The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-05-05

fof proud Ior too weak TO work
for his living. He was n
bookkeeper in n wholesale establish
ment In st. Louis, and received a good
salary, but lived up TO IT, although his
habits were nearly !rreproachable.
He had expensive tastes, which had
been born with him, and he did not
worry about his future, supposing that
a living would come to him while he
was willing and able TO work for 1t,
an1 possessing an almost sublime con
fidence in his ability to make his way
In the world.
His time OF trial came. The estab-
iishment i'm which he was employed
failed, and il became necessary TO
find other occupation. AS he had saved
but n little money, he was obliged to
look about at once.
He then discovered that il was not so
easy TO obtain employment as he had
supposed il TO be. The market was
overstocked with bookkeepers, and
hundreds were anxious TO secure, even
ut starvation salaries, the few positions
that became vacant. Many Of them
were men OF families, and Delfor had
only himself to care for
Finding his search apparently fruit
tess in that direction, he offered himself
for any eight and genteer' avocation
that would give him support but in
that indefinite line he found himself
confronted by still greater hordes OF
applicants.
When his small stock OF money was
expended he perceived that he must alb
solutely find some sort of work to do,
as he would neither borrow money
nor run in debt for his daily bread.
what a blessing 1t is" he said TO
himself, that the wheat harvest Is
about to begin Harvest hands are
wanted and are well paid | will go
and help harvest the wheat, and will
earn some money"
The hard labor of harvesting did not
frighten him in the least He was
young, healthy and muscular. He had
regularly exercised in the gymnasium,
and was quite an accomplished athlete.
He exchanged n few of his fine clothes
tor a coarse suit, sold a ring TO procure
passage money, packed satchel, and
went over into Illinois, requesting his
landlady 10 take care of his baggage,
as he was going into the country to
spend the summer
He easily found employment in the
harvest fields, and did not consider the
work either difficult nor disgraceful.
II was n little hard at first, as It was
new to him, but he soon became accus-
toned to it, and found favor wherever
he went, being regarded rs frst-class
hand, and drawing good pay for his
toll
Unfortunately-ns people are In the
habit of saying, not always knowing
what Is for the best-whilc working
at large farm he was disabled by an
accident TO thresher, caused by i'm
perfect machinery. He was put to bed
IN the farmhouse and the physician
who was called in said that it would
be two or three weeks before he would
be able 20 work. Having confidence
in his recuperatiyc powers, Delfor be
lieved that he would be up In less time,
but was obliged 10 admit that his board
at the farmhouse, to say nothing OF the
Doctors bill, would more than make an
end of his money, ana the harvest
would soon be ended.
Then there happened to him two
things. One of them was feeling.
He fell in love with Martha Prime. the
farmers daughter, who was very kind
20 him, rs were all others in the house
She was q handsome, sensible girl
and Dclfor believed that she was not
indifferent TO him.
The other was an idea. While he
lay in bed, thinking OF the accident thai
had disabled him, 1t occurred TO him
that he might bring good out OF evil
and render even that accident profit
able lie had studied the thresher,
that were In use, and he knew tha
several similar accidents haC happened
that season. He thought that he saw
how the machinery could be improved
so that such breakages would be mad,
almost impossible. Celebrating tn
ideas rs he lay in bed, he became con
rinccd that he had struck something
OF real value.
AS soon as he had settled the plan {
his satisfaction, he sent for Mr.. Prime
and told him of his discovery. Th
farmer, who was practical. cleal
headed man, with some mechanic;
ability, fell in with his idea at ono
and believed, as he expressed himsel
that there was money in it,
The two men talked the matter ov,
at length, and the result OF the discu
sion was that 1t was agreed that NJ
Prime should furnish the funds nece
sary for making a model and procu
ing n patent, and that he and Def
should divide the profits of the
rcBtion.
George Delfor sat up in the bed al
made the drawings for his machlnei
Mr. Prime caused the parts TO be ma
NJ different shops, and he and Delf
when the latter was sufficiently
covered to be able to get up and woi
put the model together. Thus IL W
enon "omnisted heins siu'nle IN ~