The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1891-01-24
CHAPTER VII.


This machine, fonco SGT in motion,
will never STOP said the inventor, as
he poured out " glass full of beer; ~ ro-
greet to say that have not yet learned
how to set it. in action, but THAT Is q
tribe, sir; q trij|o. The solution Of this
little difficulty viii come and he
tanned bis forehead confidently.
IIo was ~ ic;.ll-bodicd, thin-icgGcd
man, clad in illiioting and soilcd gar
munts Ills fac" i'll not harmonic with
his gannt figure. It was Of thc German
typt, round and full in the checks, with
high color, and sandy beard and mus
tachc. Tho contrasV told his story: his
invention had led upon him, while nc
himself had had only the poor nour!sh-
mcnt oi hope. lIo had been talking full
Nv two hours; and Russcll had began to
fear that the poor fellows vocal organs
realized tho dream Of ondloss motion
which his invention would forever dis"
appoint.
II have no use for this machine M"
less 1t can 60" said Russell. II read
the story Of Il reporter who said that It's
movements were such rs he had never
seen in any thing inanimate before
The inventor smiled as no filled his
glass with bcor and placed tho empty
bottle with twenty others in circle
around tho edge OF the table, in the mid
Ola Of witch stood tho wonderful ma-
chine.
81 remember tho young man we'll, y
said he. "a pleasant fellow he was,
too, 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 q motion which he felt sure that
nothing in Heaven or earth could ever
stop. His description was not wholly
accurate, but 1t gavo that idea or end
less rotary force which my machine will
realize some day. | think he must have
written tho story Immediately after
leaving NC, though | would not at the
time have thought 1t possible. 1t was
not deception Of the public; ii was a
view in advance of the reality. We
shall see 1t some day"
~ ana afraid | can not watt" said
Russell; "has let me give you some ad"
vice Don't work too steadily at this
thing. Get something else to dc ami
let this ho your relaxation. 1t will be
better for you and it will not hurt tho
machine"
He forced payment for the twenty
bottles Of beer, babe the inventor
cheerful goodbye and escaped just as
another lecture on occult mechanics was
about to begin.
III was the second day Of RuSsells
search for an invention. Ho had begun
tho work as soon as lie had left Gilbert
RAYS office after the little game OF
s.pulling sticks" An advertisement In
g. newspaper had brought him Il bushel
OF letters from inventors, and he had be-
run TO sift their merits. The result SO
far had not been encouraging. The
first load OF replies had consisted OF
ninety per cent lunacy aud ten PEI
cent. fraud; but among those which
were waiting for him at the newspaper
office after his adventure with beer and
perpetual motion was one which gave
promise of real value. 1t was a rough,
straight forward letter, signed John
Deering. The writer descrloed MN
self as an assistant foreman In shoE
where electrical machinery vas made
He had long been familiar with the
subject, practically and theoretically
He had invented an electrical engine
and he would Like to have the adyer
tiser sec it.
Russell called upon John Deering
that evening at hts homo in u suburban
town. The behring's lived in a house
well kept and full Of comfort. There
was no sign of del t, dirt or other ap
purtenance OF genius. The inventor.
daughter, g neat and pretty girl Of four
teen, answered Russell's ring and ush
cred him into the presence Of her ia
ther, who sat in . cheerful parlor read
ing book. Mrs Doering and nttlt