The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-04-15
CHAPTER VII.
TIE LOAN OF AN INVENTION.

THE LOAN OF AN INVENTION.
'"This machine, If once set in motion,
will never STOP said the inventor, as
he poured out glass full of beer; II re-
gret to say that have not yet learned
how to set 1t in motion, but that Is
trifie, sir; triHe. The solution Of this
little difficulty will come"-and he
tapped his forehead confidently.
He was a lean-bodied, thin-legged
man, clad in ill-htting and soiled gar
ments. His face did not harmonize with
his gaunt figure was of the German
type, round and full in the cheeks, with
high color, and sandy beard and mus
tache. The contrast told his story: his
invention had fed upon him, while he
himself had had>only the poor nourish-
ment Of hope. He had been talking full
ly two hours; and Russell had begun to
fear that the poor fellows vocal organs
realized the dream Of endless motion
which his invention would forever dis
appoint.
81 have no use for this machine un-
less 1t can CO." said Russell. 81 read
the story OF reporter who said that its
movements were such as he had never
seen in any thing inanimate before"
The inventor smiled as he filled his
glass with beer and placed the empty
bottle with twenty others in circle
around the edge OF the table, in the mid
die OF which stood the wonderful ma
chine.
~ remember the young man well,'
said he. "a pleasant fellow he was,
200, but he hadn't your head for beer
We drank only seventeen bottles that
morning, and yet he told me that this
machine went whirling round and round
with motion which ne felt sure that
nothing in Heaven or earth could ever
stop. His description was not wholly
accurate, but 1t gave that idea Of end
less rotary force which my machine will
realize some day. | think he must have
written the story Immediately after
leaving me, though I would not at the
time have thought 1t possible 1t was
not deception Of the public; 1t was
view in advance Of the reality. We
shall sec 1t some day."
"I am afraid / can not wait" said
Russell; '"but let me give you some ad
vice. Don't work too steadily at this
thing. Get something else to do au'
let this be your relaxation. 1t will be
better for you and 1t will not hurt the
machine"
He forced a payment for the twent!
bottles OF beer, bade the inventor
cheerful goodbye and escaped just a
another lecture on occult mechanics wa
about to begin.
1t was the second day Of RUSSELL
search for an invention. He had begul
the work as soon as he had left Gilber
Rays office after the little game o
pulling sticks" An advertisement il
a newspaper had brought him bushe
OF letters from inventors, and he had be
gun TO sift their merits The result 81
far had not been encouraging. Th
first load OF replies had consisted o
ninety per cent. lunacy and ten pc
cent. fraud; but among those whicI
were waiting for him at the newspape
Office after his adventure with beer an
perpetual motion was one which CAV
promise OF real value. 1t was rough
straight forward letter, signed job
Deering. The writer described him
self as an assistant foreman in a sho
where electrical machinery was made
He had long been familiar with tn
subject, practically and theoretically
He had invented an electrical engine
and he would like to have the advel
tiser see 1t.
Russell called upon John Deerin
that evening at his homo In q suburba
town. The Deerings lived in hous
we'll kept and full Of comfort. Their
was no sign Of del t, dirt or other az
purtenanoe OF genius. The inventor