Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-12-13
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idea It was beautiful, and he valued
u over all his many and various other
ventures He could let his silent
partner put other men out Of work;
and so these could be rehired at such
price as he himself cared to set He
saw he time approach when he would
be able to retail al a price. remote
from his silent. tireless partners la
bors. understandable packages Of power,
40 feed a cart, a pillow, wheel OF any
sort. power TO lift and labor, to toll
ceaseIessly without remonstrance 1t
was and is q splendid dream. It's bear
ing is as you be Rawn or Halsey. That
power shall labor for or against man
kind as ourselves shall say.
Shall we blame ourselves. or John
Rawn in this republic. that he saw
On ahead only limitless personal pow
or. llmitless gold. jewels. wine, women,
personal Indulgence OF any sort that
Appealed to him? Shall we blame Hal.
sey for dreading the issue OF these
plans delaying them all he could;
clinging to the belief that the earth
was tho Lords and the fullness there
Of and that the Lord gave it to all
mankind? And shall We blame the
stock holders for being impatient at
renewed delays? The wire transmits
sion was Installed making every man
On the international rich. Yet every
man In the secret of the real ambl-
tion of this company burned inwardly
al this enforced secrecy and this un-
Beemly delay The mysterious factory
at the edge OF the great inland city
still WAS silent The directors ragged.
They wanted TO drain to the last drop
Che strength even Of this tireless
giant They wanted to begin to bot
tie, measure and sell. sell for ever.
the very force which holds the spheres
In their places In time we shall per
haps see completed what these men
planned There is no logical reason
why. IL one planet can be owned by
John Rawn or so, yet others should
got
For a long time Jim Sullivan. fore.
man al the factory OF the Information
al. wondered and pondered as to the
real intent uf these strange machines
which he saw little by little growing
ap under the uncommunicative dlrec.
ton OF the superintendent. Halsey He
had never seen anything like them,
with their vast coils of insulation.
4heir intricate cogs and wheels. their
centrallyhidden huge glass jars and
che long. toothed ridge like delicate
metal comb. which surmounted the
top OF each, There was something
mysterious about It all. He was sure
chat uaisey did something with these
machines when the men were not
about The very air seemed throb.
biug with come tense quality OF mys
terry The men themselves were sus
picious irritable Never was the air
In any factory more surcharged alike
with ignorance and with anxiety. Man
after man good mechanic though he
was. quit the place simply because he
did not know what he was doing The
feeling Of mystery was tense. oppres
siye
ON one certain Sunday morning Him
Sullivan strojled over to the vacant
factory lie knew that the superin.
tendent had spent almost the entire
night there working alone on one Of
these mysterious machines II stood
there now Aud--yes, It was different
from what Il had been when sullivan
last saw IT. Il was now apparently
complete. SO far As he could tell
There was no one near 1t. Halsey rad
gone boue % bed. OF late he had
neen very tired pale haggard: and he
always Was az work in the factory
when eooG men slept. and knew light
winged dreams.
Jim Sullivan stood now looking at
the grim uucAnny machine. hands In
mis- pockets. wondering He looked
shout him superstttiously There
seemed TO be something In the air. he
could not explain What He turned
ioosing behind him, and dptoed to the
front door where Tim Carney the
hluecoated guardian stood leaning
a gainst the wall.
Tim" he whispered. although there
~ss none 10 hear. Come on In here -
What is II, Jim asked the watch,