The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1913-09-23

the wing of the house where Mr.. Sax
ton had his study and work room
| there came a quick call:s
"Oh. Mr.. Tyson. must see you at
once!"
Annette gave Burt a beseeching
look 1t seemed to ask that he be
indulgent with an old mans fancies,
it expressed a grateful shade of feel
ing that was pathetic, and then as
Burt left her side there Swallowed the
bonny face two subdued emotions-pa-
tience and despair.
Johr Saxton was an inventor For
merly he had been superintendent of
the great Walworth Motor Works, a
mile distant. He had made some i'm
provements on one of their specialties
for which the company had promised
him a large reward. They dishonest
ly repudiated the contract, and he left
their service. Since then he had
spent whole year perfecting a new
motor that would be the last word
in it's particular line, Z it met his ex-
pectations. The company had heard
Of 1t and had made him oyertures
He declined to treat with them, al
though all his surplus money had CIV
en- out and even the question of daily
bread.was really distressful problem
for the family.
Burt was in the employ of an archi-
tect. He had known Mr.. Saxton for
long time. 1t was Burt to whom
Mr.. Saxton had entrusted the drawing
up of the plans and specifications of
his new invention. These Mr.. Saxton
had been going over for a week, in
tending to transmit them to the patent
office at Washington. Burt found him
pacing his study in state of the
greatest excitement
"Mr Tyson" he announced, II am
in deep trouble and distress. Some
one entered this room yesterday morn
ing while Annette and were absent,
took the plans Of the new motor at
tachment from my desk and copied
them"
COPIED Them" repeated Burt in
amazement.
"Yes-photographed them Let me
show you" and the old inventor with
trembling hands spread out a roll of
documents. AT once l noticed they
had been disturbed, but only this
morning did observe those splotches
OF Photographic ink on one of them.
Do you see?"
YES" replied Burt, slowly inspect
ing the disfigured document in ques-
ton. These papers have been tam
pered with"
They have been copied as say.
and for a purpose" insisted Saxton
with rising agitation. 1T means ruin
to me. Don't you underakand-Wal-
WORTH"
You suspect the Walworth com
pany of this wicked act?"
Suspect? know!" fairly shouted
Saxton. Listen: a poor, unfortunte
fellow whom they deluded and let &C,
as they served me, took to drink
found him down to the very verge of
wretchedness some time ago Snd
helped him as best l could. He
, Strengthened up and got work at q
new place. He came to me secretly
this afternoon. to inform me that
through a friend at the Walworth
plant he had learned that today the
people there sent on their application
for patent on the very device l have
been working on for SO long. Don't
you see? They have stolen my pat
ent, they are robbing me for a second
timei"
Then, even If you got your papers
into the mail at the very earliest mo-
ment tomorrow morning, they would
be day ahead of your"
Il am too late, see that" saiA the
inventor. dejectedly.
Give me those papcrs!"
1t seemed as if sudden brilliant
inspiration had come to Burt. He had
arisen to his feet, his eyes glowing, a
quick flash of excitement on his face.
What are you about to do?" be-
gan the inventor bewilderedly.
Leave it to me. Only-hope. l
think see way to cireumyent those
Walworth plotters yet
Then Burt was gone. He passed
Annette. lingering at the gate. She
noted his agitated manner, his
ur9enny