Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-03
CHAPTER XIV
A Land Deal

Mr. Colport was an extremely un-
ant.looklng man. Moreover. he was
u the top OF a dirty building In Upper
Thames street. and his business was In
some way connected with metal. of
which he had a good many rusty and
filthy samples lying about the place.
Miss Ducrow. and who the dickens is
Miss Ducrow. and what the deuce does
che want with me?' he demanded of the
whte-faced office boy.
Young lidy: She says she's gotter see
you-importink business. sir" the boy
|ald.
important business--a young lady,
ph Show her In"
Mr., Colport was not in the least i'm
pressIonable. He glared at Sunny and
refused to smile In answer to her smile
Another man must have smiled; Mr..
Colport simply glared.
'Well?" no said.
How are your" Sunny said as she
sst down.
u cont know that l am any the bet
yer Or any the worse for your visit" he
saia May ask why you are here?"
You may" Sunny said
well why are you here7''
Not to See the view--I'm not" Sunny
nv Il, you think you are going to waste
I'm not; my times pretty flled UP.
po. I'm here on business"
what business?"
Havers."
oh" he said. "Ground-what do
wg want with ground?"
tos OF things" Sunny said.
4. Md what might lots Of things be7"
p,H,ns, Hens, for instance" Sunny said.
rSnltry. It might be-"
~, ran poultry-farming's played out !!
W no good-done focJ When a man.
soman or child finds himself entirely
.. limited 10 earn an honest living in n
.v,asole n. .p way, he starts poultry-farming |;
,,s ~ 'e last refuge for the weak-minded
ind addle-headed."
rMot mot three-ha' pence a week." he said.
iou take II rom me-"
n,"t "eII: ! don't know; I've got IDEAS
=. oit or land of yours 'ud just suit
.Not any money!" he asked.
10. opt I've got plenty OF friends"
IA, ana they'll buy land for you und set
"S Srsp Up on mat mad fool scheme7"
,nhats their business and mine 70
well, I'm not selling my land at
ASvets art Tor poultry farming" he said.
,wrInenn' what are you selling II for?"
I. Nilla residences I'm going to map
cakes" ~ NHe' - so hno nut
,,t5.,,na TS:n you won't sell tho land alto
only at a price. My price is"-he
Ind tr.n ne looked at her-"two hundred
s,,rwo Two hundred and twenty the lot.
NO; an acre. and there are thirty
seses, ~ You can't pay that price for land
''r keeping hens on"
no, ! spose not" Sunny said. Same
suI,S,, KIM; you won't never sell It for no
'U""wSIhs "whs villas on either"
NE smell" >'''' "e'er Stahu
What smell?"
make tSMMy; y s, the smell they're bound to
,SortamS9 Wm9 are bound to maker" colport
Them chemical people--them peopl.
cb.mteo gong TO make manure out Of
tsid as, us bound to hum" sunny
Ne. I oDcn tVe Sr every one away for miles.
ness b a small chemical manure busi.
~hs She paused. IT know. That's
n. J. tholgh you might be glad 10 sell
X, sIound pretty cheap"
sauiuoh know what the deuce VIM ar.
Sava about! What chemical manure
~ M you In your head?"
tesISSoDnSe.. ISone." sunny said. But your villa
IAN riaTts people'll get II in their nosss
see" and they'll leave quick, You
p,,;mn IN . you would be SO good az to .x-
hess 'fS fS sSs sSsd; c,.t with pondsrous polite
H. mat there Ia M o1n assure
. not Not wsth'P ystl b., miles of Hsysrs." manure
Bunny SAID aid sTS STS there's going to be-"
asd NV VIII, in' b board up said BetehewN wfsn hen
llke Just the he sIado sH,d cheap now, II looks
came" 'ouhu out where you was ana
10 shouted. a' hsr' What board p
ncanS-ltSSssr StSSsrd l., that's up on the other
u know o. f ma on Of ground"
bat YOU cSDl, SGp may have good eye,,rbt
sad, There's see g III. u from here" sunny