Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-12-03

Z TOM MIN, but, You see. Mr.. SOmmtrS
and | are going tonight 10 tnaJ pay
But | am sure he would he glad e
have You come along. I'll get one OF
the girls. ard We Will make up q
party"
NO. thanks" the man rctor:cd
shortly. Il don't care anything for
the theatcr. you know. l onIy asked
because | thought you might wish Ia
see the play"
She smiled on him sweetly.
Il know how self sacrificing YOU are.
Edward. about the theater: but. YOU
see. YOU need not bother while Mr..
SommerS Is here. You have been aw-
fully good 10 me about II. but now You
can have long rest, because, you sec,
he Is devoted to II. and he says he gets
ashore So seldom that he likes to 70 at
every opportunity. Isn't that nice for
YOU
"Of course that is all right. Frances"
he agreed stitiy. but any time you do
wish To 20 It Will he n great pleasure
/ for me To .ake you. II were you
would IL, 30 out too much with this
naval hippersnappcr. You know how
/ people talk. and you don't want to get
the S"SsipS wagSinE their tongues
about you and Il p,,Inilcss naval lieu
tenant. Its easy 10 start gossip in
! IittShurg. You know"
The girls head came up sharply. and
her smile WAS dangerously bright us
she replied:
That is awfully sweet Of YOU, Ed
ward. TO warn me about pennileSS ma
val officers. but don't you think that n
! man who can invent new gun Is
/ quite rs good as Il man who can mere
ly make one? And then. Edward, dear,
even you might be practically penni-
less II father had not started you"
And. smiling. she left him with his
jaw set tight and every nerve muscle
! QuivcrinG with anger.
'PennilcSs." he muttered at last "a
man who invents guns as good as a
man who merely makes them. am
/ puddler or mechanic. I suppose. in
her eyes. Might be penriless but for
her father. Well. we will see"
fic AWAY lIbHl tIlc mousse
where they had been talking and hur-
ried down to the works. Upon reach
ing them he Immediately sent for VIII
liam Marsh. the head draughtsman.
William Marsh had been with the
| Durant works since carly manhood.
His whole life was wrapped up In the
place. increasing application had rails
ed him TO his present responsible and
arduouS position: but. like many an
other man who gives his life unreserv-
| edly to sic concern, he had come TO
find himself in the end i'll repaid. To
make matters worse his only child, a
bright, promising young fellow OF
twenty, had died as the result of Il ter
| rible accident in the chemical room,
and the father could not help believing
that had Pinckncy used proper discrc-
ton in selecting the boss of the work
| the accident might not have occurred.
| All this had tended toward breach
| between them. only Pinckncy WAS one
who cared little for breaches with his
employees. He WAS born To rule and
since becoming manager had ridden
Youghshod over all opposition. Partic-
ularly Marsh. fifty years old. spare.
| physically weak and essentially
dreamer. in love with his own work,
was little fitted to cope with the iron
willed manager.
Pnckney WAS still Tuning when the
head draughtsman arrived.
| Marsh" he said shortly. Il have de
| cidcd definitely to push the Rhinestrom
gun. l believe it's great gun and
will prove very effective"
! It's all of that" returned the
| draughtSman shortly.
| II think So" agreed the manager.
land we must hurry the work along
rs fast as possible. BY the way. what
| do you thHlk of this new gun-the
Sommers gun that this dandified naval
| lieutenant is here to have cast?"
| Marsh did not know how eagerly the
manager was listening for his reply.
He paused judicially a moment. then
said hesitatingly:
Pm sorry. Mr.. Pinckney. but from
what l can make out 1t will make a
pretty good weapon. The fellow has
hit on something new. and 1t may
prove n wonder. Either very good or
rotten. that Is the way l size it up"
You mean from the principle on
which it is constructed it will either
prove winner or burst and Kill a
lot OF people," questioned the mana
ger cautiously.
| Exactly" agreed Marsh. land it
will haze to be very carefully made or
it will burst for sure. We don't want
that"
Then you do not think it is as good
Il gun as the RhineStrom gum" sug
gested Pinckney.
| a dull flush rose in MarSh'S pale
cheeks. His whole body quivered. 1t
was the anger OF II parent whose child
had been attacked
There isn't any gun rs good as the
Rhlnestrom gun" he cried holly. Il
invented it and know. and what's
more. while We are on the subject. l
want to tell you that l think you are
doing me Il dirty injustice. l have put
the best part of my life on that gun.
and you have patented it and put a
| Dutch name on it. and l don't get
| cent or any credit"
Pinckney jumped from his chair. his
own face red with anger.
Look here Marsh" he cried. Just
little more like that and I'll fire you
out of these works. Who do You think
you are: Don't you know that We
have been paying you salary for
years for your time and your brains.
| We did not pay You for your looks.
| I'll put the name I;hineStrom on that
| gun or any lame please. and if YOU
don't like ii you can get out. There
are plenty of men who would be glad
| to have Your job"
But for once the weaker man would
| not be cowed.
| "All rirht" he cried "I'll get ont,