Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-10-23
CHAPTER III.
Mr. DURAvr cours HOME
INCRNEY saw his chance.


Marsh" he said. kindly laying
his hand on the drauchtsman's
arm And. really. / am your friend
/ have not told you before. but I have
scheme. ard x you trust me &c viii
30 through and everything VIII end
right You don't know anything about
business. DO youF"
"No." agreed Marsh. "I don't"
and you have not consulted a law
yer or anybody about this gun bust
nessT' persisted the manager.
The mention Of business and law
ycrs was having it's effect Marsh
looked puzzled
enc" he confessed. ct have said
nothing 90 anybody"
piuckuCv smiled his superior smile.
We'll Marsh. IL you had YOU would
realize better what q fool you might
have made Of yourself You have work.
ed Tor this company. and we pay Won
Tor your time and your brains. Every
thing that YOU DO belongs 90 as. ANY
lawyer would have told you that. To
SIS legally correct. but not morally right
Now. ] want 90 rectfy that am go
ing 90 try 20 get you something on this
gun. Therefore 7 have patented 10 un.
der the name OF Rhiucstrom. Mr.. On
rant would never consent 20 nav Won
any royalty. But he would be WILLING
60 pay royalty 90 man who does not
work for him. Now. ~ YOU win trust
me / VIII sec N I cannot get q royalty
Tor Rhlnestrom and nav A. over to
you"
A great hope had dawncd on Nlarsb'~
face.
"Ycu mean you win do that squarer.
be asked
cor course" answered PIucknev. "If
we can arrange &c. win draw the
royalty for Bhinostrom and pay Go over
90 YOU. The business must. OF course
an Doe done through me or nothing will
come OF &c. You must trust me-"
How much VIII che royalty beg"
asked Marsh
The manager le~ftrrcf
We'll" hr said GrmIv. 81 thfne ] can.
get YOU 5000 for every six inch eu
and under and SIO0 au inch for ever,
gun over six inches turned out at tho
factory. Do VIII be- competence for
Won. man and Won cam rurr vuur
drud-cry and work for tine rest OF vogr
life as you please on Your inventions
Now. : have proved myself fairw
Marsh nodded aroIoeclraUv
Il wrou-cd YOU Air. pucErev." Dad.
said at last % see YOU intend to do
the fair thing All right won't say
anything more"
But remember" said PiucEncy
waruluciy. "the least word and the
contract would Dee or You must trust
me- And another thing'-he ucsitated
q moment then spoke meauiuglv-
"the contract will be no good on earth
should the Sommers gun turn out 20 be-
better than the Rhinestrom gun"
Marsh nodded with the confidence OF
the inventor I'm his own work.
THAT is a chance we have 10 take
but think we Will come our an rirbt
The RhIuestrom gun Is winner"
After the head draucbrsman WAS
gone Pincznev Wondered long time
FINALLY he called I'm his sroDo~rouhar
aud dictated 10 her "a contract between
the Duraut steel company and VII
helm Ghluestrom by which the Duraut
steel company agreed 90 take over the
Rhinestrom patents and pay the iu-
ventor $4,000 royalty on every gun six
inches or under and $1,000 an inch Tor
every additional inch above six. The
contract be signed as manager OF the
steel company. Then be sent long
cable explaining what he had done 10
Durant. although he knew Durant was
on the ocean aud would not receive st.
That night in his own room the man
ager figured lust what he would make
on every gun six inches and under
$500 aud 5000 for every additional
inch above six.
And az that" he said 10 himself
with sheer. everybody will be hap
py That fool Marsh viii make his