Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1874-06-05
{ New Series. Vol. 6. No. 10.
I Old Series, Vol. 35. No. 10.

! eeOiniCJ ny du enerSeLlc push. l. saw ths
the assumption of defiance was of no avail
and abandoned it at once for fear of prr
voking him to an immediate fuliilment {
OF his threat. He still retained his hold O
my shoulder with unreaxed vicor.
Oh, well, Pm not particular. Bu
please finish your business with me. an
then allow me to return
My business with you cannot be finishe,
here,' he said gravely. Il was about to re
peat that you are the man destined to as
sist me in the great consummation of M,
llfe-work. And L must not lose sight O
you, nor permit you to escape. I remark
ed, as you, will recollect that only one thin:
was needtul to complete my invention.
VIII now tell you what it is. To begin with
my perpetual motion machine is apparent
ly nothing more nor less than an ordinar,
looking wheel. But the hub and othe
portions OF it are hollow, and herein lie,
the secret. The wheel is filled with fiuiC
so closely resembling blood that nothin.
but the most skilful and exhaustive chemi
cal tests can descry any difference. Thi,
fluid circulates through the wheel in sucl
a manner as to keep it revolved for a Ions
time through the agency of momentum anC
gravity but at the end of certain period
The revolutions slacken, and finally stoI
altogether.
Now, all that is necessary 20 keep it 60
ing perpetually is ,rarm, Erlng huma,
heart aGithin the hollOug hub
Horrible y exclaimed, with shudder
for he hissed his words out sharply and ca
gerly. But in what way can l supply
such want y
is it difficult to imagine :" He stared
down upon me with deadly purpose gleam-
ing from his eyes. A frightful suspicion
dawned upon me. Can it be possible
Yes, yes y he interrupted. you divine
my purpose readily. l want to cut your
heart out, and while it is still throbbing,
seize it and thrust in the hollow hub of the
wheel y
But that would be murder, l exclaimed
cold blooded, premeditated murder
There, again, is where you jump at con-
clusions,' he said with an air of bland su-
periority. There would be no murder
about it. l should replace your heart in
stantly with one taken from a living sheep
and so quickly and skillfully would 1 per-
form the operation that you would lose less
than pint of blood.
But you would not do this without my
consent p
With your consent if possible without
it if necessary
1 offer no apology for being alarmed-for
arguing with him seriously, was in his
power. He eyed me yigiiantly, and levity
or defiance on my part would probably have
exasperated his poor disordered brain. l
made a suggestion
why not place the sleeps heart in the
hub? Would not that do as we'll -
No; it must be a human heart. Brutes
have instinct, as you know, but human &C.
ings only have reason and creative desires
The motive principle which we call mind
permeates the blood and endues the hu-
man heart with certain propelling energy
that is necessary for my purpose. Do you
know'-he lowered his voice to solemn
whisper that sometimes think my ma
chine will possess conscience and will I?
Does it not look reasonable But of course
that is only a matter of conjecture as yet.
There will be time enough TO consider it
when the first object is accomplished
There was no Disgusting the fact that
some desperate resort-some stroke of stra-
tegy-was necessary to defeat my dement,
ed companion. His whole manner pro-
claimed that he was terribly in earnest, and
the gleam Of his eyes revealed unmistaka-
bly, that he would execute immediate ven-
geance should l attempt to force my way
into the car or summon assistance. OF
course he was incapable of considering the
to himself. l endeavored in
vain to hit upon some plan to outwit him
or divert his mind from its purpose. We
were both silent for short time, when
suddenly an idea struck me. Said L:
why not have your own heart cut out
instead of mine and placed in the wheel
Its supply OF nerve power must be much
greater, and all its energies tend in the de-
sired direction. Surely it would be much
more effective for your purpose than mine.'
Yes, you are right he conceded /; but
there are difficulties in the way. First, it
would be almost impossible to find skilled
surgeon willing to perform the operation.
And again, was once betrayed by one
who made the same proposition that
you have. lay down with my breast
barred, ready for him to remove my heart,
when he suddenly slipped a pair of hand
,ufis on my wrists and bound my legs to-
,ether. He then carried me of, and from
him and his hirelings suffered various in
lignities. However, that is neither here
Tor there. am out of his clutches now,
md am not to be imposed upon again in
he same way. Pardon me for doubling
our sincerity, but have learned to be on
ny guard. No, you must be the victim
lis time, and | The operator. Ah we
ire almost there. think it best that we
ump off about mile this side of the sta
ion, as it is necessary that our operations
Ne carried ON secretly. About sixty rods
urther on you see a large haystack close
" the side of the road. Just this side of
t we will make the leap, and then we will
lave walk of three or four miles across
he country
Il tell you l do not wish to jump off
Wait till we get to the station and / will
walk back with you.'
No; there are spies there whom 1 wish
o avoid. Get ready
wait p You jump of, and l will ride
n and walk back to join you.'
No; that would be wasting time, and
we've none TO lose. Are you ready? We
re almost there p
1 made no reply, but turned suddenly
nd endeavored to grasp one of his legs and
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