The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1924-11-14
An Ice-Making
Machine Saved
the Inventor
By WALTER DELANEY
lM 1904 Xastarn Nawsna ner IIninn


UCoRRY, my friend, but you are
~ about ten years too late
"Then my invention is worthless?"
inquired Ned Darrow in tone of the
deepest disappointment.
Young Darrow uttered sigh of re-
gret. He proceeded TO put back In its
leather case a device about two feet
square. 1t was made up of coils, a
glass jar, wires and tubes receptacle
for sulphuric acid and eranking at
tachment. BY starting the sulphuric
acid in motion by turning the crank,
within a few minutes time the quart
of water in the condenser would be-
come a solid cake of ice.
Il built so many hopes upon it /"
murmured Darrow Everybody at
home In the little country town where
/ lived encouraged me- and the honest
blue eyes bore trace of suspicious
moisture There's sweet little girl
will be the worst disappointed Poor
Nellier'
IL wouldn't give up so easily If /
were you,'' said the lawyer In sym
pathetic tone "Why don't you work
something out of 1t In small way"
"As how, now?" queried Ned, with
tiickering hope.
well, try some remote country 1t
would be new there"
Cant you suggest placer"
Take Australia, for instanca. Or
Japan. South America, too, might
prove a profitable field
"I'n try it-I won't give upl' an
nounced Ned Darrow determinedly.
There was a pathetic parting with
Nellie Wyman, and sad but hopeful
Ned found himself aboard an ocean
steamer headed for the antipodes.
1t was smooth and pleasant sea
progress until the Arcturus came with
tion, the city of Melbourne A terrific
storm arose and crew and passengers
were hurried to the lifeboats
mo baggage allowed !" announced
the captain of the steamer sternly, as
Ned started to enter one OF the boats,
ing accessories In the leather case.
He was bound to save his machine.
whatever came This decision prevent
ed his getting into the lifeboats AT
last lurch of the steamer sent him
nearly overheard He seized a safety
plank and with it dropped into the
water. Amid the high waves and the
blackness of the night he drifted alone
across Il fathomless stretch of waters
Almost famiShed and perishing from
cold and exposure, the next morning
at daybreak Ned was washed ashore
Revived and encouraged, he was about
TO line the coast, hoping to come upon
some settlement, when with hideous
yells there burst from a near thicket
a score or more of dusky, half-naked
savages.
Ned was bound hand and foot,
placed upon litter and carried
through what suggested an ntermina-
bic Jungle
After twelve hours of steady tray ell
ing they reached the royal palace, II
seemed. At least Ned was carried
within the structure, where upon a
gaudy throne sat a thick-lipped,
creased and painted savage.
From the hungry way in which this
rubicund monarch viewed him, Ned de-
cided that he would soon be roasted
and eaten. The curiosity and interest
of King Obi, however, were next fixed
upon the leather case that contained
the ice-freezing device
He ordered it opened. Then he be-
gan lingering the cogs and wheels of
the machine The clicking as he turned
the crank tickled his childish nature.
He glanced at Ned bobbed his head
and erunted as If to Say.