Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-06-24


Thank you. shall be glad to con-
slider it." he said finally. do you wish
Immediate aeceptance3"
Make up your mind before the first
Of the month"
There were sixteen days between
then and the FIRST OF the next month.
Time enough. Caleb thought. to do
something with his theory. prove or
discard IT.
They walked up together to the Al
TRUSTS Caleb thought that Baxter
might be there. Instead, there was
a message to call up the apartment
house.
want to see you Cal" said Bax-
ter. "Tf you haven't anything on that's
important come for a spin with me-
know a little roadhouse over the San
Mateo line where we can get some
good chow"
AS they motored Baxter commented
on Cox's attitude.
''You don't owe me anything" he
said sect that out Of your head, for
It Is exactly what Cox meant to put
into It. About the Beaver Lake job,
Cox Is one Of those divided interests
that have come together. Each side
owned rights they wouldn't sell. got
to know about # over a real estate
deal of my own-that didn't come OF.
Can't you see that It will be to Cox's
advantage to have a man up there OF
his own choosing, on whose reports ne
can absolutely relyf That's why he's
been nice to you-nothing much out
of the way, at that. It's what you'd
call using the personal element, / sup
pose"
Caleb was convinced that Baxter
had something on his mind concerning
his own affairs but he did not refer
to them until the excellent lunch was
finished
I'm in a mess. CAL" he said when
the walter was tipped and dismissed.
Anything can do. Tedr
Il don't know. I want to talk II
over. It's girl"
The statement was almost unnec-
essary to Caleb but he said nothing
'sThe peach is turning out to be a
cltron. She's nice enough and good
sport and believe she's fond Of me.
She says she Is" he went on modify.
and I've got to take her word for It.
She wants me. to marry her. And /
can't. won't. Whether it's the
square thing to do or not. II wouldn't
be the square thing. Wed be fight
ing In a month. We're miles apart In
most things. You know, Cal"
"she thinks you have to marry
herr'
$50 she says. 1 can't disprove IT.
I'm not saying she lies. I might buy
her of. haven't got the money. She
won't listen to reason-about the
KID
ut seems to me that's up to her.
How long have you known her. Ted1,
Little over two months. Her pic
lures on my bureau In one OF the
silver frames. Just put 1t there. Oh.
hill" He threw away his unsmoked
cigar
"what do you want me to dot See
herr l."
mo, that wouldn't do any good. But,
we had a bit OF a row. / suppose I
didn't take the news gracefully. She
swears don't love her. Perhaps she
doesn't altogether believe thRt-but
she might It's the truth, when you
come right down to brass taeks.
suppose I'm a mueker but honestly
believe I'd be worse one II I-mar-
lied her"
"Well7r
"She talked about going away-tilI
I was over with. She's a crackerjack
II stenographer. She can earn her
,wn living anywhere when she's not
handicapped. think could ok things
10 she would go, If could raise the
money to look out for her while she
,oes through with the thing. She's
et to do that" he added gIoomily.
Tried to reason with her but Il was
10 go.
at would take a couple Of thou
and dollars" he went on, talking
more rapidly. 1--WE got a deal on.
We got some parties who want to buy
and for a little colony. A bOna-fide
Proposition and I'm handling # d.
ect / should make at least twenty
ont of the deal. It's ripe.
lot to come or pretty soon. But. I'm
as usual You know that.
What the mater sends just sees me
through. l may have to raise some
Dr. an option. Could you let me have
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