The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-15

 war with them at their bridle reins and interpose their loyal bodies bee tween their masters and the foe. acts of kindness had passed between the yeomen Dences and the knights and squires of Raby. and never Christmas or other feasting time pass ed without the Dences being invited to the Hall.
 Take that young gentleman home with you Jael," said Mir. Raby and send him to bed. The young gentle man has g fancy for forging things. He shall not forge fin a church and defife the tombs of his fathers; but" and the Squire groaned, The can forge In your. yard. All the snobs in Hills borough shan't bother him. if that is his accursed hobby. Arm three men every night with guns. Load the guns with ball. not with shot. If those ruff fans molest him again, kill them and then come to me and complain of them, but. mind you, kill them first complain afterward. There. Edithi"
 He had never turned from the pic- ture while he spoke.
 Grace Garden crept up to Mfr. Raby, gently put her arms around his neck and kissed hirn with a tender violence. murmuring into his ear.
 How good, how noble, you arel And how I love your'
 Then she looked after Henry Little with swimming eyes as he was helped out of the room, while Mir. Coventry twatcheda with chilled and foreboding heart the strange and unexpected turn that events had taken, and cursed his meddling that had made the workman suddenly a dangerous competitor. A cold precipitation came to his brow when he reflected that the prisoner might confess enough to furnish a clue to expose his treachery and dis honor. His decision was taken at once. That night he helped Sam Cole to escape.
 The next day Mir. Raby wrote to Henry asking him to bring his mother to Raby Hall and to prepare himself to succeed to his name and place. Henry wrote back that he sincerely desired to see his mother and his uncle good friends again, but that he meant to stick his own way of life. and that. though he was grateful indeed. he could not take to waiting for dead mems shoes.
 Raby read this letter and became white with rage. He turned to pr. Amboyne, who had called to report on 1 Henry's condition. and said:
 T have only one request to make. l Never mention the name of Little tG me gain" t-S
 pr. Amboyne. who had kept Mrs Little's secret though he was intensely anxious to reconcile the two was sadly disappointed. He did not want Henry and his mother to leave Hillsborough. |. While he was studying to solve the problem that arose through Henry's obstinacy piece of fortune offered l itself. | One of his philanthropic hobbies al. ways had been the sanitary improve- ment of factories and the use of safety appliances around machinery. Henry, who was equally interested in thls sub ; l ject had helped him greatly with his close knowledge and with suggestions prompted by his inventive talent. One of Henry's reports had come into the hands of a society which had acted on the suggestions with such effect l that sum of money was raised suf- l hcient to establish a small model fac tory. This sum the society offered to Dr. Amboyue, to be given to Henry Little as a loan without interest. on the agreement that he would maintain his works in the desired form.
 Henry accepted with delight. He was lucky enough to find a small cut lers' outfit cheap and in few weeks he was installed. Wisely swallowing his feelings, he made himself right" with the unions and began work with an enthusiasm that helped greatly in the success that soon came.
 His file cutters and saw makers ob- 1ected more or less to his sanitary regulations and the trouble of adjust ing safety appliances. and one of the agitators went so far as to warn him that he must let his men work under their old conditions because longevity among the workmen would overcrowd the trade and thus reduce wages. But by wise compliance with minor de- mands and by humoring his men wher- ever possible, he managed for a long time to steer clear of serious trouble He took advantage of this fair weather to throw himself heart and soul into invention. With sparkling eyes he told Grace Garden that he was working on a machine for forging axes, a railway clip, machine for l grinding circular saws and anothe Ter | that would enable two men to grind l more ordinary saws in one day than twenty could men under existing con- ditions.
 When his prospects became. thus promising, he hesltated no longer to declare his love. and he became the ao- | cented suitor, though Mir. Garden made the condition that there was to be no formal engagement until he could of- | fer her an assured future.
 Little found a partner with money and as soon as hs had patented his 1 machines for grindRpg saws they houRht a large factory and fitted 1t up. The machines coined mohey--for twen- ty-one days. Then the lSaw Grinders' I Union awoke.
 1 First they suggested mildly that the machinery was .againft the rules. Failing to shake Llttlel they warned ! him that he would bs punished.