Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-21

one there, - and sticking his hands in
his pockets, he went off whistling, turn
ing round curiously from time to time to
watch the stranger as he stood in the
entry waiting for a reply to the ring at
the bell.
CHAPTER II.
MAKING AN ENEMY.
HMr. Swift in?''
''No, - said the boy clerk who re-
sponded, MIR. Gray ls?''
''Mr. Gray?''
Eyes, the manager. -
''Can 1 see him?''
The clerk led the way into a dingy Of
fee, with very dirty floor and a side
/ table Ornamented with pieces of steel
broken in two so as to show their slatY
gray crystalline structure. Here the
lad knocked at q door, entered in re-
Spouse to harsh "Come in!' and dis
appeared There was loud m2rmuring
sound; the boy returned to where Mar
tin Dene stood waiting with beating
heart, and signed for him to enter.
The next minute he was standing face
to face with dark, keen-loOking man
of about thirty-five, seated at q writing
table.
''Your business?'' he said cOldly.
WISH 10 lay DGIOE6 LIS VI
your firm few
Testimonials? said the keen-look-
ing man. 81 will not trouble you. We
are full up here.
81 beg pardon: you misunderstood
me, - said the stranger, flushing. 1 am
not seeking a situation. I have a plan,
the result of long study, for the CONVEX
sion of steel-''
eyes. Thanks, but we are inundated
with offers of this kind. Have you any
letters of recommendation?'
Ono, sir. 1 thought l could depend
better on my own description of my
plans, and l preferred to depend upon
myself. VIII you allow me to explain? .
Well really, sir, time is of so much
Importance here, and am so very busy
that l think ! Will not trouble you.
The young man felt chill of despair
run through him. 1t was the same thing
once more. He believed that he had a
plan which. would almost revolutiOnize
the making of steel, but no one would
give him hearing, in spite of the fact
that he had come down from New York
to the very center of the manufacture;
and with the feeling that he must per-
haps after all be wrong, be told himself
that he had better go back and not waste
his time.
"Never give up he muttered to
himself, and making a desperate effort
to master his dependency, in spite Of the
fact that the manager before him had re-
sumed his writing and was evidently
waiting impatiently for him to go, he
braced himself up, determined to make
final effort.
VIII you allow me to say few words
The manager threw down his pen with
an impatient gesture, sat back in his
chair and placed his hands behind his
head as he gazed straight up at the cell
ing.
Pray go on, sir, m listening.
Martin Dene took a step forward; his
eyes began to glow and there was ring
of enthusiasm in his voice as he began to
address the impassive man before him.
cam I right, sir, in saying you are
large producers of steel?''
eyes; everyone knows that, sir. Pray
go on my, time is valuable. -
As the manager spoke ne cast an i'm
patient look through the window at the
handsome barouche which stood waiting
in the yard, into which it had turned,
after speaking to the stranger.
81 will be as brief as l can, sir. You
manufacture your own steel here from
iron by long process of heating it in
furnaces with charcoal?'
f'Of course.
cit takes about fortnight to pro-
duce?''
"Wen?''
81 have a plan, sir, by which I pro-
pose making steel in five or six hours. "
'Rubbish, sir. -
"Don't judge me unheard,'' said
Martin, wincing under the others con-
tempt. 81 can assure you, sir, he
continued desperately, as if this was his
last chance, to which he must make au
effort to cling.
''My good sir, I have heard what you
have had TO say, and tell you the idea is
absurd, chimerical. impossible.
CHOW do you know GraY?" said a deep
quickly speaking voice.
The manager had been balancing him
self on the two back legs of his chair,
and the two front legs came down with q
bang as Martin turned sharply round to
face q little stoutly built gray-haired
man who seemed to take him in at
glance.
$50 you think yod can make steel in
half a day, do you? How?''
81 have not perfected my plans yet,
sir, - cried Martin excitedly, as he felt
that he had at least found sympathetic
hearer; "but l have had such success in
my chemical experiments that feel GER
tain that the work can be done. -
''Weu?'
''And have been seeking for some
capitalist who would furnish the money
for my experiments.
''And pay you began the mana
ger, but he did not finish his sentence,
so sharply was the answer thrown back
in his face.
"No, sir; not unless succeed. I
might fan. -
"'Bravo! Had you there, Gray.
Well. sir, go on. Suppose I did find the
capital for your experiments, and sup
pose you did succeed. What then?
lyon would be the pioneer in q new
advance in commerce, sir. You would
make a fortune that would be enor-
nous.
land you? Would you give me this?
'No, sir; should consider you were
in honor bound to make me some good
Tecompense-say a royalty -
"Good; wen settle that afterwards
I like the idea. There s plenty to find
ont Vat Co on and do IL -