The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-12-05

making motor cars: I hear there's
great deal in manufacturing these
things that motor cars use-new inyen-
lions particularly. met dear OLD
Frank Bronson the other day, and ne
told me"
"Oh, yes, even dear old Franks got
the fever" Anderson laughed. Hes
as wild as any of them. He told me
about this invention he's gone into,
too. Millions in itp Some new cleo
trio headlight better than anything
yet-'every car in America can't help
but have 'em.' and all that. He's put
ting half he's laid by into 1t, and the
fact Is he almost talked me into get
ting father to finance me- enough TOR
me to go into it. Poor father! he's
financed me before! I suppose he
would again If 1 had the heart to ask
him. At any rate I've been thinking
1t over"
$50 have T." Fanny admitted. "He
seemed to be certain it would pay
twenty-five per cent the first year, and
enormously more after that; and I'm
only getting four on my little princ1-
pal. People are making such enor-
nous fortunes out of everything to do
with motorcars, it does seem as If"
She paused. "Well, I told him I'd
think 1t over seriously"
eve may turn out to be partners
and millionaires them" Anderson
laughed. II thought I'd ask Eugene's
advice"
II wish you would" said Fanny. "He
probably knows exactly how much
profit there would be in this"
Eugene's advice was to Ego Slow"
he thought electric lights for automo-
biles were "coming-some day." but
probably not until certain difficulties
could be overcome. Altogether he was
discouraging, but by this time his two
friends chad the fever" as thoroughly
as old Frank Bronson himself had it !;
for they had been with Bronson to see
the light working beautifully in ma
chine shop. "Perfect" Fanny cried.
Sand If it worked in the shop it's
bound to work any place else, isn't
it?"
Eugene would not agree 1t was
"bound to"-yet, being pressed, was
driven to admit that sit might" and
retiring from what was developing in
to an oratorical contest, repeated a
warning about not putting too much
into it."
George ANDERSON also laid stress on
caution later, though the Major had
financed him" again, and he was go
ing in" "You must be careful to leave
yourself a margin of safety Fanny"
he said. You must be careful to leave
yourself enough to fall back on, in
case anything should go wrong"
Fanny deceived him. In the i'm
possible event of anything going
wrong" she would have enough left
to 'live on" she declared, and laughed
excitedly, for she was having the best
time that had come to her since Will
bur's death. Like so many women for
whom money has always been pro-
vided without their understanding
how, she was prepared to be a thor
ough and irresponsible plunger.
ANDERSON, in his wearier way,
shared her excitement, and in the
winter, when the exploiting company
had been formed, and he brought
Fanny her Importantly engraved
shares Of stock, he reverted to his pre-
diction Of possibilities, made when
they first spoke of the new light.
"We seem to be partners, all right"
he laughed. "Now let's go ahead and
be millionaires before Isabel and young
George come home"
"When they come homeI" she
echoed sorrowfully-and it was a
phrase which found an evasive echo
In IsabePs letters. In these letters
Isabel was always planning pleasant
things that she and Fanny and the
Major and George and brother