New-York tribune., 1907-11-17


action P-1a-v. BIZ. that nothing, he g-oT.ei
" Here. We've g5t ro-e plates cast Throw an-
-.ner -o. and give = ~ our. Wake up, man.
Wake up We've go- ~ make = 60
Jenkins and TWO Others rushed 70 The adjoining
room and brought q second slab II metal and
he Old inventor. giving himself shake IS T pulling
back from The very vortex u despair WIZ, trembling
hands placed the sheet of Insulation and made Tie
new connections with the plate
Norm. he almost whispered, YOU loo. It over
and turn The current on this time. Somehow -r-
eyes seem = have gone back on ne
Again they watched from a distance the steady
movements Il the assistant who without q t-e--a
threw The current. held II IN leash and directed
= as Il within her hand she held the clutch II
TREND Once more -1eE sa" the metal c.sl. -he
sprays turned on. and then came dull. --.-. .i,--
-Fing sound and column u dust sh., up into The
az and beloved au- over the -g.--. IheE s-~ Ee-
t@-. back C-CQ-sC- -- as Il from some --le- shock
and instlnctigely sT-a-- 70 her aid
II ---- that some dis had ove--a ken
--r-z -------. -,- -. - 5f.- . - F.. -,-,-,-t ---
c.~ried her ont into one II the drafting rooms and
laid her limp form on q table
Her father in dsrs, # terrible arzietv tore pen
her co-sage and ran his hand over her he.-- She's
not dead. he whispered hua-zelv. She's been
knocked ~. IS "i,i current o- mech.rs don't
understand
\ long breath II relief crci-c,ed the r..cc N.c
until She recovered consciousness and sat weakly
up was The suspense -ultlga-ed
Feel better. .i-t-e gi-l: The old \Gm-aI asked.
and he .-Ee-s pressed -.a-d with 7alcicous H.
She looked 1t them t.- moment. -esaine1 her
mental control. and answered ' Yes / N all right
now; tu- don't mind What u The plate.
IheE smiled II one -hcr. as T. dced upon them
thai the plate had been ta-- tte1. l. -a-ites-lg
unfair tha- she 0f all others should NOT share with
them The first know ledge Il hat had been
r,ished 50 as guard of honor they supported Ge-
back 70 where the cruel agent stood, and then one
andaI started back 18th cNcamatons II anna cement
The plate "hich the. we're building their hopes
had airea-et. Where the insulated tank " hcH
held had reared is -auatty length Was now a
ragged hole III the floor lorte-ed by the s.lEerei
ends u twisted and shattered wood and beneath
this was q awning hole several feet deep, broken
electric wires. and the Ere., slab ot metal
acted as tonic released herself from the support
ing arms "a.ked % the shining brass structure
and leaned against IL Br,ckton pulled o1 his
cap and scratched his head in a puzzled way
and Jenkins removed the glasses from his
nose and began nervousE polishing them II
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The other eu gInecrs gaped ~ each othc- x
II the inventor. and then back O. The -
hole, wherein % all appearances was |ZxkM
buried the thing hIeh they hal [Zx2XXk
built all their hope OBJ BIZ AZZZ[~
Roberts stood by It's edges look EEXE4M
ing down and examining -.e Ey#{f3{#e
broken VINES a r..'ccc.t re-- EE[X<{ff&4
pIcxitv despair lie came &ZgfXf7f1H,
back and crowded through A<Yf3fsf3f
their midst. csaru.-l-, 4, ID cone ~ Ef3{IUJi
ucc,i.u and tracing .ut me ~ Zf{ffLFSJ
Of the strands. and then stood %k/{ET
II ltstlcss attitude his t-uHs IEfZD'
drawn int. q troWr. and his %p
arms hanging loose and pen
Guous from his shoulders The .-.e stretched .--1
minutes. and Jenkins and y -u-a 'c-tr q discussion
% which the others l--e-e striving 20 understand
the phraseo. GE - electrical science IT which Il
them had .itrc more than the ia yta4r knowledge
Sadlcu.. 81 sharp .-. me from The inventor
They looked the other side oi The ROOM -.ti-ne-
he had -c--.atet and tche,t him -u-n-irg tr and
down like mailman. HIS tsts a-e r,eulhc3 and
thrust INTO the ai- where 'act opened -.a"t.e and