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I saw that his hair had whitened noticeably in the last two months. "If this is true, it's more important than you realise. It's so important that " He searched us with his kind but keen grey eyes. "Thomas A. Edison says it's true," put in Widding. "That ought to be good enough evidence." "And Lieutenant Ryerson tells me that Admiral Fletcher spoke favourably of the matter," I added.
Ah, it's fine for you to ask how we does, and the days shortening, and the air sharpening." "Well, Dame, shall I send to for a warm cloak for you?" said Madeline. "Ho! thankye, young leddy thankye kindly, and I'll wear it at your widding, for they says you be going to git married to the larned man yander. Wish ye well, ma'am, wish ye well."
"Yes," said I. "My friend Miss Ryerson brought Widding to Mr. Edison a few days ago, but how could the Germans have known that?" The general's face darkened. "How do they know all sorts of things? Somebody tells them. Somebody told them this." "But Widding himself knows all about his own invention. It won't do the Germans any good to abduct Edison unless " Our eyes met in sudden alarm.
"By the way," he said abruptly, "I suppose you know that Thomas A. Edison is a prisoner in our hands?" "So we concluded," said I. "Also Lemuel A. Widding." "Also Lemuel A. Widding," the prince admitted. "You know why we took them prisoners? It was on account of Widding's invention. He thinks he has found a way to destroy our fleet and we do not want our fleet destroyed." "Naturally not."
"Good news, General," I whispered, but he shook his head wearily. "No, it's all over. They have worn us down. Our fleet is destroyed, our army is beaten. We are on the point of ceding New England and New York to Germany. There is nothing else to do." "Wait! We have information that may change everything. Let me introduce Lieutenant Ryerson and Mr. Widding General Wood." They bowed politely. "Mr.
She nursed him through the night in an uncomfortable stateroom and came to me in the morning greatly disturbed about his condition. The young man had a high fever, she said, and had raved for hours calling out a name, a rather peculiar name Widding Widding Lemuel A. Widding over and over again in his delirium.
"Widding tells me he submitted his idea to the Navy Department over a year ago. Think of that! An idea bigger than the submarine!" "Is it possible?" "No doubt of it. Widding's invention will change the condition of naval warfare it's bound to. I wouldn't give five cents for the German fleet when we get this thing working. All we need is time. "Mr.
"May I ask " I glanced at the tall man who was getting out of the car. "Ah! Now you will believe. You will see how God is guiding us. This is the father of the brave little boy in Wanamaker's store. He has seen Thomas A. Edison, and Mr. Edison says his plan to destroy the German fleet is absolutely sound. Mr. Langston, Mr. Lemuel A. Widding. Now hurry!" "What is it?" he asked.
Suddenly I remembered Kingston, Jamaica, and Lieutenant Ryerson and the lovely girl who had told me about her brother's ravings. That was the name he had called out again and again in his delirium. Lemuel A. Widding!
I have related this incident not only for its own sake, but because of its bearing on subsequent events. "I'm going to write a story about that boy", I said to W. Barran Lewis, who stood near me. "Do you know his name?" "Yes," said the editor. "He is Lemuel A. Widding, Jr. Makes a good story, doesn't it?" Lemuel A. Widding! Where had I heard that name?
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