The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-11-30
LOVE THE LEVELER.
The Romance of Machine Room.

BY w. WENDHAM.


through the great shop with its be-
wildering whirr Of machinery and its
roaring fires--its flying sparks and dirt
and Gust and smoke.
Now and again she stopped to watch
some great machine perform its al
mcat human work The men, with
their splendid muscles and perfect Skill
interested her immensely But her
companion was distinctly bored The
crime and sweat and dirt offended his
aristocratic senses and the noise Jared
upon his cars
What you can And interesting Ia
this pandemonium | cannot imagine, :
he expostulated ut is bad enough for
those who have TO BE mere and do the
work, bit to deliberately seek 1t when
the sun Is shining outside, the roads
are aard and motor car Is waiting, is
beyond me.
Oh Philip. can't YOU feel the thrill
Of seeing things done by real people,
be replied. Just look at that man at
The forge! See he great muscles
stand GU. as he lifts the hammer And
see how skilfully he shapes the iron,
he strength OF a giant, the delicate
touch OF woman-it is grand"
Well. I'm blessed If can see it that
way reJoined the man Far from
seeming romantic, It looks to me as
though the fellow might as well be In
prison as be compelled to spend his
time DONG that kind of work OF
course. | suppose they are used to
This sort Of lancr-~and somebody has
70 do it--nut cant say care to see
them at it-anyway, on a fine day with
fresh air and q lively spin awaiting
me-
Just the shadow of Impotence
crossed che girls face at this speech.
but she laughed merrily and continued
her way through the shop
Il was Tda's first visit to the great
works Of which her father was the
owner She had been reared in the
exclusive atmosphere OF wealth, and
her vision lad not reached much be-
yond her fathers palatial mansion, the
tkaatres, The other palatial mansions
In "our set. and the Continental tour.
OF course she knew about the greag
mills. bur heretofore to her they had
been simply acres of gloomy, smoking
prisons, from which there was wrested
The money that bought all the good
things
On this pleasant day in the early
autumn wearied with the conventional
round of pleasures and pastimes with
which she was surfelted, and some
what aroused by novel she had been
reading, which dealt with the world
Of workers, she had determined to see
The inside Of those great smoky shops
and find just what was going on theirs
and the manner OF men who lived
among them.
Her father had laughed at her
wniIn. AMI as he had not time tlat day
10 30 with her. Philip Hammond act
ed as her escort. Philip was her con.
stant champion destined husband
1.-The son OF Mr.. Nortons life-lons
friend, successful banker.
1t was but moment after the con
versation recorded between Miss Nor
Ton and Mr.. Hammond that an acct
dent occurred
A man directly ahead Of the visit
ors carrying a heavy load on his shout
der, made misstep fell against f;
great leather belt. and was carried of
his feet and was carried up
ward with the belt. AS he realized
his danger he gave fearful shriel
snd his eyes met those of Miss Norton
The mortal terror In them burnt int
Der very soul and She shrieked:
Philip. Philip, save MIN Ga, say
HIM"
She saw The wheel to which the bel
was dragging him and knew that h
must be crushed
Philip saw the fearful danger. bu
TODD as one paralyzed.
He could have reached the man fIor
where he was. but stood trenholm
with white face and horror-strieke
eyes.
The attention of the entire shop ha
been attracted by the shrieks. ami
score Of men were running toward til
scene.
pull that lever. you there with tn
white capl The black one, Quick
Throw on the beltl' came in clea
commanding tones from behind. B,
Hammond did rot stir. He threw u
one hand to shut out the sight of II
man being crushed.
In the meantime past the two vi
itors sprang the man who had shou
sd
II was fl.e blacksmith from the forg
The man on the belt was right
inc clutch Of the wheel.
II seemed TO Ida that she must sur
II faint.