Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1909-11-11

w NSe INAo vi NoolSV \
all be done through me or nothing will
come of it. You must trust me-"
How much will the royalty be?'
asked Marsh.
The manager hesitated.
"Well." he said firmly, II think l can
get you 5000 for every six inch gun
and under and 500 an inch for every !
gun over six inches turned out at the
factory. 1t will be a competence for
you, man. and you can quit your
drudgery and work for the rest of your -,
life as You please on your inventions.
Now. have proved myself fair!!'
Marsh nodded apologetically.
II wronged YOU. Mr.. Pinckney," he
said at last. Il see you intend to do
anything more"
But. r~emelnber," said Pinckney
warningly, the least word and the
contract would be off. You must trust
me. And another thing'-he hesitated
a moment, then spoke meaningly-
1.-THE contract will be no good on earth
should the SomlnerS gun turn out to be
UGllSl tltlI tut lAlllllcStIOlH KUN.
Marsh nodded with the confidence OF
the inventor in his work.
THAT is Il chance we have to take.
but l think we will come out all right,
The Rhinestrom gun is Il winner"
After the head draughtsman was
gone Pinckney pondered a long time.
Finally he called in his stenographer
D,,l ,lint,tAl a., I,,, al. o,,t nA. I,,. We,
the Durant Steel company and Will
helm RhineStrom by which the Uurant
Steel company agreed to take I've the
Rhinestrom patents and pay the in
| ventor $4,000 royalty on every gun six
inches or under and $1,000 an inch for
every additional mel above six. The
contract he signed as manager of The
steel company. Then he sent a long
cable explaining what he had done to
Durant. although he knew Durant was
on the ocean and would not receive it.
That night In his wv the q
ager figured just what he would make
ON every gun six inches and under
S 5,400 and $500 for every additional
inch above six.
jauu Ut llldl, ue Sulu w ullllSSll
with a sheer. Everybody will be hap
py. That fool Marsh will make his
5000 and his 500. That is enough
for him. and Durant can stand the
price. 1t means wealth and that girl,
too'-he paused, and a sinister light
came into his eyes-"if only that Som
mers gun is Il failure. l WONDER
George. l was ashamed of %you-posi-
lively ashamed Of you. Your first night
home and you sit up at the table
and talk nothing but steel and ar
cenary and croop guns and that sort
of thing. and when we have a guest
here too! don't know what Lieuten-
ant Sommers thought Of you"
Mrs. Durant spoke irritably. but her
husband. who knew her ideas on bust
ness matters from long experience,
merely smiled with liberation.
1t was the first night after his return
{ from a trip abroad on business, and
t Sommers and Pinckney had both been
{ to dinner with the family.
"Now. row, my DEAR" the steel man
! protested. "I'm sure this naval chap
! Is interested in what I have to say. If
he invents guns himself he ought to
( be interested, and he certainly paid
! attention."
' Mrs. nurant's zip >urled.
paid atteMtion!' she shifted. II
y guess he paid attention because you
are Frances father. not for any other
reason"
Durant pricked up his ears at once.
Frances father?" he asked. How
should that interest this fellow?"
I, The father was plainly put out. he
s had too long held the idea that the
name OF Durant In the steel worlG
, would be pe%rpetuatcd by the marriage
| of Frances and his protege. Edward
P%inckney, for him to hear with equa
: nimity that a penniless naval officer
was paying her any attention.
Now. look here, George Durant,'
exclaimed his wife Indignantly. don't
you dare to pretend yourself thai
Frances is not %attractive!!"
II never pretended any such thing
he protested.
"You did," she declared insistently.
But, my DEAR
Didn't you say you were surprised
that this naval man was paying he1
attention? That's the same thing as
saying she's not attractive. and | want
to tell you that Frances is the pref.
test girl in Pittsburg, ever if she is
your daughter
George Durant smiled placidly.
well. my dear. you see. she's bound
to be pretty. Think Of her mother"
Now. don't try to soft soap me just
because I'm your wife. George. Re.
member I've had twenty years Of your
barney and | recognize it."
"All right. my DEAR he agreed
We'll let it 60 at that. Let the naval
man pay attention to her. 1t won't
do him any good"
IL should hope mott" exclaimed his
wife piously. 1.-The idea Of any girl
marrying a man who couldn't come
home nights more than one-tenth OF