Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-25
THE EVENING STORY

7, mean to sell. / want the money"
We'll, In that case-let me see.
| I recently sold the adjoining lot to "a
man who is going to erect a nice
| house. That viii enhance yours
some, of course. But you must not
| place your price too high. Why, one
old woman Is asking twenty thousand
for a lot not far from yours. She
won't get It. though-not for some
years to come, at any rate. Now II
you would consider, say, ten thou
sand
Ten thousand, cash?" Miss Dun
ming was surprised at the calmness
with which she was able to pronounce
the words.
Yes, cash. of course. And 1t may
be can get you little more" as
she remained silent. trying to calm
herself inside "Of course, the bigger
the price the bigger my commission
But can promise ten thousand.
clear"
VERY well, get ell you can" forcing
herself to speak calmly, though I'm
ready to sign papers for ten thousand.
When shall know"
IT will have the money and papers
ready tomorrow afternoon: Ana
now" as she rose, may ask II you
lnLSUu tHV6HllHb biafN o"AAAS te~y
attractive things this week
mo, thank you. l am hoping to
buy a farm Just out of the city--the
- dairy farm"
"Why? What?" in surprise. i've
got that very farm on my list. own.
er wants ia. go to Florida, and VIII
sell for $4,000 Odd thing, l received
a letter from Dakota this very morn
ing wanting to rent that farm. Man
wants to rent on shares, work anu
half the crop for rent, he to furnish
everything. Pretty good offer In a
renting way, but. Of course, sale Is
the most important and the only
thing Just now. But you'll need q
manager on the place, of course, ana
wouldn't wonder if this would be
just the man. Anyhow, when he
comes I'll send him out for talk.
The next day the transfer was made
and Miss Cunning moved out In the
afternoon. There were repairs ana
improvements she wanted to make
and they must be done quickly. Sew
eral weeks passed and the changes
were all completed and the workmen
gone away. With the last one gone
Miss Cunning brought q rocking chair
to that corner of the veranda that
the nearest car line.
But two more days passed before a
man was seen coming down the lane.
He, walked very slowly, with a cane
in one hand and limping.
AS he tapped at the door, Miss Dun
ming stepped from her corner behind
the vines.
Edith" he whispered hoarsely. 81
didn't think to meet you. l'm-not
strong enough for that yet. And here,
too! Are you the wife OF the owner
mot yet, Tom. / have been wait
ing for you. Don't you remember
how you asked me to marry you-
not once, but forty times, ] think.
And / told you to go away hrst and
make a man of yourself. You have
done that and come back. Now we
VIII be married"
Come back a man! Why Edith,
am a failure, the very worst Kind.
even had $500 when / went away and
l have nothing now"
But you are a man, Tom" Miss
Dunning declared, her happiness max
ing her eyes luminous. THAT is
worth Thousand times more than
money. And, as to failures. am one,
for worked ten years In the Govern
ment Printing ONCE and thought
had made myself indispensable, but
they dropped me without explanation.
But come, dear, minister lives but
two houses away, and I have spoken
to him. Then we will come back and
look over your farm-our, / mean"
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