La Junta tribune., 1906-11-17

III rHIs Il TsUE, DON'T wIisPsn IT TO
YOUR PILLOW.
be taken on But his bloodsh0t eyea
were staringly awake, and bis voice
was an angry bark.
Look at that-' he cried, holding q
newspaper toward Ely. who made no
motion TO take II. but merely Identified
Il with glance. Have you seen it?'
81 have" responded Ely. "stendhall
has pull with those people: NOT
enough TO make them print fake, but
Of considerable advantage when his
news happens to be true. The paper
states that our machine can't be run
more than an hour ut a time and that
everybody who has bought our stock
Is beautifully stuck. 1t also describes
quite accurately the interesting scene
which that fire SO fortunately inter
rupted. It's n wonder that somebody
didn't do II before. but Stendhall has
evidently been holding IL up his sleeve
until he could get me where he want
cd me. What do you think Of the pros
pectT'
II think II couldn't he better" :
Ely steadied himself against the desk
and looked the Inventor I'm the eyes.
"You mean that you've solved the
puzzle;"
That's what I've done" responded
Jennings. choking with dry throat
Give me til tomorrow morning to put
the new parts ON that machine. and I'll
run IL faster than it's ever been run
before, aud not four hours. but twenty
four. il StendhalI will camp there and
watch IT,"
"If this is true said Ely. don't you
whisper ii to your pillow"
PILLOW - echoed Jennings "Do l
look like 4 man acquainted with Pill
lowsg But III make some Of these
other fellows lie awake now" AMI he
east the newspaper wrathfully to the
floor and trod upon il.
Ely had not the vanity Of the in
ventor and was In all respects a juster
man. so be felt no animosity against
the newspaper. which had told nothing
but the truth. Nevertheless. "a mat
| ter Of business he served notice Of "A
suit for damages as soon as he became
| convinced that Jennings really had per
| fected his machine. The editor in
| question, alarmed. sent experts % the
| next exhibition of the automatic. and
they reported that while changes had
probably been made in the machine no
proof cJuid he obtained. and u was
now undoubtedly a very valuable in
vcutiou. Wherpupon the damage suit
| was adjusted and a hattering retrac-
| tinn was made.
A "a result u all this Stendhnll and
| his as-Jciltes lost and Elys p1rty
\ won q considerable sum Of money. the
price Of the stock went 20 par and Il
cold freely. Meanwhile. however. n
| clique Inside bank where Ely had
| large discounts discovered that the
| Jennings Automatic Straw Hat Making
| Machine company was worth stealinz.
and they laid a very clever trap. from
| which Ely escaped after a nerve de
| stroying struggle. II Was not until the
| middle OF December that he knew
| whether his profits and the control of
| the eompany-or indeed the coat on
| his back and the shoes on his feet-be-
Foaged to him or to somebody else
/ Then the scale turned in his favor with
bewildering suddenness- His foes
stood around him. hat in hand. begging
for small favors. and the air was yet
l low with the CLINT of money.
SO Ely went and got some health. He
had The money, and be bought il just
as he might have bought hat IL be
had not wen he would very likely have
broken down but having won he could
l AFFORD the price Of a new set ef nerves.
He made very agreeable trip to the
West Indies and returned ten pounds
heavier and much improveyi In looks.
Jack. ed boy said he sfter tie
brsefest of gre~tiaGs TO his lieutesanf.
lying % the nexf trcuble. al have IL
bot ead stroas. Tn resay - get SsaR
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