Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-04-04

what long account of his experiments
in artificial refrigeration.
Turner had perfected what one may
describe briefly as an ice-making ma
chine of great efficiency. Turner's
invention enabled one, with a trifling
expenditure of money and trouble to
carry the inestimable comforts of cool
drinks and of healthful and fresh food
every where.
This is no longer experimental"
inquired Charles Edward. You can
'eally do this?"
YES" said Turner.
"But what l don't understand" con-
tinued Charles Edward, lis why l
find you saying you're down on your
or twenty minutes, the richest man
living"
"Oh, / don't know" murmured Tur-
ner. Il don't understand anything
about business. And | thought my in
Yention would be SO splendid for the
army"
Wonderful for field hospitals" said
Lady Angela.
EYES," assented Turner, brighten
! ing, land so I've been trying to sell
| the whole thing to the government.
But it's no good. / thought | had
better not sell my patent altogether,
so | offered to sell the government
for five years the right to make my
machine for the use of the army,
for" and he hesitated-"for fifteen
hundred dollars"
Charles Edward turned to the in.
ventor.
Your machine is worth fifteen thou
sand, well worth it, isn't it?"
Yes, l suppose 1t really is"
Then, why" pursued Charles Ed
ward, when you only ask fifteen hun
dred do you expect the war depart
ment will ever think it worth more?
You may take it from me" he went
on--"that if you offer a thing for less
than it's worth no one will believe it is
worth anything. No one will trust
it, no one will believe it is genuine.
Why dare say might go up to the
capitol and offer to every one who
came along
i Charles Edward stopped with ex.
traordinary abruptness and his eye
cleaned. Lady Angela leaned for
ward.
! We'll" said Charles Edward at
length with the utmost calm, "to-mor
row upon the steps of the capitol
will publicly prove all that l have just
been saying, and trust end in selling
your invention to the war department
for a reasonable price
: At about IL the next morning a
western member, hurrying to an APP
pointment for which he was already
late, descended the steps of the CAPT
toll two at a time Half way down
he was stopped by young gentleman
who had been standing contemplative-
ly in the sun.
81 beg your pardon" began the
stranger, in tone at once confiden,
tial and confident, putting his hand
upon the legislators arm.
I'm sorry" broke in the congress
man, "but I can't give you moment
If you want an interview come to the
Ebbitt house tonight about nine and
ask for me-"
"That would be delightful" said the
young man. But | don't know who
you are"
Don't know who am! Then why
the dickens have you stopped me?
Il wished to propose to you," was
the response, that you SHOULD buy
this twenty dollar gold piece for five
dollars. Will you buy?"
do you take me for fool?"
mo, naturally you wouldn't buy II
at this price. You don't believe it's
good Neither do the people in the
war department"
I Have you been trying to sell TWEEN
ty dollar gold pieces to them for five
dollars?"
mot exactly" said Charles Ed
ward, "but friend of mine has been
doing what amounts to the same
thing"
as your friend as mad as you are?'
he asked at last, surprised at himself
for putting the question so seriously
There is more method in my mad
ness. You stay and watch IL you
like. No one will buy from me-
Eli, there, joel" shouted the west
ern member as If in response to this.
A fat man with red tuft on his chin
turned and came towards them
Here's good thing for you, Joe,
continued his friend. Twenty dollars
for five"
The newcomers comment was in al.
most too picturesque and extravaganza
language, yet the would-be salesman
did not seem downcast.
This story" remarked the repre-
sentative of a Metropolitan journal
who had just joined the crowd, with
| care, can be made a warm one. Would
| YOU as soon as not" he asked Charles
Edward, "try 1t once again, just to let
me see the gamer?
Il might, | suppose vas the re-
Spouse. not too enthusiastically given.
/ "Wen, here comes somebody, and
she's a 'corker,' too" exclaimed the
Journalist, espying Lady Angela
/ Madame, I offer you most unpar-
alleled opportunity of behaving dis
creetly," he would have liked to say
"of purchasing five dollar gold piece
! for a dollar" he said instead.
He went no further, for the young
woman clasped her hands together In
, an apparent ecstacy of innocence and
rapture.
"Oh, should just love to-" she said.
81 hope 1t is IA good thing Is
It? 1t looks very funny to me some
how"
Everyone started. This then was