The Detroit times., 1914-05-05

We'll" Mark returned 10 caution
after all, aerial navigation Is hardly
! in my line | really ought 20 nave
some security. don't you think
"I'll give you" proposed Timothy
eagerly "a half interest in the ma
chine"
Mark seemed TO be lighting down
an impulse But he shook his head
you see. it's value would be scien.
tific rather than commercial Ana
I'm just a plain money -grubber, you
| know
Timothy sighed. That ends II,
guess. An I've got is mort gagged TO
the limit now I'm disappointed
though"
still" Mark went on slowly, I'd
like to do IT, Haven't YOU anything
that would give business instinct even
an excuse 10 be SILENT?
Nothing. Unless, Timothy ven
tured timidly. You could call lroquols
Iron an excuse"
Mark grinned broadly I've heard
OF that bubble"
Timothy too, grinned, though un-
happily. Bubble, m afraid, eX-
presses IL exactly
Mark spent a minute in frowning
study of the model 1t would De
something, he admitted at last, 10
contribute even money 20 what might
turn out 10 be the invention OF the
age. believe-I believe III take the
excuse ~. He made sudden reckless
gesture. I'll do better I'll go the
whole hog and buy the stock. Mr.
Woodhouse. you would talk the birds
out OF the trees!''
1T was ridieulously easy.
But the event had sequel. Scarce
~ week PASSED when Timothy re-
turned. Timothy was eyidently ex-
cited
Have yopsdiscovered some new i'm
portani principle or your machine?
Mark inquired
NO" Timothy answered Il have
come 10 buy back that stock.
"oh. no, I'm satisfied With my
bargain"
But" Timothy explained innocent
ly, II have discovered that IL has a
value in excessively much In excess
-of what you paid me for IT,.
The less reason then, Mark
smiled, why | should sell il back to
you
But" Timothy swallowed hard
and down went pride, you don't un-
derstand. IL would be great favor
TO me, have been careless-l may
as we'll speak out and say that ! am
very poor business man. ! have
lost almost everything inherited.
What is left is mortgaged almost TO
full value. except this stock which
/ now find | can sell for enough 10
clean up my obligations and give me
a new start"
And which is now mine"
Which is now yours. through a
hard bargain-an inadvertently hard
bargain. OF course" Timothy added
hastily, The troubled look in his eyes
deepened And now | come TO you
as one gentleman 10 another. 10 ask
you 20 release me from IL"
That would hardly be business
like"
But this is not business. said, as
one gentleman to another Timothy
was guiltless OF humorous intent, For
myself / shouldn't think or disturb
ing any advantage your interest in my
work might accidently give you But
to my wife and daughter. who are
entirely dependent upon me, this
would mean much"
Isn't II little late. after wasting
your substance in riotous invention.
to begin thinking OF them? Besides,
Mark looked at his watch pointedly,
"I hardly see your right TO ask me TO
give them the consideration you've
never given them
Timothy flushed painfully. rising,
lyon refuse. them" II do"
Then you had this stock in mind
all along?"
III you'd made as shrewd guess
before" Mark grinned.
Timothy put OF his suppliant atti.
tude lie drew himself up to his full
height and squinted contemporary
al Mark through his spectacles. And,
although long neglect OF the yanities
of this world has lost him the fine
seigniorlal air that is the birth-right
of the citizens OF Jericho, he was not
altogether ridiculous.
Il was told YOU are apt To do this
sort OF thing
The loser in deal" Mark remind
ed him coldly. always finds some
thing TO criticize II there's nothing
else can do for you-good day, Mr..
Woodhouse."
$50 this is what you call a deal?
/ should choose another term. ! snail
take enough OF your time 10 give you
my view OF H. You came to me TO
get that stock. but you did not come
frankly. You resorted 60 subterfuge.
You battered me. You took advan.
tage OF your inside knowledge or IT'S
value and OF the fact that I'm rather
a fool I'm such matters to get IL alb
surdly cheap. But | suppose one need
hardly expect particularly OF conduct
from your sort"
Mark sneered AT least You felt
no obligation 10 particularly OF con
duct when you thought you were get
ting good round sum for something
or no value at all
That" said Timothy with dignity,
Il supposed and You pretended was
practically gift to science. shall
keep Won no longer, sir"
And Timothy stalked away. For
several days Marks familiars observ-
ed M him an unusual irritability OF
temper.
steel had come into It's own. II was
the first principally OF industry.
swiftly as the sun seeks its zenith.
It's leaders we're rising to power and
prestige. doing big things I'm big.