The Lamar register., 1914-09-09


''HOw very annoying" he murmured.
What we must do" went on Wal
lingford easily and confidently. rs to
make the hollow sections like this. !"
And he deity and ruthlessly cut open
upon alternate edges one of Benssy's
beautifully perfect little sections, tele-
scoping the two parts upon each other
slightly. 80 as to show the plan Of over
tapping. and then reversing them to
show how much space they saved in
nesting for shipment.
There was general chorus Of polite
EXPLANATIONS. which covered unlimited
genuine admiration.
THAT surely makes Mr.. Wallingford
one Of the family. Reggie" declared
Hickey. II vote him In. fellows. Now,
one. two. three
AYE" gently and courteously shout
ed bis friends in perfect unison with
him.
II thank you." said Wallingford, ris-
ing and bowling gravely. The gentle
mans manners were perfect. There
was no gainsaying that.
There's one difficulty Of which none
Il.
Cash. rubbing again in reflection the
beard Of his ancestors in the hollow OF
his cheeks. Who's going to run the
company? None of us has the time
nor the taste for that sort Of thing
Il 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 l shall organize the concern.
set 1t going and see that 1t is properly
conducted without charging penny
for my services"
THAT'S what l do call sportin'," de-
clared Hickey. rubbing his incipient
mustache the wrong way in his en-
thusiasm.
Its more generous than fair" OBJ
jected Benssy. Wed be delighted.
I'm sure. Mr.. wallingford. to have you
accept the bOthersome management Of
the thing. but we can't possibly think
OF 1t unless you would accept remuner-
alton of some sort
"Oh. II you insist upon It," and Wal
lingford waved his hand easily. as IL
the question were too trifing to be
considered among gentlemen. II won't
accept a salary. but II you want me to
have some additional stock for my
services to avoid feeling under obliga-
lions you may make 1t over to me-
But. | say" protested Reggie. his
fat lips protruding in dissatisfaction.
IF we all take the same amount of
stock aod we give Mr.. Wallingford
some extra he'll have the most. and
rs this 10 our joint invention we must
share alike"
That's true" Wallingford hastily
admitted. wen just throw that idea
aside. 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 1t u 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 jusifies.
We shall not need over $4,000 to start
with
Then. fellows. here's the sportin'
idea" announced Hickey. Fifty thou
sand dollars makes $4,000 for each of
us FIVE. Mr.. Wallingfords services
should be worth at least as much as
one-sixth of all our money. and l vote
that we admit Mr.. Wallingford to an
equal partnership with US and not per-
NIT him to pay any assessments. Now!
One. two. three
Aver voted his associates In unison.
Gentlemen" intoned Wallingford.
rising solemnly and smoothing down
his broad waistcoat, II accept your
generous offer. II this were brought
up to me as an ordinary business prop
osition l should be compelled to de-
cline 1t instantly. but | have taken
quite a fancy to you boys. have.
moreover. become fascinated with the
portable house and intend to make 1t
one of my most successful ventures.
l 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
our papers to an attorney when we ar
rive in the city and make our action
legally binding. Tomorrow l shall
have patent papers and drawings pre-
pared and as soon as they are ready
shall call another meeting for us to
sign them. In the meantime l shall
see II we cannot rent factory already
equipped, shall have working drawings