The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-09-27

YOUR PILLOW.
be taken off. But bis Uloodshot eyes
Were staringly awake and his voice
was al angry bark
Look at THAR he cried, holding a
newspaper toward Ely, who made no
motion to take it, but merely identified
it with a glance Have you seen it?"
4 have responded Ely. "Stendhail
has a pull with those people; not
enough to make them print fake, but
Of considerable advantage when bis
news happens to be true. The paper
states that our machine can't be run
more than an hour at a time and that
everybody who has bought our stock
is beautifully stuck. 1t also describes
quite accurately the interesting scene
which that fire 50 fortunately inter
rupted It's wonder that somebody
didn't do It before, but Stendhall has
evidently been holding it up his sleeve
until he could get me where he want
ed me What do you think of the pros
pect:"
"1Ir. Ely" said Jenning, 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 tie
puzzlc?"
That's what I've done" responded
Jennings. choking with 4 dry throat.
Give me till tomorrow morning to put
the new parts On that machine, and III
run it faster than it's ever been run
before, and not four hours. but twenty
four, if Stendhall will camp there and
watch it"
IF this is true, said Ely, don't you
whisper it to Your pillow
"Pillow?' echoed jennings. DO l
look like man acquainted with pill
lows: But III 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 juSter
man, SO he felt no anlmosity against
the newspaper, which had told nothing
but the truth. Nevertheless, as q 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 to the
next exhibition OF the automatic, and
they reported that while changes had
probably been made in the machine no
proof could he obtained, and it was
now undoubtedly u very valuable in
vention. Whereupon the damage suit
was adjusted and q fattering retrac-
ton was made
As a result of all this SteudLall 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. u
clique inside bank where Ely had
large discounts discovered that the
Jennings Automatic Straw Hat Making
Machine company was worth stealing,
and they laid a very clever trap, from
which Ely escaped after nerve de-
etroying 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 and the shoes on his feeble
longed 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
Tor small fayors, and the air was vel
low with the CLINT of money.
So Ely went and got some health. He
had the money, and he bought 1t just
rs he might have bought hat. If he
had not won he would very likely have
broken down, but having won he could
afford the price Of new set of nerves.
He made a very agreeable trip to 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,
bring on the next trouble, and have 1t
hot and strong I'm ready to get back
into the game"