Style, you
either have it or you
don't. And if you have it, you have it
all the time.The Rogue's Quiet Weekend
by Tux Toledo
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"Why,
he's the publisher of the The California Investment News." My ignorance
surprised him.
"Oh."
Ansley turned pensive. "You know, it sure was nice of Mr. Jepson to
send us a personal invitation," he said. "I didn't think he even knew
we read his newsletter. So many important people subscribe to
it that I didn't think he would bother with us. We don't have that much
money. Oh, we have enough to buy one parcel of land but that's all. It
was so nice of Mr. Jepson to include us in his select list of potential
investors."
"Yes," Mary said. "It was very civil of him. It shows that you don't
have to drive a Rolls Royce or be Mary Queen of Scots to be taken into
Mr. Jepson's confidence."
I smiled and gave the prospectus back to Ansley.
"Don't you find it a little odd that Mr. Jepson is selling his land?" I
asked. "If it's going to be so valuable why isn't he keeping it?"
"That's the typical response," Ansely scoffed. "Mr. Jepson warned us of
that. But you see, he's not greedy, Mr. Churchill. He's going
to keep some of the land for himself and sell the rest of it. He
mentioned something about taxes that I didn't understand but his main
reason for selling is to reward all of us who have been faithful
subscribers to his newsletter."
"He's being very charitable," Mary added.
"Yes, very charitable," I said. "Still, one shouldn't rush into such
things," I said.
© 2008 David Biagini