Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-02-02
The Stolen
II Plans
By MARVIN ST. JOHNS

death note to all the fond hopes Of
Burt Tyson.
1t was q 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
ly. Oh, we are both us SO grateful
for all you have done for us
ut is nothing, it has been a pleas,
ure, business training" declared
Burt in a manly, honest way. Miss
Saxton, / shall not annoy you
ooh, never that!' insisted Annette.
"Then-embarrass 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 I
as guide and helper. Please
please
Her eyes filled 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:
ooh, Mr.. Tyson, must see you at
once!" r.
John SaXton was an inventor. For
merly he had been superintendent of
the great Walworth Motor works, "a
mile distant. He had made some inn
provements on one of their specialties!
for which the company had promised
him u 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.. Saxton 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 state of the
greatest excitement.
"Mr. Tyson" he announced, Il am
in deep trouble and distress. Some
one entered this room yesterday morn
ing when Annette and I were absent,
took the plans of the new motor at
tachment from my desk and copied
them.'
Copied them" repeated Burt in
amaZement. III
"You. suspect the Walworth COM
pany of that wicked act7"
Suspect? / know!' fairly shouted
Saxton.. They have stolen my pat
ent, they are robbing me for a second
time!'
"Then, even If you got your papers
into the mail at the very earliest mo-
ment tomorrow morning, they would
be day ahead of you? n
II am too late, I see that" said the
inventor dejectedly.
"Give me those papers!"
"What are. you about to do2" began
the inventor bewilderedly.
Leave 1t to me. Only-hope.
think I see a way to circunven those
Walw0rth plotters yet.
Then Burt was gone. lie PASSED
Annette, lingering at the gate. She
noted Lis agitated manner his
urgency.
MY fa.her-' she faltered.
| ''He Will tell you ALL" explained
Burt hur.iedly. '.He is the victim of
cruel, wicked plot l am going to
save him If can"
! Just at laybreak next morning; Burt
Tyson was Mt the nearest city. An
hour later he had the wires east 60
Ing in his behalf, It cost him nearly
all the $500 he had saved Ip, to send
long message to i close friend, q
young lawyer in Washington.
| Word for word he wired the specih-
cations Of the Saxton patent.
At noon that day Burt received the
following dispatch from the friend he
knew he could relyTup0n:
Drawings, papers and application
filed. Caveat granted and later applt
\ scants shut out" ~ 4 y; &.
| The story was all over the town
4s hours later. Burt was at the Sag
ton home when an emissary from the
:Walwortil works offered a. small for
tune for the valuable patent they had
tried to steal '.s "a 'siisg &.
Again Annette stood at the gate as
he left the house. Again her grateful
4 soul tried to impart to him the emo.
tions his noble fidelity had aroused.
Something in her eyes held him.
some slatent hope drove him to speak
once again Of the love ins his heart
that could never, die out.
1T was only TINT we were SO poor
n 1t Was ONLY because / gfelt that 5vni,