The Washington herald., 1914-07-19
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caretakers, while their various owners
disported themselves in Europe or at
their favorite hot weather resorts.
At the Gryce car works, in the out
skirts of the city, William Andrew Du-
plane, late of Harvard, still wore his
overslls. for Billy was convinced that a
practical working experience was ne
cessary to his success. He moved among
the men, directing here, lending hand
there, always gathering ideas. The
young man realized that his ownership
of many cars, and his expertness in re-
pairing them, had left him much to
learn about their construction.
The mechanics and other workers en-
tertained a friendly regard for the uni
versity man with such easy, approach
able manners, and if there was line
of demarcstion between them Billy
imagined that his overalls concealed It
BiIlys enthusiasm carried him through
the hot months of early summer, his
ardor for work mounting with the ther-
mometer. He never discovered himself
worrying about the end of the chase,
for the reason that he found the run ex-
hilarating.
Billy and Priscilla Gryce had resumed
their old pleasant relations, with no
mention by any one at the old house of
the girls engagement or of Jack Well
wyn. The young man took, without
question, the goods the gods provided,
but he did some deep thinking about the
situation of his love affair, as well as
his financial one.
The Gryce was a well-launched car,
and orders for It were coming in freely.
YET not in sufficient numbers 20 satisfy
Birys voracious appetite for them.
David Gryoe, in his giass-partitioned Of
fee, guarded carefully the outgoing
cash, but found himself wishing the in
coming accounts were not So isggard !;
yet he eCu'J not bring himself to urge
speedy payments, as The thing that mat
tered most was to get the car out-get
it talked about, when it would win its
own way into favor.
One hot morning Billy entered David's
Office to discover him pouring oveF a
popular illustrated weekly. Billy sat
down at the table opposite David, when,
without looking up, David pushed the
paper over to him.
Look at thatp he said.
Billy stopped tanning himself with his
Panama and placed II on the table. He
picked up the paper, and his eyes be-
came glued to what he saw there. 1t
was to all effect and purpose, a full
page color reproduction of the Gryce
car; yet it was not the Gyoe car that
was advertised.
When Billy had stared at the adver-
tisement long enough to take in the extra
page of letter press, he flung the paper
from him. and II lay, face downward, on
the floor, where he strobe over it, stamp
ing on it in his CONSERVATION and anger.
by Gad!" he exclaimed. This is
hit below the belt Who is bringing out
this auto?"
81 don't know who is responsible for
it" returned David, but l do know
that it is the same care the Speeding
company meant to produce"
Can it be Wellwyn?" Billy said in
a low. speculative tone. Yet Uncle
Andrew promised"
81 don't suppose Mr. Duplane knows
anything about ii" returned David.
my serene uncle will keep his word
there's no capital of his in this; of that
l feel assured"
After all" said David, there's moth
ing to cavil at even if Wellwyn is at the
head of the concern. When Mr.. Du-
plane prevented him bringing out the
light automobile, he was free to 60 else
where"
I'm not so sure about that" returned |
Billy. 81 understand that my uncle's |
agreement with him was to give his
whole attention to the management of
the Speeding motor works"
Possibly that is true" replied David
irresolutely. He was unmistakably
dashed by fhe position of affairs.
do you think we are cornered?" in
quired Billy, coming to stand before
the table.
ct would appear So" returned the
other.
where is this auto made" asked
Billy.
Detroit" returned David laconically. T.
Billy studied the advertisement
sfresh, facing the settled fact of a
strongly-capitalized opposition.
That's a great ad." said David, with .
the suggestion of sigh.
81 always wanted to advertise in the
Puritan, but you would not" Billy re-
joined, note of complaint in his voice,
for he had not yet attained his second
wind.
Gould not, you mean" corrected
David. This advertisement cost, at the
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