Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-05

smile on his face.
 That's it." he said contemptuously. Hay down. That's the reason your luck is always bad and always will be bad. A quitter can't have any luck. How do you expect to have anything if you drop at the first ditch?"
 The inventor looked up, puzzled.
 What can do?' he asked.
 Pinckney smiled pityingly on him.
 What can you do? Haven't you sense enough to guess? Here"-he stepped closer to the inventor to speak in lower. firmer tone-"thls dirty, tricky sailor has got the best of us in Washington, but with Smith drunk I guess we've got the best of him here"
 Marsh looked up, startled. amazed. Some slight hint of what Plnckney in tended began to dawn on him.
 What do you meanT he asked slowly in an almost dazed tone.
 The general manager looked at him sharply.
 What time did you say Sommers would get here?"
 "One-thirty," replied Marsh.
 Plnckney's laugh was rich with con fdent relief.
 Well, there's lots of time. It isn't 12 yet" he chuckled
 On Marsh's face had come an expres- sion of horror. He knew now what the general manager intended to do. 1t made him sick to think of it, for Marsh was honest at heart. Only he was an inventor. He loved his work. It was his chance of lifetime. And, then, he was weak.
 You mean you will ruin his gun?" be half whispered faintly.
 The brutal laugh of the other man was answer enough.
 ''Shut up!" he sneered Don't talk as if it was murder. If you're going to get on in this world. Marsh, you must learn there's as much in blocking the other fellows game as there is in playing your own"
 His latent sense of honesty made one last sickening revolt as Marsh started up from his chair, exclaiming wildly:
 Its awful, I won't be a party to any such thing as that, MT. Pinckney."
 With all his superior physical and mental strength Plnckney seized the weaker man and pushed him back in his chair.
 Don't be fool, Marsh" he explain ed, shaking hls shoulder fiercely. "You know if we get this order from Wash. iugton it means an independent for tune for you. Don't you know that?'
 The force of the other stronger per sonaIity reacted on the weaker man.
 "Yes. sir; you say so." he said.
 Pfnckney went on more earnestly, driving his points home with all the power of bis strong will.
 Think what 1t means, Marsh. It means the end of this slavery. day aft CT day, at the works. It means you'll have time to work on your inventions It's your one chance of a lifetime your one chance Marsh, to amount to something iu this world aDd"-he end ed most persuasively-"ana you don't need to have anything to do with this affair. I'll attend to it."
 The little man looked up with the gaze of helpless child.
 "What-whnt do you intend to dof' he asked.
 Plnckney smiled well satisfied.
 "Doi" he said Nothing. l won't do anything" His look became shrewd- ly. terribly malevolent as he ended, Smith will put that gun in the tenn pering bath before Sommers gets here"
 The little mans eyes grew wide with fearful understanding.
 Put if in at too high temperature and kill lt!' he gasped
 Plnckney laughed cruelty.
 Smith has charge of that. If he kills the gun we don't know anything about it." he said.
 The little man shivered.
 This is horriblep'
 Pinckney's laugh was cold and men, aeing.
 Horrible" he sneered. What did you invent your gun for but to mur- der men and disrupt nations? Now, nobody asked you to do anything, Marsh. Just you go out there and send Smith in to me. Attend to your work and don't notice anything that Smith does"
 Marsh looked up weakly.
 "Yes, sir" he said, and Pinckney clapped him on the back with real heartiness.
 "Now, remember, Marsh. it means your fortune and your future. Be quiet"
 When Marsh had gone Pinckney stood thoughtful for moment.
 What pity he's such weak fool" he muttered io himself. Then another thought made him smile with more satisfaction. Perhaps it's just as well he Is such fool. couldn't have got away with him so easy otherwise" !"
 Smith came lurching in little