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the breaking d of gsi J hy de. > "spoiled yi tng, " daughter, a him, She is not overly pleas when ehe finds that her father ted fu order ithat she may be thrown in with | ROSS GARDINER, her father's isecond-in-command, ' a capable young man, whom, however, she does not like, | SIMMINS, their English butler- chauffeur, is sent after help and re- turns with : LAWRENCE DAVENPORT, a young fellow in a ludicrous home- built car with a battery that is shown to be a marvelous invention, producing by some mysterious agency, from the air, the electricity by which the car runs, His winning a $10,000 bet from Gardiner by correctly predicting a rain storm, and the revelation (to her. alone) that he is "the" Lawrence Daven- porteda famous writer, make him vastly interesting to Miss Burton Grimstead, Impressed by the come mercial possibilities of the battery, Grimstead has Gardiner draw up a contract for its exploitation, which Davenport formally agrees to sign after it is stipulated that it will not be pushed bo fast as greatly to disturb capital and labor, Daven- port tells: Burton that every one possessed the same power he pose sensed and she tries to learn the secret, \ i |" The pool yielded a rise that im- mediately developed intp an indig- nant rainbow, which, P, an un- expected dash, trailed the dropper fly across a part of the snag, where it became firmly embeddeec, {After that Mr. Rainbow proceeded 'to pull himself loose and depart, | Grimstead had to wade out ta the snag, roll up his sleeves, and 'plunge' his arm In nearly to the 'shoulder before once more his lead- er swung clear, The pool, and it was a promising one, was of course completely ruined, "This Is not a propitious mo- ment to spring any surprises," ad- vised Burton, "Keep quiet!" Gardiner now appeared, making his way down stream, "I got into one of those star. fish canons that young fool Da- 'j venport told us about, and it took me some time to find it out and to get back," he sald to Grimstead In explaining his delay in joining hm, . Burton now consdered the time right for her'surprise, and she, ha gan to make moss balls to toss over on to them, The next words, however, arrested her. + "Now I've: caught up, chief," Gardiner was saying, "for heaven's sake tell me why you gave this fel- low. the right to limit sales for [five years. You heard him talk, {You'll be making batteries for {Joheats only, if you don't watch jou Rid vaimiy, Ad [ "I den't belleve I get your idea." { "Well, you asked me If I heara {him talk, Yes, I heard him talk jand I've heard that kind of talk all my life, It always comes from a half-baked, {mpractical {chump who fs so full of impossible {ideals that he never gets anywhere, land who couldn't see the main point if you wrapped it in his breakfast napkin, You got to (handle that kind, and hand'e "em right, or you'll never get an Inch." i "That's true enough," commen- ited Gardiner, | It is probable that Davenport would have broken in at this point in some spectacular fashion had not Burton held his arm and [placed her fingers over his lips, i "All he sees is that these batters ies of his will replace the world's power and that a lot of high fa- lutin' things will happen for the benefit of the human race and ah that visionary rot that's never worked out yet and never will," "What do we eare what he thinks as long as we can sell the batteries?" queried Gardiner, "It's going to take quite some few bat- teries of any size you name to re- place the world's power, and that is the eventual market, if the thing works." b "We're assuming that it works," growled the older man, "otherwise there's mothing doing." 4 why limit the sale to what this nut thinks proper?" "You're mearly as bad as he fs, Ross," observed Grimstead, a mote of good humor creeping into his voice, "I'll give you a demonstra- tion that will impress it on you." | "Bhoot!" observed Gardiner. | "You asked me last night show many shares in this thing you get, "Well, you don't get any." CHAPTER XVI ; ATR , A blank silence of some seconds «ensued, | "I don't believe I understand," {then said Gardiner in rather a [Ftransied voice. , i ye vg big a Lous man will a J" of i jo mphagsized | "Then where do I come in?" de- imanded Gardiner with a mote of ising indignation. ' - wouldn't ons nt's worth if we should do as things promiscuously!" Gardiner apparently r. uanimity. ol | "Well, chief, I don't get 'you gots but I've been on the job long) nough to know you haye some lotion of taking care of me." ! "I told you that; and that I am Eoing to mse you." . An think Fo ought bo let them we are ) ispered Da- Ex uneasily, pe i | don't like this," she 1 'Suits me!" returned Grimstead| , °F enough to understand without going into it further." right. But the girl's eyes were blazing. [too well to whispered" gument's - the back. "It's your - discussing--and mine!" last words," but she was leaning forward again, eavesdropping with all her might. - "If 1 can get one d working model I don't care whether anoth- er of the things 1s made for 10 years, let alone five," stated Grim- stead. "My Lord, man! Think of the shake down?! This' la going to put every hydro-electric company, every public utility outfit out business! Not to speak of all the oil and coal and such things. The securities of those companies won't be worth a red cent. ' The stock market, man! Think of the market! There are a 'hundred dollarg to be had there for every dollar out ot the mere sale of those things! Why, you and I will have the world by the tail!" "You're right," Gardiner replied slowly, "with. capital--" "Which I supply! I'll smash Corbusier first of all, blast his hide; and I'll twist the necks of the Northwest Electric bunch; and I'll have them In packs begging at my office door. They'll see the point, don't worry; and those of them who don't will go to the poor-house, They'll be erying tu get aboard; and you and I will sit there and decide the terms, We can buy their stocks and bonds for a song." "And vesell at the market," caught up Gardiner, "but that means secrecy as to this battery." "That's one place where you come in, You ought to be able ta handle the publicity." "I can if there aren't too many of the comfounded things attract. ing attention--"' A "I'll see to that. There won't he any of them! The contract says manufacure must start in six months; it doesn't say anything about marketing." "There are bound to be leaks." "A thousand of them, But who would pay any attention to the mere rumors of another perpetual motion machine? That part's your Job. A short pause ensued while the two men evidently envisaged the opportunity, A "Why, chief!' eried Gardiner a length, his voice vibrant with ex. citement, 'It's tremendous! It's half the money in the world! It's all the power! You will rule the globe!" "Just about that. Give me five years and I'll be the richest man in the world; that much is gertain, But what is more, I'll have the old crowd down and out or taking my orders, There'll be the biggest smash In history, and you and I Ross, my boy, will push the button and take our pick of the prices, Then when we've got the whold situation in our hands we can de- cide just how far well go with this battery proposition, One thing eer- tain: We'll he in a position to do just as much or just as little with it as' we choose," . Grimstead Davenport's heart leaped at the tra n't matter a damn whether you do or not, You've already ems tered into it." wihiilia %§ Shall refuse to sign the com- "You've already agreed to sign you don't sign it, a court decree will put it into effect anyhow." He eyed Davenport shrewdly. "You are thinking that you ean rerfuse to divulge your process." he continued. "Eh? No go! You'll either have to produce it or be buried for life, Your battery would be buried along with you. Nobody but me would: be allowed by the courts to touch it. It, aa well as you, would be lost to the world." * Grimetead paused a moment to allow this to sink in. Then he went on in a more reassuring tone, "You're not a business man, Mr, Davenport; and you don't realizé that the business world is a fight from start to finish. It will be to the interests of every one affected to suppress that battery; in fact, it will be a matter of life and death to them. And believe me, they'n fight to do so. I don't believe you quite appreciate what it means te have nearly the whole business world solidly 'against you, noe what a tremendous power they wield to erush you, Tt 1s a ease of fight back harder than tney right, and to get the jump on them first." He went on developing his 11," Grimstead pointed out, "and it|tfout. [regalia as the Celebrated Author, Bo Jou imagine that Ul will impress ar eataftt---lghen. ve {) a your changing your miad.* 41 "Which 18?" i "The announcement of our 'ems' gagement," she sald in a voice so low that he barely heard it. At this most unpropitious meo- ment there came around the bend Simmins, lugging two infinitesimal ul "Damn!" fervently, \ But at Burton's suggestion Sime mins was let into thelr secrets, "The paper belongs to me, and it is vitally necessary 1 get it back." | Larry concluded, "Will you help?™ "It will affect all our future hap+« piness," put in Burton. "It is only fair to say that if you are caught, it is probable I could help very little, If you sues ceed my wife and I'"--Davenpors glanced triumphantly toward Bure ton--"'will take care of you." "It's a sporting chance, sin," sald Simmins stoutly, 'You have treated me like a gentleman and ere moonrise the paper: shall be in our power!" "Now, Simmins, listun.," Larty impressed the point. 'There are two papers. One is on a single sheet of paper; the other is on several, I want the one on the single 'sheet. The other doesn's matter, But if you should be in any doubt whatever, bring them both, All set?" And then Simmins was dismissed from the scene, and matters were taken up at the point of intervupe tion,. They could not interest us, | muttered Davenport point, showing , that only by-this early and unexpected raid into the enemy's camp could the ultimate' success of the project he assured, Then he went on to point the moral by drawing 'a contrasting picture--Davenport in jail fa» econ- tempt of court for refusing to tell Grimstead his process, discredited, broke, and above all, inefficient, Davenport possessed of practically untold weath, with the opportuni- ties, if he so wished of repairing damage inevitable to the readjust. ment, It was pretty good plea, for a specious one, Grimstead himself was admiringly impressed hy It, and reconvinced of the entire jus. tice and expediency of his course, Davenport, however, did not seem impressed, He arose from his log, remarked curtly that the situation was perfectly clear, and strode away in the direction of the creek crossing. OHAPTER XVIII "The Papers" Burton overtook Larry at the stream's edge, She saw at once that he was furiously angry, so angry that he could not permit himself to utter a word, She took his Hana, He seized her hungrily, and they clung together for several mo- ments while the ealming, soothing influences swept through them, At length he released her with an ex- plosive sigh. They had not kissed. Well, that is over!" he sald, "Burton, oh, hlessed one, if it haa not heen for you I should have killed them both as they sat there. But I just kept thinking that he was your father--'" "This man Davenport, 1sn't ne likely to upset the apple cart?" ine quired Gardiner. "That's - part of my job," an- swered Grimstead, "I'll guarantee to handle that young r:an." There were sounds of risir~, "So you better string with '.e, Ross, and take orders, and not z2sk too many questions." "I intend. to!' cried Gardiner fervently, They moved off down stream, and were almost immediately lost to sight around the lower bend, CHAPTER XVII Burton was aflame with Indigs nation, and was bursting out with comments suitable to the occa- sion; but Davenport silenced her with a gesture, "Please," he begged, "let think." dl He was very grave. J "This is rather terrible," lie sald at length; "It is atrocious!" she .cried.p"It is treacherous! That they should treat you so!" "Me? Oh, I don't matter, But his ideas are all destructive! Hs sees a chance to tear down and to build up his own personal power from the débris, That had not even occurred to me! I saw only the releasing of pressure--" "You aren't . going to lle down and let them do this!" "No; that must pot be." "What are you going to do, then?" Sof "I don't know." " ; He arose without further words, and the two took their way back to the camp, Grimstead roared af them jovially, i "Come and look at the rain. bow!" he shouted. Davenport stood gravely une smiling before the chief, "Mr. Grimstead," said he, "I overheard your eonversation wit) Mr., Gardiner at the bend of the stream." Grimstead's face flushed darkly. "Well?" he challenged. J "I cannot be a party to the pro- gram I heard outlined." Grimsteall considered & moment, "Sit down," he invited. "Have 2 cigar, There's plenty of time to talk this thing out, so there's no excuse to go off half-cock." Davenport declined the cigar, but sat on the log. "Now what's the trouble?" de- mended Grimstead. - "The trouble fis that your pro- gram is destructive," stated Dav- enport succintly, "and sims mere- | ly at personal power, without a thought to the welfare of other people. 'The thing fs likely to prove a curse rather than a bene- fit. I think you are intelligent my point "I understand your point all And I understand your sort "IT know," she soothed him, "i feel with you In every nit of 1, whether he 1s my father or not, But let's not talk about it or we shall just be erazy angry again, and that will do us 'no good," He took her by the shoulders, "Where do you get your wis. dom, Burton?" he asked her, ana smiled, At hands, ""That's better!" she cried, "Now we can talk ahout it. What are we to do?" "There's one thing I'm not go- ing to do," he stated with convie- tion, "no mattér what the price te pay; I'm mot going to permit this scheme of destruction!" ! "How ean it-he stopped?" she asked, "Let's be practical." ! "For one thing, I can refuse te give them my formulae," : "And lose all you own and go the smile she clapped her 'to Jail besides, as father told you: she pointed out, | "Well, I'll do that, If necessary." : Listen, Larry, dear" she sald,' 'You're' 'mot using your head, Wouldn't destroying hat agrees ment you signed settle it all?" | "Burton, you blessed damosel,' he ered, "you've got more sense in your little finger than I have in my whole body! Of course that's the answer! Regular old melo. drama stuff, Why, here's even' the papers!" He turned as if to put this new idea into immediate execution; but again she stbpped him. | "Larry, you poor infant!" cried, "It's time you he? some-| body to look affer you! What do' you think you're going to do? Get the agreement. Don't you! worry over when I tell them to!" "Yes; but they c:n swear that it was taken from thom by force." "Well, what would you do then?" "I'd steal it. Then what proof have they, except each othep' words! You could deny that, Would you lie micely in a good cause, do you think?" / "I don't know; it wouldn't be necessary, I think the burden of proof would be on them, How will we do it?" 'Dissemble," she cried. "Maks them think that your opposition has blown over; that yow're all ready to go ahead with father's scheme. Then father won't hang ~ OB, to, his bill fold too closely rr she do you know it's i bill fold?" . "I saw him put it there," she explained. "Such a sudden about face on my part may not appeal to him." "Fve thought of that," she said. A slow color was mounting to her cheeks. "First of all it must be- come known who you are. He thin you are a garage man, re- member." "I forgot that," laughed Daven- argue with you. Ar-| long suit of port. "All right; I drop the dis your guise and appear in me full roys about. thelr not handing! | (Continued Tomorrow) d BEGS HELP FOR CHIGOUTIMIVICTIMS Mgr, E, Lapointe Tells Gra- phic Story of Overwhelr- ing Loss Chicoutimi, Que, June 9.--Mgr. Fug, Lapointe, administrator of the diocese of Chicoutimi, has written a letter in wHich he describes the sit- uation of the inhabitants of the vil lage of St. Methode, Lake St. John, "These people have lost every- thing; even their household furniture was overwhelmed or spoiled by the water, "I beg charity for them and also for others who live in the parishes situated near the lake and who had the same misfortune." The letter will be read next Mon- day in every church of the diocese and a collection will be made for the unfortunate parishes, Thursday the level of the water was a ligle less than 22. The usual level is Said to be 17.5. Communica- tion is mot yet completely re-estab- lished, but will be before very long. Arvida, Que, June 9.--McNeely Dubose, general superintendent of the Duke-Price interests, respecting the possibility of blame for condi- tions on Lake St, John being attach ed to the Duke-Price enterprises, writes to the Progress du Saguenay, of 'Chicoutimi, as follows: : "Have observed your editorial of June 5 and note the question you have raised as to the possibility of the dams of the Duke-Price Power company being the cause of the ex cessively high water leyel which re- cently occurred in Lake St. John, "I 'beg to inform. you that the Duke-Price Power Company, at the time of the construction of its dams, devoted a great deal of effort to in- creasing the'size of the outlet of the lake to the Grand Discharge. On account of this the flood waters were able to leave Lake St, John more freely than formerly and the recent high mark reached by the lake was lower than woyld have been the case had this flood occurred before the company's works were constructed, "The high water in the lake was due to unprecedented snow and rain, The outflow from the lake was re- stricted, as it has always been, by the gorge of the Grand Discharge which is seven miles above the com- pany's dams. During the time of the highest lake leyel there was a water- fall of 13 feet between the lake and the dams in the Grand Discharge, "These so called dams consist of a series of gates 29 in number and each one 40 feet wide, They offered such great passing capacity that the wa- ter lacked nearly seven feet of com- ing to the top of them. An incor- rect conception of this situation would be a very harmful and serious matter, therefore, I feel it is my duty to supply this -information. "Figures on what the elevations of the lake were during the recent flood and what they would have been had a similar combination of snow and rain occurred before the com- pany's dams were built are available in the company's office. ------ EE ---- Oshawa Luggage YOUB INITIAL VREB On Suit Case or Club Bag Sexyrsts © Son ------ BIG SALE ON AT THE Dominion Clothing Co, 68 King St. W, Phone 2141 PROMINENT COUPLE MARRIED IN LONDON Honorable Pauline Acton London, June 9--Two leading Catholic familics--one of England and one of America--were united in marriage here Wednesday morning at Brompton Oratory when Hon, Pauling Acton, daughter of the fate Lord Acton, married Edward, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Eyre, of New York, and Gloucester House, London. Archbishop Bourne, of Westminster, officiated. The bride wore a perfectly plain white parchment satin dress with long sleeves and sweeping skirt form- ing a train, Antique Brussels lace mounted on fine white net formed the veil which was secured to the hair by a chaplet of orange buds and foliage and she carried white roses. The veil has been worn for Many generations of the Acton fam. ily. The groom's nephew, the four- year-old Earl of Gainsborough, in a picture suit of red velvet acted as page while the six bridesmaids wore white taffeta dresses with silver rib- bons. The bridesmaids were four younger sisters of the bride ranging from eight to fiit--1 "years and two very small nieces of the groom, the youngest being only three and a half years old. There was no reception and the bride and groom left for the country for a short honeymoon after which they will visit W. G. Grace in New York. Edgar Eyre, the | groom's brother, was best man. 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