The Hartford republican., 1913-08-29

They have been copied as I say.
and for Q purpose" insisted SsxtoD
with rising agitation. 1T means ruin
70 me. Don't you understsnd-Wsl-
worth"
You suspect the walworth com
pany Of this wicked actY"
Suspect know" fairly shouted
.saxton Listen: q poor. unfortunte
fellow whom they deiuded and let go.
as they served me. took TO drint. !
found him down to the very verge Of
wretchedness some time ago and
helped him ~ best could. He
Strengthened up and got work at q
new place. He came to me secretly
this afternoon. to inform me that
through q friend at the walworth
plant he had learned that today the
people there sent on their application
for q patent on the very device have
been working on for 30 long. Don't
you see- They have stolen nv pat
ent. they are robbing me for a second
time."
Then. even II you got your papers
into the mail nj the very earliest mo
ment tomorrow morning. they would
be a day ahead OF your"
Il am too late. see that" said the
inventor. dejectedly.
Give me those papers,"
II seemed as IL a sudden brilliant
inspiration had come to Burt He had
arisen to his feet. his eyes glowing. q
quick fash Of excitement on his face.
What are you about 10 do" be-
gan the inventor bewiideredly.
Leave II TO me Only-hope. I
think ! see . way to circumvent those
walvorth piotters yet"
Then Burt was gone. He passed
Annette. lingering at the gate She
noted his agitated manner. his
urgency.
MY father" she faltered.
He will tell you ALL" explained
Burt. hurriedly. He is the victim OF
. cruel. wicked plot. / am going to
save him. II ] can"
Bless you" came the audible benz
son. falling on his ears like sweetest
music All II he could but have
heard the whispered words that fol-
lowed: oh. nv love. my love-and
I dare not tell you,-
Just NJ daybreak next morning Burt
Tyson was n the nearest city. An
hour later be had the vires east go
ing in his behalf II cost him nearly
all the two hundred dollars be had
saved up 70 send q long message to q
close friend. . young lawyer In Wash
ington.
Word for word be wired the specin-
cations Of the saIton patent Techni-
cal description Of the details followed.
In fact. all that was necessary TO fur
nish q shrevd. prompt man with the
information 10 secure q patent. were
at the other end OF the line before
business fairly began in the capital
city.
At noon that day Burt received the
following dispatch from the friend be
knew be could rely upon:
Drawings. papers and application
hled. Caveat granted and later appl-
cants shut out"
The story was all over the town
hours later Burt was at
the Saxton home when an emissary
from the Walworth works offered a
small fortune for the valuable patent
they had tried TO steal
Again Annette stood at the gate as
he left the house. Again her grateful
soul tried to impart 10 him the emo
lions his noble fidelity had aroused.
Something in her eyes held him. I
some latent hope drove him TO speak (
once again OF the love In his heart /
hat could never die out
1T was only that we we're 20 poor
1T was only because I felt that you
we're worthy OF some one not 20 hum 1
Die" she began. ]
He checked her utterance with q
Iiss
MY peerless one, Ny empress,-
'e said ardently. "Oh. greater and
,olier is the happiness Of knowing
hat you loved me all of the time,"
(copyrisht- 1919. by W. O. chspman)