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THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SAt.EAT. ORF.flOM, SATURDAY, FEB. 19, 1916. . THE NEW ADVENTURES OF J. RUFUS VallingforD GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER. Creator of "Wsllingford," and CHARLES W. CODDARO Read the story and then ee the moving pictures Copyright, 1915, by th Star Com pany. All ForclKn Right Kaserved. Lord Southpaugh j TIB woman in (he next room screamed again. Bluekie Daw winced In symputhy; Wall lltisjford grinned; tho gray luustnclied man In the corner sut In I Unit misery, as uo bud from tlir Hint, and held bis swollen. Juw. "I don't think It hurts as much as ll did, Jim," decided Illneltle, looking up with a hopeful smile. "Slop me. 1 thlnlc I want to go home." "Slay rlaht where you are and have It out," chuckled WalMngford. "You brought me along to keep you here, mid I'll do It If I hare to sit on you." H cast a sidelong glance at the mini In tho corner. "You won't If I say not!" Indignant ly swore Hlackle as his riotous toolh guve bis nerves another thrust. The woman in Uic operutlng room emitted a flnnl yelp, which mailt' ltlackle grip the arms of bis chad and groan because be bad thought lessly gritted his teeth. "For that you get another dose,' relented Walliugford, aggravating cheerful, and, producing a beautiful, ly mounted pocket Husk, be poured Kliieltle a generous drink. The quiet man In the corner exhibit eil his Hist sign of human intclllgcnct us bis pain dulled eyes followed thin interesting process. "Have a lit tie relief?" offered Wo! liugford, who was an habltuul good Hmnaiitan with lliiuor. "I don't drink, thank you," replied the man, talking corncnvlse and suit! Iiii; wlih one side of his mouth. "Lucky man!" envied Bluckle. "Now It'll do you good." "But I'll tnke one this time," add ed the stranger, oy Injf the bottle deter mliicilly. The dentist, who had tried to con will bis necessarily cruel countenance with a pink mustache, hurried out to the witter cooler wit ti a glass upon which was a .bright red spot, und ev erybody grew solemn. "Hello, Bessmer! How's Oak Ceu rerV" the dentist greeted tho stranger "Which of you Is next?" And brutal speculation kindled bis eye as he look ed them over. "I'm It, I guess," acknowledged Bluekie, corueivd. "Give nnj unolliei di Ink, Jim, quick!" i "I'll be ready for you In a couple ol 5'4 K i , hi i ! ' l -ft J. "You may com with ma now," softly aid th dentist U Blacki. uitntitos," (lie dentist cheerfully as siuvd lilm mid walked Into tho operat ing room, humming a care five Utile Hung. "I dislike (hat man," commented Illiu-kie. "lie has an unkind face." A woman weailuj u heavy veil and cum in f a much crumpled bandker chief came through the wall lug room, followed by tho dentist, who rubbed lii-i hands together In pleasant untlcl pnllim us be bowed to ltlackle. There was an unmistakable gleam of ferocity In bis eyes, "You mny come with me now," ho re MiaikeJ softly. lilnclile arose und followed with much careless bravery. "That's excellent whisky." compli mented Mr. Bessmer, beginning to ru Hllze the aftertaste of It. "1'irteen years old," replied WiiINiiii. foil, (itlcrlng hl:n more, which be de clined. "Kentucky friend of mine keeps me supplied. Oak Centur. Do you Know I-."ll SpoogerV" "He's a stockholder In my company." A discontented shrug with this. "I see." Walllngford smiled. i Oak Center a pretty fair business town?" "For some lines," stated Bessmer. with distinct and quite visible Inward leservatious. "It's really a farming :own and very rich, but It gives slight mpport to manufacturing." "You must be a manufacturer,' ,'iiessed Walllngford. "I am In a small way," acknowl dged the other, still frowning. "1 mve a malleable Iron foundry and inve secured capacity business on a nocess of my own." "Capacity Is good enough." "The trouble is with the size of the opacity," explained Bessmer, wltb a Iry lnugh. "Wbeu a shaky business can't bor ow money It sells Btock," observed .Vulllngford, with a wisdom born of nuch experience. "You .are Incor lorated?" "Two hundred and fifty thousand I've $123,000 worth of stock In the rcasury. The $2.",000 I sold of the tlier half went at CO per cent." "I suppose you'd be willing to cleau mt the treasury shnres for your $50. .00," suggested Walllngford. The man Jumped at that "Show me iow!" he begged. "You're shamefully honest," mused Walllngford, studying him In minute letall. "I hope so," returned Bessmer sin erely. "I'll go to Oak Center and look at our plant," promised Walllngford I have $30,000 which hasn't done i: iseful thing except come to me since t was printed." Blackle Dnw returned from the op 'ruling room with the dentist "The girls were correct In their sug ,'cstlon," said Walllngford as goon as hey were alone, and be produced a letter from his pocket. "Tills Is the test report they have made pf any :ovn." "They're cruckerjacks, especially Violet." And Blackle, blowing a kiss at the celling In honor of pretty Vlo et Warden, took tho letter. It was n Violet's handwriting, and Blackle lew another kiss at the letter as be end. "Air. Bessmer will bo In Ulver City today to seo bis dentist, Mr Prang. Mr. Bessmer's business Is the only unprofitable concern In which Mr. Sponger has uu Interest, so we Relieve that you might find tilts the best approach to the $i!0,000 of which Mr. Spooger robbed us on the death of our father." When Bessmer returned from the Jentlst Walllngford declared that he would ride over to Onk Center with him on the 2:10 train to talk over the purchase of stock. Mr. Bessmer, much relieved as to taw and with, renewed hope as to business, took a seat In t lip parlor tar of the 2:10 traliij correctly gang lug that tho resplendent Walllngford would ride there or nowhere. The train walled Its appointed four mlu utes, Its bell clanged, Its whistle toot ed, Its smoke puffed, and It pulled out und still no Walllngford! "Well, Mr. Bessmer, bow's the Jaw?'1 Inquired a cheerful voice at his elbow, and, looking up, he found Blackle Dnw, laden with n suit case a lull box, an Oxford and a saxophone ease. "Haven't any, so fur as the feeling Is concerned," responded Bessemer, his heart Jumping with the sudden memory that Blackle Daw was In the same line of business as the man wliu had fulled blin. "1 didu't notice you getting on (ho train." "You wero looking for Jim Wal liugford; that's the reason," laughed ltlackle, stowing grips In every avail able comer and , silling down like n real sport, with no regard whatever Tor the tails of his Trlneo Albert. "1 side tracked him." Mr. Bessmer contracted bis brows and turned on Blackio a glance of ills approval. "That was not fair to either Mr. Walllngford or myself," be charged. "It's all In (lie giime," declared tllackle lightly. "I saw he bad a busl uess opportunity with you, so I bad a phoney telegram delivered to blin and sent III m on a wild goose chase; then I made your dentist tell me all about the Bessmer Malleable Process com luiny, and hero I inn!" . Mr. Bessmer could not see the Joke. "Mr. Walllngford might have purchas ed my stock," he protested. "So might I," Ulaeklo consoled him. 'On tho other band, Mr. Walliugford might not have purchased It and I mny not. Tell me tho news." Blackle, studying him Interestedly while lie talked, admired the shrewd ness of Walllngford, w ho Insisted that Bessmer was entirely too honest to be intrusted with tho details of even a "square" scheme for his own benefit. J. Biifus Walllngford paused oppo site tho corner of Iho Bessmer Mai leablo Process company and. made a comprehensive estimate- of It. It was a more or less toy plant, but radiated the Impression of extreme business. Willi a nod of satisfaction Walling ford walked Into the olllcc, where Mr Bessmer, wllb gray tilings on his bill and his hair and mustache tuul even clinging to his eyebrows, was bent over n much soiled building plan. Two other men, who bud clay on their boots and mortar on their clothes, were lean lug their elbows on the once neat draw lug und figuring on Its margin wltii pnsly bluo pencl's. "I'm In uo hurry. Mr. Bessmer," said Walllngford cheerily. "When you'ri not so busy I'll tuke up with you the mutter of tho purchase of that stock.' Mr. Bessmer seemed somewhat em barrassed. "I'm very sorry to say you'ri too Into," he returned, his conscience smiting him that bo bud helped to trick bis frieuUry Dig onuuger out of a pos ibly profitable deal. "You don't mean to say you're sold t!" protested Walllngford. In spite of bis compunction, a gleam if satisfaction lit Mr. Bessmer's eyes. "Well," he snld apologetically, "the ;pot cash was offered me, and now .'w building my extensions." "I bet I know who bought It," de hired Walllngford, with a trace of aij loyance. "Your friend, Mr. Daw," admitted Jessmcr, flushing slightly. "I'm afraid that be played a rather questionable rick on you and that I made myself a arty to it." "I can't blame you," pardoned Wal liugford, hurt, but generous. "Does Mr. Daw now own ail your surplus tock?" "Every share of It." "Where would I find Mr. Daw?" Bessmer suddenly laughed. "He Is probubly out oiling the engine or trim ming castings at one of the emery wheels to see the sparks or riding on die warehouse elevator. Shall I send for him?" "No, thanks," replied Walllngford, with coreful gravity. "If you don't A ' I J ' J f , " "i 9 ' 1 i 3f- -i hU' J, " f '..A am t i i i ;: - . . ' -1 ' . - j it t" r ' J "I'll take thos fifty share at par," Mr. Spooger clowly obierved. mind my going through your factory unattended I'll hunt him up." Walllngford found Blackle In over alls, the idol of tho workingmcn. He had been made assistant manager pf the plant. On Ills way out Walllngford stoppcl ut Bessmer's Invitation to Inspect the plans for the glorious extensions. "I've dreamed of tills for ten years," staled Bessmer happily. "Did you so cure any stock?" "Xot a share." answered Walling ford, much disappointed. "Mr. Daw won't sell." "I sympathise wltb you," announced the Jubilant Bessmer. "The local pa pers are. full of the extensions we're making. I believe we hove Oak Cen ter awakened ut lust to manufacturing possibilities. This stock will be worth real money by and by." "I believe It," admitted Walllngford "1 don't mind confessing now Clint I wished to buy It for another corpora tion." Not only Mr. Bessmer, but the two mortar decorated contractors looked up at him with sharp attention. The monopoly, eh? . "Pctey Wllks." read Walllngford from Blackle's list, "the leading sport of the village and might bet ns high as $2. Wears n gray puff tie on Sun days mid the other two on weekdays. Proprietor of father's shoe store nnd almost real devilish. Ten shares." Armed with that description, Wal llngford had no trouble In picking out Peley In Wllks' shoe emporium. "I believe this Is Mr. Wllks," guess ed the stock speculator pleasantly, noting that Pctey was n particular dresser and had Ills trousers pressed. "That's what they're talking around," assented young Mr. Wllks, who was strong on repartee. "I understand you have some stock In the Bessmer Malleablo Process com pany." "Somebody's bren telling," was the glib retort "Would you care to sell It?" Pctey Wllks had the chin of nn Idiot and tho smile of n fool, but be had the eyes of n miser. "Don't reckon I want to sell It," he Instantly returned. "The papers aro full of how Will Bessmer is making all soi ls of improvements." "You paid $."i0 n share for your stock," slated Walllngford, respecting Peley's shrewdness. "I'm willing to sny that It's worth n little more. My tlrm will pay you $iO." The eyes of Peley narrowed still more. "Who Is your tlrm?" he asked "The Culled States Malleable Mer ger company," announced Walllngford creating that mighty corporation with no effort whatsoever; "but. after all you're not dealing with them; you're dealing with spot cash," nnd be dls played n big red pockctbook so bulgeil with Important bills that the circula tion of little Petey's ono pint of blood Increased to a whiz. Nevertheless, he steered perfectly straight. "Do you see anything green?" he de miinded, laughing scornfully and pull lug down thp lower lid of his rlglil ye. "I know what It means when a nonopoty's after anything. You'll have to pay mo $T5 a share." "It's bought," accepted Walllngford. and counted out four Mils, a live turn Ired, two one hundreds nnd n fifty so promptly that It looked like the throw iff of a printing press. "Where Is yout tock?" Pitey. whose spldertiko lejs Inter fered with each other when he was In a hurry, single footed back to the safe, produced his certificate, assigned It to Walllngford and took the pay without the waste of a single avoidable motion. "Anyhow," be exulted as he clamped the money carefully 10 bis fingers, "1 make GO per cent on an Investment I bought was dead. I bad It five years, and that's 10 per cent a year." "That's i good business," approved Walllngford. "I wonder where I could get some more of this? I understand that Mr. B. F. Croats has a ten share certificate. Do you suppose be would sell It?" "Binky Croats?.' smiled Petey. "Bin. ky would sell his girl's photograph. Uo needs the money." "Thanks for the Information," re plied Walllngford and left the store. After this Walllngford went home, well satisfied with bis day's work, but ho bad not finished It, for Just before dinner Petey Wllks came to him and jubilantly sold him Bliuky Croats' stock, battling desperately for $85 a share and winning. By this time every wise person in town was whispering that Bessmer stock was as valuable as diamonds. Ell Spooger looked at Walllngford wltb a benevolent smile and rubbed his bony old knees very, very gently. "Yes, I am Mr. Spooger," be acknowl edged to Walllngford's query, and bis voice was full of human kindness, "and you 'arc Mr. Walllngford, I am sure." Walllngford smiled with fully as much benevolence as Mr. Spooger had exhibited. "1 seem to have been ac curately described," bo returned and ceased to study Mr. Spooger with any degree of curiosity. "Certainly," agreed Mr. Spooger. "Any gentleman endeavoring to buy control lu a local concern for the ben efit of a trust is sure to be much dis cussed.".' "It's the Bad truth," admitted Wal llngford, 'very visibly annoyed by the fact. "Tho public works a double swivel spotlight on any one connected with a big concern such as I am sup posed to represent. Personally I shrink from publicity, but slnco I can't wbnt do you want for the Bessmer stock?" "We ore coming on," approved Mr. Spooger, much gratified. He had been so eager as to be almost Impatient "1 have ten, shnres of my own nnd twenty-five shares which I yesterday ac cepted from clients of mine to apply oil mortgage paymeuts which, were In arrears." "Thirty-five shares," figured Walllng ford in a disappointed tone. "Is that nil?" "That Is all for the present," regret fully admitted Mr. Spooger. "The price will be a hundred and twenty-five." "Murder!" exclaimed Walllngford, pleased and yet shocked that bis plans had worked so extremely well. "Why, you are trying to take advantage of what you consider to be my necessity." "Tut, tut!" chided Mr. Spooger, with nngellc forgiveness . of that harsh charge. "You offered my friend Put man as high (13 a hundred and ten. And young Mr. Martin, who was anx ious to buy my stock to sell to you at a profit, offered mo a hundred and five. The price, Mr. Walllngford, Is a hun dred nnd twenty-five. At thut quota tion I am really conferring a benefit upon you." . "I appreelnto It," concluded Walllng ford dryly. "How much Is thirty-five times a hundred and twenty-five?" "Kour thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars," replied Mr. Spot ger promptly, glancing at some figures on bis desk. "Here is the stock." And he drew forward the neat little pile which bad reposed Just before bis eyes. Walllngford opened his obese pocket book, and tho mild eyes of Mr. Spoo ger took on the passing expression of twin needles. "Of course they will not sell stock to you nt tho factory," he conjectured, watching hungrily as Walliugford counted out the money and noticing thirstily that the subtraction of this amount made scarcely any Impression upon the sum total. "Not n share," laughc.l Walliugford. "They know who I am and what I want Moreover, I don't Imagine Hie new assistant manager would sell to liny ono who would sell to me." "At the present moment," added Mr. Walllngford, with a trace of vindictive ness, "there Is nothing I desire so much ns to have every share of the Bessmer stock taken away from Mr Daw." BliwUle Daw, who had. In perfection what Is known as the healer's touch, was extracting with a huge magnet an iron filing from the eyo of n fellow workman when F.I I Spooger called, and he positively refused to talk business In the emergency hopltal. "You might enable me to Increase my little Investment In this establish ment thnt Is, If you made the price of the stock low enough," said Mr. Spoo ger, with the nlr of one conferring a favor after Blackio bad finished Jils operation. "I haven't much to sell," Blackle told him, looking decidedly uncomfortable. "I couldn't possibly let go of enough to weaken Mr. Bessmer's control of the company." Mr. Spooger was shocked that bo should even conceive such nn Idea. "No one, I mil sure, would wish to Injure Mr. Bessmer, who Is a very honest, hard working business man. He has the respect nnd even affection of the entire community!. Including myself. If you chose to sell any of the stock how much would you want for It?" "Par," announced Blackle affably. . "My dear young man!" expostulated Mr. Spooger In stem llit kindly tones. "The stock has never boon worth more than 50 per cent, nnd I'll guarantee that you paid even less than that for it." "Pur," repeated Blackle gently, but (Irmly, and lit a cigarette. "At that I'll only sell you fifty shares. I under stand that Jim Walllngford's buying up tbls stock, and I wouldn't run -the risk of much of it falling Into his bands. He'd put my friend Bessmer right out of his own shop and turn It ver to the trust." "I'll take those fifty shares at par," Mr. Spooger slowly observed after thinking a long, long time. "If I were you I would not say apytblng to Mr. Bessmer about it just now. Suppose 1 come over tonight and see you at your hotel?" Mr. Spooger was busy writing him out a check. "Here Is $3,000 for your fifty shares," he stated, holding It with both hands for Impressiveness. "Just think bow little tbose fifty shares cost you and how much profit I am giving you! Multiply that by tbe balance of ydur stock and think it over." Mr. Spooger returned to Walllng ford's hotel triumphantly. "I can get you fifty shares of that stock," he announced, delighted to give Walllngford so much pleasure. "but you'll have to raise tbe price to $135." Walllngford eyed him with a secret sorrow thut he was doing the man no harm. "It's extortion!" he protested. "I can't get it for yon for less," de clared Mr. Spooger, seemingly sad that such was tbe case. "I don't believe I want it nt all," suddenly decided Walllngford. . "Why not?" demauded Spooger, in breathless fright "Because you have only fifty shares of It My Instructions are to secure control, and I'm beginning to be dis couraged about It" "You buy this fifty shares at the price I Darned and I'll tell you some good news,"-promised Ell, with ex ultant playfulness. "Do you mean thnt you can secure all of It?" asked Walllngford eagerly. "I, believe that I can," jublluted Ell and rubbed his hands over and over each other. "I will pay $133 a share for every share of Bessmer stock that you sell, me from now on," Walllngford truth fully answered. An English gentleman with broad checked clothes, monocle, flowing yel low mustaches and two young and beautiful ladies, one brown eyed and one blue, dropped into town that even ing, registered at the leading hotel and asked numerous questions about tbe Bessmer plant, its reliability, its ca pacity, its expansion and every other leading fact After having asked these questions In the places where they would most rapidly circulate be called on Mr. Walllngford and held a long, long secret couference. That settled it tho English gentleman was a lord, cer tainly not less, and he was negotiating for munitions of war to be made at the Bessmer plant In the privacy of Walllngford's rooms, bad tbe public but known it, the lord's name was plain Onion Jones, and noth ing more serious than a bottle of wine was discussed. Mr. Spooger waited until sharp 10 o'clock tbe next morning, when bo was ushered Into Mr. Daw's rooms. There ensued a most wily conversa tion, in which Mr. Sporjger pointed out to the yoirtig man that he must not fly in the face of Providence by refusing the handsome fortune that lay at bis door. And Mr. Spooger was elated by v. An Englishman With Monocle Regis tered at the Leading Hotel In Town. one fact Mr. Daw seemingly bad not heard of tbe lord! On his purt Mr. Daw bad conscien tious scruples about allowing the con trolling stock to puss Into any owner ship which might bo inimical to the futerests of Mr. Bessmer, but in the end be fell. He stilled bis conscience and sold to Mr. Spooger ut $100 a share his entire Interest in the Bess mer Malleable Process company. "But I lidu't know you bad so much stock," protested Mr. Spooger. "Bess mer ouly bad 1,230 shares to dispose of in tbe first place. I bought fifty of those from you, and here you ore offer lug mo 1,313." "I acquired n few more," explained Blackle. "Tbe certificates are nil here, new Issues niado out to uie last night and duly signed by the president and secretary." "Tho more the better," granted Spoo ger, after a little thought, nnd added twice more, to make sure, the tolsl shares represented by the certificates. lie went with Blackle to the three banks and persuaded the much palueJ gentlemen In charge to relinquish, col lectively, $131,300 dollars In genuine , f 1 hi . I i United siaies currency; men Be ana Mr. Daw parted. Tbe latter gentleman dashed Into the express office next to his hotel and In quired how soon tbey would put packi ages In a car beaded for New York. . - The merriment In the festively light ed ynrd of tbe Bessmer Malleable Proc ess company was at its height when Ell Spooger, learning that Walllngford had gone straight there from the 9 o'clock train, repaired to the scene of the festivities. A big table, built In tbe form of a hollow square, wltb a snowy cloth and decorated with carnations, champagne pails' and whole roast pigs, to say nothing of chickens and such minor articles of inner comfort filled tbe yard, and at tbe center of the head table, flanked by Wullingford on one side and Bessmer on the other, stood Blackle Daw in his blackest Prince Albert, making a farewell speech to 0 i f ' ik & i-f t M f.i:J. '.. -.ii i) "That's on of ths reason my monopoly did not car for the stock," laid Wal lingford. bis many friends in and out of the fac tory and Inviting I hem, one nnd all, to move to Tarryville so that they could vote for him for mayor on the reform ticket in tbe coming fall. It was all very reassuring to the only man in Oak Center who could com mand over a hundred thousand cash, and when the final applause had sub sided the three-starred one bent, with an Ingratiating smile, over I he buck of Walllngford's chair. "I have thnt stock for you," he hnp pily confided, "right here," and he tup ped his bulging breast iiocket. "Oh, yes, the stock," returned Wal lingford pleasantly. "Why, Mr. Spoo ger, my firm has decided not to bothet with the Bessmer company." ne paused placidly to watch Mr. Spooger clutching at his Adam's apple. "So last night before, I went away I sold what I bad purchased from you und from others to Mr. Daw." Mr. Spooger gripped bis cuffs wlldfj In both bauds und pulled them out arm's length. "And you sold it to me!' he hotly charged Blackle. "You nevei said a word about buying tbe extra shares from Walllngford!" "Tut tut!" remonstrated Blackle kindly. "You didn't tell me you lu tended to sell to Walllngford." "You fooled me!" frothed Ell, turn ing to the representative of the trust "I don't want this stock." "Throw it away, then," advised Wnl lingford. "I'd suggest that you keep It. though. By a resolution adopted almost unanimously last night Mr Bessmer hns the right at any time within tlie next ten years to purchase it nt par, and I think he's going to make some money." "That stock's worth all It cost you," sternly declared Bessmer, who did not yet understand bow It had all happen ed and never would. "It may not pay dividends for five years to come, but I'll bring It to par value before then." "Did you help get me into this. Will Bessmer?'' half shrieked Spooger. "I'll make it hot for you! Uemember. I hold u majority of stock!" "You can lie'.p vote to'repaper the ofiice or to ndopt pink stationery, but that's about nil," Bluekie Informed him. "The constitution of Mr. Bess mer's company, amended nt our regu lar stockholders' meeting Inst night when you owned no stock, gives him the final say In the management and direction of tbe concern for the next ten years." 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