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hundred dollar specimens of his
work with the veteran teller or an
uptown bank' where ho was well
known.
"Look It over carefully," he re
quested. "It does n't look quite right
to me."
"It Is all right, though," said tin
teller. "It's one of the new hun
dreds, Mr. Walker."
"Thanks,! said Chub, and went
away with his head high In tho air.
That night ho packed bills to the ex
tent of $100,000 In the false bottom
of a Bteamer trunk. After that ho
destroyed to tho smallest particle his
complete counterfeiter's equipment,
Including tho Dell Atungry plates. It
took him until long after midnight,
hut when he had finished there was
nothing left In tho world to Indicate
that he had been engaged In tho
manufacture of counterfeit money.
VVIIEN It camo vacation time next
" summer Chub announced his de
sire to make a Journeyto Alaska, and,
securing a leave of absence, took
his departure. Incidentally, In tho
course of tho next month some
score of money changers across
the sea, ranging from Liverpool to
Vienna, charged one of those careless
young American millionaires out
rageous rates of exchange for con
verting $100,000 of United States
bank notes Into tho perfectly gcod
money of their own countries. Tho
United States notes were all counter
felt, but of such excellence that they
were accepted and banked without a
hitch. Tho careless young millionaire
had a different namo in each trans
action. Ho carried things with a
high, frco hand, and in Paris ho
shipped via American express to a
New York address a certain package.
After that packago had left his hands
there was nothing on or about his
person or belongings to Indicate that
he had dabbled tho slightest in for
eign finances. Then tho careless
young millionaire disappeared.
Ten days later Chub Walktir was
lolling comfortably In a Pullman
rushing along tho cast bank of the
Hudson River toward New York City.
It was a beautiful summer afternoon
and Chub watched with keen enjoy
ment the little yachts and motor
boats that rippled tho blue of tho no
ble river. All those things were his
now If he wanted them. He leaned
back comfortably as tho outlying
signs of tho metropolis began to flash
past. It all bespoke tho power and
pleasure that lay ahead of him. Ho
was coming back to New York fixed
for life.
As ho stepped off tho train and
permitted a porter to take chargo of
his bags he moved with a new, a tri
umphant manner. Ho strolled out of
tho train area leisurely, watching
with a distinct sense of satisfac
tion. Through tho 'concourse ho
elbowed his way disdainfully. Tho
place was filled with commuters
waiting for their trains home, slav
ish, sycophantic cogs In tho city's
life. And Chub now was one of tho
masters. At the carriage entrance ho
beckoned a taxi and ordered tho por
ter to place his bags Inside. Ho bad
tipped the porter, given his Instruc
tions to tho chauffeur and was step
ping into tho cab when a phenomen
ally strong thumb and forefinger fell
on his right elbow In such a way as
to render tho arm helpless, and a low
voice said: "Just a minute, Walker."
. Chub swung around. A short block
of a man who had followed him out
of the train and through tho depot
was standing eyeing him reprov
ingly. "You gave mo a fine chase, you did,
Walker," said the man, shaking his
head. "Why could n't you shove your
queer on this sldo of the water In
stead of making mo chase you all
over tho continent? Liverpool, Lon
don, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Vi
enna, Paris and that European
cooking never does agree with me.''
"Who the devil are you?" de
manded Chub.
"Secret service," was tho laconic
reply. "Heen with you ever since you
ducked tho Chicago train at Buffalo
and beat it up to Montreal and
caught tho northern Empress for Liv
erpool. You mado mo hustle, but I
never was more than a hundred
yards behind. Now, will you lot mo
stop Into that machine with you and
rldo down to headquarters without
making any fuss, or" Ho glanced
suggestively at Walker's lamed el
bow. In a dazo Chub permitted tho man
to assist him Into tho taxi. Tho
world suddenly had turned black for
him. What was wrong? What had
happened? Somewhere In his won
derful scheme there' had been tho
ono error that had rendered all his
brilliance null. But what was it?
Where was tho flaw?
Chub was still asking himself
these questions when tho gates of the
Federal prison opened for him again
and ho was again led Into tho war
den's office. There his speculation
suddenly stopped. Clarkson was In
tho office. He was dressed In a new
suit of blue serge, ho held his hat in
ono hand, and his suitcase lay at his
feet. Ho was saying goodby to the
warden.
"Youf" gasped Chub. 'Ton going
outside?"
"Yep," said Clarkson. Ho was a
different Clarkson. He looked Chub
full In the eyes. Ho was no longer
humble or apologetic.
"For how long?" Chub was puzzled.
Ho felt a little chilled and couldn't
understand why.
Clarkson looked him over from
head to toe, and at each glance Chub
wilted without knowing why.
"For all of It, kid," said Clarkson
softly. "They gave mo all of It for
turning you up!"
rTHE room went around for Chub;
ho breathed In gasps. Ho heard,
far away, Clarkson talking: "You fell
for my game right. I knew that If n
smooth guy over got to working my
plates again tho government would
glvo mo all of It for turning him up.
So I began to lay for that kind of n
guy here. He had to bo real smooth
They could have nicked a boob them
selves without my help. You were 1U
you were mado to order for me. I
got word to the wife where the plates
were and to let mo know when they
disappeared. I knew you had 'em,
becauso you'd conned mo into telling
you where they were. They were
afraid of those plates in tho hands
of a smooth guy. And I was tho only
ono that could tell 'em the smooth
guy was you. So I dickered with 'em,
and and so they gave mo all of
mine. And I'm certainly much
obliged, Walker. Yes, I'm very glad
I met you."
In a fog Chub saw Clarkson pick
up his suitcase. He wanted to leap
on him and tear him to pieces, but he
was unable to move. At tho door
Clarkson turned.
"You were bound to got It some
time anyhow, Walker," he said.
"You're one of tho wise guys who
think they can make tho crooked
game pay."
Before and After
"Alexander Is a character In his
way and is always surprising my
household with his original opinions
and homely philosophy," says Sena
tor James E. Martlne. "Not long ago
he was hoeing and hilling somo po
tatoes down on our Jersey farm, and
I stood by while ho was trying to
drive the chickens away from tho
freshly turned earth. Thoy kept him
very busy and finally, Instead of
losing patience, ho turned to mo and
said:
"Boss, do yo' know dat a chicken
am do most accomodatinist thing
what lives?"
"How Is that Alexander?" I asked
him.
"Why, it's like dis, Boss. Yo' eats
'em befo' dey's bawn and yo" eats 'em
aftah dey's dald."
The Truth
About Florida
There are all kinds of land in '
Florida rood, bad and Indifferent.
This statement Is just as truo of
Illinois land. It is truo of Iowa. It
Is truo of California or any state,
north, cast, south or west.
Some regions in Florida are worth
lets for agricultural purposes. Other
tracts have and are today returning
their owners a rich income every
year. Thoso good tracts woro bought
by pooplo of judgment pooplo who
kopt thole oyos open and saw what
thoy woro buying. People- who havo
been "stung" in tholr land pur
chasos in Florida and other states
bought carolessly. Thoy did not In
vestigate. Thoy know Httlo of thb
soil, cllmato and rainfall. Thoy did
not ask, "Has anybody over mado
money growing vegetables and
oranges hero?" Thoy took tho word
of tho land salesman. Somotimos
thoy lost tholr monoy. Instead of
blaming tho land company or tholr
own careless judgment, thoy criti
cised tho cntiro stato.
The time has come for a change in
Florida land selling in all land sell
ing. Wo havo begun that change
The Wauchula Development Co.
was organized after a 28,000 mile
search for land that could be sold
under a guarantee. TllO tract Is
difToront from ordinary Florida
land. It is known as Combination
Soil. Now this Wauchula Combi
nation Soil is equally well adapted
to vegetables and citrus fruit.
It offers peculiar advantages. Our
settlors como hero with a Httlo
monoy.
They set out their grape fruit and
orange trees. Then lustend of wast
ing monoy on living expenses while
waiting for these trees to mature,
thoy earn money by growing vege
tables. Thoy plant vegetables be
tween tho treo rows. Tho warm,
pleasant cllmato, abundant rainfall,
good dralnngo, produces three crops
a yoar somotimos four.
Settlers In tho Wauchula, Florida,
District practically pay their way
from the start. Onco you're estab
lished, vegetables earn a good com
fortablo living right along. And
all tho tlmo tho grapo fruit and
orange trees aro gottlng bigger.
When they begin to bear the real
profits come in. Orange growers
make $3,000 to $8,000 a year. Some
make $10,000 and more. Wo don't
omphasizo thoso high incomes es
pecially, becauso thoro aro not so
many of them. But $3,000 a year,
$5,000 and $8,000 aro common.
$500,000 bank deposits in thrco
small towns within a radius of five
miles provo tho grovo owner's pros
perity. Stovo Griffin mado over
$0,000 from 15 acres of grapo fruit
and orango trees this last year
only part of his grovo. W. L.
Warren mado over $2,000 tho first
year ho was down hero. Somo men
hero don't fool that thoy aro doing
woll unless thoy mako bottor than
$1,000 on ovory aero ovory year.
Wauchula, Fla., District
Combination Soil Proved by Crops
Fortunes Built from Small Investments
Guarantee
by Bankers
Tho Wauchula Develop
ment Company Is a homo
company of bankers, long
cstabllshed.wllh financial re
sponsibility to carry out
every promise. Their records
will stand tho most rigorous
Investigation. This Is their
euarantee to you:
"Start payments on your
land at soon as possible, to get
the belt choice of location.
Come down and tee your plot
any time within a year. If
you're not satisfied, we return
your money with sis per cent
for the time we've had It."
We give you the facts about Florida. Wo
tell you tho truth about the. district around Wau
chula. But wo don't expect you to accept our
statements blindly.
Come down here and look things over.
You'll find hero every opportunity wo promlso and
moro. Start payments on your land now. Tho
payments aro small. Any tlmo within a year you
can como down hero and Inspect your land. If It
isn't as represented, we'll give you back your
monoy with 0 per cent Interest. (Sco Bankers'
Guarantee)
Pick oranges from the trees. Talk to tho
provo owners. Let them tell you what thoy mako.
Note tho churacter of tho soil. Sco how It grows
vegetables as well as grapo fruit and oranges.
Question the new settlers. Sco what thoy
havo dono in tho few mouths they've been hero.
Walk around Wauchula. Look at its
pleasant homes, its schools. Its churches, lodges.
stores, banks. Observe tho new building going
on. Wauchula has grown from 1,500 to 2,000 In the last year. Visit Vandolah,
tho now town west of Wauchula. Sco tho activity of this region.
Come down during shipping season if you can. Sco what splendid sorvlco
tho railroad gives. Study the cash prices paid. Flguro out how much tou could make.
Talk to natives and newcomers about climate and watersupply. Ask about
tholr health down hero. Learn what fishing and hunting thoro Is for vacation tlmo.
Live Well from the Start Grow Soon to y4
An Income of 583.000 to fRR.OOO jT
Write for Facts
You don't have to wait for prosperity at Wauchula. You J
' begin to mako It from tho start. And year by year your In- j .v
Don't tot limit on your future. Como to wauchula whern vou v .
nti lran nil mnllntr mnrn nmnnv atmiflllt Tim n n I 1 r
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enouirn 10 neirin on. uuy mom ianu as you can use it. ..5
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Every aero means moro monoy added to your Income. v
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llnnii !f.i(wl tlm flmirou nf nnrnlnmi TMipn I'n nvnr
our offer carefully the moderate prices, the easy
iv rii irainv inr raimuiitui liiiurmuLiun. man .w
termi, the euarantee by bankers.
Write today for complete Inft
a letter or a postal or tho coupon.
Address S
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Wauchula, Florida
Wauchula Development Co. f
Box 32 S .tf&jr . t
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