The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-11-29

taxi driver" (Slason thought humor
Gus thought, but did not express it,
81 never tried to get into anybody's
place before, never in my life. And
what DO you suppose wanted in your
old shop? Some copper wire"
'gTo sell, eh?"
"To sell? No! For this" ...
There was an old black handbag on
the ground beside him that the repair
man had scarcely observed before
Now the boy pried it open and pro
duced small model Of q motor.
81 had q pal in Michigan" said the
boy, land We worked this motor out
al but one thing-it won't run"
"That's quite some drawback"
b But if she ever does run !" said the
boy, patting the model and smiling
with the enthusiasm of the inventor
"she will be some mOtorp g.. ~. ....
But there's good motors in automo
blIes now"
automobile? Air-o-planel 1t wa!
more my pals idea. We're in PARTNERS
Funny thing, but he come into Our
garage looking for some copper wire
too. I saw he wasn't no bum-nO real
hum. I give him the wire, and place
10 sleep. One night he let me in on
IT, Well, sir. we got so interested that
jumped my job, and we tried to fig
IRE this thing out. We thought we
could DO it in a fcT days. Then he
says to me. wen beat it to Musllegop
or Dayton or Detroit or somewhere
and see if we can't pick up little in
formation around the shops And beat
it we did, working on the little inven
tiOn, it's really his invention, when
ever we got Il chance. Then we got
separated"
separated? How"
"Ncver mind how. But beat 1t or
to Dayton. and learned few things
down there. Say, worked right along
| side of this man Kettering, the WHARF
Of Dayton and he never knew that
was working in his old shop, and thai
/ was working on motor, too"
"What was you trying. to do--stea
his ideas?"
81 should say not land all Ketter
ing cares, anyway, is that somebody
makes a better motor than has beer
made yet; him, or somebody"
."Let me sec it." said the repairman
The boy hesitated moment, with thu
inventors suspicious caution, ant
looked the old man keenly in the eye
Then he passed 1t to him. you're the
first guy that ever saw IT," said the
boy, except me and my pal"
The old man turned it over in hi!
hands, slowly, carefully. He held 4
up in the dawning light and looked a
| 1t from every angle. Then suddenly
| flash of inspiration leaped into hi
eyes. 1t seemed to light his whole
body, just as the sun, rising over thu
hills to the East, suddenly lighted thu
whole world.
In the house Matte awoke and wal
soon busy preparing the breakfast
Her husband often got up quietly ant
took "a turn around" before he ate, 81
1
when the breakfast hour was past, SIN
began TO search for him. He was no
up or down the road. lie was not OF
the postoflce steps. He must be IL
4 the shop.
| He was and, to Mattie's surprise
there was rough-looking strange
with him; they both were very bus!
with lot of tools and wire and things
| that were beyond her comprehension
"Come in to YOUR breakfast" she com
/ manded.
| At the word breakfast" the gaun
young man lifted his head for an in
slant. He had not eaten at table II
three weeks. But his head bent again
Slason gave no sign.
Matte knew that mood. 1t was hel
only rival. She had had many jcust,
with it--many in her early married
| llfe, but few In her later years-ant
/ the. rival had always won. When ,Sll
'sson was interested 10 some special bi