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Adventure No. 14—*Lord Southpaugh”
Gcn:rt.ifll. the Star Company.
Wzfihm
HE woman n the next room sereamed
again! Blackis Daw winced In oym
pathy: Wallingford grinned. the gray
mustached man In the corper sat In patient
Misery, as he had from the first, and beld his
swollen Jaw.
*1 don't think it huris as much as it did,
Jim." decided Hiackie, looking up with & bope
flh‘fl&. “Stop me, | think | want to go
“Stay right where are and have it out”
ehuckled Wnnww"" “You brought ne
fihh.!ulm.ulmbulnuu
tn of you" He cast a sidelong glance st
the man in the corner,
*You won't if | say not!” indignantly swore
Blackie, as his riotous tooth gave his nerves
Fm in the operating room emitted &
yolp, which made Blackie grip the arme
Nis chair and groan because be Lad though'
! gritted his teeth,
: Iflmmmfi'm
¥ mtm. 5
%ti‘%vmnflr“h
Plackie & genercous drink,
quiet man in the corner eahibited hie
g.bdm:t‘m.umm
eyes followed (hat interosting Process
“Mave a litle relief*” M‘&mnn-u,
whe was s babitual good Hamaritan with
=muhmmm:*mm-u
%fimmmwnmw
JV‘. -li_u' envied Blackie. “Now N 1
& "H‘m one this time” Auished (he
. w the bhottie determrinedly
Y who had tried 1o conessl .::
:'m-mnum.mmmm
dentint :mro‘.'m:'..
";:i.:um“nnnvu
mdlfly.w:n.nmm
surprisingly ready courtesy; r. Beossmer
mmu:ulhon‘hnihuu .
“These pentlemen weore walting when
l-.:-ly Mm. platted
“1 am > e
wm-:‘.m* b
s l'lll."nhtflmm , e
flvhmty—v:v hon.bn-un':
mmm-mg'mu-um
into the operating room, hummisg & ears free
mmm‘
- that mas™ commented Mackie,
'M:luu-mm" g
woman wearing & heavy earreing
a muherampled hapdherchief, came through
'”Mnmwm‘:un.fi;:
e
pation as he bowed to Blarkie, There was an
unmistakable gleam of ferveity tn his eves
Jnuymflmmfihm
1
n&nmmmmum
G .
My, M“L.MM'* alter
inete
“Fifieon yoars o 4" replied '%,
""“#..!‘:.:...-.a."-...g." od. Onk
toek
(.:“:“ mu::tdhb :
“He's n ' o
"1 see” Wallingferd -mm Cen
ter & preity falr Business town™
“For wome lines” stated -g-u with dis
taet and quist visibie BT W s
mnmflynbmflmms
But 0 glves olighl manuleciuting
: “And You Sold It to Me!" Mr. Spooger Hotly Charged Blackie.
From the Drawing by C. E. CHAMBERS, the Famous Artist, Whose Wonderful Illustrations Mave Made Familiar Types of the Characters In the Wallingford Stories
“You must be & manufacturer.” guessed
Wallingford.
how, G browming. 1 Lnte & Siteetls boa
other, still frowning. “1 bave a fron
foundry, and bhave secured capacity business,
o 8 A process of my own”™
“Capacity s good enough.”
“The trouble is with the size of the capacity.”
nam;‘mmu-zhut
o see.” returned Rrasping
the man's encomfortable situation ot once,
“You need a larger plant, and your present one
h‘moufllor.fl”‘bm”b
crense of space
In splte of his swollen saw, Besamer's in
telligent face lahted with pleasgre., “It s &
treal 1o have some one anderstand that.” he as
serted. “My plast is so small that its pet profit
hm;mn;n'muu.n fam com
rl\o‘unhu o times a 8 marh business a 8
can 40, but when | take my statlements ‘o
the banke they ook them over and tell me thet
I am ot making a sufficient margin on my
present investmeont to justify an Increase ~
W‘nfi.fi”.lflfl;fllbhfl.’
sympathised Walllngford. “It's lke lighting
& fre 1o roast one peandtl. You sould roast
teenty pounds of good goobers with the same
nitial expenss ™
fl-mlm&lm’:dhfi”nwf
sighed Bessmer. with getaine pegret, -
tnel & poor talker Wiy, with Afty thousand
ulhn-un.ahunuhw-ud.o
»mmmdm
on the wial not less than four
timee uuhlmhfllln‘?
“When & shaky business cant thaney
umun.-m-“g‘m.
wisdom tors of mach efperiente. oy are
incorpomted. you say ™
“Teo bandred and Sty thowsand. 've »
ek oerh ihe (remesry wenty
Bve thonsand | enld of the olher went a 1 SRy
por oot ™
1 suppose you'd be willlag 5 clean oul the
treasury shares for your Aty thousand” sug
gosted Wallinglord.
..‘ho.umu&u. “Show me how!™
'MMM‘MW‘N&
leh’hhh-lm“ut
“1 hope #O.” returned Bessmer sincersly,
“I'il go to Oak Center and look at your
Dw Wallingford. “1 bave ffty
1 dollars which haven't done & useful
!.".“mw come 1o me, since they were
Biackis Daw returned from the opersting.
Mmmmhnlm*t-c(oh
tiot
“Go 1n and have your teeth tinkersd, Jim. ™
he urged. “This gentieman s a friend of
mine asd is kind and gentle”
Nuv_m-uu-bmammm
seurainin.” explained the dentist,
*l'm ready for you now, Mr. Bessmer™
- I shall sen you again, Mr. Wal
u-m-uwm.
h:mu.:l“u‘ fl: sideiong glance
" .
tooward Piackis lv‘L.-rnfldhuu
prehension of the warsing 1o be secretive, and
went in 1o b 4 tortured,
“The girls were coffect in thelr susgestion ™
e N oneierea”s so b e
3
“This is the best report they have made of
any town”
“Ther're emekorjacks, especially Vieler”
and Backie, blowing & kies at the eeliing in
honor of pretty Vielet Warden, look the Jetter,
It was 18 Vielet's handwriting, and Hisckie
Slew another hiss &t the letter as be read.
“Mr. Bessmer will be 1a River Clty today
Sttnees o e ety capeiutle’ comoern
wn.--u‘_ conesrn In
which Mr Spooger An Interest, so wo be
:nnh ity (hossand dollars of =
h:rn&d-nmmnuo
‘~ammumqm.::‘*m:a
e, *‘ mm‘“ we'll e
4 flm:fi-mm
. s e
“fil‘
“1 got rid of Daw.” sald Walllngford wink.
fng. “I'd rather he didn't kuow anything of
":ln-u; much,” smiled Bessmer
an " 3
:Ml&mhn;umm
yours.”
“He's an intimate business rival” denfed
wm-.mn.m “We have some great
“What te your business, If 1 may ssk?™
m-ux:aym
“The pure and sale of stock In unpros
perous companies,” J. Rufus told him, with &
perfectly stralght countenance.
Bessmer looked him over approvingly
Wallingford, fi. broad chested, flawlessly
Rronmed, . Jovialfaced, was prosperous
and Impressive enough in appearance to make
that explanation plausible
“1 guess you could do IL” Bessmer opined
with & sigh. “1 wish you would think it worth
while to take hold of my factory.”
“What time do you g 0 back to Oak Center?™
“On the twoforty traln”
“I'll ride over with you" promised Walling
ford. and they shook hands on it
CHAPTER 11
R DESSMER. much relioved as 10 Jaw
Mmmn—mmuumm
took & seat in the parioroar of the twe
forty train, correctly ganging that the e
splendent Walllngford would ride there or
nomhete
“Well, Mr. Besamer, how's the Jaw®™ iln
quired & cheerful volee at his sibow, and look
iag up, be found Hinckie Daw, lnden with & sull
case, & bathox, an Oaford and & sasophons
tane
“Haven't any, so far as the feeling s con
cerned.” responded Desamer, his heart Jump
ing with the sudden memory that Mackie Daw
was in the same line of business as the man
whe had falled Bim. "1 dMnt sollee you
gotiing on the train ™
“You were looking for Jim Walllnglord;
that s the remson.” laughed Hiackie stowing
mhmnflaflom.ulm
Hke o real sport, with 8o regard whai
N
€ver for the talls of Lis Prince Albert. “1 side
tracked him.” &
Mr. Bessmer contracted his bdrows, fl
turned on Blackie & glance of i
“That was not mm Mr,
or mysell.” he ¢ s
“Its all In the game” declared M
lghtly. *1 u.k\“lmm i
with mu.mlhdnmm. 4
to him and sent him on & ehase,
then | made your dentist tell me all about the
Pessmer Malicable Process Company. and here
am™ -
My h-nwm“.flmmm‘"fl
Walling'ord might have purchased my stock,
he protested
Ho might 1" Mackie consoled him. “On the
oither hand, Mr. Wallingford -%m have
purchased It and | may set me the
ews
Diackie stadying him interestedly while |
lalked. admired the shrewdness of Wallingly
who insieted that Bessmer was et 3
cnest 1o be entrusted with the detalls of 08
8 “square” scheme for his own benefit,
The fgures sound good to me.” comil
Miackie, after having rr-mtl L 1 18 |
red unto iliness by Snancial <
romputations which meant worse thas Bot
o him. “1 love the mere sound of Sgwres
long as 1 can stay awake. The semt
tew your plant® ;.-
CHAPTER M. A
RUPES WALLINGFORD paused oppe
the corner of the Besamer -
¢ Process Company, and made & pt
ve estimale of 1. It was & LA
toy plant, but rediated the ~= | 4
trame business so thoroughly that s »
ssamed 1o buigs and quiver. In e TeNF
the castingabeds & doren men were digy
trenches. & Mg pile of foundation resk = b
n the cenire fanked by barrels of comasls
and & wagon of brick was belang o _wml
Wih & ned of satiefaction ngtned
mfihfiuila“m.. ey,
Grey Alings on his bt and s MM