The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-03


 "Of course. Nevertheless I felt in the way''
 'That's funny.''
 "It's straight"
 'I know it is. It wouldn't be you if you didn't love work. It wouldn't be me if I did. Look here. Harry. Sup pose you didn't have any money and couldn't pay your board and had noth- ing to do. How'd you feel in that case?"
 T don't know. Anyhow that's rst'-
 "No, it isn't rot Pm trying to make you understand how I feel when-- when it's that way with me, as it gen. orally is." He raised one hand and let it fall with gesture of desponden- cy so eloquent that it reused Kellogg out of his own preoccupadon. ''Why, Natv' he cried, genuinely with myself that I forgot. l hadn't looked for you till tomorrow" "You knew, then?" 'I met Atwater at lunch today. He 1 told me. Said he was sorry. butt "Yes, everybody is always sorry, but
 Kellogg let his hand fall on Duncan's shoulder. "I'm sorry, too. old man. But don't lose heart. I know it's pret- ] ty tough on a fellow''- 'The toughest part of 1t is that you got the job for me, and had to fall l down"
 Don't think of that. It's not your fault
 You're the only man who believes that, Harry" "Buck up. !'ll stumble across some better opening for you before long, 1 and''-
 ''Stop right there. I'm through
 Don't talk that way, Nat. I'll get you in right somewhere" You're the best hearted man alive, Harry, but I'll see you blasted first"
 Wait" Kellogg demanded his at tention. Here's this man Burnham. You don't know him, but he's as keen as they make lem. He's on the track of some wonderful scheme for making Illuminating gas from crude oil. If it goes through, if the inventions really practicable, it's bound to work a rev. olutfon. He's down in Washington now left this afternoon to look up the patents. Now, he needs me to get the ear of the Standard Oil people, and I'll get you in there" | "What right we you go to do that? demanded Duncan. What the dick | h ' fno or crude oil? Burnham d never thank you for the likes O me" 'But, thunder, you can learn. All you need"-
 "Now, see here, Harryw Duncan gave him pause with manner not to be denied. "Once and for all time understand I'm through having you recommend an incompetent just be- cause we're friends"
 "But, Harry
 "And Pm through living on you while I'm out of job. That's final"
 'But, man. listen to me-when we were at college"-
 'That was another matter" 1 "How many times did you pay the l many times did your money pull me through when I'd have had to quit and forfeit my degree because couldn't earn enough to keep onY'
 That's different. You earned enough finally to square up. You don't owe me anything"
 I owe you the gratitude for the friendly hand that put me in the way of earning-that kept me going when the going was rank. Besides. the con- ditions are just reversed now; you'll do just as I did-make good in the world and, when it's convenient, to me- As for living here, you're perfectly | welcome"
 tT know it-and more," Duncan as- scented little wearily. Don't think don't appreciate all you've done for me. But know and you must under stand that I can't keep on living on you-and won't"
 For once bafied, Kellogg stared at him in consternation. Duncan met his ! ooza ctood;1u c&rop,1 ip fha ripnnritv