The Lamar register., 1916-04-12

Then the war broke out, and Ephs
torpedo was nearly completed He
had the plans drawn and on he went
to Washington, to submit them to the
patent office. He found that ne would
have TO prove they were workable and
returned to the factory. He was re
fused permission TO experiment there
it was the busy season.
Nobody in Lausanne would help
Eph, even IL he had wanted 10 be
helped. jim Carew set the pace, and
he was bitter against Eph. Carew
had turned Ephs invention into com
pany concern and he was loaded down
to the heels With the worthless stock.
Eph wanted Polly badly; he humbled
himself to so to tie magnate and ask
TOR work as his chauffeur!
Your mans lett / hear" Eph be-
gan.
You want the job. said Carew. and
a devilish clever thought came to him
How would twenty-five week suit
your" he asked.
Finely" said Eph.
iii take you. then. And I'll pay
you twenty-ive-in the Knight com
pany stock"
Eph never blinked. That suits me-
he answered. And he went to work.
The Knight company. insolyent as
ever, made steel castings in a small
way, and the twenty-five dollar shares
were still to be had. II anyone wanted
them. at about three dollars apiece
The widow had nifty. Carew held
forty thousand. and every Saturday
one was unloaded on Eph. After
couple OF months the magnate grew
reckless.
III raise you to q hundred" he
said. That meant about twelve dol
lars a week to Eph. Actually. Carew
was afraid of losing a good chauffeur.
III make It two hundred" he said a
little later. Pretty good salary for q
chauffeur"
Yes, SIR" said Eph.
Eight shares week passed into
Eph's pocket. or twenty-five dollars at
the actual Knight prices. In six
months he held something over two
hundred shares. representing a capi-
tai of 5000 Polly was jubilant. He
had spoken of marrying her.
One Saturday Carew said, I'm buy
back those shares at five apiece. Eph.
hear the company's doing q little
business. | understand you haven't
cashed in on them
I'm going to hold them. sir" said
Eph. I'm going to sell them my tor
pedo and. when they start mAnufao
fW.rA he raftIl ha uunrfh the
old price. and something more"
Well, I'll pay you cash in future"
grumbled Carew.
There won't be any future. an
swered Eph. I'm going to leave you
tomorrow. Mr.. Carew."
He did. and the bans were put up in
church. while Eph went back to the
shed and invested everything In q
forge and torpedo metal. Folks pitied
Polly now. They spoke more harshly
OF Bph than ever. He had sold his
It became twelve. twenty. fifty. The
war boom broke with q vengeance. II
rose to ninety. II touched a hundred.
There was a wild furry to sell. Every
one sold except the Widow Gill. whose
five thousand dollars worth remained
In the bank vaults. People alternately
cursed and praised Eph. according as
they had won or lost
It'll touch two hundred" said Eph.
when the slump followed. Only Knight
stocks held steady. Nobody under
stood.
Not till Eph and Polly. both radt
antly happy. had started on their
honeymoon. Then the papers were
full OF the news. The Knight com
pany-Eph Knight. president, had the
exclusive right to manufacture the
new torpedo for the allied govern.
ments. And Bph. who had sold at six,
held fifty thousand shares. new shares.
at two hundred!
Welcome homei" said the triumph
al banner under which the honeymoon
ers rode on their return journey.
But when the mobs had dispersed
oily sat beside Eph. radiantly happy.
In the old woodshed. while the inven.
tor. lost In thought worked on his i'm