The Washington times., 1915-11-14

sharp. small. high noto. like an infant
crickets. which spoke volumes for the
wonders that the big machines could
Then Mr.. wailingford went to MIR,
Morley At the Commercial Bank and
exposed the full breadth OF his chest
and shoulders. the full pinkness OF his
ndcnt smile.
rMorley." said he In the pleasant tone
OF one requesting q match from boon
Ing account Of fve thousand dollars"
Glad 70 accommodate you." said Mr..
Morley. his gray face wrestbinE in an
well, said w.llinstord. .railins. Il
Bank Sun Engine stock"
Mr.. Morley shook his head and viewed
Mr.: Wallingford In kindly reproof.
while that stock 10 undoubtedly Of
high worth. II Isn't collateral. Mr.. Wal
tangible value, and. In fact. Is not even
issred by an operating concern"
oh. ] see. saii Wailingford. smiling.
No. I don't believe you do" returned
srn.S Mr. MSrsy icy Ssins sSmp"snns sny 81 h":sf G
low and an ingenious one. Even
personally would not care to loan
NOR ey uron the security"
Mr.. wallingford's face apparently fell
In reality he heavet an inward sigh Of
auired In q crestfalleI. tone.
NO" insisted Mr.. Morley. Al thcn
he smiled tnEenuously and placed his
hand In friendly, conho ence upon Mr..
Wallinsford's knee. II might, however.
block Of II " the price were made at
tractive.'
THE International stock Hs rot for
sale" said Mr.. Wallingford. stifhy. and
arose.
Now look here. waiIinsford." pro-
tested Morley: sit down. OF course.
know you've made your money by
looking out for the main chance. I un-
derstand that you hold personally only
five shares OF stock. each. In the LOCAL
company and In the manufacturing com
paby: hut you hold almost Ave thou
sand shares Of stock In the parent
comrany. which will hold 81 per cent
Of the stock In every other branch COM
pany ever formed. which will. in addi-
from all ether branch companies and
take a dollar ROYALTY FOR every sun
engine unit manufactured during tho
life Of vour overlapping patents. which
means indeh:ci.ely. Your nsren. com.
scheme for MAKING S'-ndsrd OIL look
liz" smrll concern. But In The mean
time the Commercial Bank will be In
position to do Rrent many favors for
oil thrc" Of your comnan'es. For In
stance. vou aav the International has
n" trens,i-v stock Cor sale"
"No." wsi'insford assented.
Then whom u gets ready to extend
i.s hrsincss " will need funds
"rhe premiums It receives for the rs-
tah,ishment ~ new local branches will
carry on all It's necessary expense.
Later on patent litigation may take
quito n bit. but that cannot come be
fore receipts begin to pour In You may
not know that 10 per cent OF Inter-
national. receipts from all sources is TO
10 into A sinking fund for patents and
patent litigation alone
Correct" said Morley. nodding hia
head in decided approval. That shows
your shrewd wisdom. the far-sightei
business principles. Mr.. Wallingford,
which have made you what you are.
and which have inspired the conhl-
ence OF business msn In you: and ne
looked anew at Mr. Wallingford,s
groomed bulk. T will buy some Of
that stock right now. Mr.. Wallingford.
Five thousand dollars worth"
You win not" decided the great
caritalist anrrily. and s:alked out.
refusing to turn at Morley's urgent
call
wallingford. listening comfortably
to his big auto chugging away down
at the curb. sat waiting for the time
to arrive when he should go to the
train to meet the girls. and looked
about the magnificent Offices Of the
International Bang Sun Engine Com
pany with much satisfaction.
Into this hive OF golden activity
came. with quick. nervous step. an
extremely ministerislly garbed man
tall and slender. his eyes and hair
as black as his Prince Albert and MS
shiny az his silk hat This gentleman.
refusing to send In his name. pushed
breezily into the inner sanctum and
slapped J. Rufus on the broad hack.
You're pinched for lettering in a
graveyard" he announced.
Hello. Blackie!" exclaimed Walling-
ford clasping the hand OF the visitor.
Ready for the grand tahleau." said
Wallingford. closing his eyes to
chuckle. You're the red fre."
"All right" said Blackie. touch
match to me-"
"I'll do that on the way down to the
train" returned J. Rufus. The girls
are coming"
That's why I'm here ahead OF time"
erinned Blackie.
The chauffeur was not visible when
they reached the sidewalk. and. after
honking the horn few times, Wal
lingford and Blackie climbed into the
tonneau.
"How's the game. J. Rufus?" asked
Daw. Good. guess. from the front