Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-07

Then her voice became more earnest.
But 1 don't see why you should sac
rifice everything"
That's just 1t, you see," he said.
I'VE try not to sacrifice everything
We always try not to sacrifice our self
respect, I think"
Self respect, fiddlesticlis! 1t isn't
self respect men won't sacrifice" she
snapped. It's generally selfishness.
Oh, how you men do love to fool your
selves! You step back and stand on
your dignity, 80 proud and hard and
rigid, and you pretend you're suffering,
that you are heroes who won't sacrifice
self respect, and in reality you are
nothing of the kind. You are simply
stupid self deceivers who are willing
to sacrifice your future, happiness,
everything, on the altar Of your own
enthusiastically sacrifice yourselves
and sometimes"-
She paused suddenly, aghast at what
she was about to say.
And sometimes?" the man ques-
toned unsteadily.
And sometimes girls talk more than
they should" she ended sharply. Then
she looked at him with a sudden smile
and quick change Of mood that baff1ed
him completely. 81 think it's time we
went back to wireless telegraphy, don't
you?"
Baf1ed, but still somewhat relieved
at being saved from himself, Sommers
turned to the wireless instrument.
You can send and take well?' he
asked.
"Of course" she answered. Edward
taught me originally, but I've learned
a lot since. He's quite an adept too.
learned really because I wanted to
have a wireless plant placed on ia
theirs yacht. Perhaps some time when
I'm cruising on the yacht I may pick
you up when you are on your battle
ship and have a little chat with you.
Do you think you'd be glad to hear
from me?"
I'D be glad to hear from you no
matter where I was" he exclaimed
eagerly, "and I'd recognize you, too,
whether the message was directed to
me or not"
II will send it to you," she said, with
meaning, "and you must recognize it."
II will: you may be sure Of that" he
agreed earnestly. And now I think
+ y,rCf ha o-ofno 1afao
He turned within the door and then
started back to the drawing room.
Meantime down in the drawing room
Edward Pinckney had been having an
uncomfortable quarter Of an hour.
Marsh had come up from the works
determined to see Mr.. Durant.
Pinckney had not told the master
draughtsman Of the contract which he
had signed, and Marsh, thoroughly i'm
bittered with the prospect Of losing
everything he had done, hurried up to
the house determined to lay bare the
whole matter before the owner Of the
works, throw himself on Durants mer-
cy and beg that at least he be given
strom gun.
Fortunately Pinckney had been in
the drawing room when the butler
brought in Marshs name and so had
been able to intercept the man before
he got to Durant.
II don't want to talk to you," ex-
claimed the inventor when he entered
and found 1t was Pinckney and not
Durant he had been shown in to see.
II don't want any more Of your soft
talk. You talk and promise, but you
don't do anything. I ought to have
known better than to trust you the
other day when you fooled me down
at the works with all that stuff about
giving me a chance. felt in my
heart you weren't going to do 1t; but,
like a fool, trusted you, and this is
what l get for it. You haven't made
any contract. You haven't done any
thing but run ahead and perfect the
patents, and now / am entirely at your
mercy. I'm going to fool you. I'm
going to put it up to the old man.
He's on the level anyhow. He'll give
me a chance and a little reputation
ev N II he doesn't give me the money.
I'm going to see him, tell you. I'm
going to stay here till 1 do"
The voice OF the man had risen until
he was fairly shouting at the general
manager
Don't yell like that" protested
Pinckney.
Il don't wonder you want me to
keep quiet" sneered the inventor.
You ought to want me to keep quiet
Pinckney had regained his wits now.
He saw it was the time for diplo-
macy, not force, so he put on his bland
est, most ingratiatins smile.
Now. listen to me, Marsh" he
pleaded. You're up in the air with
this because you've got an entirely
wrong idea Of me. Ever since that
accident you've acted as If l were to
blame"
Il don't want to talk about that"
exclaimed the inventor You can't
sidetrack me with any talk like that"
But l want you to get square
DEAL" protested Pinckney. I'm go
ing to see that you do"
Marsh looked at him with sneer.
You call it square deal to give
the credit for all my work to anoth-
err"
"Of course it wouldn't be!' ex-
claimed the manager. That's just 1t.
I'm going to put it through for you
if you'll only give me chance"
After what you said the other day.
sneered the other.
And I've done it" snapped Pinck-
ney.
you've done it?"
Exactly" he said. THE contract
between Wilhelm khinestrom and the
Durant steel works has been drawn
up, signed by Rhinestrom and by me
for the Durant steel works, but only
waits for the approval of Mr.. Durant'
and I'll get that tonight"
"Rhinestrom signed it," gasped