rnissons, niss rn he's ,, friend Of mine, and It's
"All right Colport said. but mind
YOU, don't believe III"
'anion. He snifred he refused TO
| lced. He sat and glowered and mum
oied to himself In his shaggy red beard
4. Inero It is what did tell you? Spei
H. out. sunny said. site for tn,
What in thunder does this mean
Colport ragged What the
q. me BOARD was up, the paint wet, but
ny nn,, goaru was there and Colport knew
uotnlns ABOUT the condition of the paint.
down. "se' 'p "'''
erty t he rais abth,.d the place. spoil the prop
srrE,ce Except for hens and such-like."
I'm see that villain Beardweill"
would J., Sunny said. She had al
ready seen Beardwell that morning.
| A few minutes later Colport was
'hunIering aWg on Beardwell's modest door.
,,,.W Whst at IN thunder is the meaning Of
IL don't know; do your Beardwell
said He looked beyond the furious
Colport at Sunny For any expression
OF recognition on his face he might
never yer nave seen Sunny In his life before.
IL mean?"
I've got no board on my land!"
IT'S a lie I've seen It saw II
mmyser: ny What's this Internal Chemical
"oh that!' Beardwell said. my land
II Isn't my land It's sold. Yes, there
to be a. chemical factory or some
tnlng hear IL is going TO smell
pretty bad. but that won't affect me- I'm
shifting to Canada In about a month,
|
out there"
You've sold your land to--to those
orlgande who are going to--to put up
stink factory Colport shouted.
10 my sell 'Rd It Or oe4sa i to had you 's; b
eighty; you said forty was a fair price
got hundred for II. and I'm satisfied
there were no restrictions. They car
put up dust destructor, too. and O
to me-"
It's. ruined my land" colpor,
That's your trouble. I'm busy: goot
Il thought hens" Sum Sunny W began. %
Hang hens, curse hens, to blazel
with hens!" said Coiport. "It's my
"1ll buy e.: give mo an option at Z
fair price. l don't mind any smells tha'
Colport inuttered In his beard; theJ
About that option?" Sunny said. "r.
Il worth while me coming to your Of
What DO you want that land forr' hi
II told you It might be for hons snt
u might not! What's tho land worth 2
Sunny said.
ITS worth every pcnny"-he pauset
. -"of eighty pounds, but how am 20
, Ing to sell now with that internal
Eighty pounds is fair price. Is it7'
Sunny asked.
,'I gave seventy for It, and bought I
; good profit on It as plots" "
But you didn't know this had conn
: along!"
himself. .
option to buy that landT" Sunny asked
|
any farther!" Sunny said.
."Whatll you ofrer7" he asked.
enty and bought It cheaply."
, "Ill take an option on 1t for two
sunny said And fiji give you . az.
posit of a hundred pounds which I an
So to forfeit sn, 4 g. don't close on the option
"Yes or nor Sunny said -Becaus,
INT i ,s'S !" no. I've got heaps to do with my
; He glared at her. Eighty then !" h,
pounds deposit"
That's what ! said." Sunny said.
TITS Just fair price" Sunny thought
II could have got 1t for forty. or flft,
acre, 30 he doesn't lose anything. ant
We get the ground at fair price. It'll
be worth n lot more presently" Sh'
smiled.
well. that's all over and done with =
Sunny drove Mr.. Colport back Il
/. Upper Thames street, then she thanked
Lord Dobrington's chauffeur kindly TO
his services, and shook hands warmI!
with him, and dismissed the car. Nov
I'd best be getting to work." Sum!
thought
are coming to, clumsy"
1t was Lord Dobrlngton who ha'
Realm
sunny me I" she said. "And 20,
nearly trod on my. foot Didn't you
ought to .apologizeT
"I've been wanting TO see you badly.
well, look now" Sunny said.
I'm going TO. Are YOU In hurryr
Nothing Perticiler." Sunny said, =,
Sunny, Why do you talk like thatr
. "Pertickier!' he said. You cal
sunny laughed Il like to talk like
used when I'm talking to friends; wher
I'm not | put on the talk SeeT How
ever. that doesn't matter III give yo,
D No. Lord Dobrington, am In no grea
hurry. was about to call In at thu
{ theatre and find out II there were an,
letters there awaiting my arrival" She
E laughed. "How's that?"
He nodded. "You are funny. sunny
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