The Monticellonian., 1907-04-04

 incurred Charles Edward @Yoa can really de thia2'
 "Yes. said Turner
 sBut shat deut understand {" con tuued Charles Edward is why lind you saving you4e down on you luck You ought to be within fifteen or twenty minutes. the richest man living
 sOh. don't know mnrmnred Tnr. ner T don't understand anything about business And thought my in yention would be SD splendid for the army
 Wonderful for field hospitals said Lady Angela.
 Yes" assented Turner. brighten ing. and SD Eve been trying 10 sell | the whole thing to the government But it's no good 1 thought I had better not sell my patent altogether so | offered 10 sell the government for five years the right to make my machine for the use of the army, for and he hesitated- fifteen hundred dollars"
 Charles Edward turned to the ill. ventor.
 Your machine is worth fifteen theu- sand, well worth il, isn't it?3
 '.Yes. suppose il really is.
 "Then, why pursued Charles Ed ward, when you only ask fifteen hum dred do you expect lie war depart ment will ever thlnk 1t worth moree .tXy..,, t,lya II ffs,,t, ,,14 Ina wont on-"that if you offer q thing for less than it's worth no one will believe il is worth anything. No one will trust if. no one will believe it is genuine Why. dare say I might go up to the capitol and offer to every one who came along"
 Charles Edward stopped with ex- traordinary abruptness and his eye sleamed Lady Angela leaned for ward.
 We'll" said Charles Edward at length with the utmost calm, -to-mor- row upon the steps of the capitol | will publicly prove all that have just been saving. and I trust end ill selling your invention to the War department Tor rGaSOnaDle price.
 At about II the next morning 6 western member, hurrHins to an ap- pointment fer which he was already late. descended the steps of the capi- tol twe at q time. Eialf Wal down he was stopped by Il young gentleman who had been standing coatemplatiye- iy in tie sun.
 eG beg yedr pardon, began the stranger. in q tone al onee contiden. tial and confident. putting his hand upon the legislators ann.
 I'm aerry,' broke in the congress man. but can't give you d moment. If you want an interview come to the Ebbitt house tonight about nine and ask for me
 That would be delightful said the young man. "But 1 don't know whe you are
 Don't know who I am, Then why the dickens have you stopped me-
 T wished to propose to you, was the response. that you should bny this twenty dollar gold piece for five dollars Will you buy 2"
 Do you take me for fool?'
 No. naturally you wouldn't buy it at this price. You don't believe it's good Neither do the people in the war department
 Have you been trying 10 sell twon- ty dollar gold pieces to them for five dollars
 Not exactly" said Charles Ed ward but a friend of mine has been doing what amounts 10 the same thins
 =ls your friend as mad as you are9" lie asked al last, surprised at himself for putting the qnestton sa seriously
 There is more method in my mad ness. You stay and watch if you ike. No one Will tuE nom me.
 Hi. there. Joe hoa,ed the west ern member as if iu Hes )ousc to this 4 fat man with red ia.t an his chm turned and cane towards them Heres eoad thing Tor you, Joe = continued hia friend Twenty dollars fer G7e
 The newcomers eeHHsenf was in al. most too picturesque and extHavasant language yet the would he salesman did not seem aowncasf
 This story. remarked Che repre- sentative of a Metropolitan ieuanal who had iust joined de crowd. with care. can be made a warm one Would yon as soon as not he asked Charles Edward. try it once again. just to let ne see fhe Eamee'
 "l might. | suppose. WAS Inc re- sponse, not loo enthusiastically given
 Well. beee cones somebody. and she's a -eaFker.. too. exclaimed iho journalist. espaiaa Lady Angela
 Madame. l offer sau mest Gnpar- alIclcd opportunity of behaving dis creetly.1 he wnUid have liked to say "of purchasing five dollar gold piece for d dollar" be said instead
 He went 10 further for the young woman elasped her hands together in an apparent ecstacy of innocence and rapture
 "Oh, I should just love to, she said
 "t hope it is a-a good thing. Is it2 Ii looks very funny to me some how.
 Everyone started This then was tho explanation of the young mans l seeming madness.
 Lady Angela again produced 8 gold piece and looked appealingly at the men around. Moved by chivalry and