The Savannah morning news., 1901-11-07

Love, Iley Sdlu, IIldAC Lie WOllQ ~
around! How little they dreamed
that one day Love, coupled with Ambi-
ton, would bring the world to an end!
When I gaze down through space upon
the scattered molecules which once
composing our earth, find it difficult
TO realize that was instrumental in
bringing about it's destruction. To me,
as a disembodied spirit, the past is
severed, and I will set down as con-
cisely as possible my connection with
that unfortunate event.
loved Luella! From the day I first
saw her on my arrival in Gouldsdale
I had eyes and heart for none other.
I was but poor struggling electrical
engineer, and she the daughter of the
richest man in the state, the president
the financial world did homage. 1t was
a great presumption to aspire to her
hand, but fate threw us together,A and
1 know my love was reciprocated.
When 1 asked her father for his
blessing, 1 received a curse instead.
ne OlQ IL oSSAOlC anu 6ORtyJ
did not take kindly to the suit of a
nobody like me, and vented his disap-
prevail in no unmistakable terms.
How dare you!" he cried, ASK me
for my daughters hand? What have
you to live on?. Your income wouldn't
buy Luella her ribbons. No. sir! My
daughter is to marry Mr.. Pierce. She
has been promised to him since she
was a child"
But she loves mel" I ventured to
suggest
Absurd! I give her credit for bet
ter sense than to waste her affections
on a penniless adventurer, who has no
other thought than to gain her
wealth."
Had Mr.. Worden been any other
than Luellas father. I should have
thrashed him soundly for the insult.
AS it was, 1 checked my rising temper
and replied as meekly as possible.
You are mistaken! I care nothing
for her wealth. / love her for her dear
self alone. AS to being poor, I am
making a comfortable living at the
West electric works. / am now at work
on an invention which will revolution
ize the worlds industries and place me
on the pinnacle of fame and fortune!"
Mr.. Worden laughed sarcastically.
"Well, we shall see," he said. Come
TO me when your invention is a sue
cess. In the meantime l forbid your
holding any intercourse with my
daughter. If I find you are in clan
destine contact with her, l shall have
you discharged from the electric COM
pany, in which 1 have an interest, and
bounded out of town."
I1f& hut ft,I
The invention l had under way was
indeed destined to revolutionize the
world, but not as I expected. 1t was
an electric generator of marvellous
power, whose force was to be derived
from the earth direct. / reasoned
that as the earth was a huge mag
net, permeated with electricity fol-
lowing certain well-defned currents, a
peculiarly constructed coil might catch
these currents and give them out
again as active energy. For years
had thought of the subject, and my
generator was near completion. There
were many minor details to be perfect
ed but l was sanguine of success.
The hope of marrying Luella spurred
me on. The attentions of my haxEd
rival, George Pierce. were an addi-
tional incentive to work. l would
meet them occasionally together on
the street, and my heart would DurSt
with impatience and longing. Luella
smiled on me, and often with glance
babe me hope on.
At length my generator was per-
fected. The model had made with
infinite labor was buried in the earth
the poles adjusted, and a power OBJ
tanned which exceeded my fondest ex-
pectations. 1t was all so simple thai
l wondered no one had thought OF II
before. No powerful engines, no dy'
namos, no boilers, nothing but a com
pact coil and magnets buried in the
ground and drawing from earth's vas'
electric reservoir. My little model was
powerful enough to run every machine
in the West electric works.
At an appointed time Mr.. Worder
and a number of engineers and rail-
road magnates viewed my machine
and pronounced it a success. MY rep
utation was made, fortune was GER
tain
Luella and were engaged to be mar,
ried. Pierce, for whom my dear CIR
had never felt anything but detesta.
ton, took his dismissal hard and VoWec
revenge! I laughed at his threats.
The L. and S. Railroad. OF which Mr.
Worden was president, decided to adopt
my generator to run its trains. Il
successful, every railroad in the Worlc
would eventually have to use IT, anc
locomotives would be relegated 10 tine
junk shop.
installed a giant generator at Bull