Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-09-07
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Automatic
Agent
WILLIAM WALLACE COOK
,,,.A. 100. by William Wallace Cook

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AZ uever forgive Klipton for the
,v he deceived me in the matter
= nat automatic road agent Up
|. rs completion ! was led to be-
Is. machine was nothing more
ID, than q motor cowboy, and
fhe mask fell my faith In my
IN, friend was shaken to its
fas11ations.
4 KlIpton In g most salutary way
40 Of bis own petard did much
.swR the status quo ante Of our
4 rslations. That ! myself was
"a dIsastrOusly In his rescue
4 srlleme Of comprehensive law
- vas Of small moment, consid-
Ne bene6cent results OF the
ssis rescue.
af fealuses. I suppose, spin their
rlng webs ia the dark. At any
Kilpt0u's ingenuity when at high
ussufe withdrew into some lair
n csuld Be alone with its Origi-
she present instance the lair was
,ear room Of our adobe dwelling
sisnxas, y. n. Prom that rear
cane al day long and far into
.ahf q mellow "clink" Of hammer
ssa and against its closely cur
4 wtndows struck sporadic CLEANS
psrsable forge.
mhlla he worked on In mysteri-
ssreg I shaved at the printers
a. kesp him In funds for mate
Is great was my trust in his
b nat I handed over my wages
Saturday night without question.
asseE Kllpson showed himself he
ErImy with smoke and dust.
D. kat c9mplacent.
ElRm.- he remarked as we sat
ese u our frugal meals. "the
NE ! ana building Is going to
; Q ten strike. Money? Ny dear
~ shall take In the coin hand
81 Today yOu are to give them
weskf notice az the printing Of
30 Pc FcaAy to tell me what the
~ ! Inquired.
% ysI In two weeks, however,
~ eivs the great pleasure to In
3 pea fuIg."
rins ths nsxt fortnight Klipton
Fisss me By allowing me to retain
saesa On the night I severed my
sesi1a win the Matanzas Mercury
- ne By TIE hand and led me In
ran where he had been labor
~ ~ lRsa three months.
~ ne was q skeleton motor car,
eempaet - little more than
- aa1 platform. with the neces-
eez 10 house the machinery. But
faf itseif was only an Insignificant
e ny friends amazing machine.
sslse 10 Il and forming one with
ssalcis was q mOnstrosity In the
q a steel man: not a whole man,
y ne head. trunk and arms, built
sissnte model-the half Of q
= iaiter day centaur was a hide
conception. It's vacuous face and
- eyes sent uncanny shivers
nc through my nerves, and
ID sway with a gasp.
each hand the semifgure clasped
- hafreled Colts revolver. The
arms were Jolnted. and Kllpton
aItihg them proudly and moving
th's way and that when | turned
hack
nat h what I have been putting
aases into Tor the last ten weeks
A'ined perhaps a trife bitterly.
eAloled myself into the belief that
&c had been solving the problem
eel navigation. and my disap.
.nsnt was keen.
ssas Motor Cowboy" my friend
80 triumphantly. primarily
30 10 beneht the cattle industry
essentially Marcus KlIpton and
<aa William Quinn.
charged with electricity. this
= WI think. act and do every.
eH TAN Tor a period varying
s@ensy-four hours 10 a week. de
apon the amount OF energy
y b the car"
~ rvTolverSr' I cried.
e'~t9ys have revolverS." he an
- thought. evnslvely.
os poorly designed ID meet In,
lfsis - a cattle RANCE" | ven
~'-ier.lg Cp courage TO con
Examination ~ the odd con
e'at ualrrstlni these things
t1h Kl.pton calmly.