The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-11-09
Chapter 35 BOUGHT AND UNDELIVERED

Chapter 35
 BOUGHT AND UNDELIVERED 'There!" Eugenie beamed ann pointed a triumphant finger at Nelson. What did I tell you, MT Aldersea? I told you that your sister was a sensible young woman and that she'd catch on quick as a wink. I told you that she wouldn't make any trouble!"
 Sam had a strange feeling of de- tachment. From what seemed a great distance, she heard her own voice. q won't make any troublc Just tell me what you have to say Tell it as quickly as possible"
 That's right. We'll just hand out the facts and we'll make it as snappy as we can. I believe in that" The widow leaned hack in her chair. Well, in the first place I never thought much of MT. Aid. ersea's invention. I had 1t investi- gated. and I decided it wasn't any good-much too expensive to man. ufacture. On account of that l couldn't believe my ears when you told me that somebody had paid him a lot of money for it. It didn't sound right. It sounded fishy, and the more I thought about it the fishier it seemed I made up my mind something was wrong, and ] made up my mind to find out what it was"
 And you did?" Sam inquired tonelessly. You must have, or we wouldn't be sitting here now" S"I did" Eugenie nodded. At least my agents did. My agents are a clever bunch, Miss Sherrill and l don't mind saying that they had a hard job this time. The A IA. Burke Manufacturing Company was a tough nut to crack. It took a lot of cagey work to get a mar in their office, and it took a lol more cagey work for him to fine out anything after he was there He spent days and days"
 Please, Mrs. Frye!" Sam inter- reputed firmly. DO you mind my saying that I'm not interested 1T the way this thing was discoveredi I'm not. I just want to know what was discovered Is it-has Fourtf been-dishonest?"
 Dishonest? I should say not!' The widow was shocked. Nothing of the kind. MT. Aldersea thought and he still thinks, that everything is just as advertised"
 oh" Sam shrugged. Then tha is something. I was afraid"
 There's nothing for you to b. afraid of," said Eugenie severely T should think that you'd knov that your father isn't that kind o man. He has just been deceived He's been tricked all along tn line"
 Has he? How?"
 Well, it's this way. The Burk Manufacturing Company aren't be hind your father at all. He has al office at their place, and they sigl the checks they give him, but a that is just blind. The Burk crowd is just acting as agent 10 somebody else Somebody else doing the paying.
 But why?" Sam was bewildere now. and incredulous. If the in yention isn't any good, why woul anybody pay him a lot Of none for it and pretend that it is goin to be put on the market? Wh would be such fool?"
 ''That's the funny part Eugeni glanced at Nelson. That's why came to your brother instead c you. When found out who wa doing this thing, and why he wa doing it, I decided I'd better tai to your brother first"
 But why?" Sam was still nor bewildered. T don't understand Who could be such fool2 Noood could! Absolutely nobody, unless Sam suddenly went pale. Sh seemed to shrink back in her cha and there was long moment absolute silence. Then she spol in a small, strained voice. "Unle