The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-01-20

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1.-The drafted horse ate full peck
Of good corn" he began wrathfully.
mo supper II be get this night. Now,
what is it bout that gate biZness?
How's there money in it,"
by getting the invention patented"
answered the drummer carelessly, but
Zeke and | have fixed that up. Well.
l must be going"
but, look here.' exclaimed Tillson
EYE must talk with me bout that gate.
It's mine. Zeke amt nothin' to do
with it."
drummer coolly. It's only the idea,
and that. believe, belongs to Zeke.
Goodby."
Tillson stared at him as he walked
away. the wrath deepening on his face.
Suddenly he swung round to Zeke.
Come, hand 1t over"
Il didn't receive anything in money"
Zeke answered.
Stop roughly. Don't tell any
yarns. Didn't hear the man say you
an him fixed it up: Now, how much
money did he give ye for my gate?
Look at me straight"
Zeke did 50. with half smile. Hes
to pay for getting out a patent" he
replied, land have half what we make"
An We didn't get any money!"
mot a cent"
Tillson looked at him sharply, but
| there was no deceit in the straightfor-
ward face. Even he realized the fact.
| Then ye're an idiotv' be snarled 1.-The
man was set on the idee; | could see
that from the way he spoke. Ye
| could have got fifty or hundred dol
| lars jest as easy as nothin'. Mebbe
we could have made trade for lot
OF his tools An now-huh!-ye'll
never hear from him ag'in."
Zeke did not answer, and presently
| Tillson went toward the barn grum-
| bling But his words did not disturb
| Zeke in the least. He scarcely ex-
pected to hear from the man again.
In spite OF what had been said. he
| could not bring himself to believe that
the simple contrivance was OF any
| value. Even when the regular pa
pers'' came. with imposing seals and
blank places for him to sign his name.
| he regarded them more as interesting
novelties than as anything that would
affect his future.
| caused his eyes to open wide with
amazed delight and which after half
hour Of hard thinking carried him into
the house after his Sunday clothes. 1t
was nearly dark when he returned
| from the town Old Tillson met him
at the barn door. his face dark.
"What dye leave work for without
my say SOL" he demanded.
Business. replied Zeke. Il heard
YOU say t'other day the mortgage had
run by and that If you didn't raise the
money soon they'd be selling you out.
So I've been to lawyer and had II
fixed over in my name. to save you
trouble. You can pay me whenever It
suits. You see." in answer to the look
on Tillson's face. Il got check for
two thousand on the patent and am
likely to get as much more every year.
| think I'll buy Dickson's big farm
that joins ours"
TiIlson stood looking at the young
man with mouth and eyes wide open.
The expression on his face was
study. One would expect to see some
shamefacedness there, but there was
none. There was not even gratitude
For the moment there was surprise
mingled with a feeling Of suspicion
that Zeke had assumed his debt that
he might make something by 1t. One
who always acts from mean motives
suspects every one else OF doing the
same thing. His first words indicated
that such was the condition OF nls
| mind.
What interest you goin' to charge
| me?"
"Never mind about the interest. You
can pay whatever rate you please or
| nothing at all.
WAL. suppose you've got TO De
paid suthin What is it you want"
Jane"
''Oh. that's the pay you're after"
/ The moment the old eufmudgeon
interest came to the front he was less
concerned about that Of his niece.
"You and she can settle that. sup
/ pose As long as she's satisfied I sup
pose I'll have to be-"
Jane was perfectly satisfied. ana De-
| fore long there was wedding.
But Zeke didn't buy Dickson's farm.
He drifted into the employ OF hrm
engaged In the Development OF me-
chanicai contrivan~es and IL now q
VQfV rich man