Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-02
SHINY DUCROW
Nv HENRY ST. JOHN COOPER

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But what on earth shall we do with
the six acres when we get III" johnson
"1ts the start--thc commencement
after I've got that six I'm going to gel
You won't" he said. "rhey belong to
Colport, and he's as keen az mustard
fifty an acre, Sunny. I've made Inquiries
and ! Know what I'm talking about :"
You think you do T. Sunny said.
| II dol" he said hotly. ~ went into
been workable II would have been ali
right, but we can't afford to buy land
at two-fifty an acre"
"We aren't going to-" Sunny said
I've bought six at a hundred. i'm go
ing TO get those other thirty at about
sevsnty--perhaps n bit less"
Tn your mind r. Johnson said.
pay for those six -
You'll ruin the fir1n," he said, "just
as we are getting our heads above wa
Sunny !"
And tell you I'm going to make it!
In I'm going 70 make you rich man. even
while I'm doing It.. Now, sec here"
Sunny sat on the table in the Office in
Cutway street. She swung her legs.
You've got your books. You can tell
me .lT",sa Roughly what want to know"
Take June, July and August last
year See?''
He nodded.
What was the profit for those three
II can tell you" he said, without
looking. 1t up. The, profits were practi,,
cally nil. We just kept going and paid
our way. There was nothing lett over.
take the last three months--the three
months I've been your partner. WHAT'S
the profits for them
81 can't tell you offhand. OF course.
there's the ADVERTISING
my doing!' Sunny said. DO you re-
member how scared you got when
talked about advertising big--how you
groanod and said I should ruin you've
should all be in the gutter together?
Well. was wrong" he said shortly
you were right"
I'm right oil along the line" sunny
said. "Now, about the profits for the
last three months. Como on! Out with
IT can't give you the exact figures
but | can get n rough idea," Johnson
said He turned to the ledgers and went
through them. He made notes. He was
busy for about half an hour; then he
paused.
Weir" Sunny asked.
AS said. the figures are not exact,
but they are near enough--roughly,
nineteen hundred and fifty pounds"
"In three months?' Sunny said. Not
so dusty"
II suppose you'd have n fit" Sunny
said, 'if told YOU. that two years
ahead. we might be making nineteen
thousand pounds profit In a year--may-
be more"
Rubbish :" he said.
We'll that's what YOU think. Now.
ty,, ArA
Yes: Of course"
Your half-partner." Sunny said. "o'
those profits, half belongs TO me. what's
hal' Of nineteen hundred and ffty7"
Mine hundred and seventy-ave,"
which belongs to me. I'll trouble you
for cheque for that" Sunny said
But. good gracious--!,.
got to have IT."
But It is not money actually in hand
there Is good deal to come In on the
books. Besides. you're going to throw
it away on this wildcat scheme Of
yours. I ought TO prevent it'
can you let me have readyr"
Not penny more than Eve hum
dred," he said
Give It U.S." Sunny said.
Ten minutes later she went out with
a cheque for five hundred pounds. She
and paid II In then she took a taxi to
Havers and motored all tho way--a
piece OF extravaganza, but Sunny was In
a hurry.
it was not her first visit by many. For
n time she walked about and looked
around her. Tho six acres that she had
practically bought faced the main road.
II was. however, cut off from the rail-
way line at the back by the adjoining
DTODarty which T-qhan nd
clased her six acres on two sides.
If get those thirty" Sunny thought,
there won't be site In or near London
to f,,st touch Ssfa 1t @ The main factory will be
way and have n siding OF our own. Yes
that's al right; it's Just what I want
a little later Sunny was knocking ON
the door of small house in Havers A
young man opened the door to her
he said.
rive come about that land" Sunny
lie nodded His oyes Frightened
settle" -'' '"' 10
But we ought to have a lawyer"
sother lawyers" she said. Moneys
But the utle?"
That's all right. I've been into It
already. Six hundred is the price. We'll
can't pay you down for H. can give
you three hundred down and a note for
.nroc hundred at three months. and
pay up the three hundred in three
months I forfeit the three hundred I'm
paying Svou nov. Sec"
~ sounds straight" he said.
..7,,,I mat what IL is--straight," she said
me lands marked off and there's no
there2" '''S'' 10
,o None at all. I've been trying to sell
land Mws about i, was after 4 for time"
.,vSWas her Sunny said iutercstedly.
Plots for villa res dences. l think"
Bsardwe!l said. Anyhow. tho price he
Cn[rSd i,,.'SS, Tor thS land was no good. /
Hd lts>% }csi}afsG. maSsI" Sunny asked,
~ don't make any difference I'm buy
,ns hose six acres anyhow. Only. i'd
Lke 10 know what he offered for them"
Iorty pounds an acre" Beardwell
Did he?" Sunny said. She smiled.
"Now. II bother you for q pen and
INK. and ~ write you a check for that
three hundred" she said.
In half an hour her business was COM
plete; She had given the check and taken
a recelE: The land was hers. subject 10
her paying u further three hundred in
thrra nOaths.
Which III do, all right" Sunny
thought.
know good nan who can do notice
boards" Sunny asIed.
Notice boards, sou mean----"
Like that board on the ground--'This
s!te to lei, suitable for factory or villa
residences sort OF thing"
oh. yes there's Ceilings down IN the
village Hes good man"
sunny shook hands with Beardwell