The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-07

this trunk for me? I simply can't get 1t shut" said Tat.
 Martin got 1t to shut at once. He was charged like a dynamo. He had the strength of a giant. "Well now-tell me all you have to say," said Tat, sitting down and offering Martin 8 chair.
 Martin hesitated, and May | scratched with her fingers inside her coat pockets.
 well, just tell me all about il" said Tat, and pulled out his re- peater. It struck four faint chimes.
 Martin took the plunge. "What I wanted to say is that l have got to marry your daughter"
 "One moment. Which of them do you mean 2. asked Herr Lyssenhop.
 T see. So this one is Navy" said Tat, inspecting the girl in the lea ther coat at the door. "So he has got to marry you. Have you got to marry him ?"
 "Yes. Absolutely"
 Henry Lyssenhop looked at his finger-nails. So far he had conduct ed the conversation half humor- ously. Now he became a shade more serious.
 "My dear Herr Heil," he said, T don't want you to misunderstood me. I am not a tyrannical stage fa- ther, and my girls do pretty well what they like. Well, look here. If had a son, the girls might marry whom they pleased and do as they 1iked.E But asN have only this pair of girls, it IS a very important mat ter whom they bring along. The continuance of the family is in- volved-and in fact everything. ' have, as you may know, life's 4work--Iny engineering works. the Bewamag. May could tell you bet ter than I what that means. So has been of great help to me in it since she was nineteen. In so far then as it means that my future son-sn-law must one day succeed me in my business, I have the right to say in the Latter. Good looks and all that takes a woman's fancy simply don't count there. Do you agree, Navy"
 Certainly. Tat"
 Good. Then just tell what in- ducements you have to offer. There is no need to be modest about it"
 Martin looked down at his feet. He was; very conscious of his old cotton shorts and washed-out. fan neI shirt. His sweater had gone with Anika.
 "I have good health," he said in a constrained voice. land Tin mod erateiy young = twenty-six next birthday. And I'm fairly strong. I can stand a good deal-Tm a de- mon for work. ...''
 "Mm,p said Herr Lyssenhop, not impressed and waiting to hear II come of a good family. My fa- ther died long ago. He was clerk to the Magistrates. have no bro- thers. or sisters. My mother is still alive .4.I hold the record for Aus tria, for two hundred meters," he
 Then he reflected. while Tat waited.
 I have no money" Martin said reso1ute1y. When he had said this he came to 8 stop. May at the door clenched her hands in her pockets.
 No money. Well. many are in the same case nowadays. But you earn something? Or do you teach swimming only for fun?" Tat asked rather impatiently.
 ..Yes. Yes. of course. That is only
 a little holiday amusement. am an engineer by profession"
 'Ah-that Is better. Anything to do with machinery"
 q know something about ma- chinery. Of course, I took my de- gree in chemistry. But to get the diploma in engineering you have to know something about machine cry. It interests me too. In the Oluma Works l even introduced an improvement in machine. and it is in use now. ."
 Are you in the Oluma Works?
 |" Twas. Unfortunately they cut down their staff after an amalga- nation and had to go. -"
 "The Oluma Works are in rot- ten way, my dear fellow. Anyone who holds their shares had best sell out before 1t is too late" said Herr Lyssenhop, speaking inadver- tently as if to an equal. What was that improvement you spoke of by the way? Can you explain 1t to me or is 1t a secret?"
 "It's like this. ." said Martin, and hastily taking a pencil from his pocket he began to make q drawing on the margin of . hotel bill that lay on the table. May caught only snatches of phrases. "This Is the. 1. machine. and here I, It is driven from this point. sv you see l can work the. :. from both ends at once. Quite c nice say. ing in that. ."
 May looked at their two heads over the paper iTi c common .es- thusiasni. They had forgotten her. And Martin--Why, Martin had be. come Q little distant. je was no longer the foolish boy, tho lover by meoniigfts tho woakeeono youus follow. % fofIorn and helpless.
 1l was curious how different men become as soon as they got on theif professions. All the directors and chief engineers and f0femen ifi the iloWainag had this same air. hny eOufd see Martin among them, | wnve Of warm and Joyful esleeii! broke ever her. Tat teek SIG bote bIIi-~ofl witch were entered severn IA .441 .. 1ass Iaa IaI4aI MA6