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Rh as possible and test for myself the value of her father's invention."

"That's a sane proposal at last. Suppose it is all right; what then?"

"I shall advance him the money to stave off liquidation. I shall become business manager pro tem.; will hurry to completion the apparatus on the two locomotives, and afterwards give a demonstration to newspaper men and to managers of railways. From that point we shall go straight ahead, making and supplying apparatus to the various railway systems, extending our field of action to Europe and South America, and before long there will be no lack of money in our bank account."

"Do you anticipate Mr. Flannigan's bitter opposition when he learns what you are about?"

"Yes."

"And that's why you want me to assist you?"

"Yes."

"You fear that this opposition may prove successful?"

"I do."

"Well, my dear Peter, don't let that trouble you any more. Flannigan will not interfere. I am taking it for granted, in spite of the spies and secret agents with which you equip Flannigan, that he deals in no such rubbish. Miss Sarsfield-Mitcham has hypnotised you, and I venture to bet a whole sovereign that Flannigan doesn't know