Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-12

him to walk home from the ofics
evenings, and he invariably did ~
less the weather was extrem.,r aa'
pleasant. So methodical was hc an'
he never had walked over anv o., uat
bridge than the one in Wells xtra uef
coming and going. eet
Past sixty-tve years of age nroo.
hair still was black and snakv
teeth were as yellow and japcaa My
they were in the seventies ana az
eyes were as blue and ugly IA ~. uH
He had not aged with James d.
semer. In truth. he looked but ut,,
older than when we made his -"
quaintance. The outside world -,
no more Of Droom's private franz
tons than 1t knew of Bansemer,s ~
in the horrid little apartment in wy
street the queer old man could do 80.
he wiIled, unobserved and unanno,as
He could pursue his experiments wi,.
strange chemicals, he could constrra.
odd devices with his kit of tools anal
he could let Off an endless amonnt o.i
inventive energy that no one knew ~
possessed
When he left Graydon Bansemer q,
the sidewalk In front Of the of,o.
building he swung Off with his lonr
strides toward the Wells street brdoa
His brain had laid aside evervtbin.
that had occupied its attention durlns
office hours and had given itself Owe,
to the project that fastened his sion.
hOmeward. His supper that night w..
small one and hurriedly eaten in or.
der that he might get to work on hi,
new device. broom grinned and
cackled to himself all alone I'D there
In the lamplight, for he was perfectlnp
an invention" by which the honest
citizen could successfully put to rout
the "holdup" man that has made Chi.
cago famous.
Elias Droom's inventive genius I'm.
failingly led him toward devices that
could inflict pain and discontinue. His
hard working holdup ma was UNIQUE
n not entirely practical He was con.
etructing the models for two little
bulbs, made Of rubber and lined With
Of an acid, no matter how powerful
On one end Of each bulb, which was
capable Of holding at least an ounce
Of liquid, there was thin syringe at.
tachment also proof against acids.
These little bulbs were made 50 that
they could be held in the palm Of the
hand, BY squeezing them suddenly
no ctnf
with considerable force.
The bulbs were to contain vitriol.
When the holdup man gave the COM
mand to- bold up your hands" the
victim had ouIy to squeeze the bulb as
the hands went up, and If accurately
aimed the mlscreant would get the
streams Of the deadly vitriolic dud in
his eyes and-here endeth the first les
son. Experience alone could do, the
rest.
Young Ransemer hurried To, theil
apartments On the north side. HeI
found his. father dressed and ready tol
.;o.out to- dinner
We'll how was everything; today?"I
asked. James Ransemer from Ills easy
chair in the library. Graydon. threw
Ills hat and gloves on the table,
'Tarriblx dull market, governor" b,
said. Lifts been that way for. a. week
LOW are you feellngY'
Eli To dine with a queen answered
tile. older mirn. with smde. How
sa,on can you dress for dinner. GrayY
THAT depends on who is4 giving; tn,
q, mar
Some people you like found th,.
nnte linr% when l came In aIittle after
-. We have IN hour In which to get
aver there. Can you lie resdyT'
l DO YOU 80 security fog the affair."
..-ad t,rtyu0n.
"Cartaully. You have heen there, my
,'uy:. AID IKE not hea. i you complain
80. aia me.tn over at
"faGs. that's whe.e Rean." said the
as .ier, breaking in Irie;It
IL ,aEtIn& can lie ready in ten. min
les. father"
GTa' Ike was dressiag lis father sat
3lDne AID stared re.lc";ivc!y at the
H,nah htue gas blaze in the gate. 4
ark. grim smile uaconsciuusly came
, 'ves his face. the Inspiration of tri-
imphant joy. Twice. he read the dainty
nae that met him on his. return from
| che office.
what changes time can make In
woman" he musel. "and what changes
a woman can max in time! For near
" year I've VIZ ed tor this pOte.
knew it would go l,e; 1t was bound to
come. GraydoT his had everything up
to this time. while l. have waited pa
tfently in the. background. Now 1t Ii
my turn"
'All right. fatheE"' called Graydon
from the hall The cab is at the
door,"
Together they vent down the steps,
arm in arm. strOeg figures.
ITO Mr.. David Cables" ordered
Ransemer, the Gather, complaeently as
he stepped into the carriage after his
son.