The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1877-02-28
CHAPTER ".
wEALTH-nnlENsE POWER.

CHAPTER ".
wEALTH-nnIENsE POWER.
"Dut. I've got it at last, wife," said
Saul Macy, - was just figuring for cut
off, when all went off, like a rocket But
what signifies that Its an immense
Pow Es !"
sOh. Saul - said Susie SLOW can you
think you have got it, when it acted like
that, and nearly k.lledyou, poor dear man -
She began to weep again: >.
HPshaw, Susie don't cEy over split
milk Plenty more power where that
came from | had it under my thumb, l
tell you; and Just imagine what it did, fair
ly lifted the building. Look at that
solid manger forced out! That's what
knocked me fiat!'
Susie had bound up her husbands head;
but she knew there was a deep cut in It,,
over the eyebrow, and her pulse talteered,
for she thought how the blow might have
II must light the lamp, I hope that
isn't broken - she said. ''Eut the match
box was in a crack Of that manager, you
| knew"
''Here's match, SUSIE" said the me-
chanic, taking one from his vest pocket
| Lets have little light on this business,
! and I'll see if can make fce. My CRATE
] [.
And You are left, thank God !" said
Susie, IS she found her lamp safe, and
| lighted 1t.
1'Yes, I'm left, and my Power IS left!
/ and that Power is bound TO make noise
III the world, Susie - quoth The In
! ven or.
like the damage it does, with Its noise -
! "0h, nonsense, child that won t happen
| " | l-p a roTpl0a HE I've
and build the right sort of q boiler, my
| fortunes made Who cares for the old
| shanty we've got to leave? My Susie shall
have a brown stone front, one Of these fine
daysl''
Poor Susie! No wonder she heaved a
sigh, in response to her lords sanguine
speech. She had been waiting to see one OF
those fine days-fcr twelve years.
saul - said the wife, looking at him
with a serious light in her brown eyes.
I'm impressed that we must look to ?
Higher Power than yours to regulate those
dangerous gases. don't know much
about your science, but can't help think
ing there's something awful in that way
it goes-exploding so Saul Macy 1t
might have killed us both!'
Its true, Susie :" assented Saul. "Ano
as you say, there's something awful in that
INVISIBLE Power | can evolve from the
fusion of explosive gases, strongly confined.
But Nature can be controlled by man, that's
certain Nothing in all matter IS denied
to man s use -
.'Hush, husband ." said Susie, her eyes
filling; There may be thirgs forbidden,
you know Our lives are given to use,
but we are not permitted to live OF die, as
SIC please 7"
but, Susie! rejoined the scientific man,
smiling with conscious knowledge ''Iiere
is a mechanical power in certain gasoe that
must supeTseaa the powe" of steam +! 1t
was hidden ptSa, child, not life
force
'.Ah, Saul !" answered Susie, laying her
cheek ON his broad breast. eff it was hid
den, maybe, it was hidden plrposely by
Our Master !"
''Aad Our Master gave me light to dis
cover it - replied Saul. MY brain was
opened to that light 20
Poor Saul !" said Susie, with a smile.
ESuch a knock It's Grey it didn't 60 to
your brain, dear -
Saul laughed one of his CHEEKY laughs at
her speech; and then lie began to gather
up some bits of charcoal, and presently had
a fire on his CRATE. ''Now, Susie, dear, YOU
can make u cup of tea - said the husband.
It'll do us both good, after that scare ~
Is that my tea-kettle oversetY' cried
Susie, making a dash at something black,
near their broken furnace. Then, as her
hand touched the object, she exclaimed:
ooh, my Saul d! what's this? an iron
box -
Saul Macy bounced upon the box, which
his quick eye saw at once to be metal, But,
inSteii, OF snatchIng up light weight, he
was obliged to use both hands, in lifting
stcel-blred casket, rusty with age, and
with ring attached to either end, forming
handles.
Heres discovery, isn't it, husband %
cried Susie. ''Mayb1, its golden treas
ure 2 >,
said Saul He lifted the casket upon their
deal table, and proceeded to inspect it.
Diseolored with corrosion ofage, the Golfer
had once been handsome one, of hexag-
onal form, each side about four inches wide.
\ crest and initials of yellow metal were
raised upon its lid, and chased work, Of tie
same style, was visible on the six sides.
saul Macy turned it over and over, looking
for 2 keyhole.
You can pick a lock nicely, you know ~
observed Susie.
IF there's lock 10 be picked; but I
can't see it," answered the mechanic.
. here's that bottle of acid | gave You to
keep, Susie?'
SIX months before, Saul had handed his
wife a Phial, telling Lcr to preserve it. |
Susie brought him the phial now, with a
laDeI on 1t, IN nef neat ndEQ-Wfltln5s /
strong water"
Saul smiled, as he read the line. ''Bless
you, !" said he, "wliy didn't You write it in
Latin, aqua forts p
Susie's bright sunshine lightened in her |
eyes, as Saul took a quill-feather, and |
an0inted every rusty creYiee of that steel |
Golfer till bright streaks glittered under |
their lamp light. Then, with a pointed |
he pressed carefully on every |
spot where a speck of rust remained. But, |
though he touched every part inch by inch, !
he failed to discover the secret spring he /
sought; until Susie hazarded a conjcc- |
ture:-
maybe, the rings are locks"
Macy glanced up at his wite's clear eyes, |
and light came to him also. He washed /
both rings with aqua FORTS, and closely in
spected them. There WAS a figure repre-
senting an arrow drawn to The head on 9
bow, on one ring. There was heart With
I silver cross ON the tlaer handle Saul
ried the handles in their sockets, and found
hey could be moved. When he saw this,
ne adjusted them so that line from the
.rrow-point on one handle reached the CEN
re of the cross and heart. Then he shook
lis head, and drew the line to the top Of the
,roas. That made no difference; bat when
le made straight line from the arrow
read to the bottom of the cross and heart and
PRESSED both handles hardagainst the casket,
spring was touched, and the steel-barred
parted at one Of its sides, and
disclosed the interior