Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-09-27


made. IL simply needs perfsctinR.'
"'And you are sure that there 70
money in IL? You see you have stirred
up all the financier In me- he added,
laughing.
"It will MAKE some body's fortune. .
"'How long will IL talko 10 devolop2'
That depends on the obstacles in
the way. IL costs money 10 carry such
things through.
Soon n maid-servant stopped at tho
door 20 announce tea was invited 10
stay, and accepted gladly. II gave mo
a chance 10 see the divinity again. In
cidentally, had n chance TO meet her
mother, and mako a general estimate
OF what kind of woman the girl
would grow into.
~ am going into a fresh venture
the banker announced at the table az
ter n little while. Mr.. c. has inter
ested me so much in his plans for de-
veloping n new method Of insulation
that am resolved TO organize a stock
company 70 supply the means for per
fecting his discoveries-snd poclSeting
the profits. He is going 70 be the SUI
perintendent, am TO be treasurer. and
you, my dear, had better prepare 20 ac-
NSkA viz IANnAAAEhAls ne looked across
the table at his daughter as he spoke.
L have always believed In bringing
women up 10 some knowledge OF bust
ness. In what manner could you DO
broken in more agreeably than presi-
dent OF the C. EloGtFic Ipsulator
company?
II supposed he was jesting, but he
was not. Early in the week he came
into my Office and went over the
ground of my discovery again with me.
| The company was formed and / was
appointed superintendent At a good
salary, which would enable me to re-
sign my place rs operator and devote
my entire attention 20 getting out my
patents had many visits 70 make to
the treasurer's home and usually met
the president there. The fact OF her
sex was not revealed 20 the world, even
in the company's published reports, as
we used simply her initials When we
came TO get out n corporate seal, tho
president insisted upon picture OF a
lightning fash and man falling
under it.
Its not "a pleasant thing 10 look
back upon said she, but that adven-
ture OF yours was what brought us all
together and gave birth TO the com
pany; and IL was for the purpose of in
surfing other operators against such a
risk as you ran for my sake that father
became Interested in your investiga-
tionS l don't believe you realize vet
what narrow escape you had that
day
Indeed do / replied. But how
could anyone with mans heart in
him refuse such II request as you II = &c
of me then, even though he knew that
the lightning would strike him the next
momen.?'
AT any rate she went on. not
seeming TO heed my remark, you have
no idea what / suffered until ! saw your
eyes open and heard you speak again.
1t seemed hours before / could make
anyone answer my cries after l saw
you fall from Your chair. felt rs il I
had murdered you, and every thought
fled from my mind except the one
horror OF having caused your death.
You never felt any after effects from
the stroke?
Nothing beyond the loss OF a
handkerchief. Curiously enough, ono
OF the trst things | looked for after
NthAAAAk w III SCH WIS LIhN- ma mad
1t in my hands only moment before l
lost consciousness l have sometimes
wondered whether II was consumed,
for l could find no trace OF it.
MY companion did not answer at
once When I looked at her face it
wore crimson flush su ch as | had
seen there only once or twice before.
am accountable for your mys-
terious loss, said she I suatched IN
the handkerchief 10 battle your tenn
pies with, and unconsciously carried il
of When discovered that had Il, l
took the liberty of keeping it as a SOU
venir Of the most startling episode in
my life II bore your name in the cor
ner-I remember, IL was in your own
handwriting
Then that was the way YOU identi-
fed my hand in the superscription of
those letters 10 your fnthcr?'
That was the way.
And was there such q strong re-
semblancc between my linen-marlsing
and my lcttcr-writing that You were
not afraid 20 turn over your fathers
correspondence TO a stranger on the
strength OF ito
" Oh, somehow, was not afraid 70
trust you But judge for yourself
"Shc drew from the little desk nj
which she was sitting a large official
envelope marked: Documents con-
ucctcd with the organization OF tho
c. Electrical Insulator company.
and took out Of 10 handkerchief and a
note. You see. she remarked. roguish.
/ ly, i have learned good rule Of bu~i-
ness and preserve my documentary
/ proof, OF everything
''Wcii, 90 make long story short.
/ the company succeeded beyond AN our
expectations. My patent insulator did
not itself prove perfection as wc had
/ hoped, but 30 secured priority for "a
I principle which everybody who mado
T iusulators was compelled 10 cmpfov
and thc company earned largo annual
revenue from many years from royal.
/ ties. without the necessity Of manu-
featuring a dollars worth OF matcrial
I for The market Ny researches into tho
matter of insulation led n other dis
/ covcries. all OF which I turned to ac.
I count for tho company.
The thunder had become very faint
The roar Of the storm had been luliel
into The soft patter ri a gentle rain. and
I the lightning made only faint na-h..
/ go low against The horizon as to l.aI,
. rather like raNarffane fr.fu -.--. I'D