The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-19

have business on the roof Original
ly they ended above, In a little
hutch from which one stepped out
on the roof.
IlarwooJ had been up there one
day and suddenly foud himself
charmed with the idea Of building a
liltia onbln--a rotreat.-np there on
the roof. 10 when he could retire
when ho wished 10 escape the In
coHe1nt stream of callers and teie'
phone HuiuinoHHeF. He had arraBg
"a N with the Ownefr " the build
Ing. 30 now the original hutch al
the head ~ tbs stairs gave 10 a
short pass0Re which led into his
retreat, ana u had amused him ~
have The retreat built IN fosen
biaDce 10 n ships cabin, with round
windows five feet above tho floor
The room measured ~ feet by 20
furnished also IN resemblance 20
a ships cabin The visitors looked
around II with some ast0nlebment
MAKE u very good workshop,
should say" Iiorwood commented,
"You're welcome 10 use u as much
as you Ike"
In fget The sudden notion ~ this
retreat had quite charmed him, md
with restless energy be had set
about getting II constructed. al once
going 10 tho owner of The building
for permission, getting an architect
10 draw the plans, telling The build
or II must b. taken IN hand immcs
dIately, For little while shutting
himself 40 here. alone on tho top
NJ The world, delighted him, But
The novelty soon wore tbreadbare--
~ u child with many toys soon loses
interest IN the newest. IN the last
~ months he had spent harry ~
hours on the roof. But now that
bc had visitors who were evidently
Impressed, he wished 10 show the
place Oft
J6Ditofe and workmeB had other
means ~ gaining access 10 the roof.
Nevertheless, door had been cut
in the west wall Of the cabin. Iiar.
wood opened IL and led them out 10
vast, strange view. In the fore.
ground buildings could be distip.
Rutsbed; elsewhere only myriad
lights and dim hints OF structural
shapes-ae though the sky had fall
on down and they were looking at
the stranded stars md broken
clouds from great elevation, A
wind blew from the west. and that,
too, seemed ipfersteIlar, Bneartbiy,
The waale ~ the building rose in
n psr0pef four feet above the roof
Against the west wall, not far from
The door 10 the cabin, stood pair
u wooden steps. Krom climbed
them and looked sheer down the
preciDitous wall LOOK al this,
professor" he invited; Step up
here"
Little Steipnan climbed the steps.
bent over and looked down. EiRh.
teen stories lay beneath them, but
darkness exaggerated the effect OF
height; the twtnkling lights far be.
low might have been az deep down
~ hell.
a panic seized the small inventor.
Ils had the actual sensation Of
hnrtlipg inneasprably downward
through that space. In a sudden
collapse, his knees knocked togeth-
er. The very marrow Of his bones
seemed 10 have n provision that II
was his fate TO fall there. Starting
back from the wall, he stumbled of
the steps, picked himself up, and
ran 10 the cabin door. In the light
that flooded through IL both Har.
wood and Krom saw that he was
trembling. Krom laughed. Inside.
the cabin sleinnan took of his hat
and wiped his noble brow with
shaky fingers.
my goodness" he gasped. III
! wofg up here geep that door
locked, ! bed your Even Harwood
laughed good naturedly.
A few minutes later Krom took a
final survey OF the room and an.
nounced 10 the lawyer. "It'll be
fine place for u.s." That east In his
left eye oddly divided his expires.
sion, yet iIarwood was aware that
the man looked at him with admir-
ation-~as at n wizard who. with a
wave Of wand. could produce snug
cabins high In the air.
And at that moment Harwood had
some such feeling about bimself--a
and exuItant faith In
his star II he said Fiat" there
would be cabin In the air, lie
felt himself armed and buoklered. n
OF Fortune. For this az
fair Of the Photographic invention
had fallen In pat. just when IL was
needed
lie WIS the son of country cler'
lyman who had finally resigned
poul ihs ministry and begame elect,