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A young man opened the car door as they stopped. His face was flushed, Eddinger noted, hair pushed back in disarray, his shirt torn open at the throat. "Wait here," he told the driver and took the Professor by the arm to hurry him into a dilapidated building. A YOUNG MAN OPENED THE CAR DOOR AS THEY STOPPED HIS FACE WAS FLUSHED A GINGER NOTED HARE PUSHED BACK IN DISARRAY HIS SHIRT TORN OPEN AT THE THROAT WAIT HERE HE TOLD THE DRIVER AND TOOK THE PROFESSOR BY THE ARM TO HURRY HIM INTO A DILAPIDATED BUILDING
must come at once. You will share in it; I owe it all to you ... you will be the first to see ... I am sending a taxi for you--" Professor Eddinger's tired eyes crinkled to a smile. Enthusiasm like this was rare among his youngsters. But Avery--with the face of a poet, a dreamer's eyes and the mind of a scientist--good boy, Avery!--a long time since he had seen him--had him in his own laboratory for two years.... "What's this all about?" he asked. "No--no!" said a voice; "I can't tell you--it is too big--greater than the induction motor--greater than the electric light--it is the greatest thing in the world. The taxi should be there now--you must come--" A knock at the office door where a voice said, "Car for Professor Eddinger," confirmed the excited words. "I'll come," said the Professor, "right away." * * * * * He pondered, as the car whirled him across the city, on what this greatest thing in the world might be. And he hoped with gentle skepticism that the enthusiasm was warranted. 'VE GOT IT THE WORDS WERE ALMOST INCOHERENT THIS IS AVERY PROFESSOR AVERY YOU MUST COME AT ONCE YOU WILL SHARE IN IT I OWE IT ALL TO YOU YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO SEE I'M SENDING A TAXI FOR YOU PROFESSOR EDDINGER'S TIRED EYES CRINKLED TO A SMILE ENTHUSIASM LIKE THIS WAS READ AMONG HIS YOUNGSTERS BUT AVERY WITH THE FACE OF A POET A DREAMER'S EYES AND THE MIND OF A SCIENTIST GOOD BOY AVERY A LONG TIME SINCE HE HAD SEEN HIM HAD HIM IN HIS OWN LABORATORY FOR TWO YEARS WHAT'S US ALL ABOUT HE ASKED NO NO SAID A VOICE I CAN'T TELL YOU IT'S TOO BIG GREATER THAN THE INDUCTION MOTOR GREATER THAN THE ELECTRIC LIGHT IT IS THE GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD THE TAXI SHALL BE THERE NOW YOU MUST COME A KNOCK AT THE OFFICE DOOR WHERE A VOICE SAID CAR FOR PROFESSOR EDINGER CONFIRMED THE EXCITED WORDS I'LL COME SAID THE PROFESSOR RIDE AWAY HE PONDERED AS THE CAR WHIRLED HIM ACROSS THE CITY ON WHAT THIS GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD MIGHT BE AND HE HOPED WITH GENTLE SCEPTICISM THAT THE ENTHUSIASM WAS WARRANTED
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