The Washington times., 1915-10-03

Hickey. You see. we couldn't find a
good portable house. no we invented one
stunning. the amount Of brains we
found In the crowd! Benssy invented
sort Of thing. you know. Reggy fig
ured out how to turn the tables and
benches into cots. Humpsy, who Is no
END Of clever mechsniS devised the
with a telescoping pipe. Cash discover
ed the method OF making the roof ridge
water-tight, and / worked out a fancy
clamp to bind the corners together; but,
thing Is Benssy. The hollow wall idea
was his: came to him just in flash.
Never wasted moment OF thought on
Clever scheme" declared walling-
ford studying the model with the prac-
ticed eye Of a born mechanic. as Benssy
took 1t apart and demonstrated how It
was to be packed and shipped and re-
assembled.
Wailingford turned to him quickly and
studied him with great care before he
replied. :,
with a deliberately rising enthusiasm.
| ''Of course you gentlemen are not COM
mercial opening when ! see one" and
! ne smiled to himself as he looked into
the faces OF the eagerly interested
group around the table. and studied the
good commercial openings he saw be-
fore him. Your marvellous portable
house should be your gift to your fel.
, low sportsmen at about Is per cent divi-
derds: and I. who am strictly bust
ness man am so favorably impressed
that should be delighted to take s25 0Ot
or $50, ,00O worth OF the stock myself"
Thank you" said Benssy gratefully
II consider that great compliment
I'm sure"
Nothing Of the sort" returned Wal.
lingford sedately. TT Is only my cold
business Judgment which is speaking
Mr.. Falls"
Reggie Haugh had been Tapping hii
thick lower lip with his thick forefngel
in deep thought.
"Only trouble .s." he objected. thai
all the rest of us have had a share ir
the inventing. which makes 1t a sort Of
Wallirgford was instantly ready fol
that emergency. 80 far as that 1.
concerned" he observed In smiling con
hdence. II invented inventing. though
and he laughed jovially, closing hi
eyes and shaking his big shoulders tc
. show them that this was a joke. Ever
while we have been talking. have dis
covered a radical defect In the construc
, tion of your portable cottage and hav,
, are making your hollow walls II
straight sections which merely abu
r upon each other. WarDage and shrink
, ago will draw, them crooked and leav,
} wide cracks. What we must do Is I,
make the hollow sections like this" ant
q. he deftly and ruthlessly cut open, upor
Y alternate edges. one OF Benssy's sec
p tions, telescoping the two parts upoI
6 enci other slightly so as to show tn,
plan of overlapping. and then reversing
them to show how much space the,
Q saved In nesting for shipment.
There was general chorus of pollt
Z exclamations.
a = That surely makes Mr. wallingfor,
) one of the family. Reggie" declare,
=. Hickey. II vote him in. fellows Now
A One. Two. Three"
e AYE" courteously shouted his friend
n In perfect unison.
a II thank you" said wallingford
;, rising and bowing gravely.
y i've only minute. and then 7 mus
z go back to my partners" announce
O the chuckling Wallngford as he steppe
Q into the Pullman drawing room wher
n Blackie and the girls had retired I
talk business.
i partners exclaimed Fannie War
den, flash OF amusement Sparkling 4
y her brown eyes as she saw the twiI kl
J. In the eyes Of J. Rufus.
a Partners" ]. Rufus repeated, II wit
e a relish. as he sat by Fannie, F"i'y
gone into business with young Benss
l. Falls and the sons of four of the othe
prominent commercial crooks who heir
(. ed to steal the Warden estate" ''
s. Sr .snt .Scount ySa e get into any trouble o
ID Trouble" he laughed. Why. ws'r