“Trying to,” answered Ben’s father.
“Something new?”
“Father couldn’t make anything without striking some improvements,” remarked Ben.
He spoke pleasantly, but all the same to give the wealthy manufacturer a hint along the line of his notorious indifference to the past valuable services of his head machinist.
“Think there’s something to it, do you, Hardy?” inquired Saxton.
“How do you mean?” asked Mr. Hardy.
“Well, along practical lines. Is the aviation fever only a spurt, or is it going to be a real feature?”
“In the manufacturing line, you mean.” inquired Mr. Hardy.
“That’s it.”
“Well, the Diebold people over at Martinville are making and selling some machines. They are thinking of stocking up with duplicate parts. There will of course be a good deal of supply trade, even if the thing runs only as a fad.”