"Give me your recommendation and I shall have the shop at Terran Electric perform the operation."
"At cost?"
"Cost plus a slight profit. Terran Electric, just as Communications, is not in business from an altruistic standpoint."
"I see."
"Also," said Kingman severely, "I noticed one of your men changing the circuit slightly without permission. Why?"
"Who was it?"
"The man known as Thomas."
"Charley Thomas is in charge of development work," said Channing. "He probably noticed some slight effect that he wanted to check."
"He should have notified me first—I don't care how minute the change. I must pass on changes first."
"But you wouldn't know their worth," objected Barney.