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

cast In II seemed detd. 20 II was
oddly like being looked mt by two
men out Of the same face. "curlin
knew about him through this arti.
clio In the scientific magazine that
Two told you about and sent for
him. The professor didn't know
anything about business, either"
lilo turned good Dnturedly TO
SteinmaD na he said that, then bnck
10 IIarwood. ana the sober. rather
drawing utteraDcs continued.
Curtin thought he had this color
photography for motion pictures by
the tail--s0mo notions ~ his own.
But he said he didn't have time 10
work 'em out. 80 he hired Prof
Btelnman." The speaker gave n half
litter. half chuckle. Thirty dollars
"a wceki Curtin don't believe In wasi'
Ing msDey. cnrIln's iden wasn't renl
~ any good, you know. The profess.
or md had 10 work out i1eas u
Our own"
steInman broke IN eageny. cur
Inns IDEAS. Ny goodness, Mr.. liar
wood, he never get anywhere with
those ldcas--Just run round IN o cir
gle llge dog bit It's own tail beo
noww Gestictijatlng, he raced OF IN
10 his technical jarg0n again until
Krom stopped him with
"Tbat's too deep for as, profess
or"
The inventor cooked bip head ~
one side and announced whimsical
ly. ITS too deep for anybody
Those ideas u GurIiu's reach from
top ~ the ocean 10 the bottom and
never get 0nywberel lie insist, you
zee, us IN the cameral It's IN the
lens, ffe mago great big caioeras--
40 blRf lie stretched his small
arms 10 indicate. "Tags 0boud five,
six. seven pictures, one on top The
other 10 get his coIors u gan't be-
fonew
mo" Krom interposed, good n0
turnediy. 1T couldn't be done. As
said, the professor and bad 10
work out our own idea practical.
". But now Curtin would claim
the invention outriRht--and give
ps a weeks pay and the boot. Beenfa
10 me that amt fair" lie mp,
pearcd 10 be submitting the point 10
The lawyer eandidIy.
He had mentioned n contract b.,
fore, In their first conversation on
this subject, IIarwood now asked,
"figve you copy % that eou'
tractY"
1--WE got ibe contract itself.
said Krofn. There never was u
copy He didn't even give the pro
fessor a copy--Just kept the original
himself Yop can read H." lie
took a folded document from bis
inner pocket oDd handed II 10 the
lawyer.
a question naturally occurred 10
Uarw0od-to.wit: how had ErofD
gotten hold Of this contract except
by stealing ~ But he dId not
choose 10 ask the question That
was Curiin's affair. Jc read The
contract.
n was skiIlfully drawn, but part
Of It's contents was In technical
terms which he could not under
stand. The gist Of n was that
Curtin had evolved the principles
for making motion pictures In ma,
tnraI colors and with a stcreoscope
effect Of depth and roundness.
SteinmoD was 10 work out the Dc.
tails under Cur1iH's supervision ut
salary Of $40 q week. The inycn
lion when completed WIS 10 belong
absolutely TO Curtin.
Perhaps, an matter Of strict
legal Interpretation, the contract
was binding. Harwood couldn't ray
positively about that without know.
ing moro about the technical side
Of photography. At least the con.
tract would afford 4 fine basis for
lawsuit over the ownership " the
invention.
You see whar Il is." Krom oh.
served. Rotten, ! call H. The pro.
fessor here has 80 money and no
business experience. Curtin pro.
poses to buy him body and soul
and brains-fOr $50 week, and
hog the invcntlon-whcn us really
the professor's invention and mine.
Nothing fair about that. ] say--or
decent" lie submitted that 20 Hdr'
wood with an air OF candid renson'
ablcncss.
mo doubt about It's being rotten
enough" Harwood replied.
"Surer' said Krom. and reached
for the contract. That's what
told the professor. It's just daylight
robbery Nobodys bound by slave
driver bargain like that"
The contract was IN his hands
then. Very coolly. ms though the
case had been fully argued and de
cided. he tore II into bits and
dropped the bits into the waste bas'