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The Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Page THE" NEW ADVENTURES OP' iPifev Presented By This m ! vrh - . ' tut. f I II I I s 1114 - i I t w-'. a ? i T rt-S - I X r I v 1 WRITTEN BY ( GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER Author of "0t-Rjcb-QQickWatUi)cferdH DRAMATIZED BY CHARLES W. GODDAKD Builder of tho World' Qreatet avials INTRODUCING burr Mcintosh ..... max fig man ...... lolita robertson - - rttvrlht 1111 hv the Kiif rn ah r.-i Copyright RhR;Co A" Foreign "LORD SOUTHPAUCH" THE woman In tha next room .creamed again! Blackla I) aw winced in sympathy; naiunviora arinnea: tne crav.muitarhi min In the 'corner sat In patient misery, aa he had from tha first, and held his awoUen Tha woman In the operating room emitted a nnai yeip, wnich made Blackle grip the aim. of his chair and groan because he had thoughtleeely gritted his teeth. "For that you get another dose," relented WaUlngford, aggravatlngly cheerful, ' and, producing a beautifully mounted pocket, flask, he poured Blackle a generoja Or Ink. The quiet man in the corner exhibited hi. first sign of human Intelligence, as his pain dulled eyea followed that Interesting process. "Have a little relief T" offered WaUlngford, who was an habitual good 8amarltan with llouor. 'I oo-J't drink, thank you," replied the man. talking eomerwlae, and smiling with on aid of hi. mouth. Xuoky manl" envied Blackla. "Now It'll dO TOO JfOOd." "But fll take on thl. time," finished tha trsnger, eyeing the bottle determinedly. "Hello. Bessmer: how's Oak CenterT'r th dentist greeted the stranger. "Which of you 1. next" and brutal speculation kindled his eye a. he looked them over. ' Tm It. I guess," acknowledged Blackla, cornered. "U4v mo another drink, Jim. quick!" "I'll b ready for you In a couple of mln ,otes," tha dentist cheerfully assured htm and walked Into the operating room, hum mlng a cere-free little aongt '1 dielike that man," commented Blackla, "He has an unkind face." A woman, wearing a heavy veil and car rying a much-crumpled handkerchief, cam through the waiting room, followed by the dentist, who rubbed hi. hands together In pleasant anticipation as he bowed to Blacki. There wa. an unmistakable gleam of feroo Ity In his eyea "Tou may come with a now," he re marked softly. Blackla arose and followed, with much eareleee bravery. 'That's excellent whiskey," complimented Mr. Beesmer, beginning to realise th after taste of it "Fifteen years old." replied WaUlngford. offering htm more, which o declined. "Ken tucky friend of mine keens me supplied. Osk Center. Do you know Kll tSpoogerT" "He's a stockholder In my company.'! discontented ehrug with this. "I see." WaUlngford smiled.' T Oak Center a pretty fair business town?" "For some lines," stated Bessmer, with . distinct and Quite visible Inward reeerva tlons. "It's really a farming town, and very rich, but It glvea alight support to manu facturing." "Tou must bo a manufacturer," gueaaed WaUlngford. "I am. In a .mall way." acknowledged th Other, still frowning. "I have a malleable tron foundry, and hav eecured rapacity buelneas, on a proceea of my own." "capacity la good enough."' "The trouble la with, the sis of th capao Ity." explained Bessmer, with a dry laugh. T1 go to' Oak Center and look at your plant," promised WaUlngford. "I have fifty thousand doners which haven t dona f they were n. nrnri... - I. II.. VI. . - ...... .... i..... t. . vi.i.,'. i a i.i . iciivi. il itm in iiui.i II.NHWIIUI1I Ha Blacki b!w another kiss at the letter aa v. ...j -Ur u..,., -.in v.. i. pi... r-u. to-day to see hie dentist, Mr. Prang Mr Bessmer'a buslne.e Is th only unproidtabl traln watted Its appointed four minutes; Ita bell clanged: ite whistle tooted; It. smoke puffed, and It pulled out; and .till no Wall- Irafordl "WeU, Mr. Bessmer. hoW th Jaw?" In qulred a cheerful voice at bla elbow, and looking cp. he found Blackle Daw, laden with a suitcase, a hat box, aa Oxford, and a aaxophone caee. 1 - ... Ik. I..II.. la concerned," responded Beesmer, bla heart Jumping with the euddea memory that Biaukl Daw wa. la th aam line of bual- ncii a. th man who bad felled him. "I idn t ROtlco you getting on me- irws, v... .T ln W .l!ln, tnvA that a th reason.- laughed Blackle slowing grips in every available corner, and Bitting own. Uke a real sport, with no regard whatever for tho talis of bla Prlnoo Albert. -1 eiile-tracked him." Mr. Beeamer contracted bio brows, and turned on iiiackle a glance of dtsepproval. That wa not fair to either Mr. Walling- ford or myeeif," be charged. "Ita all In the game.'t declared Blaekto lightly. "I saw be had a buelaesa oppor- ul thing, except come to m. since they Ba .hnrni,hi. . i, . . 1 1 . n . Zl '.lZ ." J. 7" :7Z'.- ""Vr".l ?r .DOT. -n" nothing on It aeemed to ba quit were printed." and quiver in the rear of th. 1 Vhar.l " " """"" uevmsa. in tha right place. Hla mind wa. well located Blackle Daw returned from tha operating ZhUt dS.en men well dlV.lnt i?i,A' im.lt i, .... a -or.,.. . . J1" 'ofully active, however. ?etToW'th ,h h'h ?f - V t.lT.'Vh'. haVTo4 t"olndp cTinyutWp" S?.' lrT PKk'n "J a; ,1 . i. . m t. '. flanked by barrel, ot cement; and Wllki' Shoe Emporium a pen behind his left ear, which waa better "U In and hav your teeth tinkered. Jim." -agon of brick waa being unloaded. "I "ellev tha la Mr. Wllka." guessed th lor th' PurP th "Is right on. mln.'Vnd 1. kind Vnd .Tn',1. "" """ " f noa ot "'. Wan,n(rford stock-speculator ple.Ttly. nlnV that waJrV't"- I?U.V th.', T." 'li't'r..Vllk " Ji? "t. lh'n "'. "' - , . . walked Into the offlce. where Mr. Beeemer. Petey waa a particular dresser and had hla wan,u to "e11 "' to buy It from "I'm r.id JL v o u bow llr Bees me" f " mu"c "d oven clinging to hla ey- "Thafa what they'r talking around." aa- btt AwT. hd.Vfrind flfty c!.1 m har: TauODosershaUseeyoua.. J,row',' w",b,nt oy,r "uohollod build- a.nted young Mr. Wllka. who was strong on t,",.!1?; Li lt.?V. -"."."""I to,pJ I!nt.?i- ttt-, ' ' Ing plan. Two other man. who had clay on repartee. l7 twZ !1. a hundred. fi think lo-'reoll Walllnrford ahakln. tn,,r .b,ot'' Ba mort' oloth KI und.retand tou have eom. .took In th ! Ld, rJ "J . ",. ""J; hi. head Tf' hhn and bulling a 105 were leaning their olbowa on the once neat Bessmer Mailea.T Proces. Company," Knd?f h ? J X " ' TU LV U for irJ..'BffchtM'r It- -".1, with frW bo- t.lUag." wa. th. ...b fc"Mh.,, a. h. announce i.crXr'.ndn'wentln to ' m - hurry, Mr. Bo.r." .aid Wall- "Would you car. f Nil Ht" t'XXJlVS mllUW$ "ntly r-Thel"2Ve?r correct In their au'gge.. lr,f,ord "'"ly- 'ou'r. not ao busy. Petey Wllk. had tha phln of an Idiot and y hJ?!. J !; J1";' doll!r!i . . PVi?. TTBr".rTrul 1,1 ' ""fi'"" rn take u ik ik. .- - . .it. . - i - l g'o you a hundred and ten dollara for lion, said wslllncrord as soon as lone, and 1 .,.. ' barraaeed. "I'm very "Tk.'. .i,. .ni.ii. vi.ui u late,' ha returned. and Blackle. blowing a kl at tha celling h.,rn ,b,t h h,d h In honor of pretty Violet Warden, took the 5Lf. "n' out or concern in which Mr. Bpooger has an Intereet. ... ao w believe tnat you might and this th Jl ' "" "" "" ,."fv '- ......ti., benevolenoe a. Mr flDooerer had axhihu. best approach to the sixty thousand dollars wLtV".,un.- w . lkljr nrporitlM vllh no J bil S M.m h". h ,,Tcu of which Mr. Bpooger robbed ua on tb dath wln.ni-k"?T w? boufht XU flcUr,d TZri but-. not dealing with h. turaed. and ceaeVJ.tu of cur fther.'r WaUlngford, with a trao f annoyance. them; you're dealing with spot cash" and with anv direa of eTrioait v ' "HoWa that for brainy work. hr exulted . Ifur frlen Mr. Daw." admitted Bessmer, he dleplayed a big red pocket book eo bulged "veMalnly" aaVeed MV Soooaer "A J. Rufus. "Now hike. Blackle. and well uehlng .lightly. "I'm afraid that h playd with Important btlla that the circulation of ..f.rnan e'ndeavorTna- to buS cSnrol it I have lunch with th. I.dlea." Queetlonable trick on you, and that little Peleye one pint of blood Increased ta f., '"o"." f the'beneflt of a trust U J. Itufus wss alone when Mr. Bessmer re- 1 J",4 .BTTelf pmr,r to wh,- NTnheles, he ateered perfectly to K much dlec uaced " turned from l.la pain. . 1 can't blame you." pardoned WaUlngford. Straight. "I fa the sad truth "admitted W.llln.f or,, "What Urn do you go back to Oak Con. bt "roua "Doe. Mr. Daw now own "Do you .. anything gr..nr he do- y.ry Vlelbly .od by "ni fact " -Te t.rr 1Uour "rPu- "tockr- mended, laughing acornfully, and pulling blio wo.ka a. double-ewlvel .notllaht on "On tb two-forty train." ISV down th lower lid ot hi right eye f know knjon, 0? 1 with m t'm concern aucS Til ride over with yu." promlaed Wail- would I And Mr. ptvf - what It moana when a monopoly, after any- TaVupaosed to repreeent P.onav Ingford; and tbsy shook band, on It. ar .uddanly laugh.4. "H I. preb- thing. Toull hav. to pay m ..ventyAvo I .h, 'tSirn pufcUclty h't since I "nu IL y ut oiling the engine, or trlmmlnaj oast, dollar, a ahara." i what do you WMt for the BeTemer ilMkr Mr. Beeamer. much relieved as to Jaw, and tnm of the emery-wheels to see the "If. bought." accepted WaUlngford. and we ar oomlng on " aporoved Mr SoooVeV with renewed hope as to business, took a IP" " rla," h warehouao oUvater. oounted out four bills, a Ave hundred, two much gratified He had been ao 'eater Ya eoat la the parlor-car of the two-forty train, Bh.?'1 "I for hlmr' one hundida, and a flfty, so promptly that tt to be almoat Impatient "1 hav tan shares correctly gaging that tha resplendent Wall- 'No thanks." ,.11 'WalHngfeed with lok4 Hk th throw-off of a printing press of my own. and twonly-ava ahw Ina-ford wou 1.1 rid a thirt or nowhere. The '"'ui . raviir. 11 you Don't minel rn v -wnera la veur eioca r U: READ x J - ... . . , KUIUS WallinClOrd . . , i a a m BlaCKie DlW . . a . r, . . VinVt ,u t v.j . ... t unity with you . , X had Phon.y t.l.r?.m " ----- ----- - j - k. iu o " vi ,ir SrnliTl w t'" Center awakened at last to Blnky Croats' stock, battling desperately for CoVm and h.5 l" am U",ttb" Pr0C" "nuf.eturln, po.elbllUi.e. This .took will elghty-ny'dollar? ; .haVeSrwlnnlnr Company, and her. am. be worth re. m on.y bj a f-" t In tha morning WaUlngford went to ... tit 1 oenev. it, admitted WaUlngford. the next t.n .h.i-a m.n nr. , nM tr Rufu. WaUlngford paused opposite tha eornr of tha Bessmer Malleable Process Com- r'i '"' comprenensivo estimate Ot IU 11 wt mor tor Plant, but (3 vV n ..i 7 -. . 7 . ' " ', - w ml eiVCB. m r n. ra-n somewnai era- sorry to say you're too . - . hla consclenoe smltlnsT lped to trick tola friendly possibly prontabi . Mv . . . . ... Jou f0" ,7," J you v 0,l ,tJ protasted WaUlngford. In Bu of hv" oompuaotlon, a gleam of .Uj,J0? "I Mr.' B'' na staia apoiogstioaiiy, nne spot P'nK through your faotery unattended I'll bunt him up." 1 thought you were auppoaed to .tick arounit th. t.-n I. - ,nt V.. .... ..I - - ... 1 ' . v, mnm iu.i'i 1 . oonfidence," complained WaUlngford by way of greeting. ' "Tou know, Jim. sometime. I think you're oud, arter all," reproached Blacki. Tou never win get th finer Dolnta at mimmm fire ft. 1 Ka.4 mvkalf Mi.il. ---I.I... . . 1 ra Inspiring ao much confidence tnat morning I had Bessmer lock my own "'"T up In hi. .af for fear I'd trust my ''f . muim, cuociim nailing- ford. Wh had tha bora In.lU.I n -1. -. - loo of which Blackle had no trace. "What do a use- radiated tha Itnnreaatan at evMm k. v . . ... '""''? Principally" own. out of WaUlngford'. money, and have -."Tr oil-can. till tho onginr hid lt"vthre hundred leftl . . B''c.k,,J, formed bias with regret. "Ho He need not have hurried, for WaUlngford admitted that I waa some auro-enough oiler. Intended to gtvo him at leaet twenty-four but objected that the eoat of the stuff cam hours to think up tho brilliant echerao of " ru,l PProprlation." buying BlnWys stock. Inst .ad, WaUlngford T do" t suppose you've thought of that went elral.ht to tha atockholder whom t. observed WaUlngford In a half hope- Blackle bad .described as follows: less ton. "Thaddeua Putnam; blind la on sys, but 'Tm ao discouraged," asserted Blackla "X oaa jee a dollar at double tho dlstaaoo with IT HERE'Thsn Ssa It never get credit for anything. Her.', your list. Btay and hav lunch with ua, Jim?" "I,uncht" pussled WaUlngford. "Why, you'ra not over four blooka from your hotel." True," ataented Blackla: "but am I one to eeeume alra of auperlorlty over my own Intelligent workmen? I treat them aa fellow human beings. Tou aee, J intend to run for mayor of my auburb on tha reform tioket thla fall; ao I bring- -my lunoh with me, in a little tin pail, ovary day, and play them the aaxophone at noontime, rye Improved lot in my muslo, Jim. On hla way out, WaUlngford atoppad, at Beeemere invitation, to inspect the plana toT th 'rlu. eatenalona. 'Tva dreamed of this for ten years," elated Bessmer happily. "Did you secure any t?,ikT" Not ahara," answered WaUlngford. -------- ' , , ttw.. , aympainisa wnn you.- announced tne Jubilant He.em.r. 'a local paper, are full v& ui r a tviiniuiiai w rfj maHKinr. a "Petey Wllks" read Walllnrford frm Blackle'a list i "' ha leading sport of the vl! lava. ant nlhi k kik h-ii... Weara a gray puff tie on Sunday., and the Th English gonUoaaaa was iti, o loss. a miser. l . . . - 1 . wi i rwatwsi a wbuk &v hii il n ineieniiy rtmrnra, ".oe paper are lull of how Will Bessmer la making all aorta of 'Improvements.' "Tou paid flfty dollar, a share for your eiocic,- eiatea waiungiora rd raaDaotlna- wlAlnTuT1 fhe'; eva anrawoneea ' 1 m i . -. . .. . 11 fth a little mora. you alxty dollara" . My Arm will . aiy nrm win Th eye of Petey narrowed etUl more. "j!0 '. Jfou flrmT" .h..f,h4.. ins unuea oiatea aiaiieaoie Merger com- , . " "I wonder where I could get eome more of tbleT" lnnuired Walllnarford. "I understand .v.. - V. T .. , . . , ... i t mt. .vmm ' m i.ii-.iibi m- tlflcat. Do you auppoee h would U ItT" "Binky Croater; ....lied Petey. "Blnky would Mil bla girl, photograph, H. need, th mony." Thanka for th Information.' replied WaUlngford. and left the tro. H had oarly passed through the door hen a quite natural Idea aeealled Petey. "I ust put Blnky wise." he observed, aa bo irried to tb 'phone. "Ue e too pinched, when must hurrl just new. w nom w . bww i.h. vt. Wlika limil tka llltla 4aal. HiKnU Just new, to bold out for a good price. buy bio friend Blnkyo stock, to replace hi In Motion Rcturc th. other. Friend of th villa mint, who la old Kit Bpooger. Fifty sharee; but watch Ell, and notice tha Hennesey marka In front of hla name." Old "Thaddeua looked with etern dlsap- provat on rValllngford'a offensltely clean ahlrt, and he steadfastly refused to sell hla Beesmer stock at any .price. WaUlngford. delighted to find him ao ob- d urate, offered him seventy-five, a hundred and finally a hundred and ten. At that figure ha paused, for fear Thaddeua might sell; but Thaddeua did not invite mora urging. "No, alrl" ha hoarsely wheeled; "1 never go baok on ray Judgment. I bought my stock from young William Bessmer becauae I thought he was a coming man: and ha la coming. Til never sell my etock tiU ha provee that I was right; and ha'a proving it." v 1 v 1 1 1 t nijuiiiuta wni noma, wen aatisned with hla days work; but he had not finished it. for Just before dinner Petty "Spraddles Martin," Blackla had listed him. "Keeps book. In th. plow-factory, and walk, like a one-legged turtle. Human BUUken, and I Ilka him." Spraddlea' fac wa. aa awkward aa big I'jj;' vt. every share you can bring me to the Eagle . . . , nuifll. m.is i "r-i J' "u'u ,n conclusion jusi inquire ror Mr. WaUlngford." Ell Sponger looked over hla .7. " -a "wug our uia giassea at Wf'"nAf?r "h.. benevolent smile, and DU"awn """T oia aneee very, very gently -tM t am Mr Bp.r.. h, Mnwu,j,(i lllll to Wallttigford'e qusry, and his votoe waa full of human klndneea; "and you are Mr. WaUlngford. I am aura." WaUlngford amlled with VMI.Ma ftPMkl.ll Mm mII.mI. . MnA . apply on mortgag peyraeata which were In arreare." -ti. 1 -v..-. m a -ur-m... . "----.,... ",.""'r B a a i ssppoi n tea tone. la tnat all I "That le all for the oreeent." rearetfullv admitted M Bpooger he prlc. will b. . hundred and twenty-Ave" "Murder!" exclaimed Walllnaford. nleaee and yet ahocked. that hla plana had worked eo extremely wall. "Why, you are trying to take ad van (eg of what you oonsider mr nsosssltr? -Tut. tutr chlded Vr. Bpooger. wttl srelle forglvonoeo of that harah charge. to b rtth an- char a. "Tou onerea niy mend k,...a - - .... friend Putman aa high as a and young Mr. Martin. who was anxtoua t ta hue m v stock ta sail ta you at profit, offered m a hundred and Ave. Th pric. Mr. WaUlngford. Is a hua- dred and twenty-five." At that quotation I m really oenferrlnc benefit upon you." i appreciate It'7 concluded WaUlngford dryly. "How much Is talrty-Avo times a hundred and twenty-fiver" "four thousand, three hundred and oevea- ty-fiv dollars." replied- Mr. Bpooger promptly, glaaclag at soma figures ea hi. oenevo wiiKa came to him. and Jubllantlv sold him t'4 .: - . " fewous desk. "Her I. th stock."1 and ho drw forward the neat little pile which had re posed Just before his eyes. WaUlngford opened his obese pocketbook, and the mild eyes of Mr. Hpooger took on the paeslng expression of twin needles. "Of course they will not sell stock to you at the factory," h conjectured, watching hungrily aa Walllnxford counted out the money, and noticing thlrsttlv that the sub traction of thla amount made acarecly any Impression upon th sum total. "Not a shers," laughed WaUlngford. 'They know who I am, and what 1 want; moreover, I don't Imagine tho new assistant manager would .ell to anyone who would sell to me " "Possibly not," mused Mr. Bpooger. "I hav heard that Mr. Daw 1. a very curious person." He paused, now, a. hla finger, touched the money, and nothing more was breathed by either gentleman until he had counted it three times, and felt oach bill, and held It to th light." "If I ahould secure some of his stock, I suppose you would be in tho Immediate mar ket for ItT" ho auggested, after ha had de posited tho money in hi. sat and twirled the knob about nine times. "At th present moment." declared Mr. WaUlngford, with a trace of vlndictlveness. "there I nothing I desire so much aa to hav every share of tho Bessmer stock taken away from Mr. Daw." .' VX Blackla Daw, who had In perfection what t. known aa the healer', touch, wa. ex tracting, with a huge magnet, an Iron Allng from the ey of a fellow workman when Kit Bpooger called, and ho positively refused to talk bualness In the emergency hospital, which he had fitted up In tho neglected pat tern room back of hi. desk. Tho workman cam out with htm. by and by, bandaged,' and smiling gratefully. "I wish to talk with you quite In private, Juat by our two selves," began Mr. Bpooger with kind playfulness, drawing Blacki off Into a corner. "Tou might enable m to Increase my little lnvestmsnt In this establishment; that Is, if you made the price of tho atock low enough," continued Mr. Bpooger, with the air of one conferring a favor. "I haven't much to sell," Blacki told him, looking decldely uncomfortable. "I couldn't possibly let go of enough to weakn Mr. Bessmer'a control of the company." Mr. Bpooger was shocked that ho ahould oven conceive such an Idea. "No one, I am sure, would wleh to Injur Mr. Bessmer, who I a vary honest, hard-working buslnsss man. H had th respect, and even affection, of th entire community. Including myself. If you ohoso to sell any of tho atock. how much would you want for It? "Par," announced Blackle affably. . "My dear young man!" expostulated Mr. Epooger In stern but kindly tones. "Th atock haa never been worth more than flfty per cent., and I'll guarantee that you paid van lee. than that for It." Par." repeated Blackla. gently but firmly, and lit a cigarette. "At that, I'll only sell you fifty aharea I understand that Jim Walltngford'a buying up thla stock, and I wouldn't run tha risk of much of It falling Into hla hands. He'd put my friend Beeemer right out of hi. own .hop, and turn It over to th trust." "I am not an agent or emissary for any one,"stated Mr. Bpooger, much outraged. "I am' Investing, or speculating If you wish to call tt so, for my own benefit entirely." Blackla had particular reason, of hi. own for doubting that, but he did not think It wise to ssy so. "Fifty share, or nothing, and at par," ho asserted stoutly. "If I sell more than that, I'll aell all. If I have to weaken my ma jority of stock, I want to get out entirely." Mr. Bpooger .tilled th. pea-like thumping Of his heart. "Would you aerloualy con template selling all?" h. asked quietly. "Wall, you i;ee." hesitated Blacki. look lag mournfully about tb shop, and over at Beasmsr'a office: "I like this buslnsss, and Besamsr. and th mn, but I'm a poor person, and to sell out at par would mean a big froflt on my lnvestmsnt. I wouldn't soil to1 Ira WaUlngford, though I don't think h'd vn oomo to mo to buy it" Thl being th strict truth, Blaokl had a perfectly clean conscience when h .aid It. "I'll take those flfty eharea, at par," Mr Bpooger alowly observed, after thinking a long, long time. "If I were you. I would not My anything to Mr. Bessmer about It Just now. Suppose I com over to-night, and aeo you at your hotel." Mr. Bpooger waa busy writing him out a oheck. "Hero Is five thousand dollars for your flfty shares," he stated, holding It with both hands for impreaslvsness. "Just think how little those fifty aharea cost you, and how much profit I am giving youl Multiply that by th balanc of your stock, and think It over!" Mr. Bpooger returned to WaUlngford' ho tel triumphantly. "I ean get you flfty share of that atock," ho announced, delighted to give WaUlngford ao much pleasure; "but you'll have to rata th prlc to a hundred and thirty-five dol lars." WaUlngford eyed him with a aecret sorrow that he waa doing the man no harm. "If. extortion!" he protected. "Tou buy thl. flfty aharea, at tha prlc I , named, and I'll tell you some good news," promised Ell with exultant playfulness. "Do you mean that you can aecuro all of It" asked WaUlngford eagsrly. "I believe that I can," Jubilated Fll, and rubbed hla handa over and over each other. "Then I'll pay you a hundred and thirty Ave for this fifty with pleasure." and WaU lngford Jerked out his pocketbook. Mr. Bpooger waa aorry he had aald that ho could merely secure the flfty shares: for he had tha certificate In hi. pocket. How ever, be bad made It an early motto that. If ho could not entirely avoid evil, ho would avoid all appearance of evil. "I'll be back In ten mlnutea," h atated. "Tou'll be right here, won't you?" and ho oyad Walllngf ord'e pocketbook anxiously. "Right here," WaUlngford assured him. Mr. Bpooger was back in nln minute and a hair., lr I can cur to remainder ot that stock. I don't think It will be necessary to raise tho price above a hundred and thirty-five," be suggested, being quite cer tain that thla wa. th. limit which WaUlng ford would pay. "I ahould say you would not raise tho price!" retorted WaUlngford. "I may bo careless, but I don't mean any harm to myself" "Will you pay a hundred and thlrty-Avt" Bpooger wanted to be aasursd. "I will pay a hundred and thirty-five dol lara a ehare for every .hare of Beesmer took that you eell me from now ha," Wail. IngforA truthfully answered. VIL ' Aa English genUeman with broad eheoked clothes, monocle, flowing yellow rauetachea and two young and beautiful ladles, one brown eyed and one blue, dropped Into town that vnlng and asked numeroue queeUone about the Beeemer plant; Ita reliability. Ita capacity. Ita expaneton and every other lead ing fact. After having asked theee quae ttona In tha place where they would most rapidly circulate, he called on Mr. WaUlng ford and held a long, long secret conference.. That aettled It the Engllah gentleman was a Lord, certainly not lesa, and ho waa ne gotiating for munitions of war to bo made at th Beeemer pleat fiih The Paths' Playbrs In the privacy of WaUlngford' rooms, had the publio but known It, the Lord's name was plain Onion Jones, and nothing more serious than a bottle of wine was discussed. In public, however, when Violet and Kannte Warden took dinner with Onion and J. Rufus, with Blackle Daw) looking on enviously from the other corner of the big dining room, Onion- wa. more like a lord than any lord. In the morning he went away with hla ladles, but the pspera were full of wild rumors about tha million dollars munitions contract which was to go to the Malleable Trust, not to the Beesmer plant, aa at first reported! A lover, counting th minute nntll h could see hi twin soul, would be an oyster of placidity compared with Ell Bpooger wait ing for hla appointment with Blacki Daw, He went down to the factory In tha after noon, but was refused permission to enter th yard, where, it aeemed, Mr. Daw wa feverishly engaged on soma Important prep aration, for a sort of workmen', celebration on the following night. Ha called at Mr. Daw', hotel that evening, but waa told that Mr. Daw wa taking his saxophone practice, and could not be disturbed; and th clerk was pleasant about It, too. Taking th hint from these rebuffs, Mr. Bpooger waited until .harp ten o'clock the next morning, when ho wa. ushered Into Mr. Daw', room.. There ensued a most wily conversation. In which Mr. Bpooger pointed out to tha young man that he must not fly in tho faoo of Providence by refusing the handsome for tune that lay at hi door. And Mr. Bpooger wa elated by one fact. Mr. Daw seemingly had not heard of the lord! On his-part, Mr. Daw had son.clentloua scruples about allowing th controlling atock to pass Into any ownership which might be inimical to the Interests of Mr. Bessmer; ' but In the end he fell. He stifled his conscience and sold to Mr. Bpooger, at one hundred dol lara a share, his entire Interest In the Bess mer Malleable Process Company. "But I didn't know you had ao much .took," protected Mr. Bpooger. "Bessmer only had twelve hundred and flfty shares to dispose of In tha first place. I bought flfty ot those from you. and here you are offering me thirteen hundred and fifteen." "I acquired a few more," explained Blackle. 'The certificates are all here, new issues made out to me last night, and duly signed by the president and secretary." The more the better." granted Bpooger after a littl thought, and added twice mor. to mak aure, the total shares represented by th certificates. He produced hla check book. "Tou'll have to com across with genuine money," observed Blackle before the pur chaser started to write. - "I had to bo iden tified to cash that other check of yours, and I don't Uke to hava bankers look at me a. If they think me a suspicious character." "I know; but the banks won't like it," worried Mr. Spooler, who was aa well ac quainted ae any man on earth with tha re luctance of real money to be moved about. "If wo do It the other way, I won't Uke It." Blackle serenely argued. "I'd Ilk to accommodate the bankera well enough they're nice men; but they never seem to want to accommodate me. No, It'll have to be caah, Mr. Bpooger." He went with Blackle to tho three hanks, and persuaded the much-pained gentlemen In charge to relinquish, collectively, one hundred and thirty-one thousand, five hun dred dollars. In- geulne United Btate. cur rency; then h and Mr. Daw parted. TUX . The merriment In th fe.tlvely lighted yard of the Bessmer Malleable Process Com pany waa at Its height when Ell Bpooger, learning that WaUlngford had gone atraight there from the nln o'clock train, repaired to tho scene of tho feetlvltles. A big table( built In the form of a hollow square, spread with a anowy cloth, and dec orated with carnations, champagne-palls, and whole roast pigs, to say nothing of chickens, and such minor articles ot Inner comfort Ailed th yard; and, at the center of tho head table, flanked by WaUlngford on one side, and Beesmer on the other, stood Blackle Daw, In hla blackeet Prince Albert - making a farewell apeech to his - many friends, In and out of tha factory, and in viting them, one and all, to move to Tarry vllle, so that they could vote for him for mayor, on the reform tioket. In the coming fall. It wa. all vary reas.urlng to tho only man In Oak Center who could command over a hundred thousand, cash, and when tho Anal applause had subsided, the . three-starred ono bent, with an Ingratiating .mile, over the baok of Walltngford'a chair. "I have that stock for you," ho happily confided; right hero." and ho tapped his bulging breast-pocket "Oh. ye., the stock." returned WaUlngford pleasantly. "Why. Mr. 8pooger, my Arm ha. decided not to bother with the Bessmer Com pany.' He paused placidly to watoh Mr. Bpooger clutching at hla Adam, apple; "ao last night before I went away, I eold what I had purchased, from you and from others, to Mr. Daw." Mr. Bpooger gripped hi. cuff a wildly In both handa and pulled them out arm', length. "And you eold It to me!" he hotly charged Blackle. "Tou never said a word about buy ing the extra shares from WaUlngford I" "Tut, tut!" remonstrated Blackle kindly. '"Tou didn't tell mo you Intended to sell t. WaUlngford." "Tou fooled me!" frothed III. turning to the representative of the trust. '1 don't want thla atock." Throw It away, than," advised WaUlng ford. "I'd' suggest that you keep It though. By a resolution adopted almost unanimously last night Mr. Bessmer haa the right, at any time within the next ten yeara, to pur chase It at par, and I think he's going to make some money." That atock'a worth all It coat you," sternly declared Beesmer, who did not yet understand how tt had all happened, and never would. "It may not pay dlvldenda ' for Ave yeara to come, but I'll bring It to par value before then." "Did you help get t0 this, Will Bees mer?" half shrieked Bpooger. "I'll mako tt hot for yon! Remember, I hold a majority ot atock!" "Tou can help vote to repaper the effloe, or to adopt pink stationery; but that's about all," Blackle Informed him. 'The constitu tion ot Mr. Bessmsrs company, amended at our regular stock holders' meeting last night, whsn you owned no stock, glvea him the Ansl say. In the management and dlreotlon of tho concern, for the next ten years." That's cis of .the reasons my monopoly did not care for th atock." suavely ex plained WaUlngford, chuckling about eome thing or other. Tt'a a swindle" yelled Bpooger, purpl. with rage. Blackla Daw aross and confronted htm. pale with outraged indignation. "A repeti tion of that charge, and I ahall sue you fey . libel!" he warned. "Put him out!" shoutsd th village es preeaman Indignantly. Seven men are to their feet nd then the whole crowd got up. Bpooger did not wait "Oentlemen." aald Blackla Daw, bewtaf hi thank, "will eome one kindly hand ma Bay aaxophone T' Th Bad,