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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THURSDAY MARCH 1 , 192«
N TIPTOE
S te w a r t E d w a r d W h ite
Illuvtratlons by H en ry Jay Lea
Copyright
S t« w » rt E d w ard W h ite
R claaaed. t h r u
P u b lia h a r u
A u t o c * « t « r S e r v ic e
tain: W e'll be In a position to do Just
as much or just as little with It aa
we choose." Orlmatead chuckled
“This man ftavenport. Isn’t he like
ly to upset the apple cart?” Inquired
Gardiner.
"T h a t’s part of my Job,” answ ered
G rim stead, “I'll guarantee to handle
th a t young man " There were sounds
of rising. "Ho you better strin g with
me, Ross, and take orders, and not
ask too many questions.”
“ I Intend to !” cried G ardiner fer
vently.
They moved off down stream , and
were almost Immediately lost to sight
around the lower bend.
a m atter of Ufa and death to them
And believe me. they'll fight to «to ao
I don't believe you quite appreciate
what It means to have nearly the
whole business world solidly against
you, nor w hat a trem endous power
It was a p retty good1 plea, for a
they wield to crush you. It Is a case specious one. G rim stead him self was
of fight hack harder than they fight, adm irably Impressed by It, and re-
and to get the Jump on them first.”
j convlnved of the entire Justice and
He went on to develop bis p o in t.' expediency of bis course, Davenport,
showing th a t only by this early and however, did not se»-m impressed. He
unexpected raid Info the enem y's arose from his log, rem arked curtly
cam p couW the ultim ate success of th a t the situation was perfectly clear,
the project be assured.
and strode away In the direction of
Then he went on to point the m o ra l1 the creek crossing
by draw ing a con trastin g picture— I
CHAPTER XVIII.
"The Papers"
D avenport in Jail for contem pt i f
Burton overtook Larry a t the
court for refusing to tell Grlmetead
(Continued on Page 6)
bis process, discredited, broke, and
CHAPTER XVII.
Burton was aflame with Indignation,
"W e're nanumlng th a t It work«," and was bursting out with com m ents
ton, "Keep quiet!"
W H O 'S W H O IN T H E STO R Y!
O urdlner now appeared, making his gro w lej the older man, "otherw ise suitable to the occasion; but Daven
GRIMSTEAD, the "Bill tan u er" of
th ere's nothing doing "
port silenced her with a gesture.
thia aw ashhurkllng atory, Is « traad rt way down atroam.
''T hen why lim it the sale to w hat
"Please,” he begged, ‘‘let me think.”
"I got Into one of those starfish
anionic the California n'dwvaala In hla
He was very grave.
“ private craft ", a high powered car. canons th at young fool liavenport to ld 1 thia nut thinks proper?”
"This Is rath e r terrib le,” he said
us alsiut, and It took me some tim e ' "You’re nearly as bad as he la.
when It« gasoline tank la broken
BURTON ORIMHTBAD, hla "apoll- to find It out uml to get buck," he R ohm ," observed G rim stead, a note of a t length.
__ „..™
cried. . “ . I» Is . '
ed" daughter, la with him ugulnat her said to Ortmalead In explaining hla good hum or creeping Into his voice. I "It Is atrocious! she
| "I'll give you u dem onstration th a t treacherous! T hat iney should trea t ,
deluy
In
joining
him.
will, especially ao aa ahe perceives hor
you so !”
Burton now considered the tim e ; will Impress It on you."
fath er's object In Insisting on her
“Shoot!"
observed
Gardiner.
"M e?-Oh, I don't m atter. But his
right
for
her
surprise,
and
«he
begun
going on the trip la to throw her Into
"You asked me last night how ideas are all destructive! He sees j
to make moss ball« to toss over on to
the company of
RGBS GARDINER, O rlm at^ad's alula them. The next words, however, ar- m any shares In this thing you get. a chance to tear down and to butld up
Well, you don't get any.”
his own personal power from the
te r "Second In Command," u capable, | rested her
debris. That- had not occurred to
"Now
I've
caught
up,
chief,”
Gar.
«
C H A P T E R X V I.
good looking young man.
me!
I saw only the releasing of
English
T reachery
81MM1S, the Orlmatead'« —
. ---- - diner was saying, "for heaven's sake
pressure—”
butler-chauffeur whose gay spirits are | »•»» me * » y you gave this fellow the
A blank silence of some seconds
"You are n 't going to lie down and
repressed by bis dignity.
r,K"< to llm"
for
X"“« You ensued.
let them do th is !”
DAVENPORT, a youth, comes by heard him talk. You II be making
“I don't believe I understand," then
"N o; th a t m ust not be.”
and astonishes them first by saying batteries for row boats only, If you said G ardiner in rath e r a strangled
"W hat are you going to do, then?”
don’t
wutch
o
u
t!”
his «mull car runs on electricity s o ,
voice.
"I don’t know.”
he has no “«as" to give them, u n i | "Hulls m e!” returned Grimstead
"Me and this young man will hold
He rose w ithout fu rth er words, and
calmly.
lo x t hv » lin in g n $10,000 let from
all the stock," em phasized grim stead the two took th e ir way back to the
"1 don't believe I get your Idea.”
G ardiner by predicting a rain storm
"T hen w here do I come In? Ob
"W ell, you asked me If 1 heard him nianded G ardiner with a note of rising camp G rim stead roared at them Jovi
and the revelation (to her alone) that
ally.
Yes, I heard him talk and I've Indignation.
he is "th e" Law rence Davenport, a talk
“Come and look a t the rain b o w !”
heard
that
kind
of
talk
all
my
life.
It
famous w rller. muke his vastly Inter
Grim stead chuckled.
he shouted.
esting to .Miss Burton G rim stead, Im ulways conics from a half baked, Jm
"You wouldn't come In one cent'«
Davenport stood gravely unsmiling
pressed by the commercial posslbllli practical chump who Is so full of Im worth If we should do as you seem
before the chief.
ties of the battery. Grim stead has possible Ideals tha he never gets any to think we would—begin to m anufac
' “ Mr. G rim stead,” said he, “I over
G ardiner draw up u contract for It» eg where, and who couldn't see the main tu re and m arket these things prom is
heard your conversation with Mr. Gar
ploltatlon. which Davenport formally point if you wrapped It In his break cuously!"
diner at the bend of the stream .”
fast
napkin.
You
got
to
handle
'em
agrees to sign after It Is stipulated
G ardiner apparently regained hla
G rjm stead’s fare flushed darkly.
that It will not he pushed so fast as right, or you'll never ge, an Inch."
equanim ity.
"W ell?” he challenged.
"T
hat's
tru
e
enough.”
commented
greatly to disturb capital and labor.
“Well, chief, I don't get you yet;
“I cannot be party to the program
Daveni>ort tells Burton that every one Gardiner.
hut I've been on the Job long enough 1 heard outlined.”
It
Is
probable
th
at
Davenport
would
possesses the same power he posses
to know you have some notion of ta k
G rim stead considered a moment.
sed and she tries to learn the secret. have broken In at this point In some ing care of me."
•‘Sit down,” he Invited. "H ave a j
s|»'ctucular fashion had nqt Burton
"I told you th a t; and th at 1 am ! cigar. T here's plenty of tim e to talk
held
hla
arm
and
placed
her
fingers
going to use you.”
The pool yielded a rise that Im
this thing out. so th e re’s no excuse to
"I think we ought to let them kribw go off half-cocked."
m ediately developed Into an Indignant over hla Up».
"All
he
sees
Is
th
a
t
these
batteries
we are here," whispered D avenport
rainbow , which by an unexpected
Davenport declined the cigar, but
dush, trailed the dropper fly across a of his will replace the w orld's power uneasily.
j sat on the log.
and that a lot of high talu tln ' things
But the girl's eyes were blazing.
p art of the snag, where It became
"Now w hat's the trouble?” de
*T don't like th is,” she whispered mnnded Grimstead.
firmly embedded. A fter that Mr. will happen for the benefit of the hu
m
an
race
and
all
th
a
t
visionary
rot
Rainbow proceeded Io pull himself
hock. “It's your business th ey ’re dia-
"T he trouble is th at your program
th a t's never worked out yet and never cusalng—and m ine!"
loose and depart.
| Is «lestructlve,” stated D avenport suc-
will,"
G rim stead had to wade out to the
D avenport’s h eart leaped at the last
"W hat do we care w hat he thinks words, but she was leaning forward cintly, “and alm s m erely a t personal
snag, roll up hla sleeves, and plunge
power w ithout a thought to the wel-
his arm In nearly to the shoulder be as long as we can sell the butteries?" again, eavesdropping with all her I fare of other people. The th in g is
queried
Gardiner.
“It's
going
to
take
might.
fore once more his leader swung clear.
likely to prove a curse ra th e r than a
"If I can get one good w o rk in g 1
The pool, und It was a prom ising one, 1 quite some few b atteries of any slxe
benefit. I think you are intelligent
■
you
name
to
replace
the
world's
model J don't care w hether a n o th e r !
w hs of course completely ruined.
enough to understand my point with
"T his Is not a propitious moment (tower, and th at Is the eventual m ar I of the things Is made for 10 years, out going into It further."
ket,
If
the
thing
works."
let
alone
five,”
stated
G
rim
stead.
“My
to spring any surprises," advised Bur-
"I understand your point all right.
Lord, man! Think of the shake down!
And 1 understand your port too well
This Is going lo put every hydro
to argue with you. A rgum ent’s the
electric company, every public untillty
long suit of your kind
So I'm Just
outfit out of business! Not to speak :
telling you. It's too bad you don't
of nil the oil and coal and such things
like my program, but I play the cards
The securities of those companies
1 hold and th at Is final!"
w on't be worth a re» cent. The stock
"In those circum stances I shall re
m a rk e t man! Think of the m arket! fuse to en ter Into th is deal.”
T here are a hundred dollars to be
"In those circum stances it doesn't
had there for every dollar out of the i
m a tte r a damn w hether you do or
[m ere sale of those tilin g s' Why. you
not. You've alread entered into IL"
, and 1 will have the world by the
"I shall refuse to sign the contract.”
; ta ll!”
"You've already agreed to sign it,”
“ You're right," G ardifier replied
Grim stead pointed out, “and if you
slowly, "w ith capital—"
don't sign it, a court decree will put
"W hich I supply! I'll sm ash Cor it into effect anyhow.”
busier first of all. blast his hide; and
He eyed, D avenport shrewdly.
I I'll tw ist the necks of the N orthw est J
"You are thinking th at you can re
E lectric b u n ch ; and I'll have them in
"IT'S TOASTEO
fuse to divulge your process " he
pa« ks begging at my office door j
[continued. "Eh? No go! You'll either
They'll see the point, don’t w orry; and
' have to pioduce it or be buried for
those of them who do n 't will go to the
life. Your b attery will be buried
I poor-house. They'll be cry ln e to get
along with you. Nobody but me
aboard; and you and I will sit there
by the courts to
nnd dtedde the term s
We can buy
[ touch It. It, as well as you, would be
th eir s.tocks and bonds for a song." . lost to the world."
"And resell at the m arket," caught
j G rim stead paused a m om ent to
up G ardiner, “but that m eans secrecy
! allow this to sink in. T hen he went
as to th is battery."
I on in a more reassu rin g tone.
"T h a t’s one place w here you come
You're not a business man, Mr.
In. You ought to he able to handle!
! Davenport, and you don't realize that
the publicity."
“I can if there a re n ’t too many of j the business world It a flyht from
the confounded things attractin g a t sta rt to finish. It will be to the In
te re sts of every one affected to sup
tention.
"I 11 see to thnt. T here won’t be [ press th at b attery ; in fact, it wjll be
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A short pause ensued while the two !
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t unity.
"Why, ch ief!” cried G ardiner nt
length, his voice vibrant with excite
ment. ' 'It's trem endous! It's half the
money In the world!
It’s all the
power! You will rule the globe!”
"Ju st about that. Give five years
and I’ll he the rich est man In the
world; th a t much is certain. But
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There'll be the biggest Rmash in his
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