The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-20
(Chapter Iv.--Cohtlhuetul.,1

Give had seen scores VI p..r> i-!sjl'. I.
great millionaire Fuller Lanw''n' . s'anu
Ing with His back to the fire welcomed !,
his shabby Visitor with duck .lou. ne
was n gaunt ycllow-faccu 'o..s ~ So
man. With dropping shoulders wv "a. " se
hands. Ills eyes were s'aS t'1'u s tlNAsn''
but very alert. .... /; ..t
8"sit down" he said. nm sorry yoil
did not tcon your appointment. like,
punctuality." ,..,,
mot more sorry than I nm, SIR" al, Y
swcrcd Give. II had startling expe-
ricnce last night which kept me awake.
and made me dog tired
"Oh. said the great man SHARPLY:
"Well, what about this submarine g. OF
tenths Of tic Inventions I'm pestercd
with are utterly worthless, n
''seeing Is believing. sir" said Give.
WHERE'S the model? aaq4
Six miles away
rs It In working orderf
.'Yes. sir; It will be we'll worth your
willie to come and look at Il. have
no glass tank. for finances arc low.
Everything told you IN my letter IS
perfectly accurate. There are MY LOT
tunes in my invention.
Have you world wide patents for IT."
Give laughed aloud at the question
ut isn't patented Mt all. I've spent
nv last coin on It. II It were patented
I could easily form syndicate. want
an honorable man to finance me. MY
terms arc half profits. shan't feel Sc.
euro until the patents are granted. WIN
you come and look at the model, SIR"
Lanwith shrugged his snoniders.
| Impossible. am n f1hancier. not an
engineer, will send an expert. t
It was Gives turn to shrug his shout
ders sE He rose and bowed
II may as well co. sir" no answered.
IT cannot allow any expert to overhaul
my invention until hold patents. Even
| in my poor way I nm man OF business.
I should like nothing better than TO show
| you the model at work. Then, II You
will agree to pay for the patents snare
and share alike, you may seno a n1lliion
experts II you choose
Lanwth wrlnlklcd up his long nose.
lie found Give shrewd and canny. 5
"You don't take many chances. young
man."
~ don't" said Give, blnntly. '1've
suffered before Look here, sir, I'm not
Dragging, but II you miss this youii miss IS,
the biggest thing ever seen yet. II Wi!
revolutonize naval warfare. They must
have them and we can charge foreign
navies any price we like to name. But
I'll have no experts. A few thousand
mounds will treble your fortune over this.
| Come yourself and see. sir That won't
hurt YOU" -.
"But I know nothing about you. You
| can hardly expect me to pay Visit
alone to remote part OF London
Write to Sir Drayton Drayton: OF
Drayton Abbey, iants'" said Give }.
"He's my uncle Although we aren't
great friends, he'll give you information
as to my honesty and sobriety.B Write
"a professor Saltairc. Of Oxford, my old
! don when i was at the Varsity. II that
| won't do, send n line to my mothers
| father, General Godfrey Naish, The 1ol-
! lies. Braystow. I'll write their names
and addresses down for you."
Have cigar" said the millionaire.
"By Jove, Manly" laughed Give, as
he blew out the fragrant smoke, this
e. 1ov. You SEQ, sir,"t he added, Manly
and are the slaves of science. I had
about eight hundred year when
got tho idea for my submarine. soon
| found a man can't experiment for moth
ing. and all my capital vanished.
IA glass OF wine" suggested Ian
with. ,..
teetotalers Will you come. sr?"
"Probably Call here on Friday. ana
II you need few pounds
he reached over to the bell. GIVE
shook his head vigorously
"Thanks again, sir" he said. but
we're traders, and we neither beg nor
borrow. I'll be here about mid DAY SIT
You'll never regret this. Fifty fortunes
there's hundred. Good day. sir. II
YOU write to my friends, they'll PROB
ably inform you that I'm a pit OF
crank, but quite honest ana harHless
mats the worst Of being sciences
slave. Good-day, and thank you very
much"
Give chucklcd. That interview seem
ed to have suddenly converted him into
a most important parsonage. The two
, naces saluted him, and tho commission
are asked II he required hanson
Give laughed merrlly Ills fortune was
made. The dlngy offices and ouiioihs
seemed like golden palaces. re ,roo OF
air as he made his way eastward
manly" he said. "I'll stud that COLDER
collar I promised you with diamonds
and you'll sleep on golden cushions. II
keen n COW for your especial benefit ant
feed YOU on sole, trout and salmon
] I'll"
"Beg pudd'n--"l
| Sorry" began Give. Great Scott
| Ruby" or,.,.,,,
Give and a big, full -blooded negro ha
collided ut corner. They stood starin
= Mt one another in mutual amaze. an
4 then Give gripped the nesro's hand,
9 "Vyhat In the world are you dom
here. Ruby?'
y "Jcs' got paid of. Massa !,
!. "rhen you've left NY uncie's serv'c ser?
3 "rwo. tree year. grinnea kupS y !,
Is ole Massa got mighty pa q. temper
: for sailor, Jes' paid of; a.. ~ =, -
,r lie opened bis black INST &C eramme
with shining sovereisns, ., Then 1s y
'ee scratched his woolly head with the eds
1T "Yo' look berry off luck; Massa cliv
= Clothes not like dey was long go Nc
! smart" ~,
through my money, but It wlla DC -, a
right in bit. Where are YOU cong, ing
Corn wild yo', Massa, NO. AK ,rxe'y "
let yo out OBJ my sight now ma Va
eh?" ,,oraon
"Den lib on barge TOO. ~ :,
But, Ruby, It's madness I've nc
no me s'o't got plenty" said TIC dos !;'