Fame And Fortune Weekly (no. 929) (1923 07 20)

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BOYS, READ THE RADIO ARTICLES IN THIS NUMBER No. 929 . « JULY 20, 1923 7 Cents a A FAME: sTORIES OF BOYS WHO MAKE MONEY. MATT THE MECHANIC OF THE Boy WHO MADE Fuls 3 PILE AND OTHER STORIES BR elf-Made Man Matt steered his boat for the middle of the stream. There the eurrent had caught the frail crait bolding the helpless girl and was dragging it swiftly toward the edge oi the iall. She screamed, and the boys answered encovraringly.

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Radio Articles For Wireless Fans On Pages 24 & 25 FAME. AND FORTUNE . {ssued eT, Sabierintion price, $3.50 per year; Canada, $4.00; Foreign, es: 23d Street, New York, N. Y. EB ~ By A SELF-MADE MAN : CHAPTER I.—How Matt Warner Got A Job And = Aided Beauty In Distress. a! “Well, what do you want?” asked Vincent 4 Staples, foreman of the machine shop connected io with the Crandall Works, in the big, bustling > town of Darien, curtly of a poorly dressed boy. with a bright face and an alert look, who had _ entered the room on the second floor of the tall brick building where Staples was boss of all he surv 3 The air vibrated with the low swish of leather _ belting passing around numerous pulleys, together _ with the hum of the pulleys themselves; the buzz _ @f many machines running at a high speed, in- = termingled with the harsh grinding sound of ote metal against metal; the pounding of hammers; _ the rasping of files, and all the other nerye- . tingling noises that go to make up a machine __ shop in full operation. Half a dozen grimy-look- 4 _ ing men, with their sleeves rolled up above their - elbows, exposing brawny bare arms, were dis- _ tributed about among the machines, while as ‘Many more, similarly attired, stood at intervals 2 a rude wooden bench facing a row of win- dows that admitted light and air to the room. All were working hard at various jobs that claim- ed their whole attention. Vincent Staples him- = was the biggest and brawniest man of the lot, not unlike a humon ox, with a great leather covering his broad expanse of body from kmees to his neck. He had been a blacksmith is day, and looked the character yet. : Can =e me a job?” asked the boy, with “A job, eh?” ejaculated the foreman, taking in ooeene from head to foot with a critical sir.” - work in a machine shop?” sir. | “FE What brought you here, then?” to learn the business att the Post-Office at New York, N. Y., under the het NEW YORK, JULY 20, WEEKLY arry E. Wolff, Publish ne. Entered as Second-Class ctober 4, 1911, at yale 4 4 1879. eS ee | Price 7 Cents : P Dg, o </ 7 *h ? fe “Yes, sir. I’d rather work in a machine shop than ~ “Than what?” asked the foreman, sharply, as the boy paused. “Go back to tending store.” “So you've been tending a store, have you? I don’t see that a store-boy is any use around here.” “Tf you’d give me a tria] ’d——” . “Ive got no time to monkey with new be- ginners,” replied the foreman, shortly. “Then you won’t give me a chance?” “No. I’ve got no use——” The sentence ended in a grunt, for the boy dashed suddenly forward and butted him in the stomach with considerable force, sending him staggering back a foot or two, At the same mo- ment there was a swish through the air and something struck the wall near at hand with a dull thud. Vincent Staples quickly recovered his balance and with an angry snort made a rush at the boy, catching him by the arm. “You litle imp, what did you do-that for?” he roared, raising his ponderous hand to administer a cuff that the lad would have remembered, had he caught it. “Look there, sir,” said the boy, pointing at a — of steel still quivering in the wall where it ad struck with force enough to imbed one end several inches into the plaster and laths beyond. “That would have taken you in the head if I hadn’t saved you the best I knew how.” _ The foreman looked at the bit of iron, measur- ing the height of its flight-with his eye, then he swung around and saw the pale face of-one of _the men standing py an iron lathe. His ; glance saw the empty space between two parts of the machine where a few moments before a piece of steel had been revolving at lightnin:; speed and he comprehended at once what ha pened. Then he released the boy’s arm, and looked at him in a strange way. “Boy,” he said, huskily, “you saved my life. I De rv am grateful to you. Shake hands.” . The young stranger accepted the 9 Mab “What’s your name, my lad?” the man, in a tone that was now distinctly friendly. — “Matt Warner.” ? “How old are you?” —

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MATT THE “Nearly eighteen.” “Belong to this town, don’t you?” “As much as anywhere.” “Live with your parents, I suppose?” “No, sir! I’m an orphan. I’ve been living with Moses Kline, the storekeeper, for whom I’ve been -working, but as I’ve left:his employ I’ve got to take*my things elsewhere to-day. I haven’t got a place yet, but I. thought I’d try to get a job before I hunted for a room, for I want to live as close to my new place as possible.” “Tl give you an opening in this shop and let you learn the business if you cotton to it,” said the foreman. “Thank you, sir.” “You needn’t thank me. I owe you something for what you did for me, and you can count me as your friend from this out. I live a few blocks away and have a spare room which you may have for a nominal sum. , It will soon be noon when we knock off for dinner. My daughter brings me a warm dinner in a pail. Wait down in the yard. I will meet you there and introduce you to my daughter. She will take you around to the house and make you acquainted with her mother.- You can thén see the room and if it suits you bring your things around in time for supper, and to- morrow morning I'll start you in here and see ¢ what I ean make of you.” a Vincent Staples shook the boy by the hand once more, and turned away. Matt Warner walked out of the machine room greatly pleased at hav- ing secured work where he could familiarize him- self with the tools and machinery that appealed _-.to his taste. He had never been contented at Moses Kline’s store, where he had been obliged - to work fourteen hours daily, with two hours additional on Saturday night, as well as three hours on Sunday morning, for $3 per week and ‘his keep. He had no idea what pay he would ; receive at the machine shop, but he didn’t suppose se. it would be much at first. However, he hoped it wes would be enough to pay his way until he was ae worth more. -If he didn’t get enough he would _ have to draw on his little fund\of $100 he had ____ saved up during his term of service at Mr. Kline’s _ “store. After leaving the machine shop, he walk- ___ ed down the narrow stairs to the yard, which was filled with tiers of barrels and piles of cases- that were being loaded on trucks to be conveyed to _ the railroad station a few blocks away. Matt "watched the shipping of the merchandise with a great deal of interest. - _ To be out of the way, he perched himself on a ee box that stood against one of the fences, with his legs dangling in the air. Presently he saw a ieee Laskcs young man issue from the_ _ back door of the office and look superciliously around the yard. He walked over to the men who _ were loading one of the truck, and after watching them for a few moments, he commenced to find _ fault with one thing or another. _ “I wonder who he is?” thought Matt. “Seems - from the way he acts. able to put on as much even if I was worth a mil- I’d care to be $ ry pretty girl, between six- MECHANIC pa with a tin double-decker dinner-pail in her and. -, “I guess that’s the foreman’s daughter,” thought the boy. “She’s a peach, all right.” The girl advanced into the yard, keeping near ~* the fence on the side where Matt was roosted. The swell-looking chap noticed her, and crossed over to head her off. He came up with her by the time she was close to the boy. Matt then had a good.look at both of them. The young man gave every evidence of being somewhat under the in- fluence of liquor, though he walked steadily enough to deceive a casual observer. “Good-day, Miss Staples,” he said, planting himself before her. “Delighted to see you looking s0 ry peted to-day. Fit enough to kiss, ’pon my word.” The girl drew back and looked disturbed. “Brought your father’s dinner, I see. I'll call a man and have him take it up to the machine shop, and then you'll do me the honor of going to lunch with me.” “Please let me pass, sir,” said Miss Staples. “Why so coy? I’ve long desired the opportunity to express to you the sentiments that your beauty inspires in me. Surely you, a common workman’s _ daughter, must appreciate the honor I would’ confer on you by taking you to lunch and the ma- tinee afterward. I will give you a swell time, *pon my honor, I will.” “You’ve been drinking, Mr. Crandall, or you wouldn’t speak to me in the manner you are doing. I beg you to permit me to pass.” “Drinking, Miss Staples! Nonsense! Merely a couple of high balls to get up an appetite. Al- low me to-relieve you of,your pail.” “I wish you would go away, Mr. Crandall,” said the girl, backing toward the hox on which Matt Was seated. “You refuse to go to lunch with me, then?” “Certainly. I wouldn’t think of doing such a thing,” she replied with some spirit. “And jyou want me to leaye you?” “T wish you would.” “Then I will have to oblige you, I suppose; but you’ll give me one kiss from those cherry lips of yours, won’t you?” He stepped forward, seized her by the arms, and tried to snatch a kiss. The girl 2 = and tried to release herself. He pulled her to- ward him, and would probably have succeeded in accomplishing his object but for Matt, who thought it high time to interfere in her behalf. _ After the second scream for help left her lips, — the boy jumped off the box and struck Crandalla stinging blow in the face with the flat of his hand. — As the y man released his hold on her, and turned upon his aggressor, Matt gave him a shove © that landed him upon his back in the yard. “Get over to the door, quick, Miss Staples,” said Matt, motioning her to pass. “I'll see that — he does not molest you further.” ete “Thank you,” she said, with a grateful look, — passing quickly by him just as the noon whistle. blew for cessation of work. = ae whe, ae - s

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MATT THE MECHANIC 3 CHAPTER II.—Matt Begins His Career As Young Mechanic. The men in the yard had naturally noticed the trouble, but not one of them made an effort to _ go to Crandall’s assistance. The young gentle- _ Man was not popular in the establishment, and his downfall! at,the hands of a strange boy gave the eye-witnesses a whole lot of satisfaction. - Crandall, whose other name was Arthur, was the nephew of the president of the company that owned the works. He held the lucrative job of _ secretary to the corporation, which was something _ of a sinecure, for he had-little to do except at- _ tend the monthly meeting of the board and keep a record of its transactions. fe : He spent the major part of his time sporting und town with a fast set who had more money brains, but when he visited the works he always tried to make his presence felt among the employees. several occasions he had noticed _ Kittie Staples bringing her father’s dinner to him at the noon hour, and her fresh young beauty "greatly impressed him. He believed that the girl would be highly flattered by any little attention he might condescend to favor her‘ with, and with that idea in his head he made up to her. Kittie, however, was a sensible girl, and she realized ‘that, owing to the difference in their social status, there could never be anything in common between her and tthe nephew of the head of the works. So she trief*her best to avoid him, but did not always : as in the present case, when Matt had to ere in her behalf. Seeing that Crandall ~~ was only making an exhibition of himself, Matt _ stepped forward and assisted him to rise. The - young.man seemed to have no recollection that att was the cause of his mishap, the fumes of igh-balls confusing his brains entirely. He ing vacantly around as the boy brushed m and when Joe offered his escort as far as e office, he accepted it with tipsy gravity, and d the lad a quarter at the door, which Matt ed to accept. | é Mr. Staples was standing at ‘the employees’ trance talking to his daughter, and he beckoned up. Kittie had not told her father any- 1 about Crandall’s conduct, as she knew it make him very angry, and might lead to Cittie, this is Matt Warner,” said her father, hen the came up.| x Kittie smiled. and blushed. She was a bit sur- too, that her father was acquainted with ‘who had interfered in her behalf. tt, this is my daughter, Kittie,” the fore- bot bowed, and he and Kittie shook hands. -haven’t told me your own name yet,” said : foreman, fh » I thought I had: Well, it’s Vincent father’s. ed. < Piel DO only a very * wall, curio that a zines a mm one of : - Tn oe have been brained by it, I fear, but for Matt’s prompt action.. He shoved me back just in the nick of time, and the steel buried itself in the Well, I’m going to take him on at the shop in the morning, and as he’s looking for a room in this neighborhood, I invited him to take the small spare bedroom at our house. So take him over with you, and tell your mother to show it to him.” Kittie said she would, and somehow she wzs' rather pleased to think that there was a prob- ability of the good-looking boy, whom she nad taken an instant fancy to, coming to live at their house. Mr. Staples turned away and carried his dinner-pail upstairs to the shop, while Matt ac- companied Kittie to her home. “It was very kind of you to interfere in my behalf,”’ the girl said, as they passed out at the gate, “and Iam very, very grateful to you.” “You’re welcome,” replied the boy. “It was funny that he didn’t make a row with you about it afterward. Why, he said nothing at all, and actually permitted you to brush him off.” “He was loaded, and the shock of his fall made him forget all about what had happened. I'll bet that he doesn’t remember speaking to you.” “TI should be glad to believe that. Why, his conduct was outrageous. The idea of him trying to kiss me right there in the yard before all the men. I was dreadfully. mortified, and I really don’t know what I should have done had he really kissed me.” ; “Who is he, anyway?” “His name is Arthur Crandall. He’s the nephew of the president. of the company that owns the works.” “Does he work in the office?” “I believe not, but father told me that he is secretary of the company.” “He seems to be well fixed, for he is a swell eee. “He lives with his uncle on Bradhurst avenue.” _ “That’s the finest street in town.” hood. rs Matt and Kittie felt almost like old friends when they reached the Staples home. Kittie in- troduced Matt to her mother, to whom she de- livered her father’s message. Matt was shown the small spare room, and he declared it suited him in og J way. Even if it had possessed many drawbacks he would have been glad to take it in order to live in the same house with Miss Staples, with whom he was already half in love, for, in his opinion, she was the nicest girl he had ever met. rs, Staples, who was a pleasant, motherly wom- an, invited Matt to take lunch with her and Kit- tie, and he accepted. e “Yl fetch my traps over some time this after- noon ” phe said, ne his belongings to the Staples house for a. quarte r, and he went along himself without extra “Yes. The richest people live in that neighbor-_ “I’ve got only a grip and a small |

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. father from a serious injury, if not death, and the good woman felt that she could not do too much for the bright-looking boy. in whom she , already felt a motherly interest. Work ceased at the works at half-past five, and Mr. Staples was home by’six. He found Matt in the dining-room, reading an evening paper. Supper was soon on ‘the table, and all sat up. 5 ; “You must eat hearty, Matt,” said Vincent Staples. “It is against my principles to have anvhbody go hungry in this house.” ~ sm “Thank you, sir. I will endeavor to hold my end up,” laughed the boy. : Mr. Staples was rather a jolly man in his way at home,. though he held that side of his nature in check at the shop. It is not good policy for a foreman to become too familiar with his hands, as it has a bad effect on discipline. Matt subsequently found that Mr. Staples was careful to show no partiality toward _ ~him in the shop, but after working hours it was ~ different, and the boy, on his part, did not fail to treat the foreman with the respect that his posi- tion called for, taking his orders and instructions ~ and saying nothing, iust as if he and Staples were “not the best friends in the world. Next morning Matt went to the works with the foreman and be- “gan his career aS a young mechanic. ~ - “CHAPTER III.—The Model That Wouldn’t Work the Right Way. ~ After that little Kittie brought two dinner- pails to-the works at noon, one of which was in- tended for Matt. ‘ “T don’t think you ought to burden yourself with an extra pail for me, Kittie,” he said, when she appeared the first day he was on the job. “I can easily get a light lunch at a cheap restaurant on 3 Gz 2 ; “y . Ea? anon it’s no‘ trouble for me to do so. I can __* bring two just as well as one, Matt,” she replied, ‘*. with a smile. L “Well, it’s very kind of you and your mother oe 736 ‘to go to so much trouble on my account. If I can _ only find some way to return it I shall be happy.” ees de anthesis ox Rig eoclbee, Mist er ¥ safe in his society. a ¥ eittic inte a Sewelry store and asked her to pick out some little thing that she thought d please her mother, and which it would be for him to present her with. This Kittie a= 4 MATT THE MECHANIC : oe _ant,.as possible for him, and he privately con-— SS way and say nothing, for that was what you did. Well, now I want to see you make good. If you refuse to accept that locket I will understand ~ that itis because you don’t care to take anything _ from me, which would make me feel badly. You — ought to have some little reward for bringing — me my dinner at noon. This is the only way I can ~ show my appreciation of your kindness, so it isn’t fair for you to turn my good intentions down.” “Well, I’ll take it this once, seeing that vou in- sist,” she said with a coquettish smile; “but never again, remember.” “Until the next time,” he chuckled. “No,” she said, demurely. “I do not intend to encourage you to be so extravagant.” = “Kittie, I haven’t known you very long, but still I feel that there is nothing too good for you,” he answered. She blushed rosily, not so much at his words, as the way he said them, and somehow or another ~ she felt happier after that, and thought a whole lot more of Matt than perhaps she ought to have done. Mrs. Staples was very much pleased with. her present, and thanked the boy for it, though TY BY oe pe uy ‘she could not help chiding him just a little bit for spending his money on her. Mr. Staples also greatly appreciated the lad’s kindly act, ae understood the motive which hid induced him to do it, and Matt rose still higher in his estima- tion. Kittie showed her parents her new locket, — and they said it was very pretty. Her father — chaffed her a little over it when Matt was not — present,.and the girl fled from the room witha face as red as a full-blown rose of the same color. — Altogether, Matt made a great hit with his new friends, who endeavored to make things as pleas- gratulated himself on having secured such‘a nice home in place of a cheerless room among people — who would never have been much else < strangers to him. Three months passed away and = Matt Warner had not only proved himself a ~ willing and useful assistant in the machine shop, but he was beginning to show signs of consider: able mechanical talent. He gave great satisfaction 4 around the ey e had disposed o: He ask -one of the men what told pee oes ies nai oe — a ee

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MATT THE _. “Why not?” asked the boy. . ; . se “Give it up. He tinkered at it every day during - the noon hour for a long time, and finally gave it up in disgust. When he went away he left the - model here.” “It’s a wonder he did not take,it with him. He might have found the solution of the difficulty ~ some time.” , d _ + Possibly, had he lived, he might.” _ “Ts he dead?” ; : 3 _ “Yes; poor chap. , He was run down by a freight train soon after he went to another shop, and that wound him up.” _ “The model belonged to him, didn’t it?” ca » . me > » “J wonder if I could have it? ge - “What could you make out of it? man, curiously. : pen “YT don’t aw that I could make anything out _- of it, but I'd like to look it over and study it. “Ask Mr. Staples. Probably he’ll let you have it, for it doesn’t belong to the shop: I don’t be- ve it will do you any good, though. Ifthe man ‘who schemed it out of his head couldn’t make it v0, after all the time he spent on it, and he was a : ss mechanic, I guess you, who have just begun to learn the business, won’t be able to do _ anything with it.” “Pm not expecting to make it work, but I think Gt will be good practice for me to study the con- _ struction of the model. It ought to give me other fdeas. I should like to pull it to pieces and then see if I dan put it together again.” -*Oh, I see what you’re aiming at,” said the man. “It won’t do any harm for you to use it as a kind ‘object lesson, and may do you a whole lot of oN da. Just you tell Mr. Staples why you want it and he'll let you have it, for I notice he is try- = ng to push you ahead as much as possible.” . i: Matt asked the foreman if he could have the ~ “Certain! u may have it,” replied Mr. Sta- S. “What x ia beatie to do with it? Clean p and use it to study up the principles of the pine?” F was about my idea,” answered Matt. told me that a man named Parks put sether as a working-model to demonstrate improvement in the condenser.” : . ‘hat’s right. Parks was a clever fellow, but ea a not-practicable. The modern con- of which there are two typeyin general he surface condenser and the jet condenser about as perfect as human ingenuity can it” | : hat did Parks expect to accomplish that is idy done?” : a Sah to make an absolute vacuum In asked the n n dea was “Matt knew scarcely anything about a steam d absolutely nothing about the workings nser, Mr. Staples’ remark was like so tohim. the air MECHANIC 5 “Is it impossible to make an absolute vacuum in a condenser?” “T believe it is.” ; : ; “Then, why did Parks waste his time trying to do the impossible?” “Don’t you know that when some people of an inventive turn of mind get a certain idea into their head, which nine people out of ten*can see is impracticable, it is almost out of the question to convince them that they are wrong?” “Is that the way it was with Parks?” “Yes. Steam is condensed by cold water. In the surface condenser the exhaust steam comes in contact with a large area of metallic surface, which is kept cool by contact with cold water. In the jet condenser the exhaust on entering the chamber comes in contact with a jet of cold water. In either case the entering steam is condensed to cold water, and in consequence a partial vacuum is found. Understand?” Matt nodded. . “Now, if a sufficient amount of cold water was used, the steam on entering would instantly con- dense, and a practically perfect vacuum would be obtained were it not for the fact that the feed water of the boiler always contains a small quan- tity of air, which passes with the exhaust steam into the condenser, and therefore partially de- \ stroys the vacuum. To get rid of this air the condenser is fitted with an air-pump. Parks’s idea was to get rid of the air without the aid of an air-pump. He claimed that if he could do that he would make both fame and fortune. He did- n’t succeed, though several times he said he had it. At that moment the whistle blew and work was resumed in the shop. ‘ CHAPTER IV.—Trouble in the Shop. It took the odd moments of Matt’s own time for a week to clean up the model, but he worked with great industry at the job and finally had the thing in the shape it was when the maker abandoned it. A steam-pipe with a cock in it'ran up one corner of the room. Parks had tapped it and inserted the cock in order to get live steam to experiment with in his model. A thick rubber tube formed the connection between the cock and a smaller cock on the little engine. Matt found the tube imbedded in the dust, and Mr. Staples. explained the use it had been put to. One day- when the boy had the engine in perfect condition, he attached the tube to both the model and the cock in the steam-pipe, and turned a little tive steam on. The engine began to work away at - once. The.steam that entered the condenser escaped through an opening in the top, for it did- n’t condense, the cold water contact being miss- ing. Matt didn’t mind that, since all that he was =f really interested in at that moment was the work- »ing of the miniature engine. It was admirably constructed, being perfect in every detail, and it operated with a smoothness that delighted the boy, The-other men in the room gathered around with their pipes in their mouths:to see it and all agreed that for a mechanical it was et : se rs Ss = gens

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6 4 MATT THE tion of one of our machines here, with a driving pulley, stretch a piece of stout tape from the fly- wheel of the engine to the pulley, and you'll have the makings of a miniature work-shop,” said one of the machinists. As the model stood on a shelf out of any one’s way, it wasn’t necessary to move it when the whistle blew. Matt, however, took the precaution to remove the tube connection and hide it for ‘ fear that one of the boys in the building might get on to it some time when he was not there, and_ by turning on too great a volume of steam, dam- age the model, which he wouldn’t be able to repair owing to his lack of mechanical knowledge. For some time Matt amused himself during the noon hour with his working engine, studying its rhythmic movements and pondering over the in- genuity of man which had produced such a won- derful bit of mechanism. He would have liked to put the condenser into working order, but soma parts of it were not in evidence, and these he could not supply himself, neither could Mr. Sta ples with whom he consulted on the subject. ° “Go down in the engine room, Matt, and look at the condenser there,” the foreman told him. _ “Wave a talk with the engineer. He’ll be able to ar tell you more in five minutes than I*could in a sab month,” So for a week Matt haunted the engine-room and questioned the engineer about the construc- tion and working of the jet-condenser attached _.. to the big engine. He learned a whole lot in that * time, but he was too ignorant yet of mechanics to turn this information to any practical account. Howeyer, his conversations with the engineer greatly interested him in the stationary engine, and he began taking books on the subject from the Mechanics’ Library of the town, and reading them up. He soon discoverd that he would only be able to acquire a superficial knowledge in this way. That if he wanted te get thoroughly acquainted vith the steam engine he must go to work in a different way. The only-right way was ‘to get practical instruction in an engine-room. As he did not intend to throw up his gee in the shop for such a purpose, which iat pe 1 was only a side issue with him, he asked Mr. Staples how he could get around the matter. “You're Young yet, Matt,” the foreman said. “Better let this new enthusiasm of yours rest a while: No one can tackle two things at once aad do justice he either. Give your attention to the shop and learn to become a first-class mechanic. Afterward, if you, feel so disposed, you can study up engimeering. Mat: agreed that Mr: Staples’ advice was wood, and determined to follow it. He did not entirely avandon his engineering fad, but continued to read up on ‘the subject, getting the engineer of the establisliment to explain the more difficult ‘paints. Thus six months passed away, during which Matt made great progress as a young + - -- akmest indispensable adjunct of the shop. He often saw Arthur Crandall around the premises, he never Secnane he eons into the machine-room, dirty. idered the FB co too d in here,” mechanic, and was considered by all hands as an *‘ MECHANIC pened to be quite sober he did not attempt to re- peat his former familiarity. Matt was generally on hand to protect her should she stand in need of it, but he was not called upon to exercise his chivalry i in that diree- tion. One afternoon Crandall surprised the mechanics of the machine shop by stepping off the elevator into the room. Matt was working at a bench near the elevator door and saw him first. “I wonder what brings him in here?” the boy muttered. “By George! He’s loaded, too. Prob- ably that accounts for it.” Crandall walked unsteadily about the unoccu- ped space near the elevator, then stopped and oked around the room. Mr. Staples came up te him and asked what he wanted. “You’re Vincent Staples, aren’t you?” said the secretary of the company. “Yes, that’s my name. What 7anIdofor you?” — “I want to talk with you. Come outside some- where.” “You can talk with me here, can’t you?” re- plied the foreman. “How would you like to have a raise in your wages?” said Crandall, with a feeble kind of a grin. “A raise in my wages!” exclaimed the as- tonished man. “That's what I said, I can fix it so you can get it. “TJ don’t quite understand what you are trying — to get at,” said Staples, who was puzzled to ac- count for such an offer, except it was due to the fact that the young man was not strictly in his right senses. ~ “Staples,” continued Crandall, “you’re a fine mechanic. Understand? A fine mechanic. The best we have. And you have a Sago | daughter, too.” < “Sir!” ejaculated the foreman, who could cae see why his only child should figure in the cone. ; vérsation. 2 “She’s the fairest of her sex, Staples. Sneak’ o- many of our Bradhurst avenue girls into a cocked hat, and they’re pretty slick articles when they get themselves up in their best style.” “Just leave my daughter out of your conversa- — tion, Mr. Crandall, and tell me what brought you _ said Staples, i in a slightly huffy tone. “T couldn’t leave your daughter out, fori came to talk about her. Understand? I’ve met her several times, but I find her rather coy. Thinks I’m too tony for her, I guess. Now I want you to put in a good word for me with her. Let her~ ow that I would only be too delighted to escort her around to places of amusement and treat her to dinner afterward. My automobile will be al- ways at her service with or without myself. Un- derstand? Any day she’d like to take an outing — in the suburbs let me know, Staples. Drop Ee eee ee es ti note in the office addressed to me, and I'll sen my chauffeur with the machine around to your house.” As Crandall proceeded the foreman waxed a under the collar, His daughter was the Boe tor his eye, and. he watched over her with eare. Arthur Crandall might be the seereares the Crandall Company, and rich to boot, Staples regysied conversation about ter Ye Siahden his eitne eee

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MATT THE world, though privately Staples considered his Kittie as the peer of any man and woman on earth. He deeply resented the familiar way that young Crandall talked about the girl, and he-was — to eut the dude off short when Crandall “You fix it so I can take her out to-morrow afternoon, Staples, and I’ll see that you get $5 a week more in your pay envelope.” cl -“What’s that?” roared Vincent Staples, the foreman, springing at Crandall and dealing him a blow on the chest that sent him staggering to- ward the open elevator. ; Seeing the young man’s peril, Matt ran forward d arebhed him just in time. CHAPTER V.—The Projected, Abduction. The foreman’s angry exclamation, and the blow ‘that followed it drewsthe attention of every man in the shop to the point where the disturbance Was taking place. They saw the ponderous Sta- glaring at the secretary of the company as att dragged him away from the edge of the elevator shaft. As no one had heard a word of what had passed between the men, except -the _ foreman’s furious ejaculation, they could not un- ’.. derstand what the trouble was about. At that _“ moment the elevator came down and paused at _ the floor for a machinist to get off. Staples im- ~ mediately seized the disconcerted Crandall by _ the arm, bundled him aboard the elevator, and told the man to take him downstairs to the of- fice, The foreman, with a deep cloud on his face, walked up and down thé room several times in a ‘way that showed he was much exasperated, but n= he ually cooled off, and gave his attention again to the business of the Shop. Matt was as much in the dark as any one else as to the cause - of the foreman’s attack on Randall, “The only way I can account for it is that the _ dude must have said something to Mr. Staples _ that he wouldn’t stand for. I can’t.imagine what it could be; though, for the foreman couldn’t help _ seeing that Crandall was aprcey tipsy, and con- E tly not fully responsible for what he said.” = at’s the way Matt argued to himself, and he - Was very much grid piece because Mr, Staples had ~ Jost his temper, and struck a person who was not Ps tly his inferior in strength, but of such ; ce in the establishment. When the shop : “geted for the day, and he started for home with $ foreman, as was his custom, he learned from _ Mr. Staples’s lips the true cause of the brief SErap. - “Dees he imagine because I’m an ‘employee of ‘the company that he has a right to pay his un- welcome attentions to my daughter?” -growled _ Mr. Staples, after he had explained matters to «doe. MECHANIC 7 succeeded only that I interfered, I’m afraid there would be something more doing in the secretary’s way.” i Matt, on the score of prudence, did not yolun- teer any information on the subject. He decided that it was up to the girl to tell the facts to her father if she thought proper to do so. When they reached the house Mr. Staples opened up the subject with his daughter at once. He wanted to know to what extent Crandall had ever noticed her, and whether she had given him the least encouragement. Kittie admitted that the young man had spoken to her several times, but that she had turned down his advances every time in a way that ought to have convinced him that she wanted nothing to do with him. She did not refer to Crandall’s attempt to kiss her, because she knew her father would make things pretty sultry for the young man even at the risk of stag, Hg position with the company. Mr. Sta- ples did not tell his daughter what occurred in the shop that afternoon, but he told his wife later on, and. she told Kittie next day, though Matt gave her an inkling of the truth that even- ing. It was decided that the girl was not to come to the works any more, and thereafter Matt and the foreman carried their dinner-pails with them in the morning like the other men who did not frequent -a restaurant. Staples expected to be called down to the office to give an explanation to the head of thé establishment for his attack on his nephew, but nothing like that happened, and matters went on as before the dude's visit. Crandall himself, however, had a perfect recol- lection of the incident, though he did not mention the matter to his uncle, because he did not care to face an explanation of the affair. He deter- mined to get square with the foreman just the same, and in.a way that would enable him to kill two birds with one stone. He took counsel with a couple of boon companions, who were as unscru- pulous as himself, and they readily agreed to elp him out. All three believed that they money and social positions would protect them if trouble cropped out of it. Their plan was to kidnap Kittie Staples just to scare her father, and have her held a prisoner at a certain roadhouse a few miles outside of Darien. This house was kept by an ex-pugilist, and was frequented by the fashionable young men of the town. In a lange barn atta to this establishment, glove contests were frequently pulled off on the quiet, and as the son of the chief of the Darien police belonged to the swell set, any suspicions as to what went on at the roadhouse and the officers of the law never visited the place. Cock fights, and even an occasional dog fight, were also held at the aforesaid barn, and were ~- largely attended by the gilded youth of the town, who found such sport sufficiently exciting to at- tract them any time the be was passed around a them. The ex-pugilist made his profits out of the business done at the bar, though a price of admission Was charged at the kidnapping scheme could \ it was necessary to enlist the proprietor of the - were sidetracked, however, didn’t mind the cost, p within reasonable limits, so long as he got square — Jail se) gt ig Te ee oe vy it-was nS ¥ a. ~s = Es :

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eS with the foreman of the machine shop. The girl would be well treated,-and only deprived of her liberty. She would be under charge of the pugil- ist’s wife, who would see that nothing happened to her. Accordingly, Crandall and his cronies visited the roadhouse and had a talk with the former prize-fighter, whese name was Gid Hath- away. Hathaway didn’t fancy being mixed up in the scheme, but he couldn’t afford to turn down such an important and profitable personage as Arthur Crandall. The young dude had influence enoveh to spoil_business at the roadhouse if he chose to exercise it, so an arrangement was finally made for the reception of Kittie Staples, and her sequestration at the top of the house. The best- laid schemes of mice and men, according to a famous poct, oft go astray. And so it was in this instance. It was necessary for the success ef the enterprise that the girl should be decoyed from her home after dark. How to accomplish this stecessfully puzzled the conspirators not a little, until they learned that Kittie had.a young lady friend at whose house, a few blecks from her own, she often spent an evening. Sometimes Matt accompanied her, but more often he didn’t, it being understood between them that he was to eall for her around ten o’clock. One evening, just after dark, a small boy pulled the bell at the Staples house, and when Kittie answered the ring the boy said he had brought a note’ for Miss * Kittie Staples. ; | “That’s my namé,” she said, promptlv. “Give + it to me. Who sent you?” © __ “ffattie Forrest. She said I was to bring back an answer.” : “Wait a minute till I read it.” Kittie ran into the sitting-room, where her father was reading the evening paper, tore open the note and read the following: | “Dear Kittie: Come around to the house ‘to- night, as I want to see you'on important business. Excuse renege 2 as I burned my right hand at the stove a while ago and I can hardly hold my pen. Don’t fail to come, as you will miss something if you do not. Let the bearer of this knew whether you are coming or not, and when. “Yours, as ever, Hattie.” _ There was something strange about the note, + besides the handwriting, which did not look like Hattie’s, but then the writer had explained that she had crippledeher hand at the stove and could hardly write. The tone of the note did'not sound ike Hattie, still it was quite possible that Miss -. Forrest had dashed it off in a hurry and at hap- hazard. At any rate there was no reason why Kittie should suspect the genuineness of the note, she would be over to Hattie’s house in half an hour. As soon as the boy got this reply he MATT THE MECHANIC So she ran back to the door and told the boy that_ he arrived at his destination he found, much te his disappointment, that his friend had gone out for the evening, so there was nothing for him to do but to return home again. As he was in the act of opening the gate in the hedge which cut his friend’s home off from the street, an automobile dashed up and stopped in front of the house. Three young men sprang cut, and Matt, ~ thinking they were visitors to the house he had just left, drew back to let them enter. After looking up and down the quiet, shady street, they stepped up alongside of the hedge within a couple of feet of the spot where Matt stood in the gloom. “The boy ought to be up this way with an an- swer in a few minutes,” said one of them, taking a box of cigarettes from his pocket and offering PO Pee ee Ne aa it to each of his companions, “then we'll know whether Miss Staples is coming or not.” c Matt gave a start of surprise when he heard Kittie’s name mentioned, and he began to wonder who these chaps were and what was in the wind. The fiash of a match lit up.the faces of the three for a moment or two as each lighted his cigarette, and to Matt’s astonishment he recognized one of the young men as Arthur Crandall. ae : CHAPTER VI.—The Young Mechanic to the Rescue. ; “Suppose the girl brings an escort with her— that young mechanic, for instance, who is board- ing at her house—that is liable to lead to a com- plication,” said one of young men. _ k “Oh, I guess we can handle him, too,” replied Crandall, carelessly. “If he’s with her we'll give him a tap on the head, first, and while one of us is attending to him, the other two can throw the _ shawl over Miss Staples’ head and hustle her into the machine. The moment we're off, we tay ts safe.” ‘ ; ou’ve notified Hathaway that he may look for us to bring the girl to his place to-night?” _ said the thixd young man. : 4 _ I've attended to that,” replied Crandall, flip- — ping the ashes from the end of his cigarette, - Staples is sure to notify the police when his daughter doesn’t return home at the usual time and he finds that she hasn’t been. at Miss For- ge 2 ; : “What do’ we care?” asked Crandall. “Nobod will suspect us of carrying the girl off, and the - roadhouse will be the last place they'll think of _ in peeeection bie her.” Bice “Here comes the boy now,” the others v ” said one of the — “Go and meet him, Brett,” said Crandall, = hired him to deliver the note, and there i need for him to see us.” The person addressed as Brett immed went forward and met the boy several, away. Matt, standing in the shadow of th hedge, had been almost paralyzed with astonish- ment at the revelation he had been listening That ses rege a other well-to-de young men e town sho engaged in a pict to abduct Kittie Staples. fairly amazed a here was no doubt in Matt’s mind that this Crandall’s scheme, for he had been a witth, hia unwelcome asteptions, 5 a, = 7 iately nnoyiny

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“The roadhouse they expect to take her to must _ be Hathaway’s place,” muttered Matt. “Thai’s __ the only roadhouse I know of anywhere around. It’s a sporting place, where I’ve heard they have fights once in a while. All the town dudes : there to have a good time. What a nerve _ Crandall has to go into a trick of this kind. He’s ___ Supposed to be a gentleman, too. ~ object is to give Kittie a scare. Wants to get _ back at her because she won’t accept his atten- _ tions. Or. mavbe this is the way he’s trying to revenge himself on her father for the blow he _ got in the shop. It’s a foolish piece of business, anyhow, and he’s bound to get in trouble over it. ei Howeves it’s up to me to put a spoke in his little : Mighty lucky thing that I’ve eot on to it. the for Kittie would get the fright of her life if ose chaps succeeded in running off with her.” Brett now returned to Crandall and his com- Panion. 3 : “Miss Staples has swallowed the bait and will ‘along this way in half an hour,” he said. ell have te come alone, for the kid told me - that he met the mechanic, Matt Warner, going : _ Somewhere.” “Good,” replied Crandall, lighting a fresh ciga- = “We'll have things*®all our own way. Go won be the shawl out of the machine, Otis, so Aad all ready t& grab her suddenly when she Se ee Otis obeyed instructions. “How long do you Rang to keep the a at Hathaway's?” asked Brett. “A week or two. Long ‘enough to break her old man ups and make him think she’s disappeared for good. He’s got to pay up for that blow he e I’d have had him fired from the shop Tcouff have seen my way clear to doit.” Thy conldn’t you? Aren’t yoy secretary of ‘course I am, but that doesn’t give me au- y over the hands,” replied Crandall. “The ntendent runs the works, and he takes his Staples is a good hand. ‘think you’re easy, C in your shoes, and a common sana laid on me in the way you said Staples did 1, I wouldn’t rest till I got him out of the - Workingmen are getting altogether too ndent nowadays.” . the fault of the unions,” aped “If I had anything to say about the ote sre wouldn’t be such things. They're a nt “menace to the capitalist. The wees: + Baga to know his place, but now he thi _as the man who hires him.” ature oe to put unions out of ea ote “Tf something isn’t done that line the laboring man will be dictat- nae terms, and the manufacturer will v Knuckle down or quit business.” ie out,” growled Crandall. “The girl Sid a few minutes and we won't be We mustn’t make a slip-up of “It she was the block. a eS P to her myself. ‘1 can’t afford block.» me that shawl, I suppose his» MATT THE MECHANIC 9 moment, He was one against three, but he cal- culated that his sudden appearance on the scene would take them so by surprise that he would he able to save Kittie. He vas strong and pretty handy with his fists, so he didn’t have much doubt about the ultimate result. wish my friend Taylor was here, ” he thought, meaning the boy who lived in the house behind him. “I'll bet the two cf us would make it pretty interesting for these dudes.” As his friend Tavlor wasn’t there he had to So he waited with ~ depend entirely on himself. some impatience for. the crisis of the affair. “Here she comes,” said Brett, presently. ready for business.” Unsuspicious of what was ahead of her, Kittie Staples tame tripping up the street. She saw the. automobile drawn up alones‘de the curb, but paid no attention to it. As she drew nearer she made out the three young men standing close to the “Get hecge, apparently engaged in conversation. - She - didn’t suppose they were waiting there for her. Matt couldn’t see her from the spot where he stood, owing to the top of the hedge which ob- structed his view. He held the gate open an inch or two in readiness to rush out. “You speak to her, Brett,” said Crandall: “and when: she stops and turns I'll throw the shawl over her head, then we’l! both grab her and force her into the machine. I guess you’d better get on the front seat, Otis, and be ready to start off the moment I give the world.” “All right,” said Otis, crossing and getting into the auto. In a few moments Kittie Stanles was abreast of the conspirators, und then Brett stepped up to her, raising his hat politely. “T beg your pardon, miss, where——” Kittie stopped and looked at the well-dressed young fellow as he spoke. The moment she turned her back toward the hedge, Crandall shook out the folds of the shawl and dashed at her. Matt, who was watching him closely, sprang out through the gateway, and just as the shaw] fell over the girl’s head the young mechanic struck Crandall a heavy blow under the ear that sent him staggering over toward the auto, drag- sing the shawl with him. Run, Kittie, run!” cried Matt, to the fright- can you tell. me ened .girl as he aimed an upper-cut at Brett’s jaw. The young fellow, taken bv surprise, failed to dodge in time, and Matt’s fists made his teeth _ rattle like a pair of castanets. Matt gave him no time to recover, but smashed him in the eye with his left, following that up with a crack in the nose with hig right. Brett, staggered by the assault, jumped into the auto to escape further punishment, and Matt once more turned his atten- tion to Crandall. Kittie had recognized Matt’s voice, but instead of running she held her ground, — - S for the whole thing was so unintelligible to her = pee not mecexeiage Fa ey ca o in thunder are emanded C dal, as Matt rushed at Pe nied gh se “Find out,” replied the boy, striking at the dues randall parried the blow called ¢ companions for help. ‘Otis, ‘she bine 5 > at Matt’s Suen pager

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10 MATT THE wind attack on his companions, jumped out of the auto when he saw that their assailant was alone, and only a boy. Brett also recovered his nerve again, thotah his face was badly damaged, and he responded to Crandall’s call. The tables were now turned on Matt; and he was forced upon the defensive himself. Kittie, perceiving that the young mechanic in whom she took so much inter- est, was in serious danger of being knocked out by the three young men, uttered a shrill scream for help, which echoed up and down the street on the still night air. “Confound it!” roared Crandall. “The game is up and all on account of this chap. Tackle him low down, Brett, and then we'll finish him.” Brett, who had been a good football player at ‘his college, flung his arms around Matt’s thighs and slipped his hold to his knees. The other two closed in on him at the same moment and the boy was bowled over on his back. His head struck : upon the stone pavement and he was rendered unconscious. Kittie continued to scream for help, and people in the immediate neighborhood threw up their windows to ascertain what the trouble was. A man came out from one of the near-by houses and started for the scene of trouble. “We've got to skip, and skip quickly,” he said, hurriedly. : “Throw this chap into the machine and we'll be off,” replied Crandall, grabbing Matt by the head and shoulders. J “What fhe dickens do you want with him? Let him lie there,” said Brett, impatiently. “No,” ‘answered Crandall, doggedlv. “this fel- low spoiled our game-and gave me a crack under the ear that I feel yet. Bundle him in and we'll carry him out into the woods where we can get square with him at our leisure.” As there was no time to argue with Crandall, boy who had done the best he could to save the — girl under strenuous circumstances: Matt was the hero of the shop, and of the whole establish- _ ment for that matter, that day, and for pe davs thereafter. Vincent Staples was called to _ the private office by Mr. Crandall, and asked for a general ‘statement of the unfortunate affair. The foreman was a man who didn’t mince — words when he knew he was in the right, and he was outspoken in regard to the treatment his aah

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MATT THE MECHANIC daughter had received at the hands of Arthur Crandall. - He told the president of the works that the matter was altogether too serious to be over- looked, and tlfat he intended to prosecute his nephew, as soon as he was arrested, whether he lost his job in consequence or not. Mr. Crandall assured him that he regretted the incident deeply, and did not intend to screen his relative from the consequences of his foolishness. He told the fore- man that, much as he deplored the necessity of the case being sifted out in a court of justice, he could not blame the attitude assumed by Staples . im defense of his daughter, and. therefore, no _. matter what came of the affair, he wovld not be _ discharged from the works. Crandall. Brett and _ Otis communicated with their relatives in a day or two and asked for funds. They alleged that : the whole matter was merely intended as a joke, - and denied in the most positive terms that they had any*intention of holding the.girl a prisoner even over night. _ The newspaper stories they denounced as sen- - sational, and almost wholly devoid of truth, _ Printed largely’ to prejudice populan opinion “2 ~ egies them, because they were connected with @ aristocracy of Darien. The feelings of the general public were more or less against the _ wealthy, and the newspapers believed it was to their interest to pander to that sentiment. The immediate relatives of nce Brett and Frank - Otis naturally D “with their own flesh and blood. Money was arded them, with ex- “Tf you will return and face the accusation like a man I will provide a lawyer to defend you, but if you are convicted you must take your medi- cine,” concluded the president of the Crandall — Works. — The letter almost gave young Crandall a fit, ~\ for, unlike the letters received by Brett and Otis, his uncle wasted no sympathv on him, and, what ‘Was worse, sent him no money,’so that he was Pg, to borrow from his two friends to pay his way. Lawyer Otis invited Mr. Brett and Mr. Crandall to confer with him at his office in respect to the awkward dilemma in which the ree young men had placed themselves. Both responded, but Mr. Crandall’s attitude at the interview was not particularly encouragin as he was satisfied his nephew was guilty, an wouldn’t be able to clear himself. As an acces- ‘sory was just as guilty in the eyes of the law as ad principal, he told Lawyer Otis and Banker Brett quite frankly that their sons were in a bad serape, and he didn’t see how they were going te get out of it without paying some kind of a as it was in the nature that Vincent Staples, the girl’s father, was . 11 not an easy man to deal with on such lines. He might resent the offer to the extent of notifying the newspapers that a bribe had been offered his daughter to withdraw the charge, and that would tend to complicate matters, for the young men. Still, he said, if the matter could be ar- ranged, he would pay his share toward it. The result was, an emissary waited on Mr. Staples at his home a few days later, and in the most™ delicate way asked if some arrangement could not be made by which the charge against he young men could be withdrawn. : “No, I don’t think so,” replied Vincent Staples, flatly. “But, my dear sir, consider the positien in which thes young gentlemen, scions of three of the most influential families in Darien, are placed,” said the visitor, who was Lawyer Otis’s right-hand legal assistant: “That’s their lookout, not mine,” replied the foreman, shortly: “Think of what my daughter would have suffered had they carried out their outrageous design.” “We have the positive assurance from the young men that the whole affair was merely a lark. They had no intention of abductine your daughter. They merely intended to. give her a slert ride in the auto and then leave her at-her ome. “T don’t care anything about their assuraneas. They'll say anything to squeeze out of this affair. Matt Warner happened to be in a nvosition to overhear their plans and he knows that there was no joke about the thing at all.” “But this Warner’s evidence is uncorroborated and will be valueless*in court. The young men’s - denial will be as good as, if not-better than, his statement.” “His evidence will be corroborated by circum- stances, and still more by the decoy note now in our possession. You will find when the case gets into court that Warner’s testimony will count.” The visitor wanted to see the note in question, but Mr. Staples declined to show it on the ground that he had been advised not to do it. The emissary then introduced, in an indirect way, the suggestion of compensation to Mis Staples, not as a bribe, he wished Mr. Staples to understand, but simply as an act of justice on the part of the young men’s parents out of svmpathy for the girl. _Mr. Staples cut him short by saying that no such thing would be*considered. The lawyer, having exhausted his stock of diplomacy, then withdrew and reported to Mr. Otis that his mis- sion was a failure. He told the big lawyer that the existence of the decoy note was a feature of the case that was decidedly serious, and would, if' introduced in court, tend to substantiate the uncorroborated testimony of the boy, Joe Warner. s “The best thing you can do, in my opinion, is to try and buy off the young mechanic,” said the chief clerk. “He is the stumbling block én way. If you can fix matters with him, the charge against your son and his companions will not — hold water, even with the decoy note.” “Very well,” replied Lawyer Otis. matter to you. Offer him any price, $50,000 if necessary, and the money will be forthcoming.’ The young lawyer bowed and left the room. | ~

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12 MATT THE CHAPTER VIUI.—In Which the Young Mechanic Refuses to Be Bribed. Two weeks had passed away since the at- - tempted abduction of Kittie Staples, and the pub- lic had forgotten all abcut the-affair. Crandall, Brett and Otis were having a good time in New ; York, while waiting for their relatives to fix _ things up so’they could return to Darien without - fear of the law. Kittie and Matt were on more intimate terms than ever. Matt was already half in love with Kittie, and he showed his feel- ings in many ways. The .foreman’s daughter, however, did not occupy Jhis thoughts wholly. During the day he devoted himself entirely to getting ahead in the mechanical work of the shop, and he was making great progress. He occupied half his nights with the study of engineering. i. He had made the acquaintance of the night en- ~ gineer of the public water works, and he spent = many hours of the week in his company in the - The engineer explained the work- d duty during the dr: returned to the _ the air-pump.” close to a perfect vacuum as will ever ed,” replied thé engineer. __ eyes open they invited th MECHANIC -Parks made the engine in order to demonstrate the value of his own condenser in which he aimed to produce a perfect vacuum. Some day I mean: to study up the principles he worked upon and see if I ean reach the end he was after.” : “Tt won’t do you any harm to do so, on the contrary you will learn a whole lot, but I’m afraid you'll never arrive at the solution you have in your mind. But while trying to reach the im- ~— possible you may make some valuable discoveries — in another line that might ultimately lead to both fame and fortune. Such things happen almost every day. The alchemists of the Middle Ages devoted their whole energies to the transmutation of base metals into gold. They did not succeed a little bit, but for all that, they laid the founda-, tions of one of the most important of sciences— namely, chemistry.” One evening when Matt started for the engine- room of the water works, he was approached by a well-dressed young gentleman, none other than the chief clerk of Lawyer Otis. He handed the young mechanic his ecard, and requested the privi- lege of a short conversation with him. “T suppose we can talk as we walk along, Mr. Page,” said Matt, wondering what the gentleman wanted with him. ~ “Certainly. It will save time, as you appear to _ be in a hurry.” aoe “What do you wish to.see me about?” * tet! 3 3 “It’s rather a delicate fatter, to be frank with ~ you, Warner. To begin with, I may say that I _ represent’ the families of the three young men implicated in what seems to me the almost ridicu- ’ lous charge of trying to abduct Miss Staples. ; You are a sensible young fellow, Warner, and so I am sure I can talk with you in a frank way. The young men in question undoubtedly com- mitted a foolish act in trying to play a practical joke on so estimable a young lady as Miss Staples is, for upon my honor it was really only intended as a joke, though it appears you took it in the, light of a criminal act.” or “You may regard it as a foolish prank, Mr. - Page, but I have better reason to size it up in its —~ true light,” replied Matt, with.some dignity. “I | know of my own knowledge that Arthur Cran- dall, the ringleader of the affair, has annoyed Miss Staples for many months off and on, by his unwelcome attentions. One afternoon not so long ago he came into our shop, where Mr. Staples is — foreman, and made a proposition to Miss Staples’ — 4 father, that you, had you been in his place, would r have considered insulting. Mr. Staples-in his indignation struck Crandall, and being a po: rene ful man, the blow was not a light one. C hie 5 would have had Mr. Staples discharged for that — if he could have managed it, but found he couldn’t. Nevertheless, he meant to have revenge, and decided that the most effective way by which he could get back.at the foreman was th - his daughter—a cowardly way, you must admi Well, he resolved on kidnaping the girl with _the help of his friends, Brett and Otis. While it is true that Brett and Otis had no interest them- selves in the matter, beyond a willingness to commodate Crandall, still they are of age, = college-bred men, so they must have known the such an enterprise was a criminal one in the e of the law, and so by going into it with pa : e ae ‘ which * =

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MATT THE now find themselves. If you think they are de- serving of sympathy, I don’t.” oy foe listened to the young mechanic with not ea Ti surprise. His common-sense summing up of the situation, as well as the good language he - used, proved that the shop-boy was a well-edu- cated lad. “A most uncommon boy this,” thought the law _ clerk. “He may be a mechanic in a business ~ ‘sense, but he has the education and deportment of a young gentleman. He springs from good stock. His people must have come down in life. __ What is bred in the bone is bound to manifest it: sooner or later. Dear, I’m afraid it will _ be quite useless for me to try and buy this young “man off. I'll have to try the art of persuasion. If that fails, I ’ll give it up. - *] must admit that you have stated the case in @ straightforward and honest way, Warner, -] think, considering that no harm came to Miss Staples, you are a bit too hard on the foolish young men. At present they are out of the jurisdiction of this State, and it would re- pequive legal process to bring them to Darien to _ face the charge, supposing they could be found, which isn’t at all certain while this cloud rests : them Now supposing they are brought back,_ __ or induced to return of their own accord, and they should be convicted on your evidence and sent to prison, can’t you see how that would al-. ‘most ruin theit young careers? And who would r be the chief sufferers? parents, who represent the best society of this town? It would be a lasting disgrace to their families as well as themselves. After you have thought this phase of the matter over, Warner, Iam sure you will think twice before you will consent to be the instrument for bringing such - a thing about.” _“That’s all right, Mr. Page, but you forget one —a man or a boy is expected to do his y,.no matter how unpleasant they may be to _ himsel for others. I am the chief witness in this ~ tase, and my first duty is to Miss Staples. It isn’t her fault, nor mine, that the young fellows mixed up in the outrage—for it was an outrage, no how their friends may look at it—have t themselves and their parents to the verge disgrace. If I am called on to testify against *ve got to do it, whether I care to do so not. I , ates any choice in the matter. If = - errand is to try to induce me to act dif- erently it is a failure.” The clerk was nonplussed. However, he felt + he could not draw off without carrying out his instructions, which were to try and buy the ; off if all else failed. He was almost satis- ‘ that this could not be accomplished, and approached the point with some misgivings. are a young man on the threshold of life,” to Matt, “and I judge that your future pend entirely on your own exertions.” sir,” replied the young mechanic, regard- new turn in the conversation with some z g Who but their. dall. : “take it quick as a wink. Why, $25,000 would set _ 2 Z _ fare, wouldn’t suit me led Oti so zs MECHANIC 13 “What do you mean?” asked Matt, greatly as- tonished. “If you could see your way to assure the friends of Crandall, Brett and Otis that you would not appear against the young men in this abduction case, their gratitude would assume a very sub- stantial form.” “Oh!” ejaculated Matt. “T wouldn’t be surprised if they presented you with a cash testimonial of $25,000, or even more.” “As a bribe to hold my tongue, eh? Well, as you seem to be their emissary, please tell them that there isn’t money enough in the United States to buy me off. Good-evening,” and Matt Warner, with head erect, walked across the street to the engine-room of the power-house, leaving the lawyer much chagrined at the unsatisfaccory- result of the interview. CHAPTER IX.—Plotting Against the Young Mechanic. Next morning Chief Clerk Page reported to Lawyer Otis the non-success of his mission to | persuade or bribe the young mechanic to alter his determination to appear against the three: young dudes if they were brought into a court of justice. This was a great disappointment, both to Mr. Otis and Banker Brett, who thought tnat the power of the mighty dollar was irresistible. Both gentlemen immediately wrote to their sons, inclosing a new bank-draft, telling them that there was no immediate prospect of their return- ing to Darien without danger of arrest, owing to their inability to make any terms at all with Matt Warner, the chief witness in the case. Mr. Crandall also wrote a brief note to his nephew, — inclosing a draft for a sum sufficient to meet the fe young man’s expenses for a while. The three dudes read their letters, which all came by the same mail, and then gathered in Crandall’s room for a consultation. . “New York is all very well in its way, but I'd like to get back to my native heath,” said Cran- _ “Same here,” nodded Brett. : = “Ditto,” interjected Otis, laconically. aS “It-appears from our letters that that beastily young mechanic is the stumbling-block in our path,” went on Crandall. “That’s what he is, "replied Brett, gloomily. “Y’d like to know what kind of a phenomenon — he is,” said Otis. “My governor writes me that Page, his clerk, offered him $25,000 for his ~~ silence, but he turned the offer down. If I was © offered half that amount for a similar service ’d- sees up for life, He must be a fool j e’ve got to do something, chappies,” said — Crandall. “We can’t remain away from pen’ stamping-grounds forever.” « Es, es a Deter stay in New York than go to jail,” said > : “An iron cot and bread and water, or soup, or some other rot that ison the Drier | bill-of: or a copper cent,” we'll

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‘to produce my share.” ages MATT THE MECHANIC “Kindly elucidate your meaning,” grinned still for the honor of the family name he won’t Brett. let me go to prison if he can prevent it.” “We must remove the stumbling-block from “When do you intend to start?” asked Brett. our path.” , “Probably to-morrow.” “Meaning the young mechanic,” said Otis. “Well, let’s go down to the cafe and drink suc- “¥ don’t mean any one else,” answered Cran- cess to your negotiations,” said Otis. dall, with an ominous frown. This suggestion met with approval and they “How is he to be removed?” asked Brett. were rappel! standing before the hotel bar, givy- “J have an idea that Hathaway is the party ing ‘their orders for three high-balls. In the to do the trick if the compensation is sufficiently meantime, Matt, the young mechanic, was pur-_ weighty.” : suing the — fener of a. way * Hee pes quite “Pl guarantee that money is no object with wneonkcious that he was being plotted against. my seine where my welfare is concerned,” said He had told Mr. Staples about the interview he Brett, “If you think you can bribe Hathaway had had with Mr. Page, -representative of the to et this mechanic away from Darien. and keep rest oP FE al ite aes sage rh pa i sonabie amount, engage e PING, ABIL, sai e Fente- him away, for anv rea: = man had intimated that he could have $25,000 if he weuld refuse to appear as a witness in eourt. “That’s a pretty bic bribe,” replied the fore- man. “What answer did you give him?” “What answer would you expect me to give him? I refused. I told him that there isn’t money enough in the country to bribe me, and I “So will I,” said Otis es “As jt won’t do to put our proposition down in black and white, it will be necessary for one of us to visit him at the roadhouse.” : “Not me, thank you,” said Brett. “I’d rather be excused from visiting — scene of our scrape maakt iE? until things have been fixed up. “a As ‘ ee “JT also entertain a serious objection to running ie Ge eee are = my head into the lion’s jaw for the present at ¢¢ thane tine ro li r ms Bast ring a, A, bor : "3 least,” put.in Otis. “As you have proposed the tie’ world if he lives. You will make yours, and _ plan, I move that you be unariimously selected I trust I may live to see you at the top of the 2s a committee of one to call on Hathaway and heap.” make the best. arrangement and terms with him “y Cages to make my way. I gues you are Satis- yourcan.” - ; fied with the record I am making in the shop.” “There is no occasion for you to worry, chan- “Perfectly.. I never saw a young fellow catch- pies. I intend“to go myself. I understand Gid oy quicker than you have. You never have to be frem the ground-floor up, and consequently I told twice what to do, and you seldom make a wouldn’t let/anybody else undertake the mission.” mistake. The men have alleremarked your ecap- “You are so well known in Darien that you ability. You are a great favorite with them be- ‘are almost sure to be recognized,” said Brett. cause you are ready at any time to give one of ~*T'll bet you a ten-spot that nobody will recog- them a helping hand at anything. You will sure- is. : that is, provided” “I don’t intend’ to take any more chances than “Provided what?” ‘ a. le 4 a . nize me in town,” replied Crandall, confidently. ly be as popular a man as you are a boy, and “Then you mean to go there in disguise,” said that counts for a whole lot in the race of life: = I can help.” - < “Popularity does not ruin you as it ha& some — _ What kind of a disguise are you going to use?” men,. However, I have little fear of that. Iam — “T haven’t decided yet. I’m going, to get.a sure you have a level head and can say ‘No’ when cosiumer to fix me up.” — the word is necessary, and stick to it.” a “He might suspect you of contemplating some “Yes, sir. I said ‘No’ to Mr. Page, and I mean Z _ercoked work ead - refuse to help you out.” to stick to it.” - “T don’t think so. There is nothing suggestive “T don’t mean that kind of ‘No.’ A person of of a crook about me.”’ jAonor and principle finds that easy enough to say “He might take you for a gentlemanly Raffles,” and stick to it. What I mean is one who is Jaughed Brett. : popular is continually up against the tempta- won't get back until after we have had this within limits that do justice to yourself.” ” “Yes, sir.. That is what I mean to do,” way might consider the,contract too said, as he and Mr. Staples entered the What will you do then?” nega ana found supper waiting for them to sit ‘ own to it. . . 3 “ps . ago. At any rate I will offer CHAPTER X.—In the Haunted House. his mouth water. Our people : ; = } within reason.” The next day was Sunday, and in the after dose Mats aod hil portictiay Petatd, Tow tag Sou eoate "Bae house = E

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MATT THE — go as far as the roadhouse, six miles out of town, and then turn back. At the head of a Jane, about a quarter of a mile from Hathaway’s place, stood an old deserted farmhouse, fast going to ruin. - It had the reputation of -being haunted, because ee the farmer who built it went crazy and killed Come on.” ALRrS: 8! in man the neighborhood in disguise. MECHANIC 15 moldy, yellow and smothered im dust. Tom opened the bureau drawers, but their contents had been taken away. Their inspection showed that noth- ing of any value had been left in the house out- side of the furnishings. ; “IT wonder why the furniture, carpets and other things-were not taken away and sold?” said Tom. “A second-hand man would have given something for them originally.” “Probably they were left with the idea of rent- ing the house furnished.” replied Matt. “When the new owner found that he couldn’t - rent it at any price I should think he would have cleaned the stuff out then.” “Well, if you’re anxious to know all about it you'll have.to see the owner.” “I’ve heatd that it. was left to a couple of kids who live in Newgate. If it had been left to me’ I’d have found somebody to live in it, and run the farm. Seems to me it’s a case of give a dog a bad name and it will stick to him.” - They were standing by one of the windows on the second floor looking out. : “Hello!” exclaimed Matt. “There are a couple of men coming up the lane.” ; Tom looked. “One of them is Sid Hathaway, the ex-pugilist, who runs the roadhouse.” “You mean the chunky, smooth-faced fellow?”. “Of course. The other chab doesn’t look like a prize-fighter even a little bit.. He seems to : be all whiskers. I-wonder what they are coming here for?” ~ “Probably Hathaway considers this haunted ~ house -as oné of the attractions of the neighbor- hood and has brought his companion here to show it to him,” said Matt. “Say, let’s go down and. hide in the sitting- room closet, and when they come in the room : we'll make a few ghostly noises and give them a on shock,” chuckled Taylor, who thought he had os struck a bright idea. ¢ “Do you expect to frighten a fellow like Hatha- = way in broad daylight?” asked Matt. - ag “We can try it, anyhow. It will be a good ~~ joke.” , : ors 5 “He might not take it as a joke, and we might have reason to regret trying to be funny.”- . ‘“T thought you were nervy enough to do most _ anything.” : x “I don’t see any nerve about your plan. “I think it is rather a foolish thing to de.” In the meantime Hathaway and the man with the whiskers entered ‘the yard of the haunted farmhouse, and made straight for the rear of the building. The bays, as they came downstairs, heard their footsteps in the kitchen. Matt and _ Tom were in the hall near the sitting-room, - which stood half open, when the ex-prizefighter and his companion eiitered the room. 8 “Dust off one of these chairs, Crandall, and we'll sit down and have our talk out liere,” said Hathaway. : ee. Matt gave a start of surprise, when he heard _ the ex-pugilist address the man with ine i pe nom as Crandall. It instantly struck the young ma- chinist that Arthur Crandall was hovéring abo f with some object. in view. What that object was he wanted to learn, for he wasn’t sure but it Kittie Staples. _Whisperi

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16 MATT THE back and keep as quiet as a mouse, Matt ad- vanced to the sitting-room door and listened. He heard the sound of thumping, as the men re- moyed the dust from the seats of two of the ‘chairs, then they seated themselves beside one of the windows. : “Now I'll listen to your scheme, Crandall, but mind you, I won’t promise to take up with it if it’s too dangerous. I’ve got a good business at the roadhouse, and I ain’t goin’ to sacrifice it just _to make an extra wad. It wouldn’t pay.” “l’m not asking you to do something for noth- ing, Hathaway. You'll be well paid if you help the three of us out of our pickle.” : “You ought to have been more careful about that affair and then you and your friends wouldn’t have got in trouble over it? I thought s you chaps had pul! enough, anyway, to get out - of most any kind of a tight hole. Lawrence, whose old man is chief of the police department, is a particular friend of yours. Why can’t you fix things through him?” ' “There are warrants out for the three of us, and he couldn’t sidetrack them,” replied Cran- dall “What's the difference if you chaps were ar- rested? Your people would bail you out in no time. You needn’t even see the inside of a jail.” “But we'd be tried in the end, and gonvicted on the evidence of that young mechanic. If it wasn’t for him, we wouldn’t care.” “Why don’t your people buy him off? That a= ought to be easy.” we “Well, it isn’t easy. He’s been ‘offered $25,000 for his silence and he refused to ‘take it.” “Twenty-five thousand dollars!” whistled the 2 ex-fighter. “Oh, come now, you don’t expect me a to believe that, do you?” = “It’s a fact, whether vou believe it or not. He - seems'to be one of those incorruptible chaps I i thought were only to be met with in novels. Those > kind of fellows give me a pain. A.man who _ doesn’t look out for number one in this world always gets left.” ; “He must be a remarkable boy to turn down a bribe of $25,000. wouldn’t get it. Was the money laid down under his nose?” J “No; but he’d have got it, all right.” _ + “Well, what’s your scheme? 1 take it you want to get this young mechanic out of the way for good. If a to turn that $25,000 into _ my pocket I'l] talk business with you.” » “TY couldn’t promise any such thing. I might be able to get you $5,000, but——” _ “Five thousand wouldn’t pay me to monkey with a buz-saw.” “Five thousand is a lot of money,” said Cran- “I know it is, but I don’t believe in takin’ a big risk for that sum,” replied Hathaway, who eae bene saw his way clear to making a much The ex- ter considered the matter. Ten thousand was quite a tempting offer. But then there was considerable risk about the job, and he hadn’t yet figured out how it coeliac lished successfully. / See Maybe he was ‘afraid he MECHANIC “He must be sent where he can’t get back in a hurry,” said Crandall. “That’s the delicate part of it,” said Hathaway. “The world is so blamed small these days that I don’t know where is thunder a person can be sent that he can’t get back again, if he wants to, in a short time.” “Tf somebody was paid-well for preventing him from coming back, wouldn’t that fill the bill?” asked Crandall. ; t “Well, you must give me a few days to see what plans I can make.” ; “How many days do you want?” “Tt may take a week.” “I can’t hang around this neighborhood a week.” “You needn’t.. You can go back to New York and I'll telegraph you when to come here with the money if I decide to go into the job.” “What’s the matter with you coming to New York and seeing the three of us at our hotel?” “T can do that. What hotel are you chaps stoppin’ at?” “The Castle Square.” ; Matt, who had taken in every word up to that ey made a mental note of the name of the otel. : “Whereabouts is it?” 3 “It’s not far from the Grand Central depot, where you'll land. Take a cab and tell the driver - where you want to go, and he’ll land you all right for a dollar.” . ; “All right.. You may expect to see me before next Saturday.” That terminated the interview, and Hathaway — and the disguised dude left the haunted house. “Well,” said Tom Taylor, after Crandall and Hathaway had left the sitting-room, “what were those men talking about?” , “About me,” said Matt. “The man with the whiskers was Arthur Crandall in disguise.” “What were they saying?” “Plotting against me.” , erry eS As Tom could learn nothing further from Matt, — the two boys went on their way, and parting ston, Matt rushed into the house to see Mr. Staples. Matt related to him what he had overheard and — Mr. Staples suggested they at once go to police headquarters and report to the chief what was on foot. So this was done, and a detective was detailed on the case, He went with Matt to the railroad station. While the detective watched the cars as.a train pulled in Matt went to the — end of the platform where the Pullman cars — stopped, and was just in time to see young Cran- dali, whiskers and all j 4 aboard the train. | Matt sprang after him and caught him before he could through the door of the car. namo ~ ment the pair was struggling for the mastery on the platform of the car, while the express was s ing away into the night, Sxl ‘CHAPTER XI.—Matt Gets His Man At Last / “Confound you!” roared Crandall. . “Ty throw — SARA wil” relnd Mat, ca “I don’t think you will,” replied Matt y “Better eee . or, Nothing more was said by either for a ™ J

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_ while they struggled about on the platform in no small danger of slipping off the car. Matt main- tained his early advantage of a seat astride Cran- dall’s chest, and the latter could not shake him ef" Z “If you won’t give in I'll hold you down till __ the train reaches its next stopping place,” said Matt, in a tone that showed determination. | _ “Tl! see if you do,” snarled Crandall, renewing his struggles. : : By a quick move the dude got rid of Matt’s weight and threw him against the end of the car. The shock momentarily dazed the plucky boy, and Crandall took immediate advantage of the fact to dump Matt over on his back. Then, exert- ing all his energies, he shoved the young me- - ehanic down the steps, intending to throw him - off the car. The boy’s weight pulled Crandall forward, and both tumbled off into the black yoid alongside the train. Under ordinary circum- stances they would probably have been killed, - for the train was running at a fifty-mile clip at = that moment; but it happened that the car was _ ~ shooting over a short viaduct that spanned a nar- row, but deep stream, and they fell from the side close to the outer edge of the oom Ss Matt 3 ing Crandall = cleared the stonework by a hair, pull after him. A dive of nearly twelve feet landed them both in the rushing stream, and they went under, Contact with the water caused Matt to - release his hold on the secretary, and when they came to the surface they were yards apart. 3 e@ young. mechanic struck out for the bank, which he could see outlined against the clear sky, ‘and after a fierce struggle with the stream, suc- ceeded in reaching the shore and climbing out to solid ground. He felt so ethausted he had: - to lie down and rest. ‘What had become of Cran- _ dali he had not the slightest idea. : “J thought I had him sure, but that is where ¢ oe myself,” muttered Matt, and he lay on : bank in his wet garments and blinked up at stars. “I wonder where he is now? Drowned, srhaps, if he couldn’t swim, or ashore on this aadiene the other, if luck came to his aid. In ny case I’ve lost him, and will have to hoof to the nearest house, and beg the hospitality the occupants.” —— * e rose to his feet and looked around. He saw glow of a switch red light in the near dis- tance and knew that marked the line of the rail- - road. There were lights here and there in the opposite direction, and Matt judged they shone re the windows of houses. Toward the nearest of these lie made his way at a swinging gait, mping his feet down hard and flapping his ‘to up the circulation of his blood. In he reached ‘a small house standing stream. His loud knock brought a, the door. ; been in the river, or whatever you call it, n wet to the skin,” the boy. “Can I dried?” woman, promptly. accepted invitation. all into the stream?” she asked, “ene end platform of the Boston ex- ed . + nee or MATT THE MECHANIC tion of Miss Stples 17 “What an escape you had!” she exclaimed. “I guess it was a pretty narrow one. I swam ashore, walked down in this direction, and here I am, feeling pretty good, all things considered.” The woman got a lamp and led Matt upstairs to a small room, where she told him to take off his clothes and roll himself up in the blankets. She took his clothes down to the kitchen, started a good fire and hung his apparel up to dry. Matt soon fell asleep, and did not wake up until the next morning. He found his clothes, dried and pressed, on a chair beside the bed all ready for him to put on. When he walked downstairs the woman’s husband met him in the hall, and in- vited him into the room where breakfast was waiting to be served yp. After the meal he thanked his host and hostress, and told them just how he came to be in the predicament of the night before. They directed him to a station three miles dewn the road, and he took leave of them. Still ignoring Arthur Crandall’s fate, he -walked rapidly down the road to catch the 9.10 local, east, which would stop at Darien. Matt bought a ticket to Darien, which was the next stop, eight miles east. When he stepped out on the platform the local, bound for New York, was coming in to the station, and among the pas- \sengers waiting to board it he spied Crandall, without his whiskers, but looking none the worse for his fall from the train and ducking. The young mechanic stepped up to him as he put his feet on the car-step and, grabbing him by the arm, said: ~ ; “You’re taking the jwrong train, Crandall. You'll have to go back to Darien.” The young man started back with an impreca- tion, and tried to shake the boy off. The tussle that ensued attracted general attention as a mat- ter of course, and brought the conductor up. “What’s the trouble here?” sharply. “This man is wanted by the Darien police, and must go back to that town. He is trying to es- _ v cape to New York,” said Matt. “It’s a lie!” cried Crandall. “This young ras- cal ay to be arrested for assaulting me.” “Well, it’s none of my business,” replied the conductor, not able to decide upon the merits of the case. “Settle it between yourselves.” _He gave the signal to go ahead to the en- gineer, and sprang aboard the train, which pulled out at once, leaving Crandall struggling with the “boy, both surorunded by a smal crowd whose sym- pathies were about evenly divided. Finally the station-master came out and inquired into the cause of the trouble. Matt told him the facts, while the crowd listened to, and which Crandall he demanded, vigorously denied, threatening to sue the railroad — ¥ company. As the boy could show no authority for detainin ed him to release the young man. “T won’t do it,” replied Matt. It hap ll b reme atter 7 Crandall, the station-master order-—

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: _ by Matt. MATT THE friends. So when Matt stated his side of the ' case he got the conductor’s support at once. Crandall put up a stiff kick, and again threatened to sug, the railroad company if the official inter- fered.” The conductor, however, believed Matt’s statement that Crandall was wanted in Darien, and he called a brakeman up and ordered him to help Matt put the young man on the train. Crandall renewed his fight for liberty, but he stood no show now, and was quickly bundled into the car and the train started. Matt paid the - conductor the quarter which was the: fare for Crandall to Darien, and with the help of the brakeman stood guard over the prisoner. till he was hustled out on the Darien platform. A police- man was summoned from the street and Cran- dall was marched to headquarters, accompanied 18 CHAPTER XII.—Matt Ask Kittie the All-Im- : portant Question. Crandall, before he was taken to a cell, sent word to his uncle to come and bail him out. Matt, after leaving headquarters, went home to change his Sunday clothes for his working habiliments. Mrs. Staples and Kittie greeted his appearance - with satisfaction. He quickly told his story, re- counting with not a little exultation how he had finally succeeded in landing Crandall in jail. As soon as Matt finished. his.story he hurried away te the shop where he had to repeat his night ‘and morning’s experiences to Mr. Staples, and later on, during the noon hour, he told the workmen who did not go out to lunch. As Arthur Crandall was decidedly unpopular in the machine- shop, as well as all over the establishment, Matt’s exploit met with general approval. Crandall’s uncle got him out on a thousand dol- lars bail, and after vowing that he would get square with. Matt Warner, whom he tried in wain to get his uncle to discharge from the works, he took a late afternoon train for New York. When he reached the Castle Square Hotel he was astonished and disgusted to learn that Brett and Otis had been arrested on a telegraph order from Darien, and taken to the Tombs. Next morning he went to the Tombs to call on his associates, and found that they had voluntarily gone back to Darien on a late train the day previous, and he had probably passed them on the road. As there was nothing to keep him in New York now, he returned himself to Darien and found Brett and Otis out on bail, A month later the three were tried for the crime of attempted abduction, ‘and were convicted, in spite of the efforts of Lawyer Otis in their behalf. Crandall was sen- - tenced to five years in the State prison, and Brett ‘and Otis to one year each, fathers of Brett and Otis sueceeded in get- “MECHANIC against him between the two men, and put into effect by Hathaway. os “If they were to be arrested, nothing could be proved against them on your uncorroborated tes- timony. You ought to have taken advantage of your friend’s presence at the house to have had him listen as well.as yourself. As the case stands all he would be able to swear to is the fact that the two men held an interview in the house that day. However, as I am satisfied you have told me nothing but the truth, I’ll send for both Hathaway and young Crandall, tell them that I have evidence tending to show that they contem- plated getting you out of the way, and I will warn them that if anything crooked happens to- you they will be immediately arrested on sus- picion of being imvlicated in the matter. That will no doubt bring them to their senses.” The district attorney carried out his purpose, and though both Hathawa~ and the secretary dis- avowed ever having had any intention of harm- ing the young mechanic, the official gave them to understand that he didn’t believe their denial, and warned them to mind their n’s and q’s. They took the hint and Joe was not molested by either after that. Crandall eventually got a new trial on the ground that the evidence did not warrant the sentence he had received. He was convicted again,‘ and sentenced to three years this time. His friends succeeded in influencing the judge to suspend sentence, and he was permitted to’go free. At the end of a year Brett and Otis got their sentences. quashed, as nothing had been brough against them during that time. . sn In the meantime Matt Warner was rapidly becoming an expert mechanic. before'a board of engineers and received a license as a stationary engineer. Six months later he passed another examination and received a cer- : i Soon after his ‘ -nineteenth birthday he passed his examination tificate similar to a diploma, which stated that — in the opinion of the board he was qualified to run the highest grade of stationary engines, like the Corliss, and such types. Matt, however, had no intention of availing himself of this advantage, as he meant to become a king-pin mechanic, and then grade himself up to some big job in that line, such as superintendent of a big: sho - ploying hundreds of hands. pReian® 7. His general knowledge of engineering was bound to help him to reach the desired goal, and 20 he kept improving himself in that line right — along. He had reall engine for a living, the better class of engines so well that he could superintend taking one apart and gether again, down to the smallest detail. He now considered himself fully qualified to tackle no idea of ever running an the problem of improving the condenser, th = Parks he was by no means sure that the dream of ut he wanted to understand ~— putting it to-— s- could be realized. Still the idea appealed to him, because it had been in his mind ‘ever since the day Parks’ model came into his possession. © About this time Kittie paid a visit to her aunt, who lived on a coyntry farm. Alth ne having a good time there she missed - F ene was ss tt’s socie- i+; = ty very much, and finally she asked her aunt if she could inyite him out to stay over Sunday. |p Rape ag do so, and ‘ing him that it wo + a

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-_ would come to the farm on Saturday afternoon and remain until Monday morning. Matt was delighted at the chance and accepted it, sending _ Kitty word that she could look for him the next - Saturday. With a hang-bag in his hand he » started at the appointed time for the train, and : got off at a small town called Greenlawn. Here _ he found Kittie and her cousin, a boy of Matt’s age, waiting for him in the light wagon. _ “This is my cousin, Bob Storey;” said Kittie, after she had given him an effusive greeting. _ “Glad to know you, Storey,” said Matt, as the boys shook hands. ; % The farm was three miles from town, but it did not take long for them to cover the distance. On their ance Matt was made acquainted with Farmer Storey and his wife, and they told him to make himself at home, which he proceeded to do. Early next morning Matt returned to Darien. He experimented only during a part of his spare time,-and months went by before his scheming bore any encouraging fruit. The friendship be- his job at the machine-shop of the Crandall - Works, kept on growing stronger and stronger as time clapsed.. Although Mr. and Mrs. Staples had often remarked that no man living was quite good enough for their daughter, still they marked the re s of Matt’s quiet courtship with consider- able satisfaction. They looked upon Matt as a ‘most unusual boy, and were prepared to make an exception in his favor. : Living right in the family, they had a line on ‘the young mechanic all the time, and could not find the slightest fault with him. Indeed, »Mrs. Staples had come to think almost as much of Matt ough he were her own son, and she made no about saying as much, both to her husband Kittie. the whole, I wouldn’t ask for a better band for Kittie than Matt,” remarked Mr. ples one evening’ to-his wife. “He possesses the qualities I admire in a young man, and if lives he will make a name-and a competence - himself.” Mm. Staples agreed with her. husband, and ey looked forward to their daughter’s future ithout the slightest misgiving. One night Matt took Kittie to one of the theatres to see a New - York suecess that had come to: town for a week — d. Love was the predominant feature of the play, and both Matt and Kittie were much im- essed by the trials and tribulations of the tuous hero in his efforts to win the beautiful mt coy hereine. When they came out after the show, they could talk of nothing else but the play, ‘instead of taking a car part of the way to r home, they walked. It was a beautiful light night, and whén they got into the quiet ential street Matt became more confidential usual. After going over his plans for the 4 as he had already done many times before the girl, he said: suppose yow. intend to marry some day, ‘Suppose so, if I can find anybody to have 5 yeu know anybody—who would be glad a a treasure as you are?” ei ; MATT THE MECHANIC tween Matt and Kittie, begun on the day he got _ father and I t the girl, slowly, which was a bean elt oe ale and as har 19 shoes could know, that Matt would propose some day to her, and that she meant to accept him. . : You don’t know?” said the young mechanic, a trifle disappointed in her reply. ‘ She shook her head and looked down, but her manner belied her words. - He edhe there somebody you think a whole lot of? “Why, of course—mother and father.” “Isn’t there so y else?” “Well, I think a lot of you, too,” she replied, slowly. “How much?” “Oh, a lot.” “Do you think ‘as much of me as I do of you?” “I don’t know how much you think of me.” “Oh, come now, you do.” How much do you think of me?” she asked, almost saucily. “T think more of you than anybody else in the world. I think so much of you that I want you to be my wife some day. There, I’ve said it now. Will you?” : “Do you really mean that, Matt?” “I do. Don’t you believe me?” “Yes, I believe anything you say.” : And may I ask your father and mother if I can have you?” “Yes,” she answered, softly. “Then you love me as I ive you?” I do, with all my heart.” . _Matt’s heart jumped with delight. She loved him and he was thoroughly happy. And so was — happy, for Matt had declared himself at st. CHAPTER XIII.—Making His Pile. A few days later Matt summoned up courage enough to ask Mr. Staples the momentous ques- tion—could he have Kittie? “So you want to marry our Kittie, eh?” eae the worst mare > : “Well, you wo and as rs. Staples, Matt. Whatever she says goes.” So the young mechanic hunted Kittie’s mother up and told her that he wanted Kittie. “Have you asked Mr. Staples?” “ aw “Ves.” ; “What did he say?” ; “Told me to ask you. That whatever you said Well, e * “We att, Kittie is our only child, and her é think there isn’t another girl in the ’ world like her.” ; rp te “That’s right,” nodded the boy. “I think the __ ea Naturally, we’ al a “Na y, we're particular about the ‘ she selects as a husband.” ree Pics _“Well, how do 1 fill the bill?” asked Matt, a bit, yes, a Sate ee on’t know anybody I would sooner give her — to than you, Matt. So you can have her with our blessing, for I know you will make her a good _ husband.” YS are In a few days. Matt took Kittie to a ; “a TT

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20 MATT THE in the condenser, suddenly realized that he had accidently found out a way to utilize a larger percentage of the wasted steam than was known in use anywhere. It was a fact-that by far the greater proportion of the units of steam went to waste, consequently any discovery which would serve to utnlize a larger number of those particles of condensed vapor would prove of untold value in economizing coal consumption. Matt knew the value of his new discovery, and he lost no time in assuring himself that it could be put to practical use. He got permission from the engineer of the works to attach his invention to the big’ boiler in the outhouse adjoining the engine-room. Careful data was kept of the results achieved, and it was found that the boy’s apparatus en- abled the boiler to supply the usual amount of steam necessary to run the engine at regulation speed with one-third less fuel than was required when his attachment was not in use. As soon as this fact was demonstrated beyond a doubt, Matt had drawings made of his invention, and applied for a patent. Owing to its great im- portance it was pushed by the patent attorneys, and a patent secured at the earliest possible date. A full illustrated description of this valuable dis- covery was immediately published by. a well- known scientific paper, published in New York. Inside of a few days letters began coming to Matt from people who were desirous of securing an interest in his patent. Mr. Staples, who had made up his mind that. his prospective son-in-law had made one of the most important discoveries of the age, advised Matt to go slow about disposing of any share of his invention. _ Before the boy had considered seriously any of the propositions submitted to him, he was called upon by the representative of a manufacturing .establishment of national reputation located near raged? ~ bur, ; F boiler of Pittsburg. The firm in question wanted to secure the exclusive rights to manufacture and put Matt’s invention on the market, and its repre- sentative was authorized to offer the young mechanic a royalty which was bound to make him rich in a short time. Matt’s attorneys had made - arrangements to take out patents in every civ- ilized country on the face of the globe, so that the boy should secure the exclusive rights of his valuable invention. The field to be covered was so lange that only an establishment like the Pitts- ouse could hope to supply the demand within anything like a reasonable time after the” invention was put on the market. - Owing to the fact that Matt’s invention had first demonstrated its usefulness and value on the his establishment, Mr. Crandall took a at deal of interest in the boy’s’success. When e heard about the offer submitted by the Pitts- burg firm, he called the young mechanic in his office and advised him by all means to accept it, as the responsibility and reputation of the house - were a sufficient guarantee that he would be fair- dealt with, while the resources of the estab- eof Feige were such that the invention could not only be rapidly turned out, but quickly marketed. “Had this firm made you a flat offer of a mil- lion for your American patent alone, I should have advised you to refuse it, for the royalty ba- sis offers you a ean 9 sides a have ~ ured your foreign patents. I uld advise you d on to them also, and let the Pittsburg & tion, and his successors who improved and added “THE MONEY.” MECHANIC house supply the world. You will not only add to your own income by so doing, but help Ameri- can trade and the American workman,” said Mr. Crandall. z “J will follow your advice, Mr. Crandall,” re- plied Matt, “at the same time I thank you for the interest you show in me.” ; “You are welcome, Warner. And to show you that this interest is no sham, I will, if you so desire, make it my business to see that you get every advantage in the agreement you have de- cided to make with the Pittsburg house.” The unexpected results which had come to Matt through his experience with Parks’ chimerical idea of an absolute vacuum in the condenser, changed the whole course of the boy’s future. After signing the documents with the Pittsburg company, there no longer existed any reason for him doing another stroke of manual labor for the rest of his life. Inside of the year, while his in- vention was coming into general use as fast as the great resources of the Pittsburg concern could put it out, his name became known in every im- portant country of the world. When the young mechanic asked Kittie to name the day for their pert her mother, whom she consulted, said o her: “Kittie, you have won a prize in the matri- monial lottery. You will ultimately be able to live in the finest house in this town, whether it be in Bradhurst avenue or anywhere else. You will be able to buy the most expensive gowns your heart can wish for. In fact, you will be able to command all the luxuries than a million- aire husband can give you. You were certainly born under a lucky star.” | ; _ , Three months later Matt and Kittie were mar- ried, and every newspaper in town considered the event of sufficient general interest to lay it before its readers. At the conclusion of their honeymoon, Matt and his bride took possession of the new home he had had built and furnished _ for their accommodation. At hig particular re- ~ quest, Mr. and Mrs, Staples went to live with them, his father-in-law retiring from the fore- manship of the machine-shop, and becoming a gentleman of leisure, which his long years of service justly entitled him to. As time passed, Matt’s wealth rapidly increased, and it was not long before he was in a financial position to sign — his check for a million had he wanted to do so. To-day Matt Warner’s name figures in every up-to-date encyclopedia in connection with steam - and engineering, and were a special temple of fame provided for Watt, the inventor of the modern steam-engine, as well as the condenser, which forms the foundation of his great reputa- to his discoveries, Matt would surely find a very important niche in it. Reader, there is more truth in this story that you yeotaliy imagine, for Matt Warner is a real personage, though the name — herewith assigned to him is fictitious for reasons unnecessary to explain, He is now one of our — multi-millionaires, and a man, of years, but he — is just as modest, just as upright, and just as vigorous as he was when only a young mechanic. _ a8. Next week’s issue will contain “AMONG THE _ ICE PEAKS; or, THE VOYAGE THAT MADE — o

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CLOCKS WOUND BY SUN * Brussels has a church clock wound by the at- mosphere expansion induced by the heat of the ES - TANGOES ARE HIS UNDOING Cramps in his fingers to-day prevented Cesar sear Sacchi, an Argentine youth, from creating a new world’s record for continuous piano play- ‘ing. He ceased his efforts after thirty-two hours and eighteen minutes at the keyboard, with the record of thirty-three hours, as reported from the United States, seemingly within his grasp. Sasshi blames his failure on “too many tan- goes,” as this form of syncopation, he says, neces- ” gitates a greater strain on the fingers than simple fox trots. He will try again. OF DEWEY’S WARSHIP FOUND > IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER ‘ A quantity of shells and human bones, believed be the remains of a Federal war vessel com- anded by George Dewey, later Admiral Dewey, ved by Confederate batteries during the War near Port Hudson, have been pumped yy a gravel dredge a few miles north of Baton ge. The shells include one identified as Con- ate ammunition. i “vessel commanded by Dewey was one of al Farragut’s fleet and became disabled be- Port Hudson when struck by a Confederate MAINS dams yo BOYS, DO YOU LIKE “With a rousing» are from four to six situations. FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 21 CURRENT NEWS , salvo. It drifted down~the river and finally grounded a few miles north.of Baton Rouge, where it burst into flames. RAISING GRASSHOPPERS TO STUDY - CATTLE Grasshoppers are being grown at Manhattan, Kan., so that American scientists may learn more about cows. The multiplication of theSe insects, which have been a burden and a plague to the farmer since the days of early Egypt, is now be- ing used by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station in a study of heredity in cattle, sheep and man. ~ One hundred thousand grasshoppers of forty succeeding generations can be raised as cheaply and quickly as one hundred cattle over three gen- erations. As the principles of inheritarice appear knowledge of the-more slowly breeding forms in to be the same with these insects and our higher _animals, the scientists may make a short cut to this way. A new color pattern has appeared in one group of these grasshoppers being bred in the labora- tory, according to reports. This celor scheme has bred true for over seven years, the characteristic having appeared through twenty-five generations. By crossing these insects with others showing natural color paterns. still fewer combinations have been obtained. But these new combination forms breed true only when kept isolated from the elemental patterns from which they were derived. 3 DETECTIVE STORIES? oy You Should Read “MYSTERY MAGAZINE” Jt contains the snappiest and liveliest stories you ever read. Each number begins detective novelette, filled with pep from start to finish. Then there short stories of police adventure with good plots and interesting ‘All these stories are written by the same authors who write for the higher ri magazines. Don’t miss the articles about crime detection, yarns of the under- ae world and special items relating to ghostly happenings, peculiar events and current news of police cases. ~ Y E. WO he ee B.S Colored Covers, Fine Illustrations — 64 Pages ie ae Get. a Copy, Read It and See How Interesting the Stories Are! prem PRICE 10 CENTS you cannot procure a copy from your newsdealer send ys the price (ten cents) , e will mail you one postage free. ~ Address af ss ; LFF, Publisher, Inc., 166.W. 23d St., New York City % z x

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= | _ Wrecked On The Desert hes THE ADVENTURES OF TWO BOY PROSPECTORS By GASTON GARNE CHAPTER III.—(Continued). “T must be careful how I accuse him,” thought Jack. “All the same Art is a weak one when it comes to talking to the girls. I’m afraid it’s his doings and that he told Fan Russell. Anyway} ~ . some one,has surely got in ahead of me. If it came about that way it’s a shame.” He went to the clerk and asked the name of the gentleman who had “taken the chance” who was “still standing in the hotel lobby. “Why, he’s one of our most prominent citizens,” was the reply. “His name is Boardman.” “What's was told that Mr. Boardman was a mining pro- moter. ; “Do you happen to know if he’s sending was prospector down into the Ralston desert?” Ja then asked. “I’m thinking of going down that way myself and I’d like company. : ; “You’re too late,” replied the clerk. “Mr. 5 Boardman’s party left yesterday.” ~~ “Do you know his name?” ~ “Seems to me you are asking a good many questions,” retorted the clerk. “There’s the - name.” > . *He pointed to the register and turned away. NES; _____ knew no such person that shed no light. Sa He went up to the room prepared for trouble, _ but Arthur was in such a pleasant frame of mind - that Jack hated to broach the subject and he be- gan to wash in silence while Arthur rattled away about their plans. “Do we start first thing in the morning, Jack?” _ he asked. “Don’t know,” replied Jack, without looking around. “I don’t know whether it’s going to pay us to start at all or not.” “What in thunder do you mean?” “Say, Art,” Jack blurted, “do you happen to =f 97 _ know a fellow named Ralph Spencer? LACE know of such a person. I never met him. i i Sie 5; y- : - / “Oh, nothing,yexcept that a rich guy here in _ Reno has him and he left for Dry Lake ‘yesterday to prospect for the Adams find.” CHAPTER IV, ‘ Out On The Desert. __ Arthur looked at Jack in a way that told the ‘See here, you are blaming me for this, old he faltered. it so?” Well, are you to blame?” demanded Jack, ee - little time and I shall forget it. is business?” demanded Jack, and he The name was Ralph Spencer, but as Jack . . cars to save storage room.. As for pro y= _Jack laid in a month’s supply, which he'felt ought FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY Arthur reddened. For a moment he was silent. His embarrassment was intense. “T won’t deceive you, Jack,” he finally said. “I did tell Fanny and I am heartily ashamed of my- self. It was weak of me—there!” It was an effort for Jack to control himself, but he did it. “Don’t take it too much to heart, Art,” he said. “T am disappointed and disgusted, but give me a Of course Miss Russell knows this man Spencer?” “She does. She got acquainted with him while we were up in British Columbia. I wouldn’t have believed it of her, but I’m afraid she gave me away.” ? “Did you tell any one else?” “No one; upon my honor.” } “Well, all there is about it Spencer has cut in ahead of us. It can’t be helped.” “And I’m to blame. Jack, I feel like thirty cents. I’m réady to pull out if you say the word.” “T shouldn’t wonder if the best thing isn’t for — us both to pull out, Art. But there, I don’t want to make myself disagreeable. We'll bust ahead and take our chances. What sort of a chap is this Spencer, then?” “I know nothing about him beyond the fact that he has taken to calling on Fan; and—— Oh, Jack, can you forgive me? If we are going to- have a break I don’t know what I shall ever de.” © “There, there! We are not going to have any-— thing of the sort,” cried Jack, halding out his “Shake!” he added, heartily.. “Of course I for- give you, only next time don’t be such a fool.” It was an immense relief to Arthur, but he was shy and nervous, during supper in spite of the fact that Jack ttied his best to put him at his ease. = While walking about Reno during the evening, Arthur brought the matter up again. : “TI suppose you want to know just exactly what I did tell Fan,” he said. “Tt might be as well, but you don’t have to say — any more about it,” was Jack’s reply. | “T didn’t give her the exact particulars. I merely told her in a general way why I was going to the Ralston desert.” ’ es “Didn’t you tell about the camel mountain and that the dry lake was fourteen miles east of it?” “Positively no.” ae “But this man Boardman knew all that.” =. “Well, then, he never got at it through meé, and you can bank on it.” 4 rete Se: “Tt’s ‘ relief to hear you say so, Art. Of ~ course Adams. may have told his secret to a dozeh people for all we know. But enough has been ~— said. We’ll cut it out now and drive ahead, hit ~ or miss.” oo eae There were a few things to be gathered to- gether at Reno besides the water supply and pro- visions, and their purchases kept the boys busy until ten o’clock, when the final start was made, The water was stored in the kegs used by pros- pectors, and these were secured to the sides of the sos “4 4 “ to be ample. ; rae : 5 (To be continued) —

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DISCOVERY OF A ROMAN THEATRE Excavations at the ancient Civita Lavinia on ~ the border of the Pontine Marshes, have brought _ to light the remains of an exquisite Roman thea- _ tre. This was the Lanuviuna of classical times. On the ancient walls of the town may be seen Sn ® massive iron rings where legend says Aeneas 3S ed his ship when he landed in Italy from Troy. The theatre is one of-the largest and most per- _ fect hitherto found. Its diameter is more than 160 feet, being only a few feet short of the thea- = os r ~ tre at Pompaii. SYRUP FROM POTATOES Government experts are endeavoring to inter- est the people of the South in a plan to make a 2 brown and highly palatable syrup out of weet potatoes. . There is said to be a great possibility com- reially, in this syrup, for it far outdoes the ‘commercial syrups that are imitations of cane Tup. Plants are to be established throughout Southern States where .the sweet potato ‘grows most abundantly, and it is thought that “hundreds of bushels of small, undersized, un- rketable sweet potatoes can be used for syrup noses. Heretofore they have been discarded waste, or plowed in to help fertilize the ground. LION @=AWAKENS INDIAN IN RAILWAY STATION t we natives waiting for the up-country n fell-asleep in the waiting room at Tsavo ion, on the Uganda Railway, Africa. About ight the native nearest the door was awak- a nudge on the shoulder. The native, king it was the stationmaster come to In- them that the train had arrived, yawned ‘stretched his arms out—only to find him- troking a lion’s face. : ; ore the native could escape the lion seized ‘by the arm and began mauling him. In the ing pandemonium an Indian railroad official Managed to procure a rifle and kill the brute, but not before it had done considerable damage. PINK SAND AT CONEY Hundreds of thousands of persons have been led over the pink sand which has supplanted yure white variety on the beaches in front of ardwalk at Coney Island. fact is that when the new beach was ed in from the ocean it was early discovered he white sand on the bed was merely a icial covering for a solid reddish floor. areas of what formerly-had been white of + n °from millions ys and the ti FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY 2 | NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE re ‘the bathers at —. = : _ HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, FINDS ANCIENT MOUND A large mound, twenty feet high and 200 feet from end to end at the base, thought to be the burial ground of mound buflders in this section ages ago, has been discovered on an island in the Kalamazoo River six miles east of Kalamazoo Mich., by E. J. Stevens, civil engineer and arche- ologist. Although he and others who have viewed es a positive it was made by mound ilders, the locaticn, sha ~ ance of it indicate as anes. ss alg a Before excavating Mr. Stevens will make a to oxraphical survey of the island and study closely all features of the hill to determine whether or not the mound could have been made by natural erosion of the land. If the hill is found to be a burial: ground of mound builders, some valuable prehistoric data probably will be unearthed Mound builders always buried personal ‘prop- erty with their dead,” declared Mr. Stevens, “and articles used in the age of the mound dweller ba ar $4 anes ines may also be charcoal , a8 it was a funeral rite of th i burn offerings at the mounds.” o_o zs ‘ : Mystery Magazine” SEMI-MONTHLY 10 CENTS A COPY is —— LATEST IssvEs — Ww N ; aN CROOKS CONSPIRE, by Harolé F. Pod. Fh MYSTER eee My THE BLUE CAR, by Ham- 7 ae rECTIVE AND THE LAW, by Prederter HAND IN THE DARK. by Chas. F THE TRAIL O J iserne Bien pe ¥ THE ROGUE, By George Broa: & WOMAN F FE WOMAN FROM NOWHERE, by Jack Bech- vam IIT NETRCTIVE. by Frank Bl'ghton, _ TIT WHISPTRING-ROOM.- ONE CTEM MISGING he Chae Fon, Lomnter, THE DOOM OF THE DAMNED, by Joe Burke The Famous Detective Story Out Today in 127 Ig THE CONSUMING DEATH By GILBERT HAMMOND HARRY E. WOLFF, Publisher, Inc. 166 West 23d Street, New York Clty “Moving Picture Stories” A Weekly Magazine Devoted to Photopinys ‘an Pianiea! . PRICE SEVEN CENTS PER COPY Fach number contains Four Stories eS ‘on the Screen -~ Elegant Haif-tone pp Pree = eet eg NE ag Bo Pa Studio and Lessons in Scenario writes, bate gg oe _——--166 West 230 St, New York rae oe = é t. oe : — Ae

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“~ waves. Condensers are of various _ storing up energy ing to how ae you turn the movable plates on fer GS 2S INDUCTANCE _ Inductance a 24 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY INTERESTING RADIO NEWS AND HINTS MEANING OF RADIO TERMS & Most of radio magazines and supplements of newspapers give their radio information in scien- tific terms. This is a great mistake, as only 25 per cent. of their readers are people who tho- roughly understand what these writers are driv- ing at; and the other three-quarters are the gen- eral public who have had no technical education in radio. If the writers of the articles in papers and magazines would simplify their meaning there would be more followers of radio art. The object of this article is to explain in understand- able words the meaning of a number of the prin- cipal parts used in the construction of radio re- ceivers. The articles most commonly, used in making up a radio set are: batteries, variable condensers, fixed condensers, rheostats, gridleaks, transform- ers, jacks, vario-couplers, variometers, binding- posts, tube sockets, potentiometers, aerials and BATTERIES There are three types of batteries used to op- erate radio receiving sets. 1st—An ordinary 6-volt storage battery, from which current is secured to light the tubes. 2d—“B” batteries. These are very powerful ittle batteries containing from 22% to 45 volts each, which are used for power throughout the entire apparatus: If this current were alone to be turned into one of the lamps it would burn the filament up and destroy the lamp. 8d—“C” batteries. These are usually small “flashlight batteries which are used to boost the electrical current at different critical points in the receiver. a ’ VARIABLE CONDENSER: The variable condenser is usually attached to ' the large dial on the face of the panel of the re- ceiver. The word means that the effect of-this instrument can be varied by turning the dial. The condenser stores up energy in a very peculiar ‘may. The stationary plates contain positive ; electricity, and the movable plates contain neg- ative electricity. The effect created between these plates is called capacity; that is, the capacity of the space for holding electricity. By turning the cavenle plates the electrical capacity in the space between the stationary plates and mova- ble plates is changed. - This effect tunes the in- strument. In other words, it picks up the sound ‘containing only three plates, others 23, and still ‘more 43. The capacity of these condensers for ‘ increases or decreases accord- ae zt » So ore ge nee is g more than a coil of wire g through it, and another coi] of wire, close by, which absorbs some of the electricity which leaks out of the first coil. The strength of this inductance depends on the distance of one coil from the other, and the direction in which the two coils stand in rela- tion to each other. Some of these inductance coils are called r) VARIO COUPLERS ,- Vario couplers usually consist of a cardboard” or a composition tube, with a ball or a ring in- side of it. The latter turns on a spindle so as to change the direction of the winding of the wire in relation to that on the tube. The tube has little taps taken off at intervals in the wind- ing, which run to the ends of little bolts on the back of the panel. Now, by turning a switclt from one bolt-head to another, the coil is short- circuited at different points. In other words, by means of a switch you can use any number of turns of the wire winding you need to turn in the sound waves you are after. VARIOMETERS Variometers consist of two coils of wire. One is wound around the inside of a hollow globe, another is wound around a ball set within this globe on a spindle. The coils of wire in a vario- eoupler are not connected with each other, -but they are in a variometer, so that the electrical eurrent goes around the outside coil first, and afterwards goes around the inside coil. . It is by turning this inside coil that you can vary the amount of inductance, and therefore vary the tuning of the instrument. + RHEOSTAT Rheostats control the amount of electricity which flows from the storage “A” battery to the filament of the lamps. They have a small metal arm which turns on a coil of iron wire, and gov- erns the light by the amount of iron wire which — the arm allows to interfere between the arm and ~ the filament of the lamp. This turning of the arm makes the lamps burn dim or bright ac- — cording to the way you want them to burn. Of course, the brighter ‘the lamps burn, the louder the signals you will get in your telephones. burning your lamps at full intensity soon wears them out. TRANSFORMERS . There are two types of transformers in use. The first is called a radio-frequency transformer and the other is called an audio-frequency trans- former. We will first speak of the audio-fre- quency transformer. ' This little instrument re- ceives the electrical vibrations at .a slow enough — speed so that the human ear can hear them in ~ the form of sounds. These transformers the sounds so that they sound much louder ina in a receiver which has none. Second, a radi fre- receiver which has a transformer than th quency transformer is of a different type. It re- _ceives sounds at such a Sremasdege nee that the» human ear cannot hear them. But —

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_ transformers pick up the faintest sounds and _ ass them on to the amplifying lamps, which in _ turn send the sound waves to the audio-frequency transformers, where they are magnified. Radio- frequency transformers build up the faintest and - Most distant sounds, but audio-frequency trans- _ formers only magnify already picked up sounds. . POTENTIOMETERS ' This instrument is used to give a very deli- _ ate adjustment to the rheostat e types of receivers cannot work properly without one, while _ Other receivers do not need them, as they work MICROHM This is a term of measurement of resistance. It means one millionth of an ohm. It is used when speaking of a conductor which permits the pa of an electric current, but interposes an = Sasced gly small resistance in the path of the MEGOHM = Another measure of resistance signifying one Million ohms. The gridleak on a lamp is an ex- ‘ample of this resistance. They are usually set at one or two megohms. TUBE SOCKETS ' Tube sockets are always marked at each cor- ner F—, Fx P and G. The F means filament. The connection F— usually goes to the rheostat the two F’s of the lamp actually connect with filament battery, or the lamp would not glow. : G runs to the grid side of the receiver, and = P leads to the plate side. ; 2 “Lamps contain three important things which 2 them work perfectly. One is called the fila- *, which gives light. Another is a seive-like mgement for sifting the current called the And the third is a thin silvery piece of named the Plate, which draws the electric ent through the grid from the filament. It is Scticn which causes sounds in a receiver. cés ate Bes FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY _ 25 JACKS A jack is a nut with a hole in the centre at- tached to several prongs which are connected by~ wires to various parts of the instrument. .The hole in the nut is to receive a plug, which in turn is connected with the telephones, so that you can hear the sounds. BINDING-POSTS The aérial binding-post is the one to which you fasten the lead-in wires coming from the aerial. The current sent out by the broadcasting station into the air is caught by your aerial, runs through the lead-in wire to the aerial binding-post, and another wire attached to the other end of the st carries this impulse into the receiver, where it is converted into sound. The ground binding- post is usually connected to an iron water-pipe by means of a wire through which the electricity fiows from the radio and goes‘into the earth. This completes,a circuit between the air and the earth. The radio receiver is simply an instrument inter- posed between this air and earth circuit in order to catch the sounds sent out from broadcasting stations. Wires from various parts of the instru- ment usually end at the binding-post, so that you can connect these parts to the different batteries. In a case where telephone receivers are not used the binding-posts meant for the telephone re- ceivers are usually connected with a loop aerial. ANTENNA In order to make you understand the way an aerial works we will have to give an illustration. If you throw a stone in a pond you will notice that rings of waves appear on the water’s surface where the stone sinks. Imagine the spot where the stone sunk is a broadcasting station, and the waves are electrical impulses thrown into the air from the station. When these electrical waves finally reach your-aerial the copper wire of which it is composed, being a wonderful conductor of electricity, picks up the waves and transmits them into your receiver, where they produce sounds, the same as an ordinary telephone does. LOOP AERIALS In many cases landlords fearing an outside aerial will bring lightning into their houses dur- ing storms, object to outside aerials. But they can- not stop you from using a loop aerial in your room. Strange to say that-although all doors and windows may be closed the sounds from broad- casting stations somehow or other get into th room, and are picked up by a loop aerial. Of» course all receivers are not built to work with loop aerials. In case you wish to’build one, the are very simple in construction. About 6 to 12 turns of No. 18 to 22 insulated copper wire are wound around a frame about 2% feet Each turn must be kept three-fourths of an inch apart and can set in notches. This frame can be m on a movable stand, as it is necessary to turn one corner of the frame in the direc- tion from which the broadcasting is coming. You may not know where the station is, but by slowly turning the frame to different points of the compass you will finally pick up direction. ; (Os = Ve the right — In a future number of this pelentinn ae may ~

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26 ‘FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ‘e NEW YORK, JULY 20, 1923 TERMS TO SUBSCRIBERS — Bingle Copies............ «+.--Postage Free 1 Oents One Copy Three Months..... 2 - 90 Cents One © Six Months....... . = « $1.75 One Osby One N@ee.3, cree és * * 3.50 da, $4.00; Foreign, §4.50, Hew Te SEND MONEY — At our risk send P. 0, loney Order, Check or Registered Letter; remittances any other way are at your risk. We accept Postage + po same as cash. When sending sliver wrap the in ae pe? envy, - Jae youn: Ha bom Siainige } dress letters to Harry E. Wolff, Pres. HARRY E. WOLFP, Charles E. Nylander, Sec. Publisher, Inc., & ¥. Wilsis, Treas. 166 W. 23d St, N. ¥. : ITEMS OF INTEREST RADIO STATION HEARD 11,000 MILES Announcement was made in Hartford, Conn., on May 17, that an amateur wireless station had suc- : d in transmitting signals approximately half : way around the world, establishing a new long “ distance record. A ship operator reports hg heard the station operated by E. W. Rouse at Galveston when he was 100 miles southeast of Ceylon in the Indian bee} Ocean, a distance of 11,000 miles. ver TOAD HOPS 75: MILES IN FIVE DAYS Betty A homing tead.brought by Frederick C. Sidney -- Y from Wakefield to Old Center, Winchendon, Mass. ae few days ago and liberated the early part of st week after a few hops around to get his ring, started for home, bearing a small iden- ification tag fastened to a hind leg. It was seen in Townsend and Concord, and was then lost sight eg it showed up at the old home in Wake- eld. The toad traveled, or perhaps better hepped, the 75 miles to Wakefield in five aya. VOLCANO THROWS OUT FISH READY TO it is said that there is a voleanic peak in the ~ Andes that throws out from time to time dainty morsels in the form of fish already fried. This 5 peak is called the Tunguragua. Underneath the -._.. mouth of the volcano is a subterraneaus lake, says _.~ the Washington Star. et Shining an eruption the suction draws up quan- tities of water, carrying along the fish, which are -. eooked by the inferno through which they pass. _ _‘That is the scientific explanation of the phenome- non. But the natives hold that when an eruption -_ gceurs, ruining their crops, the mystic spirit of . the ps poe oe provides the fish so that they shall not want, _— <p eae _ SYNTHETIC JEWELS ARE POSSIBLE. great have been the stri e been ¢ made by science — | past: decade ‘that many of nature's ee FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY secrets have been revealed and to-day we are able to obtain many of the works of nature in synthe- tic form. One of the most interesting develop- ments has been the manufacture of synthetic jew- els. So far four precious gems have been manu- factured—the diamond, ruby, sapphire and pearl, The emerald has defied all experiments, and all attempts in this direction have met with failure. The Japanese scientist, Mikimoto, recently achieved remarkable success in the development of cultured pearls. His pearls have been accepted by science as genuine and really are. He places a nucleus of mother-of-pearl in an oyster, then waits years while the oyster covers the nucleus with coats of pearl. ~ Diamonds have been made by heating at high temperature chemically pure carbon and iron and then suddenly immersing the glowing mixture into a crucible of cold water, . The sudden change of temperature caused a crust of iron to form around the molten mass: so that great pressure and heat were realized at the same time. Some - of the carben formed into tiny diamonds. LAUGHS Aged Uncle—I’ve insured my life for five thou- sand dollars in your favor. ‘What else can I do for you? Nephew—Nothing on earth, uncle. Visitor—What lovely furniture! Little Tommy —Yes. I think the man we bought it from is sorry now he sold it. Anyway, he’s always call- ing. . “Tommy,” said the teacher, “ can you tell me what obscurity is?” “Yes’m,” replied Tommy; “it’s a place where a good many people go after elections.” _ Wife—Henry, you need a rest. Let us go to Bongtong Springs. Hub—That place! Why, it’s only fitter women and fools. Wife—I know it, Let’s go together. “When I was your age,” said the stern parent, “I was accumulating money of my own.” “Yes,” answered the graceless youth, “but don’t yo think the public was easier then than it is now? Johnny—The medicine ain’t so nasty as it used te be, mamma. I’m gettin’ used te it. Mother. _ Did you take a whele spoonful every hour? Jehnny—No’m. I couldn't find a spoon, sol’m using a fork. mre “When he saw the enemy coming he turned and | ran. I call that cowardice.” “Not at all. He remembered that the earth is round, and he in- vies to run round and attack the enemy from — e rear.” 5, ‘S =4 “Why, Tommy,” exclaimed the Sunda: <= teacher, “don’t you ny, your eres every night before you go to bed?” “Not any more,” re lied Tommy; “I uster when I slept in a foldin’ ~— ed, though.” Sling : ie —e es S Rs OE

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HAVE QUIT EATING DOGS The dog market of Baguio has disappeared en- _ tirely and, the eating of. dogs by the Igorots, a _ non-Christian tribe inhabiting the mountain prov- ince, has been reduced to a minimum, according to Col. Henry Knauber, head of the Constabu- Academy at Baguio. troduction of the meat of cattle and hogs has turned the Igorots, who formerly ate dogs, into eaters of meats recognized by the civilized world _ 4&8 eatable,” said Colonel Knauber. “These peo- ~ ple had to have some kind of meat and years ago the only animal they knew was the dog. When ization introduced cattle and domestic hogs to mountain people they quit eatifig dogs. Only _ 4& few scattering cases of dog eating have been re- _ ported for some time, and these were among the \ Peoples living far back in the hills.” 8 INDIAN HERO DIES _ Most famous of the old Indian scouts of General _ George Custer, lost. a four-year battle for life after he had been wounded and gassed in France. He died at Bismarck, ‘N. D. ‘The wounds which contributed to Younghawk’s suffered on the Soissons front, when = surrounded by five Germans and captured aa on~ patrol duty. Awaiting a favorable _- Moment, Younghawk turned on his captors, slew _ three with his hands and captured the other two, and, alth he himself was shot through both Fe, in the fight, marched them into camp. : : ounghawk refused to discuss the fight with gee, Germans after his return other than to say _ that he broke their backs over his knee. __ Tribal services was held when Younghawk was | beside the graves of 106 other Indians who gave IT IS CHEAPER TO FLY THAN WALK The last century has seen marked progress in the development of processes, instruments and ey designed to assist man in making Na- _ ture work for him. Tremendous strides have ~ been made toward that end, and it is only logical to suppose that the next century will witness an _ €ven greater advancement. Most recent of the achievements in this line is that of the French FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST Joe Younghawk, son Sacer one of the 2 minutes by the same method. As a result of his remarkable feat Barbot received the 25,000-frane prize offered by a Paris newspaper. The phenomenal flight marks a new departure in aeronautics and one that may eventually es- tablish an entirely new basis for aviation. The excessive cost of both gasoline and motive power has done much to restrict the growth of aviation as a commercial and pleasure enterprise, so far, and it is not unlikely that Nature may be brought into active use as a substitute for the costly ele- ments in flying. MANY VEGETABLES WILL PRODUCE SEED IN ALASKA Alaska can mature seed of many vegetables, even in the interior at a latitude of 65 degrees and over, according to reports to the United States Department of Agriculture from the Fed- eral agricultural experiment stations in that ter- ritory, which have been working for a number of years to develop varieties that may be suc- cessfully grown under the climatic conditions of this far-north region. Seeding of plants is es- pecially important here to perpetuate desirable varieties which have been developed. It is also valuable as a matter of convenience, as it is dif- ficult to get fresh seeds from other localities of similar climate in time for planting and of suf- ficient variety to supply the customary varied American diet. The experiment station at Fair- banks reports that a large crop of Copenhagen market cabbage was grown there last season from seed matured in the open at the Rampart station in 1920. Both of these stations are with- in less than 2 degrees of the Arctic Circle. Tur- up seed, especially of the variety Petrowski, which is now grown widely in the territory, har been produced abundantly at both stations. Gar- den peas of the variety Alaska have reproduced for a number of years, and through seed selection some two weeks have been gained in earliness of production. Parsley, carrots, parsnips, and radishes seed abundantly in the interior, Set- tlers co-operating with the stations are sueceed- ing with an interesting list of vegetables. Let- tuce is thoroughly at home, one variety grewn at the Rampart station Presa ang crisp, tender and D d 21-2 pounds, pe plantings it may be had usually from the produce well, if the season has a fair amount of sunshine. Turnips, carrots, parsnips and eer as wi as cabbage, may be grown and red to’ provide variety for the Winter diet. Rhubarb flourishes in all cultivated areas. Small fruits, such as Sexson: ‘ne eevee rdy in the interior es, are provin a in " ior of Alaska. ; . = AS, - currants, raspberries and straw- ;

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28 FAME AND FORTUNE WEEKLY INTERESTING NEWS ARTICLES TEMPLE FOUND IN CELLAR Some men pulling down an old house in Naples have discovered two beautiful white marble col- umns, without capitals, on a sculptured base of stone. The columns are considered to have orig- inally belonged to a round Roman temple dedi- cated to the goddess Vesta. It is expected that other antiquities will be found in the basement of the building. A LARGE WASH There is a laundry in Southampton, England, which has few customers but a large wash, turn- ~ ing out 6,500,000 pieces of the “Majestic,” “Olym- pic” and “Homeric.” The same vessels require annually 50,000 gallons of liquid soap, 17,000 potinds of soft soap, 63,000 pounds of soap powder and 45,000 pounds of soda to keep everything “ship-shape”; 35,000 sponges and floorcloths per- ish in the using each year. While there may. be dittle dust at sea there must be considerable in port for over 20,000 brooms and brushes are used ‘up each year. The metal work is not neglected, ut 15,000 tins of polish being consumed each twelve months, DANISH KING IS TALLEST RULER IN THE WORLD King Christian, who celebrated his silver wed- ding recently, is six feet six inches in height, the tallest of the world’s rulers. He comes of a fam- iy noted for height. In the Cathedral of Ros- ; de, where Denmark’s kings lie buried, the only monument to Christian I is a line scratched eight feet above the pavement on a pillar, which shows his stature when alive. Many famous men have measured themselves against this record of the giant king, but the only one to surpass it was Pat Murphy, the Irish wonder, who towered 8 feet 6 inches. Coincidence rather than heredity enables the present Danish king to uphold the tradition, for the royal family of Denmark is not Danish in blood or descent so much as German. MOLE’S NEST IS WORTH $25 TO NATURALIST Every farmer and conimuter has a chance to make a valuable contribution to science, All they have to do is to know a mole’s nest when they see one. The mole’s nest is wanted by the American Museum of Natural History. Farmers doing their planting and commuters starting their regular spring work on lawns and gardens are asked to keep their eyes open for a mole’s nest for the Directors of the American Museum of Natural History, who says he will be glad to pay $25 cash for a good nest of the Ameri- can mole with young. The ambitious small boy, to whom his parents turn over this item of news, may avert disap- pointment by taking care not to bring in a mouse’s nest, for the museum does not want such a nest. It is very well known. But it appears that the life habits of Mr. and Mrs. Mole and the young moles are not so well known, even to scientists and students of natural history. This in spite of the fact that the mole is a most common animal, said a museum official, add- ing that this much is known of the moles: They commence work early in the spring to establish their tunnels. It is believed that they raise two litters of.young from three to five ina litter, or possibly more, each year. Their nests, however, have seldom been found. They are active from early spring to late fall. The landholder usually considers. the mole merely as a pest which digs galleries through his lawn or garden, and many means are taken to de- stroy them. The director of the museum, how- ever, has a good word to say for the mole. distinctly insectivorous, living by eating grubs, earthworms, ants and other insects. While it is true that the burrows, when within a few inches of the surface, cause grass or grain to die, much of this destruction, it is said, is actually brought about by the field mice, who make use of the run- ways of the mole and eat the tender roots of the grass and plants. Moles never eat the succulent plants, say the museum people. ‘yours now. finger size. * 1133 Broadway ) BRINGS THIS RING NO REFERENCES NEEDED Only $2.00 down and $1.00 per week for this platinum fin., finest pierced ARTEX ring with two French ‘cut blue sapphires on sides. Guaranteed full 1 Ct. perfect cut stone of blue white diamond ra- diance and beauty. diamond of this cw and size, you would pay, elsewhere, $150. Gat upedint price — $12.00— and ten weeks to pay it. _ Btate whether ladies’ or gents’ desired, giving Our guarantee protects you. P. ARTEX For a flawless upwards of Send for COMPANY New York City, N. ¥. It is +. J

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_ How I increased my salary more than 300%)... K = Til 1 s . = 1 _ by Joseph Anderson AM just the average man—twenty-eight years be old, with a wife and a three-year-old youngster: aire I left school when I was fourteen. My parents ~~ didn’t want me to do it, but I thought I knew more than they did. ~~ I can see my father now, standing before me, pleading, threatening, coaxing me to keep on with my schooling. With tears in his eyes he told me how he had been a failure all his life because of . lack of education—that the untrained man is always i forced to work for a smali salary—that he had | hoped, yes, and prayed, that I would be a more successful man than he was. = But no! My mind was made up. I had been Re offered a job at nine dollars a week and I was going to take it. X : : That nine dollars looked awfully big to me. I didn’t realize then, nor for years afterward, that I was being paid only for the work of my hands. My = brain didn’t count. . HEN one day, glancing through a magazine, I came across the story of a man just like myself. __- He, too, had left school when he was fourteen years : of age, and had worked for years at a small salary. But he was ambitious. He Wecided that he would _ get out of the rut by training himself to become expert in some line of work. So he got in touch with the Interndtional Corre- "spondence Schools at Scranton and started to study --- in his spare time at home. It was the turn in the road for him—the beginning of his success. Most stories like that tell of the presidents of great institutions who are earning $25,000 and ~ $50,000 a year. Those stories frighten me. I don’t think I could ever earn that much, But this story “told of a man who, through spare time study, lifted ~ himself from $25 to $75 a week. It made an im- ‘pression on me because it talked in terms I could ~ understand. It seemed reasonable to suppose. that __ Tcould do as well. ; > tell you it didr?t take me long that time to mark and send in that familiar coupon. Information " regarding the Course I had marked came back by _ return mail. I found it wasn’t too late to make up the education I had denied myself as a boy. I was surprised to find out how fascinating a study course could be. The I C. S. worked with me every hour I had to spare. I felt myself 0 . E knew there was a bigger job waiting me somewhere. > Four months after I enrolled my employer came - -$o me and told me that he always gave preference —S=e4 i who studied their jobs—and that my next ° me * Af < ; { 4 ty salary envelope would show how much he thought of the improvement in my work. Today, my salary is more than 300% greater than it was when I began my studies. That increase has meant a better home and all the luxuries that make life worth while. What I have done, y6u can do. For I am just an average man. I had no more education to begin - with than you have—perhaps not as much, The only difference is a matter of training. O every man who is earning less than $75 a week, I say simply this:—Find out what the I. C.S. can do for you! It will take only a minute of your time to mark and mail the coupon. But that one simple act may change your whole life. ; If I hadn’t taken that first step four years ago I wouldn’t be writing this message to you today! No, and I wouldn’t be earning anywhere near $75 a week, either! —-—— — — — — TEAR OUT HERE — — — — — — = INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS Box 4490-B, Scranton, Penna. Without cost or obligation, please tell me how ualtty a aaa out ot Sareea Kchere waa Y kava eeden on oa BUSINESS TRAINING DEPARTMENT Manag Salesmanship Industrial Management rtising Personnel Organization Better Letters Beaton tee é raphy ana Typing ing and Banking usiness English poecamanes, inckedon’ =: A.) Civil Service Nicholson way Mail Clerk Private Berets einer see hool Subs Business Spanish (French [Pillustrating Ch Can raf Machine Shop Practice Railroad Positions Gas Engine Operating Civil Mapping Metallurgy O Mining Steam ‘ineering } Ali Engines IROTBB. vcpeecosecdisesdinesine ‘erciegeongrasesscctajneeatqnagsoestscinepwervestsnesnqeturarecetonesngy Street 10-23 AGA CSS,..0rssrenscovertenevensneennNetet seoewrseeerenrecesnensenenenssesenrennetarcersereersseesene, COMET cos snsiee agente scouastaarneenepanipersts~ SAMO, QoewpatlOn.......-r0saescesssneevesiecworsvesepcorersnegeoencetennsercepeniseneeanarendbertes chain Pereons residing in Caneda tional Correspondence Bchools

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