HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 1928.
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WHO'S WHO IN THE BTOKYl
GRIMSTEAD, a capitalist, la stranded
by the breaking down of bis car on a
California mountain side.
BURTON GRIMSTEAD, Ills charming
If "spoiled" daughter, Is with him. She
1st not overly pleased when she finds
that her father had Insisted on her
coming in order that she may be thrown
In with
ROSS GARDINER, her father's second-in-command,
a capable young man,
-wnnm, nowever, sne aoes not like.
SIMMINS. their English butler-chauf
four, is sent after help and returns with
LAWRENCE DAVENPORT, a young
fellow in a ludicrous home-built car
with a buttery that is shown to be a
marvelous Invention, producing by
some mysterious agency, from the air,
the electricity bv which the car runs.
HIs winning a J10.000 bSt from Gardin
er oy correctly predicting a rain storm,
and the relevation to her alone) that
he Is "the" Lawrence Davenport a fa
mous writer, make him vastly interest
ing to uiss Burton Grimstead. Im
pressed by the commercial possibilities
of the battery. Grimstead has Gardiner
draw up a contract for its exploitation,
which Davenport formally agrees to
sign after It is stipulated that It will
not be pushed so fast as greatly to dis
turb capital and labor. Davenport tells
Burton that every one possessed the
same power he possessed and she tries
to learn the secret
The pool yielded a rise that lm
mediatelty developed Into an indig
nant rainbow, which, by an unex
pected dash, trailed the dropper
fly across a part of the snag, where
It became firmly embedded. After
that Mr. Rainbow proceeded to pull
himself loose and depart
Grimstead had to wade out to the
Bnag, roll up his sleeves, and plunge
his arm in nearly to the shoulder
before once more his leader swung
clear. The pool, and it was a prom
ising one, was of course complete
ly ruined.
"This is not a propitious moment
to spring any surprises," advised
Burton. "Keep quiet!"
Gardiner now appeared, making
his way down stream.
"I got into one of those star-fish
canons that young fool Davenport
told us about, and it took me some
. time to find It out and to get back,"
he said to Grimstead in explaining
his delay In Joining him.
Burton now considered the time
right for her surprise, and she be
gan to make moss balls to toss over
- on to them. The next words, how
ever, arrested her.
"Now I've caught up, chief," Gar
diner was saying, "for heaven's
Bake tell me why you gave this fel
low the right to limit sales for five
years. You heard him talk. You'll
be making batteries for rowboats
only, If you don't watch out"
"Suits me!" returned Grimstead
calmly.
"I don't believe I get your Idea."
"Well, you asked me if I heard
him talk. Yes, I heard him talk
and I've heard that kind of talk all
my life. It always comes from a
half-baked, Impractical chump who
is so full of impossible ideals that
.he never gets anywhere, and who
couldn't see the main point if you
wrapped it in his breakfast napkin.
You got, to handle that kind, and
handle 'em right, or you'll never get
an men."
"That's true enough," commented
Gariner.
It is probable that Davenport
would have broken in at this point
in some spectacular fashion had
not Burton held his arm and placed
her fingers over his Hps.
"All he sees is that these batter
ies of his will replace the world's
power and that a lot of high fa
t lutln' things will happen for the
benefit of the human race and all
that visionary rot that's never work
ed out yet and never will."
"What do we care what he thinks
..as long as we can sell the batter
ies?" queried Gardiner. "It's going
to take quite some few batteries of
any size you name to replace the
world's power, and that Is the even
tual market, If the thing works."
"We're assuming that it works,"
growled the older man, "otherwise
' there's nothing doing."
"Then why limit the sale to what
this nut thinks proper?"
"You're nearly as bad as he is,
Ross," said Grimstead, a note of
good humor creeping Into his voice.
"I'll give you a demonstration that
will Impress It on you."
"Shoot," Observed Gardiner.
"You asked me last night hpw
many shares in this thing you get
Well, you don't gat any."
CHAPTER XVI
Treachery.
A blank silence of some seconds
ensued.
"I don't believe I understand,"
then said Gardiner in rather a
strangled voice.
"Me and this young man will hold
all the stock," emphasized Grim
stead. "Then where do I come in?" de
manded Gardiner with a note of
rising indignation.
Grimstead chuckled.
"You wouldn't come in one cent's
' worth if we should do as you
seemed to think we would begin
to manufacture and market these
thlnes nromlscuously!"
Gardinor apparently regained his
equanimity.
"Well, chief.. I don't get you yet;
but I've been on the Job long enough
to know you have some notion of
taklne care of me.
"I told you that; and that I am
coine to use you.
"I think we ought to let them
know we are here," whispered D
vennort uneasily.
But the girl's eyes were blazing.
"I don't like this," she whispered
back. "It's your business they're
discussing and mine!"
Davenport's heart leaped at the
last words, but she was leaning
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all her might
"If I can get one good working
model I don't care whether another
of the things is made for 10 years,
let alone Ave," stated Grimstead.
"My Lord, man! Think of the
shake down! This is going to put
every hydro-electric company, ev.
ery public utility outfit out of bus
iness! Not to speak of all the oil
and coal and such things. The se
curities of those companies won't
be worth a red cent The stock mar
ketman! Think of the market!
There are a hundred dollars to be
had there for every dollar out of
the mere sale of those things! Why,
you. and I will have the world by
tne tail!"
You're right," Gardiner replied
slowly, "with capital "
Which I supply! I'll smash Cor-
busier first of all, blast his hide;
and I'll twist the necks of the
Northwest Electric bunch; and I'll
have them In packs begging at my
office door. They'll see the point,
don't worry; and those of them who
don t will go to the poor-house.
They'll be crying to get aboard; and
you and I will sit there and decide
the terms. We can buy their stocks
and bonds for a song."
And resell at the market,"
caught ip Gardiner, "but that
means secrecy as to this battery."
l nat s one place where you come
in. You ought to be able to handle
the publicity."
I can if there aren't too many of
the confounded things attracting at
tention
"There are bound to be leaks."
"A thousand of them. But who
would pay any attention to the mere
rumors of another perpetual mo
tion machine? That part's your
Job."
A short pause ensued while the
two men evidently envisaged the op
portunity.
"Why, chief!" cried Gardiner at
length, his voice vibrant with ex
citement "It's tremendous! It's
half the money in the world! It's
all the power! You will rule the
globe!"
"Just about that Give me five
years and I'll be the richest man
In the world; that much Is certain.
But what is more, I'll have the old
crowd down and out or taking my
orders. There 11 be the biggest
smash in history, and you and I,
Ross, my boy, will push the button
and take our pick of the prices.
Then when we've got the whole
situation in our hands we can de
cide Just how far we'll go with this
battery proposition. One thing cer
tain: We ll be in a position to do
Just as much or Just as little with
it as we choose." Grimstead chuck
led.
"This man Davenport, Isn't he
likely to upset the apple cart?" in
quired Gardiner.
"Thats part of my Job," an-
swered Grimstead. "I'll guarantee
to handle that young man." There
were sounds of rising. "So you
better string with me, Ross, and
take orders, and not ask too many
questions."
'I intend to!" cried Gardiner fer
vently.
They moved off down stream, arH
were almost Immediately lost to
sight around the lower bend.
CHAPTER XVII
Burton was aflame with Indigna
tion, and was bursting out with
comments suitable to the occasion;
but Davenport silenced her with a
gesture.
"Please," he begged, "let me
think."
He was very grave.
"This is rather terrible," he said
at length.
It is atrocious !J' she cried. "It
is treacherous! That they should
treat you so!"
"Me? Oh, I don't matter. But
his ideas are all destructive! He
sees a chance to tear down and to
build up his own presonal power
from the debris. That had not even
occurred to me! I saw only the re
leasing of pressure "
'You aren t going to lie down
and let them do this!"
"No; that must not be."
"What are you going to do, then ?"
"I don't know."
He arose without further words,
and the two took their way back
to the camp. Grimstead roared at
them Jovially.
Come and look at the rainbow!"
he shouted.
Davenport stood gravely unsmil
ing before the chief.
"Mr. Grimstead," he said, I over
heard your conversation with Mr.
Gardiner at the bend of the stream."
Grlmstead's face flushed darkly.
"Well?" he challenged.
"I cannot be party to the program
I heard outlined."
Grimstead reflected a moment
"Sit down," he Invited. "Have a
cigar. There's plenty of time to
talk this thing out so there s no
excuse to go off half-cock."
Davenport declined the cigar, but
sat on the log.
"Now what's the trouble?" de
manded Grimstead.
"The trouble is that your pr-
gram is destructive, stated Daven
port succinctly, "ana aims merely
at personal power without a
thought to the welfare of other peo
ple, The thing is likely to prove a
curse rather than a benefit I think
you are intelligent enough to under
stand my point without going into
It further."
"I understand your point all right.
And I understand your sort too well
to argue with you. Argument's the
long suit of your kind. So I'm just
FTOE
telling you. It's too bad you don't
like my program, but I play the
cards I hold and that is final!"
''In those circumstances I shall
refuse to enter into this deal.
"Irt- those circumstances Jt does
n't matter a damn whether you do
or not You've already entered Into
it."
"I shall refuse to sign the con
tract"
"You've already agreed to sign
it," Grimstead pointed out "and if
you don't sign it a court decree
will put it into effect anyhow."
He eyed Davenport shrewdly.
"You are thinking that you can
refuse to divulge your process," he
continued. "Eh? No go! You'll
either have to produce it or be
buried for life. Your battery would
be buried along with you. Nobody
but me would be allowed by the
courts to touch it It, as well as
you, would be lost to the world."
Gimstead paused a moment to &l
low this to sink in. Then he went
on in a more reassuring tone.
"You're not a business man, Mr.
Davenport, and you don't realize
that the business world is a fight
from start to finish. It will be to
the interests of every one affected
to suppress that battery; in fact It
will be a matter of life and death
to them. And believe me, they'll
fight to do so. I don't believe you
quite appreciate what it means to
have nearly the whole business
world solidly against you, nor what
a' tremendous power they wield to
crush you. It-is a case of fight back
harder than they fight and to get
the Jump on them first"
He went on developing his point
showing that only by this early and
unexpected raid into the enemy's
camp could the ultimate success of
the project be assured.
Then he went on to point the
moral by drawing a contrasting pic
ture uavenport In Jail for con
tempt of court for refusing to tell
Grimstead his process, discredited,
broke, and above all, Inefficient;
Davenport possessed of practically
untold wealth, with the opportun
ities, if he so wished of repairing
damage inevitable to the readjust
ment. It was a pretty good plea, for a
specious one. Grimstead himself
was admiringly impressed by it and
reconvinced of the entire Justice
and expediency of his course. Da
venport, however, did not seem im
pressed. He arose from his log, re
marked curtly that the situation
was perfectly clear, and strode
away in the direction of the creek
crossing.
CHAPTER XVTII
"The Papers"
Burton overtook Larry at the
stream's edge. She saw at once that
he was furiously angry, so angry
that he could not permit himself
to utter a word. She took his hand.
He seized her hungrily, and they
clung together for several moments
rwhlle the calming, soothing influ
ences swept through them. At
length he released her with an ex
plosive sigh. They had not kissed.
"Well, that is over!" he said.
"Burton, oh, blessed one, if It had
not been for you I should have
killed them both as they sat there.
But I just kept thinking that he
was your father "
I know," she soothed him. "I
feel with you in every bit of it
whether he is my father or not But
let's not talk about it or we shall
just be crazy angry again, and that
will do us no good."
He took her by the shoulders.
"Where do you get your wisdom,
Burton?" he asked her, and smiled.
At the smile she clapped her
hands.
"That's better!" she cried. "Now
we can talk about it What are we
to do?"
"There's one thing I'm not going
to do," he stated with conviction,
"no matter what the price to pay;
I'm not going to permit this scheme
of destruction!"
"How can it be stopped?" Bhe
asked. "Let's be practical."
"For one thing, I can refuse to
give them my formulae."
"And lose all you own and go to
jail besides, as father told you," she
pointed out
"Well, I'll do that if necessary."
"Listen, Larry dear," she said.
"Wouldn't destroying that agree
ment you signed settle It all?"
"Burton, you blessed damosel,"
he cried, "you've got more sense In
your little finger than I have In my
whole body! Of course that's the
answer! Regular old melodrama
stuff. Why, here's even the papers!"
He turned as if to put this new
idea into immediate execution; but
again she stopped him.
"Larry, you poor infant!" she
cried. "It's time you had somebody
to look after you! What do you
think you're going to do?"
"Got the agreement Don't you
worry about their not handing over
when I tell them to!"
"Yes; but they can swear that It
was taken from them by force."
"Well, what would you do, then?"
"I'd steal It Then what proof
have they, except each other's
words! You could deny that.
Would you lie nicely In a good
cause, do you think?"
"I don't know; It wouldn't be
necessary. I think the burden of
proof would be on them. How will
we do it?"
"Dissemble," she cried. "Make
them think that your opposition
has blown over; that you're all
ready to go ahead with father's
scheme. Then father won't hang
on to his bill fold too closely and".
"How do vou know it's In the
bill fold?" -
"I saw him put it there," she explained.
"Such a sudden about face on my
part may not appeal to him."
"I've thought of that," she said.
A slow color was mounting to her
cheeks. "First of all it must be
come known who you are. He thinks
you are a garage man, remember.'
"I forgot that," laughed Daven
port "All right; I drop the dis
guise and appear in me full royal
regalia as the Celebrated Author.
Do you Imagine that will impress
nimY"
"Then" she hesitated "then we
give him the plausible reason for
your changing your mind."
"Which is?"
"The announcement of our en
gagement," she said In a voice so
low that he barely heard It
At this most unpropitious mo
ment there came around the bend
Simmins, lugging two Infinitesimal
trout.
"Damn!" muttered Davenport
ierventiy.
But at Burton's suggestion Sim
mins was let Into their secrets.
"The paper belongs to me, and it is
vitally necessary I get it back,"
Larry concluded. "Will you help?"
"It will affect our future hap
piness," put In Burton.
"It is only fair to say that if you
are caught, it is probable I could
help very little. If you succeed my
wife and I' Davenport glanced tri
umphantly toward Burton "will
take care of you."
"It's a sporting chance, sir." said
Simmins stoutly. "You have treat
ed me like a gentleman and ere
moonrise the papers shall be In our
power!"
"Now, Simminslisten," Larry im
pressed the point "There are two
papers. One is on a single sheet of
paper; the other is on several. I
want the one on the sinele sheet
The other doesn't matter. But If
you should be in any doubt what
ever, bring them both. All set?"
And then Simmins was dismissed
from the scene, and matters were
taken up at the point of interrup
tion. They would not Interest us.
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