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A TRAP FOR TRAPP.
FA . . .. .
OUR round eyes stared wistfully through
the wide plate-glaee window and two
mvmmm luisan m . o u.u rn
Were antlr.lv mrroundtd. fram hair to ool.
lar. by frecklee; the brown eyea were eat In "Then the poat ofD.ce authorltlee come around
an oval faoe of apod featurea. except for tha with a bang, and paaa you the flnlab of Five
tobeleaa eara. which ran down on a tangent hundred-and-twenty-per cent-Mlller."
to the cheeka The blue eyea were so Ailed Toung Jimmy bounced Into ths room with
with snthualaam that even tha surrounding a tr,,hly bent and broken auto horn la his
freokles seemed to glow; ths brown syes hand
w.r.? clc'a,'Bl3r Jhpus-htful. .v. B,a m, Bw vorn," hs reported, eur-
"Uncls Blackle might buy It for ps." hops- 'veylng with admiration ths recent work of
fully speculated Toad Jeeeup. his freckles tn warden elatera "Mlaa Violet said that
aeemlng to dance. He could not have been w might as well get one when we went ter
mors eager It tha window had been fuU of ,ha tirea. ao elaaaa a-lva ma an order."
. ... ,. .
thoughtfully decided tha
"Nobody would.
young nephew of
r.t . -w.I w .wBL.-:
m - . ... . .
There waa a ion
projected their very aoula through ths un
armpathetlo plata glaee. "Let's go la and
look at It." and Jimmy led' tha way quits
deliberately.
"Where tba use." grumbled Toad, hut ho
PUSHVP, IB WIIIUII UVIU WVJI
(oiieweo.
a amau-eyea man came rorwara imroeai- pay off your flrat booba witn two-rourtna;
ately, amillng. He waa rather plump, and and with tha other fourth Uatenl you pyr
bald in front, so that hla large nose seemed amid wheat 1"
te be a aort of handle to that part of hie 'th joy!" yallsd Blackle. "Then you run a
face which began above ths eyebrows. lottery with the wheat profits. I guess, and
"Hello, boys I" hs grseted them with tha -trm a pound of oak for the capital prise."
cordiality due to the progreea of good eus "-oad Jeeeup and young Jimmy came etamp.
tomera. Tha wealthy looking Mr. Walling- lnK ln wltn tnejr .rma full of auto aoceeeorlea
ford had Juet opened an account. which had been pounded to blta by tha gleeful
"How'a the new aearchllghtT" Warden orphana.
"Fine and dandy!" replied Toad, with an. "Found a lot of things wa need." explained
thualaom. "Wa make everybody stop at tha Jimmy eagerly. "We're going to taka soms of
slds of ths road and wait." them down to ba repaired, but a lot of them
"Wbat'a the price of that new ear In tha wa ll have to buy new. The girls said you'd
window V Inquired young Jimmy calmly, better Juet give ua aa order for anything w
thruatlng hla bands Into hla pooksta, and want." - .
looking up at Louts Trapp with busineee- "That's right. Jim. ha a sport," grinned
like soberness. Blackle. "Why wern't you In tha first plaoe.
Ths changs la Mr. Trapp was Inatantane. "Who's running this rsnchr Inquired Wsl.
one. His eyea glaaed. lie screwed up ana llngford with a traoa of curtneaa, and, writ,
side of his faoe until hla mouth waa all in Ing tha order In a hurry, he gave It to young
one corner; then released his oouataaaaoa Jimmy; v. hereupon the boya daahed out of
With a amacK.
i ne little aix, ne mrrra, aww nnnini
With ratneriy kinaneee. -xwenty-six nry,
and hs led the way to the wladsw. Toad
Jeaiup was already ever there.
"How fait canine got- laouirad Toad, his
stiff, da.'k-red hair almost quivering.
"Saventy." and Lou I a Traap held tha hack
of one atubby band la tha ether palna while
he studied thi two boys speculatively. -That's
the emoothest-runnlng angiaa oa Ua aaar.
ket" .
The twa hoya wno bad beea aaepted py
Wallingford and Blackle Caw bent on tha
car an appreciative a sea. It was aa aa-
tremely low. eartridge-ehaped runabout.
most -.bvlouafy built for apeed. and tha da.
signer had meant It. absolutely, far two
Uya. one freckled and one rather plump.
Louls Trapp seems to ba rsthsr a hard
uetamer." epeiutated J. Rufua WaUlagferd.
and the three other membera at the reetltu-
iion conference, sitting on ths veranda at
Walllt.gfords beauUtulsuburban heme, wars
slleatiy tbougbtfuL 1 opened aa aooaunt
witn him in order to get aoquamiea, out 1
h.van't been abl. to aU.alaU his aaanolai
Imagination.- .
tk. two beautiful Warden st store and
The two beautiful Wards si store and
Blaokls Daw laughed at that them huaekio
rose and leanea against tne raji, axeeauig
La solder-like legs aad twirling hla bias
-ha.
"Hall have to give up tno nrxy tneueano
ha atols from the Warden astata lust tha
asms- and Blackle gesed dowm Into tba
.l.i.. kl... ...a l Vlrtl.t Ooula la
auntber ala on the Hat of awlndlsra who
. tM.. - - ' .
robbed you orphana of your fathera forruna.
gnd Lonls wufbsva to bo oroeea oS. Wall,
fock who's here r
through whleh cejne a man ao bald-heeded
that a near-el shied lamp eleaaer had onoa
wainngTera imnms wm wwwra
roietaaea aim iwr mm mm jnv mmm
Baal on. avna wm muvuini .
-Th OiIa.M cbuokUd Wtaitnarford. wb
wtvti ftlwtra fsiOMd Vy W. O. Jon-. -rlt
a as
ilaxkle were laugnmg aiiariouaty si tne
Onion's latset soaems for getUag htaaaeLf
,V" Llf"-. ,. -
-Well, why dawt yej go through with Itr
aiwed Blaekle.
"k. mouse me" observed ontoa jsaea ponteir
topping the flawleeely nude bead, whlc-
Plaekie called an egg. "I don t mind living,
for a anell. In a bam hotel, or even a hospital
hut 1 draw the lino at the penitentiary. "I'll
im.1 you the scheme for five thoueaad
J. Rufus leaned baolt la hla library chair,
and aurveyd Onion with mock disapproval.
"Tour streak of yellow's beginning to ahow
tnrouan, ne cfiarpreo.
Toad Jeeeup bobbed In at the doer.
"Si
TJnoI
"Say. you got a couple of bueted tiros,
Iw' klndCh wa'ttlnt.- J.?..- !om
,T J.Z ZAymJmmmV
Faanls aald Id better get aa ardor
ns'
hat
from you
Wallingford smiled, and wrote aa ord
sr
ss
for the tlree; then be returned to tba basiaees
proposition of Mr. W. O. Jones.
T caa remember when you'd take aehanee,'
as eaia. witn a aiy wink at macaia
"That's lost It.' respondsd Mr. Joaea, 1
air. Joaea -I
took 'ia ail, and there ala t any chances left.
Lver alnce I put In that two stretch, crackle
scaiog
If0'.'
Ihets
rocka la a striped suit, twelve yeara
get nervous whea Fro In a small room.
why I came to you smart sure to pot in a
iw tancy tuga now aoout it. Jim i isa
ae at :t this way f
"Not me." Interruoted WaUlngford: youl-
"X doa t think goa understand thla acaeata."
aw ww. ' " - " . - uu . . . . wva. Rr mm .www, " . . " weeK. ana niTs anoiiea i or a patent on it. w. www a iuv .ww ----- , . ... wawin.w k ... u. .. iur tnem ail to seen atm
aad sparo rouraaive. tha onion" aj, h, .mall of rubber. ilrecUy in plained wVlllaiford? with amlliag nin- tsn-dollsr bills, hs dropped them lack Into after ws've so "Wl'rli" "Tllwlfg!" hs auddenly ehfiakad tato tha
Laughing, tba sisters stepped oft tha aids thm oenUr. For the first Instant alnos their ii'linoe ss It be were amueed with himself ths drawer, whloh he cioeed and locked. He him to hold. 1 11 poison him! hs dsolsrsd yln. .hon wj,, th. T;AX9 Marketing Com.
awtraaoe to tha porch and wandered round approach, tha paeumaUo bora etepped shriek- having deacended to auch trlfiea "It's divided the mofiey into four equal pilea "This dlctlvely. panyl Bay. Uatenl Close my wheat at tha
the rardea. while Onloa Jeaea waa led lata u I troVbU-llght, te Tba ueid on "ara fitted with s ours." bs said, handing one of the pllea to At that momont there cams , slamm ng down market! Oulokl Quick!" Say. Hit an I Whar!
ihf library. ... . Alnt aha a daadyr demanded Toad. Jump. i lamps. It1! lorTg tubV proTlded with tks market?" A moment of allencaV hS
Toad Jeasup and yowag Jlmmr oama rao- in9 t OBto the poroh, hta hair touaied, his 2Junnelat one and and a eondaastag lens tw hundred aad fifty duuars into his up. spsed. a low gray eartrldgs-shapad runabout, turned from tha 'phone with a weak amUa!
Ing home, full of eathuelaam for the aew ,hlnlB(r, hi. freckles red with Joy. it ths ithsr. It "s lined throughout with turned hat. . In which est a diminutive driver and a dl- ,nd m drop of pefeplratlon trickled off tha
oar. and all thla enthuelasra they poured out Si.d, )t in fifty-two mlnutea from Colum- vurBuh.J Vllsor "loth Tna tuanel is plsced will pay off tha first twsnty-fivs In. mlnutlve paasenger. both with gogglss and end of his nose. "Gentlemen, what can I do
on Violet and Ftusnle. Also, they revealed ciroi..- announced Jimmy, stopping tba Isna of tho gaa Ismps. and the light setoro." and Wallingford drew two of tha fylng hair. for youf "M
their settled and hspeleas JnT1"-"L hV motor with a touch of his too. is reflected through tha entire length of the owr- him. snspplng a rubber band xt th, Y,ry instant in whloh Blackia and "Give us a little statsmsnt of your buai.
nobody la tea whole wide world weuld giva The beye were met with a etranaa lack of I.hV- around the remaining one and shoving It to Wal'lngford rscogniaed the car and the crew, riess." busked the heavleet-set man. looking
them the earl - .... . anthuslaam. Violet had plumped down ia a . ... . one slds. Hs chuckled aa be stole a aide. " :,hYna- haoDened which aave Broadway at the waate paper baaketa at sv.ryn.rln!
Vlelec watching their wletful faaaa. sad- winH, w(n h.r fs.r.traight before her He V!- S?a 1? Xoai ""Ward glance at Louis Trapp. That JVf U. Urn Thrllla. Two glrla atsrted to Snd ever, tlcU in "r'oSm. an! ath.
etily giggled aaf drew Fannie aside. both h.nda at her heart. Fannie waa hack of an order-allp. hut Mr. Trapp did not gentleman a eyes had expanded until the color S?oss the street In front of the car. and door and window. tM
-l-t's play ons of his own trioka oa Mr. wht snd .tiff, and was squeestng her left used the dlsgrama. was visible. They were a mottled canary. itoDDed midway to d vclde In which direction "I'm going to quit It." declared Mr th..
Wallingford - aha urged, and explalaed It ta vna with bar right ao hard that the tips of "Urn-hump- hs admlttsd. with ths indlffer- "Lend us a hand. Trapp. if you'rs not busy,-- f., nearer sidewalk. They held hande. There's ao profit In tt-" and hi 7P
oxctted whispers. her flagers wsre crlmeon. Jim Wallingford. ones of ons who Is not esser for the untried, requested Wallingford. "Fold two ten-dot. Jur-iing. and pulled each way: whlls Toad evolent glare at the three Intruder, it tiVj
Fanale ehook hor head at first, hat finally t the library window, waa leaning out with "It looks pretty good. If I had aome. I might lar bllla In theee circular lettera so they will j."UB too near tor ths brakes, tried to had only stayed I away another Sav "wi
aha erolled. aad it waa aha who led la tho m sagging kv, and his face was ths color of sell half a dosen or ao on commission." fit these envelopes," snd reaching Into one of :h,BK, hla mind aa oftsa ss they did. When don't owe a cent." He monied hla .m,
careful sseoutlon of which fol. a n,h. kl. Daw having no fle.h to war- Tre no doubt" smllsd Wallingford. Big. hs bottom drawers of his de.k. he paaeed Mr. S;;BBalI, separated, one of the girls fol- "lou can look at my booka. I can pay aver
lowed, ghe sailed the hoya. aad led the way r. hlm ,Pp4 out through the window, one broad-chested. Jovial fellow. Wallingford Trapp a sheaf of circular lettera. oa which ow,d the car acroee to the wrong aide of body." -. a pay every.
mm'mm' . .. Tr " - . long leg alter tne otner, ana ior onoo tne waa. and the soul of osreleee generoelty. t"a ""e oi tne puee oi duib. ,h. street. In ordsr to tumble in rront oi it; "That's all tha . ... . . .
drovo nails i through Iwo of tha Urea oa Wal- feWl, had ne; grla for his pala didn't know but "hat you might be In-. Lo Trapp aat numbly gaslng at tha ,a ,h.n In th. mlti.t of shriek, of terror th. heVv'e!" ae?1 maabut of ToSa vou
linrfordo pet roadeter. .you ,OUng devlla!" be enaekled, with a teres ted ta tha manufaoture and marketing money for a few minutes, and then, as a Pre- oad Jeeeup did the brtlllant thing whiob ;o ,haw ua if ni...i v.f.VIt"?.'
Two mlnu ea Uter Toad i'aaaap waa head- BU,wy Tol0a. -Where did yea get that oar?- J? " manuimotura ana marneting mllry to launit co-operation, he read .rked him aa a born driver. He turned the "e ll Tonly ahut vo h luh
ed for the library, where Wallingford aad r-. . -ul.. la.t tValr raSaaaa. hut " .. .. the circular letter. It ... .. follows: .t . ri.ht ...lu shot ",l"t Tou P. but If you ra. Illegal
READ
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- J. Rufus Wallingford
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IJlaCkUe DaW
com plained Onion, draw
and twlrllnar hla hlaalna- chamoaana hlahbalL
VH lamiin inn vvv u ivhuii ibiu nvnvd
Blackle. then you
"Not me.- interrupted Biacaie; youi"
Mlmme a chancel" growled tha Onloa.
"Aa fast as the boobs send their money In
- aa raat as tne poob
you u n to pay oft
fcfore. Jim: but you-
tha onea that sent it in
nu "
"Not me." interrupted wauingrora: youi-
no. . ii.w...j n...bi. ...k.i..il.li.
Only a slight trace of annoyance on tha
unfl, Pi, fac- 0f wallingford. aa ha wrota
rvuiiiii iiiis) law
the order and paaaed It to Jimmy.
Mlllr WeTadl A
plain crook," went on Onion,
now a trine eulky. "witn my scnems tne
money, as It cornea In, Is split four waya Ton
snag out one-fourth tor youreelf; you
"Not me," Interrupted blackle; youl"
"Walt a minute!" begged Onion.
Taii hi Ant . fourth for voureelf! 9dV
the oeor, oropping sail tneir nrvaea ew
wriii i ny . . . . . .-.
union itnti gsiinia mi nun..... o.
a olgarstte from ths boa on ths table and lit
It: then ha started In sarnest, and apent a
iolid three-quarters of an hour In sxplalnlng
the tntrtcaclea of his new ech erne.
"But here's the beat part of It," hs finished
All you vs get ts do is pick a good boob, with
fifty thouaand dollars, that'll buy you out
triumphantly. "I've saved this ror tne laai.
Juet before the pinch comee. Of couree. tnen.
yeu got to rrame soms way mat tne oooo
can't paaa It back to you. That's where I
fu down. I cant frame theee floeay anglsa.
That's where you come la. J. Rufus."
J. Rufua lit a fat. blaok cigar.
"Not me." he calmly, and finally, ststedj
you!" whereupon Onion Jenee, oonceallng hla
nakednees with a new felt hat. oureed pro-
toundly. and walked out into the air
"Tou miaaed a circus, glrla." sxplalnsd
Ulachla. as Violet and Fannie came Into tha
library, with the pink of excitement In the r
.heeks snd i ths sparkle of mleohl.t in their
eyea ' "Union jonea naa a great acneme i"
.4 hta day. In Blng 8ing. and all he neada
la an inveetor from Matteawan.
A loud ahrlak latarrunted tha
He "
A laud shriek Interrupted the conversation.
it waa Ilka tha approach of a hlgh-epeed lo
eemotlve, and 11 gatnereo in volume ana in-
teneltr Ilka tha acream of a aky-roSk.t.
it 1 ok (. ...mas ta tha wladaw and hla mouth
drooped open. ...
"rr the Lord's sake. Pipe thle" he yelled.
and tha glrla knocked over two chairs in get-
. . Ti rk. k.ji a aullu attak of
fright.
v' " w h.mm - -
Onloa Jeaes waa Juet paaalng out through
the carriage gate with offended dignity. Aa
Wallingford reaohed tha window. Onion, who
waa inounea 10 porwineee mwmm nays, aua-
gniy aprang straight up and daecrlbd a para-
hola over late .the greea. 8lmultaneoualvwlth
tDia ana tne iout onea i nn a
sm law avrtv nrMK inoi in irom idw rva n
tmm vbMlL whluod tt th drive, and round-
d tbm cwrr-i into tbo oorrtuo porch. mlin
jlmmr looked up at Blaokle with a emlle.
n6lt jim Mm,m to us." be stated, gland a g
for aa inetant. In the direction of the heavy
aur, th, window, and hi. emlle deep,
.... 'wH ordered Mr. Trapo ta let ua have
-.fhi-. . waatad. and thla la It."
,nf r OB, known yau boye would drlva
... ... . .... helped youl" cried
Jr,.t aeipeo youi onea
i . . . ' ' '
. "Oh. Tm BO sorry." worried Fanale. T1 aad
I are to blame. Mr. WaUlngford."
J. Rufus looked from one to tha other of
the Warden aleters la astonishment, then ha
ahuoalaA.
"This gives as aur chance, Blackia, "Now
we caa aet very close ta Loele."
"ror ,w C,"U rd V
storage!" threatened J. Rufus Valllngferd.
hl, bl round plnB fac. aflame with India-no.
tlea. ana his broad Chest swelling With the
.ams vigorous sentiment. "Here a your car!"
and. with s wave of hie hand, he Indicated
ah... i. - aoi.el. .im -
'iV"Vi. rhmm II. kii .rt. i. I?
where Blackle Daw. who had driven It la.
atood gaslng dowa at It with smiling ad-
miration.
Loula Trapp glanced la the direction of tba
nana wave, mi small eyee giasea, sad las
r 1 It' Blds of his face arrowed up.
"M'hat'e the mattsr with It?"
"The fact that It's there!" snapp4 Wal
iiagrord.
llngford. "Tou should have better sense. If ether manufacture under ths earns name, aa the thomba. "Tou haven't Inveated a cent; ehoulder meanwhile. Jlmmle Walllngfoi-d five. Ob to a Joaas has to sat La toy hi all
not better morals, than to put a dangsrous long as he furnished the cepltal himself, with- you let the money, lay In that drawer all touched the pneumatte hom ons short, shrill thousand -rr.achlns
like that Into the hands of caildrea. out profit te Mr. Wallingford. In offset to this weekl Tou'r aeing one-half of the money to bleat. The blue-eyed tramp pollcomsa loaae4
Besides, there's a law stalest IC
tT HEREThenSsalt
Mr. Trapp turned hla sysa on Wallingford,
and released his oountsnance witn a emack.
Ho dlalikad to loaa a euatomar, but It would
teke Walllntford two ycaro to buy twenty
ala hundred and fifty dollars' worth of a
Aeasnrtea.
"It'a not my responsibility." ha stated In
oeer aecurlty. tou aent ma your written
order for the purchaee of thla ear; and a sals
la a aalo. Mr. wainngfora."
"Ton took a crooked advantage of that
order!" hotly charged waiungrora. "i sup-
won ne lane diqk nm cr imi uv-
manded Blackle Paw, whe had studied tha
Tall-and-laan Blackle Daw bent over Mr.
ainlv about Ave feet ala. and ha felt aa If tha
i 1 1 gins iimi.w ..if. m.. imvv "
him.
"Would you rsthsr hava that ear or a
nckinsT" naked Hiacaie, in aia aeaoiieai oi
im.ii
have been Just tha same." up close to hla eye. rubber band. "That Is ths Investment fund. To t V .hooHna-"
Neither Walllngfords scorn, nor his India1. "What Is thlsr hs asked loosening hla Tou aee that wa have held It out, fairly and .15.1m ( ?roM if
ration, nor hla broadly ewalllns; ehest, affect- countenance with a smack. "Listen:" squarely, and I'm coin to let you handle It i-.-fniitia Toad
aa r AH ItAafl alaallinaV nniimt. IV WOtl 1 1 ST.. 1 1 w hair at aa lea
ad Mr. Trapp in tas leaai. for Investment, ao that you win anow mere e murderer or
a upiciea ..will iiuiti Bi.M-Mi, w j ' - sw.av pul ah lau ior a. irn, mrnuw, myj mm ttw v f n r nu bk m uirvumoii. -. . r fck. with the hi barrel wa were nuttlna
- - - VlOlCt " of . .... break my record. Inveat It as per dope In that you have nothlna to do with thla de- . w" winTmill tank. The buralar shot
"Do I look Ilka a euekerr demanded Mr. your handsome advertisement; and It you're partraent of tha Trapp Marketing Company: ? detecUva and Toad and I dropped tha
Trapp In return. That'e a uaed car now. I merely going South with ths money, mall that you have no financial or peraonal. In- v...., on . i. took him -w.y ia
i.. vi. Mniln'i offer It to anybody for new." t,..k a. mavnolta. Toura aa ever. tereat In It. and that I alona am morally aad .Ci ,i " 7
; ;vK:;:-:-v I NVCSTNENT-
e.
Tht baslnaaa now belonEa to
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incn puni mi inn u iraii7
right hand over the bac of hla left one.
and pressed both sgalnat his stomach, aa ha
atepped out of immediate range.
b, aa aa
I safety,
which
"I don't
'A licking," ha confeaaed. and found
for the present, la the sudden grin
inteo uiacaie a pointed muetaona.
let anything aland In tha way at my making
money." Uls small ayes aqulnted. and ha
amlled with complacent pride.
jsiacaie .tumaa on ine inaignaat j. nuroa
a suddenly serious face.
"Then he deeervea tha money.- hs decided.
The indignation auddenly left, the eyea of
Wallingford. He waa amillng. Loula Trapp.
gaining confidence, atepped cloaer. -.
"Tou see. buslnsss Is bseinese." ha plsaa-
antly obeerved. :
"Mr. Trapp Is entirely right.- aald Wal-
llngford to Backia. "We'll keep the car."
Outside ss thsy climbed In tha oar. Wal-
llngford amlled contentedly.
"Oreed." ha aald. "Thafa hU weak point. .
nee eaay. . .
"Eaay enough .for Onion's schema.-
grinned Blackle. "Jim ha geta It!"
Again the swift, 'little elx" stopped In
front of Loula Trapp'a plaee of buslneaa, a
0ingy repar-ana-accessory enop, to which
.iiuarlna; ahow window had beea added,
i.w. . .i..a mtimm - a anti.it ahtrt
Trapp betrayed no uneaslnees when hs aaw
Walllnaford and Blaokla Daw elamberlnr out
cf the Tow gray runabout. People like Wal-
..... . - . .v. 1 .... . -.
imHiviu 1 1 . 1 n..u. 11. w i . iii.q vnv aiva, .
a stop now eculd mean nothing but profit.
hdriviu 1. . . .1 ni.u. mwrv iii.q vnv aiva, u
Trapo," Inquired Wallingford with
buelneeBllke crlspnees. havq you any menu-
faeturng facilities?"
MP- xrapp'e eyea glaaed. HIS faoe screwed
B en -one side. He pressed one palm over
h9 bacK cf th other. He gaaed. uneeelng.
. the little runabout out by tne euro.
Muraii ma 1
be finally admitted;, "hut I
h... I
... 0Uffn ef a llttlo onto aoooooorr last
Xh. If that's It, I might hs latsrsstsd." ha
obeerved. oonoeallag bis
aaaerneee with
glaalng at hla aye. aad
a twisting at his
mouta.
Thus It was that Mr. Lonls Trspp organised
tha Trans Marketing rntnnaaw.
befngirsed bVwaUUigfard m eT
.f a.!?. "'..Tl ""r.Vw0 .
y that name
convenient-
s w iiiusMiuto a vts w hi v n wvuiv tv sj r in jsa (
permit Mr.
Trapp to add say ather articles of manufes-
Iur, b, miBj,t deelre. Thle argument was
notent. alnce It waa backed by the fact that
... ...i.. ... i a-. .... w. u.
Wallingford ta the eztont of five thousand
dollara Thereupos, Mr. Wallingford and Mr.
Trapp entered Into meet lengthy and elabor-
ute srtlcles of agreesneat. which permitted
At. Trana. on hla nart ta antar unon anv
prsvtlega. Mr. Wallingford waa entitled ta
, "".V " " wj i . . t r. t 1T ' a 7.J0": "Dr 6lr! w- k Ploaeure la dlachargissr ritweenT a taxi and a dray, ran over the curb "7 wu " away,
tiyaatl X 1 ,"4 trm our book" our lave.tm.nt of there ha3 JSVo oi the sidewalk, atopplng tha noss of -PVfL .Mr' ,5" ssgsmew It If.
much taveatmsat. . .. . keen left a blank la which ths amount. machine one foot from a drug etore win- '.k ,,D,tt.k the- gentlemen a mm-
Wallingford ehackted. his hlg ahoaldars "10. waa atamped) made with ua oa there jot, ."'"fJ hlm,'lf hstwasn Walling,
heaving and his syea half closed. another blank In which a date was stamped) Wallingford. his fses aahen. gasped to J'a. nd.B1-c,k',1- , gripped each one by a
"No chance for you to lose, la theref" ha According to tha terms of our offer to you. tco.er hla breath, and strovs to fight his IA. '"'J tin"1.'' .lnt0 ch.
good-naturedly commented. "I don't care amount waa only to bs held by us until way through ths crod. Blackia. bla faoa -"" '--.,"''; .i"" '1 't r
shuoks sbout the inveetment; Mr. Trspa. All s profits should aocrus to ons hundred per Equally wnlte. held him back. aitv th5i.ni n., ,Yb?tlk.m?
I want Is to see thla thing m"da " 0 h.g ts stats thst our operation. "-Lshim .lone." be said "Toull I onl, raN dd0t J ' D"nt.0'
It myself. If you'll manufacture and market - aucceesful and with the ueual ex- tu th.m. TheVrs not hurt. Nobody a hurt.- f'JTn.,T,;" a J0fd about -u " P " 4
it aad pay ma a royalty." pedlency. and we herewith return your orlg- m .mash that car!" swore Wallingford. rnJ say a waro about you.
Mr Trm atuhU hand, guttaraa Inal inveetment of ,10 00 together with the throuKh KrUUng teeth. .'8I -nthng about ue!" Walltngfod
In Motion Pictures
the asms right. Ia othsr word, whlls tha
antlra undertaking waa to ba conducted
under Mr. Trapp's nama and aponaorahlp, tba
tubular trouble-light alona waa to ba a rau-
tual enterprise,
Walllnaford and Blackle aet ap a dealt in
r. TraoD'a office tha next day.
Mr.
Loula Trapp, open In letters or inquiry
om auto-auDnlv deal ere. ooened one from
from auto-supply deal ere, opened one from
whloh dropped
brought It ovar
whloh dropped a ten-dollar bill, and ha
to Walllngford'a deak with a
Hla scalp had slipped forward
-u .-.4 ki. ..... .. a mr.r.m,.A
pussled brow,
"Dear Slra: Tou are probably another faka,
"JACK HOADLKT."
Blackle and Wallingford exchanged a oom-
It you'll, notice. Mr. Trspp, this anveiope
Is tnarked far Department A, directed wai-
ungiora graveiy. amu.y wicn iwr
lettera. ana nut mom in mis dmhw u "
i
-IT v-
yon," announcid Wallingford.
Iiftad I. tk. , . . ,
- """" i-reea
waet Mkat whloh Louis Trapp liad
n Wallingford unlooked the upper
drawer on thj right-hand aide of his (leak,
-T"r nmniiora unloosed the upper
drawer on thj right-band side of bis desk,
and dropped in it the ten dollar bill. Hi
opened the oppoetts drawer and drew forth
blank, oard. number one in the right band
row. which he numbered and stamped with
" which he wrote on it Jack
Aoaaiey a name ana aaaress, and tns amount
X"m "; . . , ... .
What is It?' asked Louts Trapp. blinking
t the big waete basket with bis small eyes,
clasping thh back of one band with the palm
of tha othSr. and preaatng both against his
atomaoh.
. 'Oh. a little aids lins." respondsd Walling.
fsrd carelessly. "Trapp. you have aome va-
f.ant space in the third floor front. I think
I "Put .soms tablea In there I or mailing glrla.
Mr. Tr.pp .crawad up-hle face.
"What kind of business is thlsr ha Insist-
howlng.
inveaunen,- repuea waiungiora
-rjafl. ...
The afternoon post brought three lettera
for Department A. and Mr. Trapp came over
. -nem. openea.
Ail three contained
. neat two uaya orougnt an aa-
dltional aoattsrlng few; Thursday a dossn.
s'ridav a eoo re. tiaturdav nearly fifty.
you aoirt mi
"race door." auga
"If vou don't mind. Tram,, wall' v-v tha
m... 'j ... ' . . . JT T' r 1 . . . . .VIZ
luneh on Saturday. "Wa want to pay off our
tavaatara." atut nnnil.. Ik.
" . .uaa.ovvu . n.iuiwi, .ii.r
luneh on Saturday. "Wa want n ... .
r -" - w .
bs began dumplni
iplng money on tha desk.
"Bure. ' agreed .
ed Mr. Trann. with aiam-itv mm
ha Immediately locked the door from the in.
eide. Hs climbed on a high stool as Blackia
w ewrt tne money ana peerea witn ail
A thousand and twenty dollara. Jim." re-
ported Blackle. atroklng his pointed mus-
ikoh complacently. "Not ao bad for tba
first wk
MW'U hold ovor tho twenty for m not orr.1
,ninHt aw) g m nshl. Vt yvug inua s ta aweijy
l.ra. wa remain Toura confidentially.
"TrtDo Biarsetina- company.-
Mr. Trapo Jumped dowa from bis stool, and
dsooslted bis bundle of money oa ths deck
hetweea Wallingford and Blackle
"Thla Is a skin gamer be exclaimed.
Tit
have nothing to do with it!" Walllngford'a
bis. Pink face waa a picture af cheerful Jo
viality, and Blackle Daw laughed la keen en
joyment. ".low hasty!" cnided Blackle. 'Wh
'.low hasty!- chtded Blackle. "Why. you
-en t knew anything about It. Trapp."
"I knew
by hands s
his eoet a
tbls much." and Mr. Trapp'a stub
atrayed from his trousers pockets ta
aockate. ta hla vest ooeketa. and ta
tha armhalaa of hla vast, whsra thav hunt by
pay off oaa-fourth of tha aookeret"
"Xrann juaraetTna uompany. noininv unaerntnava iuvui ii. more umii
. ,'
aaa
a
Don't Ham. thara.- rrlnnsd Blaekla.
"They're not harming anybodr. They'll aand
tha monay riant back to pay off tba naxt
fourth, and ao It goee merrily on
V,.. SVV"nm- ..Ht.dl.
objected Mr. Trapp. hla handa now finding no
home. "I'm the only one that's known In thla
company. I don t even get any or tne money i
"You aet your share of tha tubular light,"
sternly reproved Walllnaford. "Now let ma
make you ashamed of yourself. Trapp. Tou
sea this money?" and he Indicated tha two
v..,r.A lift. nii.r. mhr. . , th.
that. Trapp alnce you're ao particular I'm
hInrU:d0th.r.Warndd tlt,nUa,r',aWoornnDKfarn,,d
than and there, and with great pomp and
ceremony, wroia dui imv gwumo... m m D
tlon and signed it: arter wnicn noraca u.
Daw and t.ouis irspp attaonea xneir aig.
Tr-,l"?!'?.'r
"Now." eald Wallingford severely, "you are
safe. I place this document in thla smau tin
box. which, aa you see. has two locks. I lock
both locks. I give you one key; I retain ths
otner. nere is m ui. . in j w vwu
f. Now. are vou aatlafledf
"I aruees ao." hesitated Mr. Trapp, holding
tne little tin dox witn ooin nanaa. avw uu
you inveat tne money
in tne wneai pit.- repneu mr. r. ..... y. vi rnf it and panned it quickly to Blsckie.
promptly. "We ahan't be here on Monday "Trapp Marketing Company Is to bs In.
morning. I'd Uks you to send for a man trom yeatlgated thla afternoon. What does It
the Tllwlt Brokerage Company, as soon as mean! Has Mr. Trapp dona aomsthlng 11
you can get them on the 'phone. Olve him this -leiral to get you Into trouble? FANNIE."
money; tell him to buy wheat on a five-point "Drive us to Trapp'a." dlrscted Walling,
margin, and pyramid It every point up. ford briskly.
Mr. Trapp s stubby nands cropped ai ma
.iji.
That's no Invsatment," ha exclaimed:
that e araon!" . , .
rinnh." arreed Wallingford briefly. "But
you're bound to catch it aoms time It you play
It every day. aren i you t
"Sure." admitted Louie Trapp; "but It don t
k.nn.n nftan enouerh. You'd have to win once
out of about five times, and It don't happen."
Weillngiord roae ana looinea n mi.
big. confident, chuckling,
nr.. hut n.nnnu tha amount you Inveat
la bigger every day? Whan you do catch it,
you wipe out the score, don't you?"
"If It'a enough bigger," acknowledged
Trapp promptly. Flgurea were an inhert.
tance to him.
"'Well, don't you suppose inn '"'"
ana waiiingiora imiu mi
1,.... avrv week? Why. Trapp." and
tie shook a Jovially impressive finger at Louis,
"before long we'll have to widen your doors
to set the money in. Figure it out for your.
self." . . . . .
Daw, regretfully aa they came away front
"Wall. Jim, it s a snow-sow u, u
Innrh
": k, from II"
Stfc luck" grumbled Wallingford. "If
Tough "f 'unD'" ,S,V ? that
bjs to atr.ka a winning
i ne money e ruiuna; i ev si-.v.!
"ir": " . u, , that
wa were able to str.ks winning on that
wheat pyramij ?,11irbB
w coul? .cl.e,a.a 1- Siv rakSd off
A! Wt ffi. .5 f., ;
mLt'" "T'v. been ' atudylag tha market
mm,6.t..vV,dlehravSrv night, and It
He healtated for a
"J !,. Ihalt Is T due , for a aham
' "
rl": vl. .tBf.B, hlm rirht ln the middle of
.v.?1". iikP2 cwded Broadway, and
.."ideJ!v!,, round flea with Tdeep concern,
tSdr'd i1.1? , 'ffnS?"wi ..clatmed "Jim when
1,yf1u,i 'kloll ,o'uri.l ; it s Urns to t out "
'tnJrJ ? Viiht " aobVrlT c'naldered
J.,'"6," ol?J after that
J" :.k 1 Y;ucbkVt ahon wrbek watch-
J-Vh- n
" i,"0!-?,'
nbr'.h,,J)mru,t." 11, oaused and con-
for a gold hnck a rtl a.;ad.
:,"';:" ." h , 1 . , .kinn it much lonaer."
uS,J.WdanbnV.tr,rifC wVw.r. out now"" Vi-
turned Blackle. with an apprehenelva glance
around him. "I'm like Onion Jpnee! 1 love
fresh air. Tha mail's coming In too heavy
..,",.1 .. . t. .i.nn.
II "7 ", . V.i oBIm lnveatla-atlon much
!e?.M po,t mo uon mw
iQnaar.
J uat one winninst wouia. ..--
ahow an on-we-ievei inveeimeat w in i.a'-
nMAa. i. .n.M.il.t.H Walllna-ff
mate.proflt. opeculated waiiingit
.V7f thV.oat will buck
er II tne goat will uua
" V,. v.. k..... ih. nnn
aMrhat a a horrible thO
-- ... v.". .....
i id him laat Saturday, that we might con-
1 ettlng him havVa sllcs of
.. nnw .ysrv dsr at 1 o clock, be tele-
Ana now. every nay . w - ' -
phones for the wheat report, and aays. "Wall.
".""I."iLt; l"Z ZJr.7. Jiini.; -.t -
' Tk. .nmha. look on Walllngford'a faoa
mas not m rflctlon from that on Blackle'a.
It waa from wltnin.
.. . . .
tr,m JJ? c,"l"- hl S,bwiiiyi
, the "little elx." He bad a blond
and a blue eye.
A hlg tra
way in .
mustache
"Good work, kid.'
aid. ne ooaerved. aa be
owd away from the rear of
He viewed Toad and Jimmy
amueomeat. "Are you sight-
cleared the crow
the machine.
wiin a ini or
aenT" ha aeked the driver.
Jimmy nudged Toad sharply.
Tea.- enlckered Toad.
".fell. I have your word for It" remarked
ths oftlcer. who loathed an awkward driver
. of any aee. "Can vou back oat of thla. or
Is your nerve gone?"
Toad nodded aa ha grabbed his gear lever
and threw sut hla clutch, look In v ovar bis
aOAfl.saUy eloss to Toad's ser.
grow fast enougtr r" ana " wt true reason for thst dally
hand on ths hundred per cent, money. lo observation dawned on Blackle. It was not
?w..f,p wrBotursvuTuir obuutVr iwaitf yott
S.M fWSiI. w?l1 ..Louis Trapp'a aya. glaaad and hi. mouth
u. . i. . ...... 1..,.. i . . . nnin wna naa. . ! . . . ,
Vith The
&mous Paths' Players
k 'ViiS'SJm.t'u.
he ndvlssd. "lou look darn young tor your
The car was Just starting when Walling.
ford and Blackl. arrived In time to pravant
-?.?",. .-at ..heurTa..- t ernt too!" da.
w.h,r" .M-f?'"?"' A ? T5"' .5
tnanded Walllnaford, In mora anxiety than
anger. ... ... .
Bay, netem- xoung Jimmys voice ti
'ic wi "ira In th. mchaVlSa Mat.
!acki w? "Sn.boirl
Wallingford Btood on tha running ooaro.
on a aids street. "Wa
our place. Uncle Jim!"
somethlnc waa setting
away from two detectives." went on Jimmy,
his eyes lias coaia. "we were on lop oi ine
swinging i-ound" a woman with a" baby
burey.
"It lit top down: ths barrel did!" snouted
Well, the girls were taking cars of tha
wounded detective, and"
"The girls!". Both men askad It at onea.
"What girls?"
"Mlaa VI and Miss Fan!" shouted Toad.
"They brought ua our dog they promised
us." went on Jimmy. "Well. Miss Fannla
eaij,a ms in ths library and gave ma this
note, one said to nustls itr
'And the chauffeur waan't there!" shouted
Toad, grinning with all his freckles.
"Wo
na a dandy ride!
W.llli..tAMI An.n Ik. tT.
There was a man In ths efflct when they
arrived. He was a poatman with two heavy
baga of mall, all for the Trapp Marketing
Company. Department A. Ths poatman
dumped his baga Into two big wasts-basketa
which Blackle set out for him, and puffed
awav. juiackie rumpled his hair.
The heaviest yet. Jim," bs worried. "Ws'll
have to work aulckl
Wallingford got up to walk, hut sat down
ne neara a noise.
Louis Trspp came In, and hla ayes gllst-
anad aa ha aaw the mall. Ever envalon
contained money. He glanced at his watch
and hurried to the telephone, called a num.
her. and asked hla question.
"Well, you didnt make your winning yet."
ha cheerfully Informed Blackle. aa ha turned
away from tha "phone.
screwed up.
"How much?"
"Fifty .Thousand Dollars."
'This mall, is it miner' and Trapp seemed
to be looking through tha envelopes at tha
contents.
"It's your meat." -
Mr. Trapp released hla countenance with
a smack.
"Sure. I'll taka a chancel" ha aald. with
eager animation. "I got the nerve as long
as the money's coming in." Hs opened the
safe immediatelv and nroduced tha mnn.v
He'd bad it there waiting; In caahl Hla fin
e-era aimoat cramped in tneir naste. -if you
had your winning. I wouldn't buy It." ha
obeerved. as he handed Blackle the fifty thou-
sand. "I wouldn't believe that you ever get
hut one. When I get it. I quit." He vig-
orously drew tha two big waste baaketa It
mail over to the end of Ms own desk. 'Tvs
heen atudylng tha market every day. I think
we're about due for a ahaxp rise la wheat!
But wa only get one."
Wallingford rose, with vast rslief and nro.
duced hli key to thrilttla tin bog.
"We'll lnciud. th. tuhulaV rVn.Ato. - v.
tubular reflector- ha
?n , .'111- .a j n
"; .TY."'"?'"? "d rapp had
.7. w.in....T r wMmmi,
SSV.," E.f,f..rd .!
w
fifty thouaand dollars; and Wallingford and
Blackle walked out. with no ecrep of evidence
behind there to ehow that they had aver been
in .r, w. -r..j " .II. IT . .
way connected with the wheat-l.nveat-
Mint 4.n...m.H . -v. rr1 . 1 . .
company. .. .......
ad, and he turned nervously t.M h. v.i-
w.i?. A".111.". thr ' Tr set men
. , .. . - . r ... ... a
a yoles which waj like a saw tils. "Wa rs
. uiunr aaio tna neaviest stranger.
from tha Postofflca denartmant ex
"Walt a mlnutel Walt a mlnutal" tt..
runted Loula Trapp. and ha aimoat shrieked
w.uu.u ijt -pnone trom tna hook.
and made
"That fifty thouaand you're out la luat
what you .tola from the Warden "state
Loula" reproved Blackle. "Why didn't you
,.n , tl,at wheat had gone upf-
With ibis crushing remark Mr. Daw tad
the way out of the room, leaving Mr ""raos
shrunken in a chair, and weighing the og-i
diHo, inspectors aa they started their lave-
iist-i.cri.
"Luakv boy - ehnekled W.lll.
headea for the lltde gray runabout "Hi
den t se to Jail." "
"Aad he's reetltated his fifty thoua.aA a
grinned Blaskla. tnouaano.
-nd we have eighty thouaand beet d aat
for tne expsnoe fund.- '
"Nat sisal " jt.nl. .t .... . .
rd "lw.on "I don't think it'. KTrS: ...."""S
All rl.kl . u. a. ...
Uht-Jlml For two buslneaa. Good afternoon, gentlemen. What
v tn xou want r- air. Trapp'a eyea had widen.
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