Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-12
Sept|innt1s
By WILLIAM J.LOCKE
Copyright. 1908. BY the Phillips Publish
tug Company
CHAPTER XXI.

Cousin Jane was for packing her boxes
and departing but Fora babe her remain
until her own plans We're settled AS
soon as Emmy arrived she would have to
go to London and play fairy godmother,
a proceeding which might take up con-
siderable time Mrs. Oldrieve commended
her beneficent intention, and besought her
to bring the irreligiously welded pair to
the vicar and have them welded In re-
spectacle. Anglican way. She was firmly
convinced that if this were done nothing
more could possibly be heard OF separate
lives. Fora promised to do her best. but
Cousin Jane continued to sniff. 1t would
be far better, she declared, to shut the
man up in an idiot asylum and bring En-
my to Nunsmere. where the child could
have a decent upbringing. Fora .dissented
loftily, but declined to be led into profit
less argument.
"All 1 ask of you. my dear Jane" said
she, lis to take care of mother little
longer while l do what consider my
duty
She did not inform Cousin Jane that a
certain freedom Of movements was also
rendered desirable by what she considered
her duty to Glenn Sypher. Cousin Jane
lacked the finer threads of apprehension.
and her, comments might have been
crude. When Fora announced her inten-
ton to Sypher of leading q migratory
existence between London and Nunsmere
for the sakes of Emmy and himself, he
burst into a panegyric on her angelic ma
ture. Her presence would irradiate these
last dark days of disaster. for the time
was quickly approaching when the Ber-
mondsey factory would be closed down.
and Syphers Cure would fade away from
the knowledge of men.
Have you thought of the future-of
what you are going to dor she asked.
No" said he, but have faith In my
destiny"
Fora felt this to be magnificent, but
scarcely practical.
You'll be without resources?'
II never realized how full empty pock-
cts could be-" he declared.
They were walking across the common.
Sypher having lunched at 1.-The Nook.
Presently they came across Septimus. sit
ting by the pond. He rose and greeted
them. He wore an overcoat buttoned up
to the throat and a cloth cap. Fora s
quick eyes noted an absence OF detail IN
his attire.
"Why. you're not dressed. Oh, you do
want a wife to look after YOU
i've only just got up he explained.
land Wiggleswick wanted to do out my
bedroom. / hadn't time to find my
studs. l was thinking all night, you see,
and one can't think and sleep at the
same time
"A new invention?' laughed Fora.
mo. The old ones. ] was trying to
count them up. I've taken out about hfty
patents, and there are heaps OF Things
half worked out which might be valuable.
Now I was thinking that If l made them
all over to Sypher he might get in some
practical fellow to set them right, and
start companies and things to work them,
and so make lot of money"
He took off his cap and ran his hand
ylrN n.
do wish you'd have that, too" he
added. anxiously. I'm fact. it was our
talk yesterday that put the other idea
into my head"
called him his dear. generous fellow. But
how could he accept?
They're not all rot said Septimus.
pleadingly. There's a patent corkscreW
which works beautifully Wissleswick
sypher laughed. well. I'll tell you
what we can do. We can get syndicate
together to ruin the Dix inventions and
pay you royalties on sales"
THAT seems very good idea," said
Fora. judicially.
But Septimus looked dissatisfied. Il
wanted to give them to Sypher." said he.
Fora reminded him laughingly that he
would have to provide for the future
member of parliament's election expenses.
The royalties would come in handy. She
ously. But Sypher spoke OF them later
in his enthusiastic way.
who knows? There may be things
hidden among his models and specifica-
tons of enormous commercial value. Lots
of his inventions are crazy. but some e
bound to be practical. The field gun. for
instance. The genius who could have hit
on that is capable of inventing anything.
Why shouldn't l devote my life to spread
ing the Dix inventions over the earth
- 10 invention
but fifty-from q corkscrew to a machine
gun. It's better than Sypher's Cure, isn't
it?"
She glanced swiftly at him to see
whether the last words were spoken In
bitterness. They were not. His face
beamed as it had beamed in the days
when he had rhapsodied over the vision
of an earth. one scab, to be healed by
Syphers Cure.
Say you think it's BETTER he urged.
Yes It's BETTER she aSsented. But
it's chmerical.
$50 are all the dreams ever dreamed by
man. I shouldn't like to pass my life
without dreams. Fora. I could give up
tobacco and alcohol and clean collars and
servants, and everything you could think
of-but not dreams. without them the
earth is just a sort of backyard of a
place
"And with them?'' said Fora.
IAN infinite garden
i
poor Septimus,'' she said. but / shouldn't
like you to take up. anything you didn't
believe in. What would be quite honest
in another man wouldn't be honest in
YOU.
THAT MEANS said Sypher. you
wouldn't like to see me going on dealing
in quack medicines?'
Fora flushed red.
1T was at the back of my mind she
confessed. But l did put my thoughts
into the form Of a compliment
"Zora,'' said he, IF / fell below what
want to appear in your eyes should lose
the dearest dream of all.
In the evening came Septimus to Pen
ton Court to discuss the new scheme
with Sypher. Wiggleswick, with the fear
Of Fora heavy upon him, had laid out his
masters dinner suit and Septimus had
meekly put it on. He had also dined in
Christian fashion, for the old villain
could cook a plain dinner credtably when
he chose Septimus proclaimed the re-
generation of his body servant as one Of
the innumerable debts he owed to Fora.
why do you repay them to me?' asked
Sypher.
Then he rose. laughed into the dis
tressed face and put both his hands on
Septimus' shoulders.
mo, don't try to answer. / know more
about you than you can possibly con-
ceive, and to me you're transparency it
self. But you see that can't accept your
patents, don't your
Il shall never do anything with Them
Have you tried?"
NO
"Then / will. 1t will be a partnership
between my business knowledge and en-
ergy and your brains. That will be right
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