The Owosso times., 1915-08-20


penter Since Miss BroadnaX's father
had made his money out Of the bones
of rOtting animals the structures in
volved in her denunciation of these oc-
cupatlons did not come with good
grace.
A certain Miss MacKnight. whose IA
ther had been a judge on the bench, on
hearing of Miss Broadnaxs remarks
said that the world had improved In
Its estimate of persons in separating
those OF refinement from their Occupa-
tions; that it was possible for plumber.
counter jumper" or Il carpenter to be
a refined man and IL was possible for
gentleman to engage in the manu-
facture of fertilizing material.
This bit of repartee was appreciat-
ed by those Of the old school who were
not especially pleased with Miss Brod-
nax's assumption Of the right to turn
down persons On account of their occu-
pations. However, Miss Broadnax from
her own standpoint won a signal vic
tory.
One day an automobile drew up In
haste In front Of Mrs. Bradbury's
house. Mr.. Treat got out, hustled into
the car and was carried away. 1t so
happened that Miss Broadnax was
passing Mrs. Bradbury's at the time in
her limousine and, seeing the departure
Of Mr.. Treat, took it into her head that
he had been carried away by plain
clothes policeman. Resolving to make
sure Of the matter. she ordered her
chauffeur to follow.
Twenty miles from Glendale the auto
containing Treat drew up at q large
factory. The young man alighted and
entered one Of the buildings. Miss
BroadnaX drove up to the Office and,
introducing herself as a daughter Of
Peter BroadnaX, the great manufactur-
er Of fertilizing material, asked to be
shown through the works. Her applica-
ton was granted with alacrity, and
during her inspection she caught sight
Of Charles Treat In pair of overalls
bending over Il machine.
Greasy mechanic!' she exclaimed to
herself. II knew there was something
the matter with him. If he isn't a
criminal he's common laborer, and
that's not much better" So Miss
Broadnax was driven back to Glendale
and the next day gave out that what
ever the others Of the social circle did
In the premises she would no longer
countenance Mr.. Treat.
There was time when her state
ment that she had discovered that
member Of the social circle Of Glendale
worked in overalls in factory would
have been sufficient to eject him. In
the twentieth century there is a broad
er view Of such matters. Mr.. Treat
was not turned down by his associates,
but was treated by different ones in
different ways. He returned to them
in a few days without mentioning
where he had been and soon noticed
that something had happened. Some
Of his former associates scarcely no
ticed him, some treated him as usual,
and he noticed that Miss MacKnight
was unusually cordial.
No one felt obliged to tell Mr. Treat
he had been tracked to factory and
had been seen In Overalls. and since he
was ignorant Of this fact some time
was required for him to realize that he
was among certain persons persona
non grata. Naturally Miss Mac cKnight's
cordial treatment Of him drew him to
her, he suppOsing that he was attrac-.
tive to her. The young lady, unwill-
ing that he should mistake the cause
Of the favor she showed him. finally
told him the story of Miss BrOadnax
following him to the factory, which
explained the cOolness shown him by
certain members Of the social circle.
Treat held his ground In Glendale
till the last of August. when he depart
ed, and few days later every one of
his associates there received an invi-
tatiOn to inspect new cannon he had
invented at the Duckworth Arms COM
pany on an early day In September,
the day after Labor day. 1t was the
Duckworth Arms company's factory
where Mr.. Treat had been seen In over
alls.
Naturally the announcement that
Treat was an inventor and had per-
fected-as he had done his own work
manship-a new cannon created quite
stir in the Glendale social circle.
There were girls in that circle who
were looking out to marry an estab-
lishment and would be only too glad
to marry man In Overalls If he We're
q successful inventor made rich by his
inventions. AS to the young men, they
had long passed beyond the narrow
ideas Of their forefathers, and there
was not one Of them who would not
gladly have stepped into the shoes Of a
man who was capable Of even trying
to invent a gun.
The invitation was generally accept
ed, the only girl declining being Miss
Broadnax, she not having the face to
put in an appearance. They were re-
ceived by Treat in a private room In
which he had worked out his gun
scheme, and before taking them to view
his gun he made them little address,
in which he gave brief account Of his
struggles as an inventor, assuring
them that had he not been educated
as mechanic he could not have sue
ceeded, since a practical knowledge Of
mechanics was involved in his work.
He then led them into q foundry
building I'm which the gun was set nm.