Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1906-10-05


be taken OF. But his bloodSiiOt eyes
were staringly awake, and his voice
was an angry bark.
Look at that he cried, holding a
newspaper toward Ely, who made no
motion to take 1t. but merely Identified
it with glance. Have you seen III
81 have" responded Ely. "Stcndhall
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 he run
more than an hour at Il time and that
everybody who has bought our stock
is beautifully stuck. 1t also describes
which that fire SO fortunately inter
rupted. It's Il wonder that somebody
didn't do it before. but Stendhall has
evidently been holding it up his sleeve
until be could get me where he want
ell me What do You think Of the pros
pectT
Mr. Ely" said Jennings solemnly
Il think it couldn't be better"
/ Ely steadied himself against the desk
and looked the inventor in 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 III
run 1t faster than It's ever been run
before. and not four hours. but twenty
four. il Stendhall will camp there and
watch II"
IF this is true" said Ely, don't you
whisper II to your pillow
Pillow" echoed Jennings. "po |
look like man acquainted with pill
lows? But I'll make some OF these
other fellows lie awake now" and he
cast the newspaper wrathfully to the
floor and trod upon it.
Ely had not the vanity Of the in
ventor and was In all respects Il justcr
man, so he felt no luminosity against
the newspaper, which had told nothing
but the truth. Nevertheless. rs a mat.
ter of business. he served notice Of Il
suit for damages as soon as he became
convinced that Jennings really had per.
fected his machine. The editor IN
question, alarmed, sent experts to the
next exhibition OF the automatic. ana
they reported that while changes had
probably been made in the machine no
proof could be obtained, and ii was
now undoubtedly Il very valuable in
vention. Whereupon the damage suit
was adjusted and a lattering retrac-
ton was made.
As Il result of all this Stcndhall and
his associates lost and Ely'S party
won considerable sum Of money. the
price of the stock went to par and it
sold freely. Meanwhile, however Il
clique inside bank where Ely had
large discounts discovered that the
Jennings Automatic Straw Hat Making
Machine company was worth stealing.
and they laid very clever trap from
which Ely escaped after a nerve de
ktroylng struggle. 1t was not until the
middle of December that he knew
whether his profits and the control of
the company-Or indeed the coat ON
his back aud the shoes on his feet-ba-
longed to him or to somebody else.
Then the scale turned in his favor with
bewildering suddenncSS. His foes
stood around him. hat in huId. begging
for small favors, and the air was yell
low with the CLINT of money
SO Ely went and got some health. He
had the money. and he bought it Just
as he might have bought hat. If he
had not won he would very likely htyp
broken down, but having won he co"ld
afford the price of a new set of nerves.
He made very agreeable trip 10 the
West Indies and returned ten pounds
heavier and much Improved in looks.
Jack. Old boy" said he after the
briefest OF greetings to his lieutenant.
'brin.: on the next trouble, and have il
hot and strong. I'm ready to get back
into the game"