Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-08

SO. goodby, old boy. Bid goodby to
the rest of the company for me and
| thank them: and good luck to every
one OF them"
| When Wallingford hurried out to
| the stage he found an unexpected ad
| dition To the marty In the person Of
| smiling and confident Miss Tottic Van
| Vorhicy.
| IL have to mcct papa In Chicago to-
| day she swcctly observed to Wall
ingford, and certainly am the lucky
| one to find that I'm going to have
such good company. know you boys
| will all be nice to me"
| Mr.. Wallingford and Mr.. Daw and
| Mr.. Swivel each and every one assured
| Miss Tottie. with particular detail, of
| just exactly how nice .hc; intended
| to be. l.ut nevertheless Wallingford
| and Daw exchanged chances of won
der. and then. as by common Impulse.
| they cast black looks at the back OF
| the necs of Charles Algcrnon swivel
| "Why. SAY, Riackic." declared Wal
| llnEtord. when they had moment to-
| gcther In the smoking compartment.
| III this unbakcd lob tries TO put over
any trick. or hold back amy OF his
own coin. I'll have him pinchcd. They
have strenuous laws In Chicago
against Rubcs having money.
Before The trip was over. however.
he concluded that he had been doing
Mr.. Swivel an injustice. for Mr.. Swivel
paid no more attention to Miss Totti"
than ala slthcr Ol the bthcTS ~
was cheerful and chatty All the way.
and corroborat"d his Intention TO pur-
chase Pine Lake by mentioning Ger
tain triiiing improvements he meant
to max. in that pleasant health re-
sort. When they arrived in Chicago
he bad" Miss To,tic a pleasant Sooi-
by. and went with the other men 10
their hotel. He even permitted them
to go to his bank With him after
! lunch and see the transfer OF his hc-
1 H.. h.s tlsl 4
| however. Charles Algcrnon stopped on
the steps and badc them good-by
| you'll hav" 10 cNcus" me Tor about
an hour" said he. Il HAY" little
private business to look after
.Eut we were to have our talk I'M
| mcdiatclv after you had been to IN"
| bank" protected Wall!nGtorh.
| Il shall, b. compelled TO excuse my
self for one hour insisted MT
| swivel.
but want to get out OF Town
| this afternoon" declared Wallingford.
| ~ shall meet YOU at the hotel AT
| . o'clock" stated MIR. Swivel WIKI sur
prisinE GOODNESS. and. walking no"h
the steps. he hailed taxi ana uFoNe
away,
At precisely o'clock. there vas , a
ring al the hell of Waliingf"rd
| ,nnr,,ncnts MIR swivel was bcio" l"
see Mr. wallinriord.
send him right M" said Wallins-
| ford. and he passed Hlackic the wine
check To sign.
when waIIinvforL opened the
door in response to {, present knock,
! however Mir swivel WAS not hiohe'
| With him was Miss Tottic Van N"r-
HES,
PERM, M sgn' I'm t,na ap ,"'f ri.
| gernon. bcam.nr with JOY.
swivel. swivel" chihcd walilinE-
! ford. shaking a rcpr"vinS nnS"r ~
the happy bridegroom. i ntser
thought you'd turn out TO 10. "A msrt
! fortune hunter" and he cast ma
| l!gnant glance 81 Miss Tnttlc.
You Needn't spring ANY .: ,na'
| ing possession o! the best chhir ia
the room, and :snreadins her sH'r pii
about 1t. lie knows that I'm a snow
girl. and he married me under ny
| Also Charles knows all about The
plan, you put up there at Pine LAKE
| Tor his special benefit"
| Exactly" agreed Charles Algcr-
| non. speaking in a surprisingly BRISK
| tone. Vow let's get down To 3usi-
| ness We're here to take Pine Lake
N your hands. How much do you
| want"
upon Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Algcrnon.
| Fifty thousand dollars" said he.
Miss To,,!c laughed with keen en-
joymeni. You got To cancel on
ured on Charities whole pile, bn, he's
taken some brains into the company
since then"
| Charlie smiled DELIGHTFULLY."-. as II
| his wife had paid him a compliment.
and paitcd her upon plump shold-
80 I see" said WailinGford slow
| IS. We'll, how much does the brains
| f4,T
Pine Lake." and he looked pleasant
ly at the bride.
Just cost" Charles Algernon told
him. the wrinkles around his eyes
| becoming hard and sharp. You paid
$4,000 for the place. and you put In
about $4,000 on improvements. We'll
let you lose all II cost You 10 enter
tain the members Of Mrs. SwivcFs
| company. because that was the plant
| That didn't cost you over $1,000 any
| how, and you had good time with
| the money. SO that's square. and he
smiled proudly al his Tottie.
| so you are actually willing to pay
me $4,000 for it," returned Walling
ford. lingering his big chin thought
| fully.
Zen thousand dollars. Not cent
| more" chirrupcd Mrs. Charles Aiger-
! non.
"All right then" said Wallingford
with sudden discrimination: Il
don't care 10 sell am no piker and
| '"'i PoNh'l MY iVSH'' isht Al bppi
| loser"
Watching carefully. he caught the
| slightest trace Of startled look
passing between MIR. and Mrs. Swi-
| vel. and saw that he could sit tight.
| "Wc-we-might increase that Of
| fer Il little bit" suggested Charles
| AiEernon. after painful wait.
The new Mrs Swivel. COMPRISING
| her thin lips in one unbcnding
/ straight line ana tightening the skin
over her hard cheek bones. cast upon
| her Charlie strained look. and I'M
derwent a severe inward struggle. Il
think mott she snapped at last.
| Wallingford arose and walked to-
ward the telephone.
but. Petty" protested Charlie.
Don't be foolish" said Petty" i'm
| patiently. and then she turned to
| Wallingford. "All right" She said
Wei! make IL $4,000. and that is the
top figure"
Wallingford looked down upon her
in smiling confidence. Now he was
sure of his ground. will you please
tell me" he demanded, why you are
williAg to. pay $4,000 for sixty acres
OF land That won't grow pumpkins
and house that isn't worth burn
ing up? You know it's no good as a
summer resort. You know that wncn
you get back there today or tomor-
row there won't he q man. woman.
dog. cat. or canary bird on the place.
Now what's the Game?"
| We'll, you see. think you're wrong
h..tt hatp