The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1914-11-11
WALLINGFORD
IN HIS PRIME
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NE LOT II!
"a thousand dollars" replied WAL
lingford promptly.
"Get your money ready" directed
Mr.. Scallop. and grabbed the knob of
his safe. which he began to turn with
feverish activity. He overran two of
the numbers on the first attempt.
slowed down little. overran one on
the second, was deliberate upon the
third and opened the safe. He glanced
over his shoulder as he did so. Wal
lingford. big impressive. solid and
prosperous looking. had the money in
his hand and was waiting quietly. but
eagerly. Mr.. Scallop scratched his
head and delved into the papers In a
little steel drawer He drew out the
Bang Sun Engine certificates slowly.
what do you intend to do?" he asked.
Buy your stock" returned Walling
ford crisply. laying down the money
upon Mr.. Scallop's dingy old desk
II mean about the engineer correct
ed Mr.. scallop. now holding his GER
titicates against his stomach.
1T wont cost you anything to come
up to the meeting tInight at and hnd
out" WaIiingfOrd suggested. I'D be
glad to have you. even If you are not
a stakeholder. suppose you have all
the certificates there and he quietly
reached out for them.
Pete Scallop mashed those certiti-
Gates against his vest ~ don't think
I'll sell till after the meeting. he
avaricfousiy decided and put his Ger
dictates back in the safe You want
to see Bang. don't your and. going to
the door. he called. Hey you. Runt:
send Ed Bang here!"
Ed Bangs habituai deep creased
frown disappeared when he saw Wal
hngford.
I'm delighted to see you again" he
said. shaking hands heartily with the
promoter. while his face lighted with
pleasure.
"Deiightedr' snarIed ScallOp. You
must be fool. Ed! Don't you know
you and dragged you SO deep in debt
you won't pull out for yearsr
81 was In debt anyhow. and little
more doesn't NATTER Ed replied. still
holding Wallingford's hand. "Ar. Wal
tingford made millionaire Of me for
three months and | will never for
get it,
you've been working on your inven-
tion ever since left hereT guessed
Wallingford shrewdly.
"Ratber slowly confessed Mr.
Bang. with a guilty glance at his en-
ployer. Il haven't much money to
spend In experiments. and. besides
that. I'm going more carefully"
II had a right to know this" indig-
nantly declared Mr.. Scallop. why
didn't you tell mef"
Because you'd have kidded him to
DEATH" Wallingford answered for him
~ suppose your new models are up at
the house. Mr. Bang7 Ii Mr.. Scallop
will let you OF III go up there with
you and look at them"
"Of course he can CO." said Mr.. Seal
Iop hastily. "I1l go along"
In Ed Bangs woodshed they inspect
ed the crude coils and bars which form
ed Mr. Bangs latest model Of his sun
engine. and Pete Scallop looked coldly
upon the dynamOmeter which present
iy registered its coefficient of power in
the early winter sunlight.
81 don't see where you've made any
improvement" he criticised with much
dissa tisfaction. at was neater look
ing machine the last time I saw It and
1t ran a bicycle wheel"
Wallingford chuckled. closing his
eyes and heaving bis big shoulders.
THAT was one Of my stock selling
tricks" he confessed THAT wheel
was so delicately balanced that We
had to keep gnats of the rim for fear
they might start 1t spinning backward.
Moreover. ! flattened the steel spokes
Of that bicycle wheel and set them d.
agonaIly, 50 that the wind would
help it"
You hear him. gentlemen cried
Mr.. Scallop. clutchlng at his teeth.
HE admits that he tricked u.s."
WAS clever. wasn't it?" agreed Wal
iingford. pausing to admire himself.
Look at this dynamometer. though.
Mr.. Scallop. The machine is the same
size. and that little needle is more than
four times as far around the dial as
1t was the last time saw a test Mr..
Bang has been making steady progress
with pitifully inadequate means. and l
for one believe that he will solve his
problem"
do you think sor' asked Mr.. Bang,
with pathetic eagerness. Sometimes