The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-09-09

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agreeable, ana he did this tozsuch good
effect that within fifteen minutes his
host had asked him to remain to din
Eer. He sat among them in smiling
ease, gentleman Of experience. a
world traveller. an all round good fell
low, one who knew the vintage OF
wines by the taste and told rare stories
with rarer discretion. Also be appre-
ciated the pretty little pasteboard
| house when it was accidentally brought
to his attention.
"Rippin fine thing, 1t is" Hickey
Saunders boosted. "Benssy's the archi-
tcct and builder because he's such n
clever chap with his fingers-embrotd-
ers the monographs on his own under
wear and all that sort Of thing. you
know-but we're all In on the inven-
TIM"
Its a portable house for fishing
trip we contemplate" young Falls mod
estly explained. The gov'nor's open.
ing up a strip of land through upper
Wisconsin and Michigan which is full
Of small virgin lakes. and he's given
| US permission to fish them out before
his construction gangs so through"
| Wallingford WINGED. He knew that
strip Of land quite we'll. He had once
owned 1t. and its loss to Falls senior
was the one big blot upon his own
financial escutcheon. Falls had been u
bigger thief and had stolen Walllng-
ford's swag-that was the answer.
| And so E. II. was going to build n
road through there, after oil! He
would make mental note OF that
And so you're building wind
proof, dustproof. rainproof and snow
proof portable house," he suggested.
ALSO heat and cold proof" added
| Hickey. you see, we couldn't find a
good. portable house, so we invented
one on our way back FROM inspecting
| the happy bunting grounds. Stunning,
the amount OF brains we found in the
crowd. BenSsy invented the hollow
walls, air space and that sort Of thing,
you know. Reggie figured out how to
turn the table and benches into cots
! with real spring mattresses In them.
Rcsgie's long on eating and sleeping.
uumpsey. who Is no end OF clever
| mechanic. devised the simplest sort OF
II collapsIble cook stove with a tele-
scoplng pipe. Cash discovered the
method of making the roof ridge Wa
| tertight, and worked out a fancy
| clamp to bind the corners together.
But. after all. the real rippin' brains
of the thing is Benssy's. The hollow
wall idea was his-came to him just IN
n flash. Never wasted u moment OF
| thought on It,"
Benssy coored slightly. VERY ordi-
nary idea. I'm sure" he said with be-
coming modesty. the dinples appear
ing for just an instant, then coyly van
ishlng. ANY one could have thought
Of it."
"Clcver scheme" declared Walling-
ford. admirIng the really good model
with the practiscd eye Of a born me-
chunic, as Benssy deity took it apart
and demonstrated how 1t was to be
packed and shipped and reassembled.
Quite clever. indeed" The opening
for which he had been cropping came In
a fash, rs inspired as that which had
brought to Benssy Falls the stunning
device of the hollow walls. This IS
more than clever. gentlemen" he went
on. his tone changing to one OF grave
enrnestness that commanded instant
attention. ut Is worthy Of serious
commercial consideration. It would
be n pity to allow so perfect an ard-
Gle of manufacture to go to waste"
well. Of course. you know. none OF
us is In trnde. and we wouldn't care for
that sort OF thing" announced Reggie
Hugh ioftlly, with shrinking
thought of the original thick Tipped
Haw.
81 don't know, old chap" unused
Benssy. why wouldn't it be rip
ping good novelty for us all to go into
trade? We've tried everything else"
.That's what l call sportin'," stated
Hickey Saunders enthusiastically. I'm
for anything Benssy starts"
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