The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-15

dinary mixture Of shrewdness, capability,
ruthlessness, and many other qualities more
or less Objectionable. He has been in many
businesses, and, being in way an excellent
financier, has made money, sometimes by
methods that do not bear too close scrutiny
But the money he has gathered is as nothing
to what he has missed all through his quail
ity Of speedily losing faith in anything with
which he is concerned that is not immedi
ately productive. Having once got his grip
on a thing, disbelief seems to set in auto
matically
The device did not prove so simple as Mrs
Bronson had supposed, Little difficulties
cropped up here and there, which took time
and patience to overcome. and, alas some
times expensive materials for which cash was
exacted on the nail After the patent was
recorded, Bronson received an extremely
cordial letter from Mr. Kenderton which the
innocent young man supposed to be caused by
an admiration for his work, which Of course
Kenderton knew nothing Of
The interview with Kendcrton did not
pAJuuNt ~ HiilH Epiu d. DipnSOn aidu ca
pected, but he got little TO 60 on with. He
carried with him the model OF his invention in
Ia then stage, and his sensitive nature was
dcpresscdaby the cynical, skepteal comments
Of the hnancicr. for the spectaces concealed
the eyes, and the inventor did not see the
gleam Of comprehension that came suddenly
into them as Kenderton recognized the tire
mendous commercial possibilities OF the
cxpcdient Kenderton, with seeming reluc-
tance, offered two hundred pounds for half
interestin the patent, but Of this sum only ten
bounds were TO be paid down, and the rest
doled out as needed until it was seen whether
or not Bronson could overcome the difficulties
which the inventor had been honest enough to
disclose Even TO so impractical man as
Stillwell Bronson, the terms seemed harsh,
but he accepted them in the faith that even a
hall interest would ultimately give him all the
money he needed.
Within month, however, Kenderton had
him completely in his power, securing an
option running for three months, whereby,
upon payment Of thousand pounds, the
financier might acquire the whole invention.
Having got this option he claimed, which was
doubtless true enough that it superseded the
first arrangement, and although not half of
the two hundred pounds had been paid, he
refused to advance another penny. II was at
this stage of the game, having tied himself
hand and foot, with no more money forth
coming, that Bronson was at last compelled
to disclose to his wife the situation in which he
found himself, while she gazed helplessly at
him, dumb with dismay. Sarah uttered no
reproaches indeed, uttered nothing at all,
for there was nothing to say.
That afternoon, carrying little hand
satche, she entered the grounds of her
fathers house, and rang the old-fashioned
door-bell.
When she entered the study, her father,
seated by the window, was reading the first
edition OF his. fayorite evening paper. He
lowered this sheet, and gazed at his visitor
over the top Of his steel-bound glasses
Hello, father" said the girl, brightly.
Hello, Sarah,' greeted the father, more
soberly.
| saw as | came through that you'd done
away with the electric light
Only the fittings" replied the old man.
"They are all in the attic, wrapped in tissue
paper, quite ready to be replaced when you
return"
"Ahl" cried the girl, long -drawn-out eS-
clamation, then with little laugh she kissed
her father before he knew what she was about
and with light, upward impulse, seated
herself on the edge of his table
" II isn't the Christmas season." ehirruped
Sarah, but ] have brought you pretty little
toy, Many atimc, you have givenme onr.f
She opened the satchel, took out a model OF
Bronson's Patent, and placed il on the table.
Peter Carrnichaelatljusted his steel spectacles
and examined Il
Willit squeak il you press it 2" he asked.
Sarah laughed merrily, and the old man,
with calchiin his breath remembered that
.sihe paneled walls had not echoed that music
Tor some little time.
What's il Tor I he asSed, pretending not
10 mind.
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