The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-09-27

lIS peer VI EulSOI4) !tu Deel SET up
beside the newer miracle of mechanics,
and 1t was working with steady, labori-
Gus patience, under the guidance of a
skilled hand. Meanwhile the Jennings
automatic, tended only by a girl. was
casting forth straw hats as modern
printing press disgOrges newspapers.
Mr.. Ely had never seen it run so fast,
| and he viewed it with considerable I'M
easineSS, for he knew that something
sensational would happen If it should
clog while going at such a gait. But
the eye of Jennings was sharper than
an eagles, and, though he seemed to
be wholly at his ease. he was always
on the watch for the danger signal
Now, gentlemen" he was saying,
1--WE will give you all chance to cX-
anime this mechanism to better adj
vantage than is possible while it is
being operated at high speed. Miss
Williams, will you oblige me-
Miss Williams Obliged" Despite
her innocent and girlish mien, she was
an expert with the automatic, trained
| under the inventors eye for many
| months. She knew rs well as lie did
that the moment had come when the
machine must be stopped or it would
cut such capers as would set the
| crowd bowling She smiled sweetly
at Mr.. Jennings and turned off the
power. The automatic came to rest.
Gentle as a lamb" said the Invent
or, pattlng the iron child Of his brain.
as If moved by affection for It, but
really to see how hot 1t was in vari-
Gus places. Now, gentlemen. l will
remove certain parts so that YOU may
understand how we get these rcmarl,a-
bic results"
Mr.. Ely meanwhile had passed be
hind the machine and stopped beside
the pile of plated straw with which
tie automatic was fed. 1t happened,
then, that he noted the unlighted cigar.
and, kneeling there, he took out the
box Of matches which the little peddler
had sold to him. lie was about to
light one Of them when his attention
| was stricken by voice and he listen
! cd motionless.
1t vas a squat, dark, Oily skinned
man who was speaking. Ely had
glimpse OF his face through a wheel CT
the machine and recognized him for
curb broker named Stendhall, in re
gard 10 whom he had received warn
inc that the fellow might try to ror,;
an unfricndly game with the stock.
Mr.. Jennings" said StenGhGll, some
If rs oya nor so+,eead vii, tris ov
hfhition We would lilo IN coo a +,.+
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| IL sizzling in the straw
Flv sfayped behind Miss Williams
who had rot down from her place If
the machine He had no s..cclal inter
est in her. Is,t she was tbe only WON
an present and he felt rasponsjnIn for
her safety
..rire,., Yelled soueho1v and ~, tha
instant LeartifrI s,r,+ Of eo,on Io,,.
al st,.,i,,lt for five vft,le cf tLo onto.
,n.+fr rbcro vas @ Wild rnsh for tl,a
doors ond 81 ohsa,,.nd ,stordhou wien
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ing Of garments no harm was done
The fire burned itself ont ON tbe stone
floor and there was nothing for tha
frpman 70 do whom tbev arrived After
if WAS all over the inventor male with
excitement laid q hand on Flv's shouI-
der and stared into his eyes
"Ry George sir" said no "You,ra
tne oulclcst man to thinl, that over
saw. You saved our bacon that time.
sure"
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