Argosy All-Story Weekly — page 136: what you’re looking at

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By JOHN SCHOOLCRAFT Author of ‘‘ Let the Wedding Wait,’’ etc. CHAPTER XXI (continued ). HIGH FINANCE. ’ PRINGTIME! It’s wonderful—it’s marvelous! I knew it—I knew you f could do anything in the world you “put your mind to!” __ The inventor shook his head. “Tt’s all right—but it takes two people run it, and I’m not two people. And that ather of yours is due for one big panning somebody! I tried to get a loan from e somebody and he kidded me on | I spilled myself all over the *n told me to get to hell out story Weekly for September 30. Kitty clasped him with both of her arms and almost screamed. ‘“ Springtime! You mustn't! derful!”’ ‘““ What’s the use? I can’t turn with one hand and pick with the other, can I? And I haven’t the coin to hire any one.” Kitty looked at him—and then laughed. ‘< Silly old Springtime! Just as though I wouldn’t turn the crank or blow up a bank or do anything to help you. There isn’t anything about this crank turning that I couldn’t master, is there?” Springtime shook his head. “ Couldn’t be done.”’ ‘Why not?” “Well, it couldn’t, that’s all.” “ You could hire me to do it,” said Kitty, “and pay me when you got the money. It’s won-