Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1909-06-17
She shook her pretty head.

"This is a test transactions she
said. You have faith in your device |
and I have faith in you"
He flushed again at her words.
AT least we may shake hands over
it," he said, as he arose.
Their hands met.
Good luck" said Robert Andrus.
Good luck" said the girl.
It was a year later and Everett
Carter sat in the same easy chair be-
fore the blazing hearth log. But the
rheumatic leg vas no longer resting
on the cushioned stool.
A soft football drew his attention.
"Come in, Florence" he called.
The girl came and sat by his side
on the low stool.
"Hullo, daddy" she said.
She rested her brown head against
his arm.
"Well, dearie?"
His hand lovingly stroked the
brown hair.
Feeling pretty good, daddy"
"Yes, dearie."
mo twinges?" f..
"Not for a long time"
They watched the cracking blaze.
you didn't eat much dinner,
daddy"
Didn't r"
I'm quite sure you didn't"
He laughed.
WDorhorc tho h,,~oh1@ ~;@ r ot4 -
Cay spoiled my appetite"
Humble pie, daddy?"
Il guess that's what they call it. "
l.. "Tell me about it."
He laughed again.
ut doesn't put your daddy in q
very tlattering light. But I'll tell you
about it. / had an appointment this
afternoon with a certain party and
your old friend Delafeld's. I was a
little early in getting there-1 wanted
to ask Delafied some questions"
Eyes, daddy" f..
@Well, the certain party"
"The man you were to meet?"
eyes. He's a young man. His
name is Andrus."
"Andrus?"
: "That's it. Robert Andrus. He
T wasn't there when I arrived, and thai
: gave Delafield an opportunity to tel
me about him. If Delafield is righ1
he's a remarkably worthy young fel
low-straight, honest and fine as silk
Y What's the matter, d~earie?"
"The fire makes my face burn
e daddy. I'll move a little back"
perhaps you don't care for tn
story?"
ooh, yes, daddy, go on"
3 "Well, the funny part Of it is tina
: I once turned this same young -felloy
down cold. It happened one da,
when I vas home here with the mis-
u cry in my leg. And there I was il
Delafield's Office, keeping an appoint
e ment with the very same youngster.
go on, daddy"
= "The boy had perfected a valuabl
device, a transmitter Of a remarkabl
It ingenious type. He brought it to me
q He thought the. Carter Motor Com
e pany could use 1t. I knew it was
l. good thing the instant I looked at i
It But you know daddy isn't exactl
himself when the rheumatism nip
II him."
Il know, daddy"
SWELL, I gave him to understan
1t that we didn't want his advice. Blu
I offered to buy it from him and d.
l. stroy it. He wouldn't sell. Some
t, how I felt sure he would come bac
l. and accept my offer. I was positiv
n he couldn't get the capital he needle
It to start a plant and manufacture til
thing-and that's where I was wron,
l. Somebody let him have the money.
u "Who was it, dadoy?"
II don't know. But the plant WE
built and proved a good thing fro1
g the very start. The boy found a ma:
ket for his invention almost immed
d. ately, and the little factory has bee
Id working right up to its limit. It g
I me scared some time ago. And
Is was still more scared when I hear
that the National Engine Compar
wanted the factory's entire outpu
ze The Carter Motor Company couldn
stand by and let that happen. Ar
at so I was there in your old friend
r. Office prepared to arrange a deal wit
IN this gifted youngster. Well, he can
d. in presently fine looking lad, ma
n ly and scrupulously polite. He real
or seemed glad to see me-which mig.
r. be wondered at. Well, I made up n
mind in less than no time that the
er was nothing to be gained by beatil
about the bush, and so I came rig
be out and offered him 100000 for b
? }" ] plant and his patents, and in additit
"a %d ~ IL