Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-31

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grave matters with his board. The d.
rectors were all for bargaining with
lhim at once for the complete control
of his patents. but unfortunately their
minds were at work upon sugges-
ton made by Ringgold Cash to &C.
and. perceiving the impossibility Of
setting these particular minds at work
upon any two thoughts at one and the
same time. Mr.. Wallingford led them
gently, but firmly, away from the en-
tire subject.
I'VE must be cautious" he said. Il
would not have you hasty in acquiring
these patents nor in booking the order
of Mr.. Bezazzum. I shall require q
week or ten days In which to look into
the gentleman's credentials. In that
time l shall discover. with your per-
mission, whether the Wallingford i'm
provements will do anything toward
securing the Ontario and Arkansas or
ders. II they do, Of course the COM
pany will need and must have the
Wallingford patents, and in that case
my price will be $125,OO0 cash."
On the day Mr.. Wallingford received
his $125.O00 he started work upon the
300 portable houses for Mr.. Bezazzum;
he also booked the order Of the gentle
man from Arkansas and gloated for q
moment over the order Of the gentle
man from Ontario. booked four days
previously. This hours work was all
he did in the Office that morning. fot
Immediately upon the receipt Of his
CHECK from the genial secretary, who
seemed more conceived than ever from
collar button to knees by the unearthiy
hour Of 10 a. M, Mr.. Wallingford h'ur
|ried right out to turn that check into
cash, and did not return until the next
day. From that time on, however.
things moved, in that dress parade fac
tory, with suddenness and decision
which surprised the uniformed rank OF
the knights Of the Wooden Ribbon
until they had washed out every giggle
lin their systems with honest perspira
'tion; for Wallingford, when he sudden
~ dropped the mask OF the factory dill
ettante, proved to be what the men
within a week declared, regular
manager"
Wallingford with grim. secret hui.
NOR kept the board Of directors func-
|tions as elaborate as ever, but he al
lowed, which was entirely foreign to
his nature. sameness to peryade the
very elaboration, and a deathlike pail
|crept upon the meetings In the mean
time the work never tagged. The
three orders were made ready in rec
|ord speed, and the three shipments
were 50 timed as to reach their desti-
nations upon the same day as nearly
las possible: Upon the day of the last
shipment WallinGford telephoned to a
lawyer friend of his. who Immediately
the information to lawyer
friend of his own that the Speckled
Bass Portable Bungalow company was
lat last engaged in actual business. hay-
ing made shipments. Upon the next
day the lawyer friend Of Wallingford's
lawyer friend filed suit against the
company In the nameof the National
Hollow Walled Porfnble5 House COM
|pany for infringement OF patent and
damages, the bill also praying an In
Junction.
The official manager immediately
called meeting of the, board by tele-
[phone, ,Hesnlmost called In vain. for
konly. Hickey Saunders, ever loyal.
would admit. that he was, in town
Upon making known the intense gtav
lily of the situation Wallingford.
Through Hickey, located the others.
[They- came most painfully, and the
official manager allowed the attorney
Ito talk them into sapphire funk.
Wallingford, however. masterful re-
|sourceeul man that he was. stood firm
~ as rock. defying the attorney. who
Threatened to put them out of business,
annex their private fortunes for dam
ages and disgrace them forever.
Wanly. yet protesting deep il almost
|despairing faith, they clung to their
friend. j. Rufus. even in the face OF
the lawyers departing threat to bring
suit at once But ON the fourth day
latter there came an agonized telegram
from Mr.. Bezazzum that an injunction