Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1922-01-06
The Stolen
Plans
By MARVIN ST. JOHNS


Burt Tyson.
It was a certain pleading, longing
expression. in the true, tender eyes Of
Annette Saxton that checked Burt
from going away then and there. An
earnest touch of her trembling hand
detained him.
But you must not desert u.s." she
went on winningly. surely we are
friends? My father has grown to
look for you and would miss you sore
~. Oh, we are both us so grateful
for all you have done for usl"
ut is nothing, it has been pleas
ure, a business training" declared
Burt in manly, honest way. Miss
Saxton, / shall not annoy you"
"Oh, never thatl" insisted Annette.
''Then-embarras you. 1t would
have been sweet delight to me to
know that your interest in me would
urge me TO build great dreams on my
small start in life. Perhaps some
day, later"
But Annette shook her head sor-
rowfully and murmured: "You are so
worthy of some one stronger than /
as a guide and a helper. Please,
please"
Her eyes filed with tears and he
saw that he was giving her pain.
It was well for Annette that just
then there was an interruption. From
the wing of the house where Mr.. Sax
ton had his study and work room
there came quick call:
"oh, Mr.. Tyson, must see you at
oncer
John Saxton was an inventor. For
merly he had been superintendent of
the great Walworth Motor works,
mile distant. Tie had made some i'm
provements on one Of their specialties
for which the company had promised
him a large reward. They dishonest
ly repudiated the contract, and he left
their service. Since then he had
spent whole year perfecting new
motor that would be the last word
in its particular line, If it met his ex-
pectations. The company had heard
of 1t and had made his overtures. He
declined to treat with them.
Burt was in the employ of an archi-
tect He had known Mr.. Ssxton for
a long time. 1t was Burt to whom
Mr.. Saxton had entrusted the drawing
up of the plans and specifications of
his new invention. Burt found him
pacing his study In a state Of the
greatest excitement.
'Mr. Tyson" he announced, II am
in deep trouble and distress. Some
one entered this room yesterday morn
ing when Annette and were absent,
took the plans of the new motor at
tachment from my desk and copied
them"
COPIED Them" repeated Burt In
amazement.
you suspect the Walworth COM
pany Of that wicked act?"
Suspect? l knowI" fairly shouted
Saxton. They have stolen my pat
ent, they are robbing me for second
time"
"Then, even If you got your papers
into the mail at the very earliest mo-
ment tomorrow morning, they would
be a day ahead of your"
Il am too late, l see that" said the
inventor dejectedly.
"Give me those papers!"
"What are you about to do?" began
the inventor bewilderedly.
leave it to me. Only-hope.
think / see way to circumvent those
Walworth plotters yet"
Then Burt was gone. He passed
Annette, lingering at the gate. She
noted his agitated manner, his
urgency.
MY father" she faltered.
He will tell you ALL" explained
Burt hurriedly. HE is the victim of
cruel, wicked plot. / am going to
save him If cam
Just at daybreak next morning Burt
Tyson was at the nearest city. An
hour later he had the wires east GO
ing in his behalf. 1t cost him nearly
all the $500 he had saved up to send
a long message to a close friend, a
young lawyer in washington.
Word for word nc wired the speclf-
cations of the Saxton patent.
At noon that day Burt received the
following dispatch from the friend he
knew he could rely upon:
Drawings, papers and application
filed. Caveat granted and later appll-
cants shut out"
The story was all over the town
As hours later. Burt was at the Sax
ton home when an emissary from the
walworth works offered a small for
tune for the valuable patent they had
tried to steal.
Again Annette stood at the gate as
ne left the house Again her grateful
soul tried to impart to him the emo
lions his noble fidelity had aroused.
Something In her eyes held him,
some latent hope drove him to speak
once again of the love in his heart
that could never die out.
ut was only that we were so poor
ii was only because I felt that Won