The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-28

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mars part TO discover Mr.. NOrman's object
in taking him to his house. Under the
pretense of giving him work he was really
giving him lessons in mechanical drawing
and construction of machines. The manu-
facturer was Il man of genius in his way,
self taught, loving work and glorying in
it. He had a workshop at the top Of his
house fitted out with exquisitely finished
tools and mechanical appliances Of many
kinds. There he spent his happiest hours,
experimenting with MS inventions and
models for Improvements in machinery.
He was impatient Of dullness and often ir-
ritable. But on the other hand his wrath
was shortlived, and he was anxious to heal
by kindness the wounds which his hard
words sometimes inflicted.
The worst thing about the world" he
said TO Gunnar one day, while they were
working side by side in their shirt sleeves,
''it Is not that it is bad, but that it is
cupid. Look at all those great, strong.
fine Scandinavian fellows who come over
here every year by the thousand. They
are too stupid to see the chances which
this country offers 20 every man with a
sound heart and a sound brain. They al
low themselves to b. burdened with the
old yoke which the, bore at home: nay.
they themselves invi.s their task masters,
the Lutheran parsons, TO come after them
and put 4 ing through their noses and
lead them by theSt- 1t and narrow path
of Lutheran orthodoxy TO an imaginary
paradise where, after having worked all
their lives for the parsons, they are to
work no more. What folly! what mon
strous stupidity! Work no mUre! As if
work were a curse instead Of being the
greatest blessing that God has given To
man
Taciturn as his chief usually was. Gun
mar prepared himself for an lour's dis
course when be by nance stun lled upon
the parsons. Unjust he was, no doubt, and
one sized, as persons of his temperament
are APT to be; but for all that GUnnar could
not help being influenced hg what he said.
which with all its eEag-eratiOl7 contained
not 4 little truth. Strive IS b. might he
could not suppress "A sne2kiGg kindness
fo- the man WHOM he perzistently regard
ed as his enemy. WHAT sort OF nearU must
q man have to ignore the bonds Of blood,
desert wife and child and trouble himself
10 more about the woman who loved him
and grieved for him than if she had never
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chinery and his enthusiasm on rhe marvels
of nature filled the young man at times
with 4 avag wrath which he could with
difficulty repress. For what were steel and
iron compared with flesh and bloOd2 What
were pitilesS screws and levers compared
10 bleeding hearts and weeping eyes? 1t
was not easy, indeed, TO maintain in Mr..
Norman's presence This hostile attitude.
And had Gunnar had sufficient insight TO
know what a possession. what an impe-
rious mania genius may be, he would have
pardoned his father and loved him instead
Of p~ersuading himself that be hated him.
lie foTesaw plainly that il he were to Eli
his role as avenginE angel he must strike
quickly and blindly before his lurking
affection should get the upper hand of
him. Torn with conflicting emotions he
hurried 70 Mrs. ToBnesOn's boarding house
in Wicker park and took counsel with Ma
thilda- Seeing that she could not prevent
the expose the shrewd damscl swiftly con-
ceived a plan by which she might shield
Gunnar from the consequences. and at the
time earn for herself q little cash. of
which she was sorely in need, for a new
dress. She persuaded her lover. with the
aid Of caresses and tender cajolery, 70 let
her manage the affair, and he. after many
remOnstranceS, finally acQUfesced. Only
there must h no delay. Tine blow must
be struck at once. lie feared. though ne
did not confess II, that II size gave him
time for reflection bis courage wOdId de-
sert him. Tie next day was Saturday.
and Asthilda gave her word that IN sun
day morning papers Mr. Nor7nan's crimes
should ue properly truUPvted. with daTing
headlines nj spicy dssaiis.
1t WAS really a great relief to Gunuar to
escape striking the blow with his own
hand. And yet he WAS anything but
4 kind u p~e-verse sense Of duty
which he had stimulated by meditation
his mothers wrongs forbade him TO
withdraw; and yet he Gel, mean and das-
tardly as he sat opposite - hIs father at
the dinner table listening u his kindly
and instructive tS-G. IGe desire 70 benefit
and instruct han VS. - obvious that
every remark cut the sJa % the quick and
made him culver WITT suppressed excite
Tneut. he was on TIE point a. breaking
down and coafe>siGg his plot, but the
thought Of dis mo,be-s toll AID suffering
brsced him up again and made him al
here 70 lis resolution. When tie meal
"a al a end be was about y hurry
FROM the kindness thst so0-ched hin.
but NJ. Norman pas his hand On his
shoulder aDd asked Inn % step into the
library, IS lie haG soUeshingv very particular
say 70 him. hen they were seated i1
chairs before The oPea FIRE they
smoked for a while Il ne6iJztive silence
But the face Of each betrayed di-Iy the
emotions which wres.led within him
Finn" began Mr. Norman. blowing q
column q smoGe toward tie fire
place. viii you DO Ee q f4v0sy' /!