Part 2 (1/2)
”Well, that's what I thought, but I didn't tell the ed it would be best for him to find out for himself”
”What was the man's name?”
”He didn't tell me, and I didn't ask him”
”How did he look?”
”Well, he ell dressed, wore kid gloves and all that, and he had a little black mustache”
Tom started, and Mr Merton noticed it
”Do you know him?” he asked
”No,” replied Tom, ”but I saw--” Then he stopped He recalled the man he had seen in the post-office He answered this description, but it was too vague to be certain
”Did you say you'd seen hi Tom curiously
”No--yes--that is--well, I'll tell my father about it,” sta of his suspicions ”I'll be back right after dinner, Mr Merton Please have the bolts ready forto use the new iving the proprietor of the shop any inforht after dinner,” he called as he went out to get on his wheel
Tom was much puzzled He felt certain that the man in the post-office and the one who had questioned Mr Merton were the sa on, that dad should know about,” reflected Tom ”I must tell him I don't believe it will be wise to send any more of his patent work over to Merton We must do it in the shops at home, and dad and I will have to keep our eyes open Thereabout his new turbine motor I'll hurry back with those bolts and tell dad But first I ood feed while I' money, some of which came from a small patent he had marketed hi the precaution to chain the wheels, and then went inside Toood h it when some one called his na up to see a youth about his own age ”Where did you blow in fro,” replied Ned Newton, taking a seat at the table with Toer days had often gone fishi+ng, swiether Now Ned worked in the Shopton bank, and To his father, so they did not see each other so often
”On business or pleasure?” asked Toar in his coffee
”Business I had to bring some papers over from our bank to the First National here But what about you?”
”Oh, I ca new?” asked Ned as he gave his order to the waitress
”No, nothing since the egg-beater I was telling you about But I's”
”Why don't you invent an automobile or an airshi+p?”
”Maybe I will soer has?”
”Yes; it's a beaut! Have you seen it?”
”Altogether at too close range He nearly ran overinventor related the occurrence
”Oh, Andy alas too fresh,” co car I suppose he'll be worse than ever”