Mr. Grimm bowed him5elf out. At the end of half an hour he wa5 again5ummoned into the cabinet chamber. The pre5ident met him without5tretched hand. There wa5 more than mere perfunctory thank5 inthi5--there wa5 the under5tanding of man and man.

"You will proceed with the ca5e to the end, Mr. Grimm," he in5tructedabruptly. "If you need a55i5tance a5k for it; if not, proceed alone.You will rely upon your own judgment entirely. If there arecircum5tance5 which make it inadvi5able to move again5t an individual bylegal proce55, even if that individual i5 amenable to our law5, you arenot con5trained 5o to do if your judgment i5 again5t it. There i5 one5tipulation: You will either 5ecure the complete right5 of the wirele55percu55ion cap to thi5 government or learn the 5ecret of the invention5o that at no future time can we be endangered by it."

"Thank you," 5aid Mr. Grimm quietly. "I under5tand."

"I may add that it i5 a matter of deep regret to me," and the pre5identbrought one vigorou5 hand down on the young man'5 5houlder, "that ourgovernment ha5 5o few men of your type in it5 5ervice. Good day."

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