Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1930-01-09


Gardiner. He saw the point quickly
enough. once II was pointed out to
him. for he was clever. This sort of
thing was why Grlmstead was the
Chief and not the Second In Command
They returned to the fresIde, where
Burton and Larry were tearing Rap
scallIon, while Punketty-Snivvles cast
malicious animal magnetism at them
Well, young man." said Grimstead
directly. your battery seems to be
making good. There's no doubt that
you have big thing there. | don't
know just how big: that will have to
be tested out pretty extensively. But
even as small battery II Is big: and
II may conceivably run into power"
Il believe It WILL" said Davenport.
"As | told you, | believe 1t will either
run tandem with as many otherr &C
we can hitch on, ~or maybe increase
OF size would do It."
Maybe. That would be matter
of experiment But it's good enough
to market as 1t Is Ever thought
Of ItY
Yes, OF course. But I've never
been sure enough 1t was going to work
to do anything about It"
Grimstead cast an eye OF triumph
toward Gardiner.
'Well,' said he. II am considerably
In the electric line myself What
would you think OF taking II up with
met"
Il was going TO propose 1t myself,
after you had Satisfied yourself the
thing was going to rum"
Good Now I'm not going to In.
suit your intelligence by trying to buy
outright" said Grimstead, craftil;
gaining merit from his decision.
You'd know better than that There
are two other methods. By one you
would get 4 certain amount of stock
In the company. BY the other you
would be paid definite royalty. In
the first Instance you would have
voice In management. and also re-
sponsibility. In the second instance
you would be relieved from all trouble.
but would have nothing to say"
II see the difference Davenport
nodded But | don't believe | could
decide as to my choice until | heard
more definite proposition OF each
kind. How much stock would get.
and how much royalty?"
Grimstead here showed further his
qualification for chiefhood by shooting
back his proposal. He had thought II
all out, and was ready.
I'm either case you should be mil
ionaire." he concluded
II don't know that being million.
aire particularly interests me" re-
Joined Davenport thoughtfully. i've
seen a lot OF those birds In my time.
and their money seems to have done
something to even the best OF them
that I'm not sure I'd like done to me-"
SWELL" suggested Grimstead jocu-
larly, "there'd be no objection to cut
ting down your share, II that's the
difficulty"
Davenport laughed.
"Oh, I'm no asst" he replied. III
l don't want to be a millionaire / can
probably arrange 1t for myself"
Marry a girl who knows how sug-
gested Grimstead, grinning at Burton.
who flushed angrily.
I'm no ASST repeated Davenport
That's the sort of girl who insists
that You keep on being millionaire"
''No, you're no ASST" agreed Grim
stead Unexpectedly, land you're no
garage man. don't know who you
are, but you can't blufr me-"
Burton glanced at him amusedly.
1.-THE royalty idea appeals to me,
continued Davenport, paying no atten-
ton to the byplay, "for ! certainly do
not want to get mixed up In affairs
unless / have to. But do feel re-
sponsibility In turning a thing like
this loose without at least trying to
do my part"
You'd find the business part OF "
In pretty competent hands," Grim
stead assured him.
Il do not doubt that ford moment"
said Davenport earnestly. II shouldn't
have a moments uneasiness on that
score. I'm thinking of the world at
large"
world at larger" repeated Grim
stead little blankly.
Yes. You, of course, have not
thought OF this as much as have, for
it is new proposition to you. But
I've been bordering on 1t for very
long while. It's the terrific upset In
industry that must come from this
"Of course there will be readjust-
ments," agreed Grimstead.
"But just stop to follow this out
Let's suppose, for the sake OF argu
ment, that this battery Is all 1t might
be; that 1t Is a genuine short cut to
unlimited power. There would be no
sense In mining another pound of coal.
of cutting another stick Of cordwood
OF turning another dynamo, of making
another steam engine or gas engine.
Just In the field Of the domestic,