The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-08-25

/ WI LIZ gil luOCuer IN the same
way. The true reason was that he
was irritated because he had been
stupidity ignorant Of what was going
| on
] The day when commencement on
the contract must be made drew near.
One morning Mr.. Winslow while per
fecting his plans to make sure Of the
smallest details had all his formula
spread out before him on a table. The
weather was cold and blustery, and a
fire of logs blazed on a hearth near
which he had drawn his table for
warmth. Opening the door to leave
the room for moment, he met a
brisk current of air. When he return
ed his papers had disappeared from
the table. Terrified, he looked about
for them on the floor. Then in the
fireplace he noticed several bits of half
burned paper. Taking one Of them
out. he found it to be a part Of his
formula. Everything had been burned.
In one week he must begin work or
forfeit his contract. If it was forfeit
ed he would lose not only the splendid
profit he had expected, but thousands
upon thousands that he had expended
In preparation would be almost a total
loss-a loss that would bankrupt him.
There was but one thing to do-he
must reconstruct his plans. There was
no time to make new ones. The old
ones must be set down from memory.
He was no longer young. Indeed, he
had reached an age where memory is
grown defective. He hurried mes
sage to the telegraph Office asking for
an extension Of time. No reply came
till the next day, when he was wired
that it would be impossible to grant
his application.
When Elsie saw her father come in
at the front door that evening she
thought he was some broken down old
man she had never seen before. TAX
Ing him in her arms, she supported
him to the library, where he sank into
a chair, while she knelt beside him
with her arms about his neck. She
knew what had happened to his pa
pers and inferred that his application
for an extension had been refused.
Father" she said, give something
to tell you. Listen. I wrote Ned Ken
nedy of this misfortune This after
noon received a reply, which said:
~ can reconstruct the formula.''
It seemed to Elsie that an electric
shock had been infused into her IA
theirs frame. With bound he sprang
from his chair.
"Can he?" he exclaimed.
There was no room for wounded
pride, no words of regret at being
obliged to humble himself by asking a
favor of the man he had discharged
from his service.
"Where is he? Can you get him
now?
Elsie sprang away to a telephone, in
few minutes was in communication
with her lover, and in twenty minutes
more he was with them.
"Elsie says began her father.
II kuo,o it, interrupted Elsie, rub.
bling her hands gleefully.
II have good deal of the work !
did," said Kennedy, ''in my room
where worked nights, odds and ends
of figuring. These will assist my mem.
DRY, and am sure I can recall the
whole formula"
Mr.. Winslow stood looking at the
young man in a dazed way for a few
moments, then caught him in his
arms and Rugged him.
'You can! You can! I know you
can! That memory of yours! It's won
derful! When can you begin?"
''Tll go to my room and begin al
Once.'
''No, no; not there. Bring any fgur.
ing you may have here. Stay right
here till the work is finished"
Ned was followed to the door by
Elsie, where several minutes were LOST
in a clinging embrace, prolonged il
the knowledge that from that time
forward they had the upper hand
Then the lover ran all the way to his
room, snatched up roll of papers he
had collected with this very purpose
in view and ran all the way back. He
found Elsie and her father about to si
down to dinner and Joined them. Mr.
Winslow was absorbed in the matter
of the formula. He said nothing, ex
cept to interrupt Ned and Elsie occa
sfonally, who kept up constant CAB
BILE, the old man asking if Ned thought
he could supply this detail and thai
detail, and Ned always assured hin
that he could, though with regard tt
some Of them he was not altogether
certain.
After dinner Ned was given a desl
In the library, with plenty Of station
airy. Mr.. Winslow insisted on helping
him, but Ned declared that he couli
get on better alone. So at 9 O'Clock
Elsie insisted on her father going t.
bed to recuperate from the. strain hi
had been under and carried him of
, upstairs. AS soon as she had tucked
, him in bed she went down to bel
lover
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