Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-11
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the corning fall her engagement to Nathan
tel Harwood was TO- be announced. uer
fortune was not less than ten millions In
real mc.ley. Hnr :ood sstill believed in his
star.
That. roughly, was the juntture Of affa:ts
when Mis- motion picture invention fell in
pat. HarWood had not the slightest idea
Of trcatinglth inventors otherwise than most
honornbly and generously. They should
have two-thirds Of the royalties. But his
mind was already running eagerly on to the
formation Of q company which would con.
troll the patents. while he would control the
company, With such a lever In his hand
Silver. Crown Amusements. Inc. would
aquickly ascend the precipice down which It
had fallen. II these two odd. shabby chaps
Sould give him a patent on motion pictures
in vivid natural colors and "a relief--weu.
he'd look out for the rest ~
Just two odd, shabby chaps and three still
: photographs-that was all he had 80 far.
But he felt in his bones that they were going
to give him what they promised. AT least
he could we'll afford to risk a couple Of thou.
sand dollars on the venture. A
In the lightest, most casual way, he sew.
eral times thought Of pig-headed, misery,
ridiculous old Simon Curtin, the camera
,maker-whoss contract. probably, had been
stolen and whose rights may have been
slighted in other respects. But he thought
Of Curtin only with a smile OF amusement.
The pound of flesh old curmudgeOn might
look out for himself. ~ Z
Krom and Steinman took possession of the
roof room, coming and going through the
iante-roon,, or cabineth in front of Harwood's
office. But a difficulty at once deyeloped-as
Krom good naturedly explained. The queer
timid old professor" was nervous all the
time, possessed by a fool idea that Curtin
was going to pop through the door and throw
him nffl the root. He wanted to get out OF
town somewhere; and Krom really thought
: that would be much better. for then the
,ldsman could keep his mind on the work in
hand. 80
HARDWOOD considered that a moment COED
naturally and had a solution:
\ "AII right,"r he said. ; !" I'll take him up
70 Slow River-nice quiet country town; y
lived there for several years when I was O.
boy. l can find some place for you to work
In there @E
And It was 50 decided.
Slow River. Michigan, Is q country town
I much like any ,othersof two thousand inflnbi-
Eants In the Middle West. The sJSaN and
sluerish stream whance It's name comes
meanders between low banks through Hthe
towns outskirts; and the railroad cuts
through, straight IS ~ ruler. pisecting the
lower end of Main street.
Farther up, Main street Is oyeriooked by
a certain law office a. different as possible
from that on tI64 top floor Of the sBelknap
building; an office comprising but two Small
rooms, with an aged air=-peryaded, when;
/. the windows are closed by . faint. musty,
J dutsy smell ms Of accumulated years. The,
calfboundJsyolAmes that line; two sides q
Inc front ROOM the ;thre abare mating on.
the floor, the worn black walnut desk Al
iespoke long use. The fading sign on the
door says: = : WilliarniP Ldscomb. Attorney
md. Counsellor. at ! ,s##s
!, Ono April dry this othcs.s open windows
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