The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-14
WallingfOrd|
 His Prime
By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
Copyright 1913. by the Bobbs-
 Merrill Co.

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 that emergency ssSo far as that is concened.' p he observed in smiling con ffdence, 'I invented inventing, though am far too modest man so to state.'' And he laughed joviaHy, closing his ayes and shaking his big shoulders te Ehow them that this was joke. ssEven while we have been talking have dis covered a radical defect in the con EEuct1on of your portable cottage and have invented a way t6 overcome it. You are making your hollow walls in mtraiEht sections which merely abut pon each other. Warpage and shrink nse w4u draw them crooked and leave Fide cracks, over which you will be Compelled to nail permanent e1eats, which ls entirely foreign to your idea tf porsability-1
 Benssy Falls looked with 1ismay npoR his dexqufsitely accurate model How very annoyingr' he murmured.
 What we must do," went on Wal Mngford easily and confidently, lis to- nake the hollow sections like this. And he deftly and ruthlessly cut open Mpon alternate edges one of Benssy's Beautifully perfect little sections, te1e- &copEng the two parts upon each other slightly, so as 10 show the plan of over Iapplng, and then reversing them to SHOW now 4uCn GBECG L4GV E1V60 Tn nesting for shipment -
 There was a general chorus of polite nrclamations, which covered unlimited renuiae admiration That surely makes Mfr. Wallingford One of the family, Reggie" declared Hickey. 'Tvote him in, fellows. Now, one. two. three@
 'sAyer" gently and courteously shout cd his friends in perfect unison with him
 T thank you," said WaIlfngford, r1s- ing and lowing gzvely- The gentle mans manners were perfect There was no gafnsaying that.
 There's one difficulty of which none of you has. thought declared Mr. Cash. rubbing again fin reflection the beard of his ancestors in the hollow of his cheeka. Who's going to run the c0mpanyg None Of us has the time hor the taste for that sort of thing
 q have" offered Wallingford. ''Of course my other interests are so heavy as to prevent my giving my entire time to it. but if my partners will per init me I shall organize the concern, set it going and seesthat it is properly conducted without charging a penny for my services.
 That's what T do Call sportin'.'' = de- elared Hickey. rubbing his incipient snustache the wrong way in his en- thusfasm-
 -It's more generous than fair,', ob- 5ected Benssy ~We'u be delighted T'n sure. Mir. Warlingford, to have you accept the bothersome management of the thing, but we can't possibly think of it unless you would accept remunet- alton of some sort.
 rOh. ffsyou insist upon it." and Wal lingford waved his hand easily, as if the question were too trihing to be considered among gentlemen. E'I won't accept a salary, but if you want me to have some additional stock for my services to avoid feeling under obliga- lions you may make it over to me-
 But, I say" protested Reggie, bis fat lips -protruding in, dissatisfaction, If we all take the same amount of stock and we give Mir. WaIlingford some extra he'n have the most, and 2 as this is ssour joint invention we rntlsE share alike
 That's trIe," Wallingford hastily admitted. sssWe'n just throw that idea asidtek We won't need a stock compa- ny anyhow for we shall not want to sell stock or admit any one. else into the business We can make it a sim pie partnership. putting in just what we need to begin with and assessing ourselves as much more from, time to time as the business actually just1ies. We shah not need over s5O.0OO to start with
 Then. fellows, here's the sportin' idea, announced Hickey. Fifty thou sand dollars makes S1O, 900 for each of us i've Mir. Wallingford's services should be worth at least as much as one-sizth of all our money, and I vote that we admit MT. Wallfngford to an equal =pnrtnerAhtp with us and not per init him to pay any assessments. Now! One. two. thresE-
 Aver voted his associates in unison.
 "Gentlemen," intoned Wallingford, rising solemnly and smoothing down his broad swaistcoat, 'I accept your generous offer. If this were brought up to me as an ordinary business prop osition l should be compelled to de- cline it instantly; but I have taken quite fancy to you boys. I have, raoreover, become fascinated with the portable house and intend to make it one of my most successful ventures. I shall at once draw up partnership papers which we shall discuss and sign right here while we are waiting Then we shall select officers, hold a board of directors meeting, take all osx papers to an attorney when we ar rive in the city and make our action legally binding. Tomorrow shall have patent papers and drawings pre- pared and as soon as they are ready shalI call another meeting for us to Eign them In the meantime I shall sre f we cannot rent factory already equipped, shall have working drawings prepared, purchase materials, secure lrorkmen and start upon some sample houses including the mahogany and fhe birdseye maple one which you are to take upon your fishing trip"