A Young Inventor's Pluck; or, The Mystery of the Willington Legacy

e anxiety had caused her to foll

aimed, and then with a keen glance i

"He is meaner than mean. He will let that man put us out even when he owes us more than

ist shut his teeth i

I suppose you can't go into business for

might have borrowed money, but now I guess

es wandered around the apartmen

He walked over to where the model he was working on stood. "Wish thi

l it take to

ends on one's ideas

he

ok for

here of getting work? Finding that every place in Corney was full he determined to try Redrock, another manufacturing town, situated on the Camel Falls river, sever

all in danger of being dumped into the stream. It was but a moment's work for the young machinist to rush up, and

mer, who was driving, as he sprang to the grou

amaged," observed Jack as he

hing got into the patent rake so it wouldn't work; then the grindstone got cranky, and now this. But t

und for Redrock t

g, Jack related what h

arrell, "I got my money out of the bank a month ago. It

"Perhaps I can fix up your patent rake and your grin

's appearance, agreed, and a few minutes late

found the things that needed repairin

," he said. "If I get work in Redrock I'll do

the c

ve or six

nough. G

arly in the morning and do

and returned in an hour to Corney. Deb was pleased

k, "and that's something. Perhaps, too,

plied Deb, her

l. But he went to bed at ten o'clock,

Jack! W

next room that aroused him

the hill," she continued, "

was alr

he continued, as the flames shot skyward, making

st

it's my du

ted member of the Corney

rapidly as possible, and jumped

rt!" called D

Jack arrived there, he found that the machine had

he called to a crowd of me

imed one man, "and it can burn

ow let him help hims

od to act that way!" said Jack

ped the rope three other young fellows follow

," thought the machinist. "It will

flagration had originated, and did h

long the unpaved road, the fire had gained such headway that it was useless to pour water

s often at the nozzle of the hose, suf

control, and a little later the order

duty, and now he was anxious to return, t

s carriage, he was suddenly approached

Gray's first words, ad

is hand upon J

u," he sai

or?" as

fire to Mr. Gray's house

machinist. "What do you mean? I n

the manufacturer. "Only you

false,

bitterly. "We'll see if the law allows tenants who won't pay their rents to s

I never----

fficer, roughly. "You can do

rds Jack was marched o