Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-01-01

man Is heF
Mr.. Bang considered that question in
silence for a moment, his brows knot
ting. his neck swelling and his face
purpling.
"Rotten- be finally exploded Hes
my landlord He's a mean, stingy,
greedy little cuss. Hes a detriment TO
he town. II there's any good business
,omes along and be can't gobble it all
up be wants to choke It 10 death"
The waiter sat down two champagne
glasses Of delicate shape, and Mr. Bang
reached out for one. At that moment
the swing door opened, and a fash OF
sunlight shot into Bangs eyes. He
pushed the glass of the table, and it
shlyered into countless fragments.
Hang the sunlight be exploded;
then be spolOgiZed.
What's the matter with the sun
sinner the round faced one wanted to
know. I'm strong for il myself.
Seems 10 me we've been having the
sort Of weather that could be framed
and sold FOR tie gem Of the Morgan
collection"
That's just the trouble" complained
llr. Bang. Il wanted sunshine on my
! transformer these two weeks aud got
j it, but it might as well have rained-"
Your transformer" questioned Wal
lingford, with polite interest
"A sun motor" replied Mr. Bang, in
PRODUCING somewhat shyly the subject
nearest his heart Il have been work
ing on Il FIVE years | mortgaged my
place to perfect It. secure patents,
make a working model and come on
here to interest capital"
/ BY the time you get back to Gin
derburg." said Wallingford impress
siyely when they left the hotel after
a long. earnest talk, they'll hand you
the town on a velvet cushion. Just
step IN here a moment"
In here" was a toy store. where
Walllngford purchased FIVE different
sizes Of toy electric motors. TO which
he had fitted rainbow cOlored disks Of
light cardboard of about q foot in di-
ameter. Then he bundled the five mo.
tors and Mr. Bang into a taxicab and
drove to a ready made clothing estab-
lishment, where, with grave care, be
had Mr.. Bang QUILTED in as near an
imitation Of his own prosperous look
Ing, up TO date clothing possible to
obtain. Next be drove to the Bullion.
Now" be said TO Mr.. Bang. I'm
going 10 telephone some people. In the
meantime ] want you to go into the
barber shop, get shave, hair cut, 9
singe. a shampoo, massage and q
shine and get manicured. Have then
all working on you at once. Join m'
on the roof"
As one In daze Mr.. Bang obeyet
instructions When at the end OF ar
hour be ascended to the roof OF the
Bullion he found there the resplendenl
Mr. Wallingford in the midst Of q
group Of keen eyed and laughing
young men. Some OF them were smok
Ing Mr. wallingfords big black ci
gars, and others were smoking mono
grammed cigarettes from his diamond
studded case. A small serving tabl'
stood near them upon which were sew
eral partly filed champagne glasses.
you see, gentlemen" Walllngfor,
was saying, with you holding this en-
gine free Of the roof there can be no pos
sible connection with outside sources o
electricity unless II should come ul
through your feet, and think that an.
current Of electricity having the nerve
TO pass through this bunch would b.
frazzled TO the limpness OF spaghetti b,
the time II got to where It's ticket wa
punched for. BY the way. gentlemen
allow me to introduce Mr. Bang"
Instantly the four men who werl
holding the Bang sun engine deposite,
II upon the roof aud with one accort
surrounded the refurbished Mr. Bang
Where did Mr.. Bang live, aud how loni
hal be worked upon his invention
And how did he first get the ideai An,
what was the size Of Clnderburg? AM
what would be the price u sun engine
per horsepower delivered In New York
And how soon might we expect to rul
ocean liners with IT, And would Il b
possible 10 build self current Maroon
towers out Of these sun englnesg
Clnderburg had hidden goodby {
Ed Bang In a spirit Of more or less col
temptuous tolerance. He wss a good
honest. steady young workingman, bu
It was pity be had gone daffy on pat
ent rights, TO the neglect Of his Job an
his family Clnderburg received Mr.. TX
ison Morse Bang with awe as a her
home from glorious victory, FOR Cindel
I burg boosted two morning aud thre
afternoon papers, and the night befor
all those papers had been feverishl
9 asked by wire for details concernln
the life and work aud personal chnraC
terlstlcs aud habits and family antec,
, dents Of the illustriOus inventor. VIII
. had just disposed of his wonderful 81
engine TO the eminent nnancler an
/ capitalist. J. Rufus Wallineford
, In another day the New York paper
arrived. The New York papers had no
cared two whoops about the accurac
OF Mr. wallingfords statements NO
the worth OF Mr. Bangs Invention, bu
; they had seen sensational STORY
end had -played Il up" for all Il wa
, | torth Mr. Rang had dcvcloppd n su