Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

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| wealth was not too strictly drawn. He
vas fairly well educated, and had the
! manners Of a gentleman.
One day, after the shop had been
running under the new management
for a couple of months, young Ander-
son sought an interview with Mr.. Alex
ander to say:
while in a butcher shop this morn
ing I saw the butcher chopping up
meat with a cleaver In either hand He
wanted 1t fine. and 1t took him twenty
minutes Of steady work to make 1t SO"
"Weil?"
III there were a machine that would
grind three times the weight OF meat
he was %chopping. and do 1t better. and
In five minutes, wouldn't the butchers
and hotels buy them?"
Lord, man, such a machine would
make the manufacturer OF 1t a million
aire within five years!"
81 believe can invent one.'
go ahead and make your drawings.
II the machine will work it will make
US both rich"
Boone Walters had stood by and
heard the conversation, but had not
put In q word. AS a matter OF TACT he
had antagonized Guy the first week he
began to Joss things, and would gladly
have discharged him II he could have
found an excus
If Guy does succeed 1t will be great
for u.s." said Mr.. Alexander, after the
mechanic had left the office.
HE may be smart enough was
the mean reply.
But he will invent It. He Is a
genius, and the most valuable hand In
the shop"
Walters had no more to say, but he
made a mental resolve that BODIED no
good fer the genius.
Young Anderson had converted an
old barn at his home into a shop, n
there, secure from outsiders. he pre-
pared his drawings and made his
model in his spare hours and by giving
his Sundays to 1t. There came a day
when he could announce at the ehop
that everything was ready for a trial.
The partners. n Of them scarcely
daring to believe. and the other hoping
for failure, accompanied Guy home.
In ten minutes 1t was settled that
the invention vas a success. and MT.
Alexander danced around In his ex-
element and slapped Walters on the
back and shouted:
aI xa1I pon ha would do II and ne
hast"
81 don't think It practical" was the
surly reply.
But you see 1t working"
But this Is only a model"
But it's great, great, great! You
would realize 1t II you we're a machin-
list. 1t will be brought to the shop to-
morrow to be built after, and we must
draw up a written agreement with
Guy"
Not one word of encouragement
from Walters. He as good as turned
his back on the whole thing. This at
titude caused the senior partner to say
to his daughter when he got home:
Kitty, l can't understand young
Walters at all. Have you two had a
quarrel?"
mo, father. We are not intimate
enough for that. Did you go to SEE
! Mr.. Anderson's invention this after
noon?"
Just got back"
The thing had been talked OF in the
{ home, and the girl had seemed greatly
interested. She vas told that Guy had
succeeded, and what the attitude OF
t young Walters had been, and little
: more was said. She knew where
young Anderson's nome was. and she
{ knew that the model was to be left in
= his shop over night. At ten O'Clock
t that night she said to h coachman
who sat in the kitchen:
Thomas, have a horse and buggy ir
the alley in Just an hour from now"
Yes, miss"
"You are to go with me for a shor'
drive. Bring a lantern"
The drive was half ended when they
reached the shop holding the model
In his trust of his fellow.men Guy hat
k not locked the door. 1t was Miss Kitty
herself who got out Of the buggy ant
entered the place and brought out thu
model and the drawings.
ITS robbery and states prison.
whispered the coachman.
Not unless you are caught" sh'
laughed.
Half an hour later a second ril
3 drove up to that same shop, and thu
driver Of it gave a grunt Of satisfac
ton as he descended and found tina
s he would not have to break a lock
Ten minutes later he was cursing a.
he drove away.
There was a great row next morn
r ing. Young Walters charged youni
a Anderson with stealing his W prop
i erty that he might deal with othe
ii parties; young Anderson resented tn,
. imputation by a ~knockdown blow; MI
I Alexander said the partnership mus
" be dissolved. and Miss Kitty went t
an uncle who had money and told hin
. Of the invention and got him to bu,
III the Junior partner out.
That invention has made a carloau
u of none for the owners. And di
Miss Kitty become a robber Just to Sc
o how it would seem?
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