The labor world., 1909-12-11

| :. An0 sOmellmeS! the man question:
ed unstead lily. = (, ..s> s s... Z,
And sometimes girls talk more thar,
they should she ended sharply. Then
she looked at him with sudden smile
and quick change Of mood: that baff1ed
him completely. ~ think It's time we
went back to wireless telegrap ply, don't
you?" -, '<a... e **:tSJs .>
Baffied, but still somewhat relieved
at being saved from himself; Sotnners
turned to the wireless Instrument.
You can send and take well?". he
asked, @::s: ,$ssSa "
''Of course" She answered. Edward
taught me originally, but I've learned
q lot since. He's quite an adept too.
learned really because wanted to
have = wireless plant placed on ia
theirs yacht. Perhaps some time when
I'm cruising onathe yacht may pick
you up when you are on your battle.
ship and have 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 .was," he exclaimed
eagerly. land I'd recognize you, too.
whether the message was directed to
me or not
II will send it to you." she said, with
meaning, land you must recognize 1t. :"
II will; you may be sure Of that" he
agreed earnestly. And now l think
must be going. It's late"
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.
Ma1bh had come up from the works
determined to see Mr.. Durapt.
Pinckney had not told the master
draughtsman Of the contract which he
had signed, and Marsh, thoroughly
lmb1ttered 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 Durant's mer-
cy and beg that. at least be be given
credit for the invention OF the Rhine
etrom gum ..>
Fortunately Pinckney had been in
the drawing room when the butler
brought in :Marsh's 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 be had been shown in to see,
II don't want any more Of your. soft
talk. You talk ard promise. but you
| don't do anything l 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. l felt in my
heart you weren't going to do it; but,
like a fool, trusted you, and this is
what get for it, You haven't made
| any contract You haven't done any
thing but run ahead and perfect the
patents, and nowl 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 chance and a little reputation
even If he doesn't give me the money.
I'm going to- see him.. l tell you. I'm
going to stay here till do"
The voice OF the man had risen until
he was fairly shouting at the general
manager. ~ |:s
"Don't yell like: that" protested
Pinckney. '
Il don't wonder you want me to
keep quiet" sneered the inventor
''You ought to want noe to keep quiet. y
Pinckney had regained bis wits now.
He saw it was the time for diplomacy,
not force. so be put on his blandest.
most ingratiating smile.
+ Nov, listen to- me, Marsh," be
pleaded. you're up in the air with
this because. you've 4 got an entirely
wrong idea Of me-, Ever since: that
accident you've acted 'as i'll were to
blame"
II don't want to talk about that
exclaimed the inventor. You can't
sidetrack me with any talk like that. .:
T "But want you to get square
DEAL" protested Pinckney. I'm 60.
ing to see that YOU do ..:.
| MarS0 lOOKeQ at nlm Win sneer.
"You call it a square deal to give the
credit for all my work to another?''
"Of course it wouldn't be!' ex.
claimed the manager .'That's Just It,
Pm going to put it through for you
IL you'A only give me chance"
"After what you said the other day?'
'sneered the other. .:.:'*s I -.
"And I've done It" snapped Pinck.
ney. :> :zl> " r:
you've done tip 1,@..s# ~. Us,
: The general manager nodded. t#s3 =.
:, Exactly. he said. The contract
between wilhelm Rhtnestrom 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 IN get that tonight 3 \
'RhinestTom signed ttg gasped
Marsh. How could Rhinestrom sign
It when there isn't any Rhinesrom?"
,Pinckney looked at. him pitytngly,
What do you care who signed It