The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-18

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F0r = similar rszs0n. his or god
lz1y drew NJ aside a fsE eFs1l1EA
sines. and insisted upo1 ny DrOUiz1rs 2
70 uzs every means. Dnysicai force n
zludsd. ~hich nig1t DrsFenf ner
-Herberr~ fron eED@rine1ri1s furtnsS
Rlth bis motor
Hawkins hadn't fzSors1 ns Eith zn4
n0nfdences about ths motor. an1 ~
ne nrst opDorfnnify 7 ladicztsd Eiin
brutal direcrness fhar zone vas 1s-
sired
Hawklna Inquired wlra frigld asp@Ti-
~ a. 70 ny mezning. bur The Tery ~
ness 0f his ulznner satisfied ne thzt ne
anderstoo1 perfectly. and. beliesi1g
that be was r1mcl~ntly Oren1ed 70
Keep entirely 70 himself al details u
his xhatever it might 1e-i
5rszthed more easily
sous u these days one o. HsWzins
lnTezfi0ns is going - tzke BIN On 2
personally conducted tOos y a guiet
little grzvs. ara I have 10 ris1 V
earn the Itinerary beforehand.
Nos. bitter experience has tauEAf
Ne thar eternal vigilance Ia the price
= frss6om from compllcity with t1s
nskehanczl c0ntrivaace4 q HAWKINS.
src I sao1l1 have b-e1 sEzDicio1s-
Vet when Hautins appeared sunday
-norninx ard asked zs 70 q for 1T
fle znns 1p rhe Hu1s0n ln Ms launch.
zocevssd sifh g8iieiess good faith.
His Izuneh was-perhaps i Is ssiii-
ne nestezr of nszt little ple4s1rs boats.
ard when re Ieff the house I antici-
gated ssFsrzl hOsrs d keen ENJOY
nenf
Crossing Riverside Drive. if struck
ne that Hawkins Vas hurrying. but
ne baImy sir. the sunshine. and the
bezutIfzl sweep q river aiied ny mind
With infnlfe peace. and i waz not IN
IN We had descended 70 the little dock
hat / Snsellsd anything suggestive o.
rat
Hawkins climbed into the launch.
and / smiled benignly On him - ]
HANDED o0Nn the lunch ard our over
coau. had just finished passing
hen over when I stcpped smiling 70
s8ocenly that II Jared ny facial mus
eles
Where has TIE engine gons?" de-
msn1ed
That engine. GrIggz." responded
Hawkins. pleasantly. has gone where
All other steam engines will 60 within
the next two yesrs-into the scrap
heap"
-wbieh very cheerful prophecy
meant
IT means. ny dear boy. that before
you stands the Erst f1lI-sized working
model of rhe Hawkins A. p. motor.
patent applied for
The inventor nlcked on a waterproof
eoyef ana expoged tO view IN the stern
0f the launch what looked like an In
yerted vash-Doller. At first glance II
appeared 70 be merely dome of heavy
steel. OOIted 70 massive bed-plate.
but didn't spend much time examin-
ing the thing
There, Griggs," began Hawkins, tri-
umphantly. IN that small"
Hawkins" cried, desperately, you
get out Of that boat, Get out Of u. /
say Come home with me Al once. I'm
not going 70 be mixed up IN any more
u your wretched trial-tripe. Come Oh.
or III drag you outs"
Hawkins eyed me coldIy for min
ute. adn1onished me not 70 be an ass.
and vent on untyiBg the launch.
He Is stronger aud heavier than l.
Frankly, had medifated such a course
seriously. ! couldn't have hoisted him
ont Of bis boat
n had ever studied medicine, sup
pose ! should have known how 70
stun Hawkins from above without
Killing him, but have never even
seen the inside Of hospital
Again, could have conjured up any
plausible charge. I might have called a
policeman and requested him to fncar-
cerate Hawkins: at the moment, how
ever, ! was bit too iiustered for such
refined strategy
Obviously. couldn't prevent Hav-
kins testing his motor. but my heart
quaked At the idea Of accompanying
MIN.
On the other hand, It quaked quite
AZ much before the prospect OF return
ing 70 his wife and admitting that
had allowed Hawkins to sail away
alone with his accursed motor.
II went with him. a relatively easy
death BY drowning was about the best
could expect. II I didn't, his wife
stepped down into the launch.
Coming. are your" observed Haw-
klns Quite the sensible thing to do,
Griggs. You'il never regret it."
God knows. / hope not, I sighed.
"Now. in the first place, ! may as
well call your attention again = the
motor. The A. p stands for almost
perpetual'-good name, isn't it, You
don't know much about chemistry,
Criggs. or I could make the whole
proposition clear 10 you. The great
point about my motor. however. is
that she's iun BY a fluid somewhat