The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-11-03
By owen O'Neill.)
Copyright, 1907, by w. r. Hearst

COPYRIGHT, 1907, by w. r. Hearst.
John Harrington, millionaire. sat in
the luxurious study of his palatial
Fifth avenue home and stared at a let
ter that lay on the great walnut desk.
He could command more millions than
any other man in the history of the
world. but he was plainly i'll at ease.
He it was who had taken over the
postal service of the world and created
the International Mail company. i'm
proving the delivery of letters and pa
pers and deriving immense wealth
from the monopoly of parcel carrying
which he had forced the express COM
panies to surrender. and from the pro.
fits of which he had cheapened the
cost of letter postage, national and in.
ternational.
His acute brain had foreseen the
time when wireless telegraphy should
I'LL the air with tremendous electrical
impulses and render it valueless, and
he 1t was who had found the solution
Of the problem in the organization OF
the great International Atmospheric
Right Of Way company with privileges
secured from every nation.
When this great corporation became
a fact the wireless telegraph compa
MES were liter eiemies. but as soon as
1t became necessary to secure air priv
ileges from the International Atmos-
pheric Company or else run the risk
Of paying huge penalties for trespass
ing on the air the difficulty was at
Vn end.
Harrington's expert examined all the
different wireless systems and report
ed on Garkoni- Woods Wireless as the
best. Harrington and his friends i'm
mediately secured control of it's stock,
and the International Atmospheric
Right Of Way company forthwith con-
traeted with the Karkoni-Woods COM
pany for exclusive use of the air for
Geographic purposes.
He was now contemplating an inter
national consolidation to control the
Universal Elastic Ether, that elusive
element which scientists say exists ev-
erywhere, and carries the light Of the
sun across millions of miles of other
wise empty space to warm the worlds.
Experts for rival companies had been
trying to prove that the International
Atmospheric company had no rights
over the universal elastic ether. and as
communication was just about TO be
established with Mars this opening up
another possible avenue of progress
afford to neglect.
But despite all these feats of finance
the great captain of industry was
greatly worried. In the midst of lux
ury he was in trouble that evidently
preyed heavily on his mind
The soft light from the radium bulb
overhead blooded the room with day
like clearness. and brought out sharp
~ the graceful lines of costly bronze.
and the delicate tints of paintings that
priced a princes ransom John Har-
rington. millionaire, toyed with a gold
letter-opener. but he frowned heavily
as he bent over his desk and read and
reread the letter that lay before him.
Paper of good commercial quality.
and typewriting clear and distinct.
Nothing unusual at all about them.
But the words burned into his brain In
letters of fire.
Dear John: You see I am able to
carry out my promises. If in three
days you have not complied with my
demands. l will take further action.
IAnrv Sasewell is dead. Joseph