 The letter from yesterday I beg pardon miss but do you happen to have any material at all dealing with it if you please what's that will you please lower your voice but I and then you might read the sign over there or shall I read it for you absolute quiet required in this library my but you read beautifully but I wonder if you please lower your voice oh oh sure I mean oh sure I'll be more than happy to help you but you simply can't disturb the others here in the library I see well I'm terribly sorry excuse me everyone I didn't mean to disturb you please please be quiet good heavens ma'am I just wanted to apologize quite unnecessary now may I help you I hope you can I'm looking for some literature on hydrokinetics and don't suppose a Hick library like this would have anything like that though you're a stranger in Jackson City aren't you that's right how did you know I know most of the people in town and besides folks who live here never refer to the town is having a Hick library now look no offense intended but after all I don't expect too much from a two before place that probably doesn't have much more to offer than the encyclopedia and a couple of copies they're over boys you said you wish to see something on hydrokinetics that's right hydrokinetics is a branch of kinetics which relates to liquids you see kinetics is the branch of dynamics do you wish to read Kendall Johnson Abernathy or Sandin on the subject what what's that I said which author do you wish to consult those four seem to be the authorities but some engineers like Alexander and Bowen well look here are you serious serious about having books by Johnson and Kendall and Sandin and Abernathy on the theory of hydrokinetics will you follow me please yes certainly but turn on that light if you wish it's a little dark in here to do yes all right I think you'll find these quite up to date I'm sorry that one of the Alexander volumes is out but it should be back tomorrow quite all right it's Kendall I'm really after here we are this one that was printed sometime last year I believe yes yes it was a Kendall is propounding a new theory on hydraulics I read it when I was in New York I'm glad you didn't have to go back into the city to find what you want it no I hold look here I owe you another apology don't I know please don't bother oh but it's no bother you may use any of the tables over there yes but I'd like you'll find the one by the window quite good hmm sensitive cute too yeah darn cute yeah well yeah let's see Kendall says when an ounce of plain lubricating oil is introduced into hmm wonder what her name is first one I mean name played on the death says miss Marshall that's interesting miss Marshall oh well now as I remember reading about it three months ago Kendall says that if you introduce one ounce of common lubricating oil into a cylinder two inches in diameter and four inches in height pretty girl wonder why I can't get her off my mind wonder where she lives oh can't find it well then according to Kendall if an ultraviolet ray is permitted to cross the cylinder at the time pressure is applied to the top the result were one of what a good looking girl I curse doing in Jackson City she's smart too I just mentioned hydrokinetics she reeled off the four top authorities like she was a student on the subject I wonder what she's doing tonight well hang it all up I say miss Marshall oh I say miss Marshall yes would it be possible for me to check this book out I'm very sorry but I'm afraid not well it's really quite important I'm an inventor and I I'm just on the verge of a very important discovery I simply must have this book to you I'm sorry perhaps you should buy a copy I've tried that everywhere in town there's none I can get a hold of you could have one sent out from New York I can't wait that long I have to work on this thing while it's running through my head it's very important I might lose the whole idea by the time a copy came out of New York I'm sorry it's quite against the rules to permit anyone to take out a book without a library card well suppose I take a card how much oh there's no charge but you must have a property owner sign your application property owner application yes someone who can pay for the book in the event that it's lost and who's willing to personally guarantee your honesty must sign your application then your car will be ready within 48 hours all now look that's worse yet I'm sorry this isn't any way to treat a Jackson City guest you know I'd like to help you really I would would you really yes I would but I can't break the rule now wait a minute I've got it yes your place what your place your home or wherever you live you mean I mean you can take the book out yourself you take it home and I'll come by tonight and use it there that's not very clever mr. Mr. whoever you are Chase Adam Chase and not very original either well there aren't any new ideas at least give me credit for picking one that's not too bad are you serious about the book word of honor ma'am I need that book right now like anything seriously seriously then I I just might be able to help you would you really I might tell me can you take dictation a little good you can't help me that is if you'd like to I might I'll be glad to pay you well we'll see you'll do it you'll take the book home and let me study it there yes I'll take it home good what do you live you won't have any trouble finding me just ask anyone for Sicily Marshall did you say a Sicily Marshall yes what about it well nothing I just like it it it happens to be one of my favorite names what time tonight oh any time after 730 good how 732 you better go now we're beginning to stir up the folks who are trying to study yeah all right see you right now just a minute yes I've got to consult Kendall again hold on there a second do you really think this invention will prove itself well I'm not exactly an expert but the idea seemed sound wait a minute now let's see oh yes here find it how would you take this down mm-hmm Kendall volume one page 74 it has been my observation that hydraulic reaction often can be obtained through the use of a common water tumbler immersed in H2O that's water well confounded there I go again treating you like a child you probably know more about this entire subject than I do without my explaining chemical symbols don't you think we'd better call it a night oh it's early it's 1 a.m. no it couldn't be well it is though see no brother but I'm popular around this place from now on it's all right I've really enjoyed it mister you were serious there in the library yes rather I don't mind saying my complete future is probably tied up in this thing right now if it's what I think it's going to be I'm due to make a fortune out of it I hope you do well thanks and why oh I like to know people who are successful besides my father was an inventor was he really yes he was a brilliant man he had an invention I I never did quite understand what it was it was before he was married someone filed for the patents just a few hours before he did and he lost out someone stole his invention no no it was just a coincidence but my father was never the same after that something happened I don't know what I I remember hearing my family talk about it in whispers when I was just an infant is he still alive no no he's been gone three years oh I'm sorry he was a fine man grand but he never got over that whatever it was that happened to him long before I was born you you mean there was something more than just the loss of the invention patents yes something that was I think even more tragic I've never even been able to guess what it was maybe it's better than you don't know yes maybe so well really I should go it's late is there much more to do well yes I have to finish these papers before I can have the model of the invention built could I help you more would you I'd love to really tomorrow night can you wait that long well no I can't but I will there we are all finished good well now the models next how long do you think it'll take to build it well at least two weeks we've been on these papers longer than I thought we'd be almost 30 days I really don't know what I've done without you how I've enjoyed it oh we can relax now to the models bill then I'll have to go to Washington what time is it it's early nine o'clock good time enough to catch the last show that that is if you'd like to go out with me like to I can't think of anything I'd like better your train's leaving Adam I'll be back with those patents you will come back you'll try to stop me goodbye darling yes Adam will you marry me when I come back I said will you marry me when I come back to my diary January the 17th it has been five days since Adam went to Washington I'll never forget the unromantic but lovable way he asked me to marry him standing on the steps of the moving train shouting the question at me above the noise of the engine how I loved him at that moment I love him now but why why oh why hasn't he written five days and not a word from Adam yet I've been received ladies and gentlemen that the crack limited from Washington nearing Jackson City less than an hour ago was held up and robbed by unidentified gangsters the train was flagged down by two men who pretended their car had stalled on the track the engineer and fireman were shot and killed all passengers were held at gunpoint and the mail car was entered and robbed this train robbery will remind old timers of the historic and dramatic train robbery on almost the same spot some 50 years ago it'll be exact 53 years ago January the 17th there is no indication as to the identification of today's bandits I want to send this wire to Mr. Adam Chase Esther arms hotel Washington yes darling have not heard from you worried I love you this early hello yes operator this is the party calling Washington yes I'm calling Mr. Adam Chase that's right at the Esther arms hotel oh you have a hotel hello what's that checked out two weeks ago oh no thank you just cancel the call to my diary April the 17th it has been three months and five days since I last saw Adam Chase he promised to ride immediately from Washington three months ago seems to have dropped out of the world I can't locate him any place I've just returned from ten days in Washington searching yes come in Adam I had to come back oh darling darling what's wrong tell me what's wrong you look so ill so thin I guess I shouldn't be here since you didn't want me didn't want you didn't want you oh my darling what makes you say anything like that I wrote you up about the invention I didn't get your letter I haven't heard a word from you I told you what happened that I was ruined darling that if you loved me you'd come to Washington and we'd make it some way I didn't get it Adam I tell you I didn't get that letter I waited you didn't answer you didn't come you didn't want to come darling will you listen to me I didn't get that letter what what's actually I didn't get that letter you didn't get it no no I waited and waited I wired you phoned well I just got back from looking from one end of Washington to another for you oh my darling my darling I was too late just 24 hours too late Adam someone else someone from California had just filed for the patents to the same invention oh sweetheart I was just a few hours too late oh but the invention isn't everything I wrote to you I told you what happened I asked you to come to Washington to marry me I'd have come in a minute and I thought now the thousands of things I thought don't think of them anymore I had to come back I couldn't live without you I had to come back to see you just once more I couldn't live without you Adam we'll be married promise me we'll be married right away right away darling yes right away June 20th Adam and I've been married two months today we're very happy somehow there's something more than just our love for one another that makes us so close to each other I can't explain what it is we've rented a large house an old one but it's adorable and we're planning to yes dear all right Adam back among the rafters well what in the world is it well it's an old male sack full of mail what yeah look look here these letters none of them have ever been opened by Adam dozens of letters all sealed all stamped and dated look looks actually postmarks they're all the same January 17 1889 but how in the world did they get here in this attic I don't know I wanted to run a radio aerial out on the roof and I had to crawl way back in the rafters it was hidden back there up near the roof evidently been there for years but how did it get there 53 years ago 1889 look at these letters addressed to people all over the country Everett Holton Detroit Jessica Young New York Paul Reimer Chicago Mr. Mrs. FC a holiday Grady Pennsylvania and look here's one address to President Benjamin Harrison from someone in Maine wait a minute Adam look this letter addressed to Miss Cecily drew of Youngstown what the return address Mr. Aaron Marshall my father he wrote this I know the handwriting Cecily drew was my mother's maiden name Adam yes Cecily drew and she lived in Youngstown my father your mother open it open it I said open it oh how right what is it it was my father listen my darling Cecily I have bad news I have just learned that someone else has filed for the patent rights to my invention by some queer trick of fate another inventor had the same idea as I only he has been fortunate enough to get his application for patents into the Bureau ahead of me I fear all my work has been in vain all my sacrifice useless I have nothing to offer you now my dear but my love if you still love me hurry here to marry me I shall surely never exist if you don't all my undying love he wrote that your father to my mother Adam the train robbery what I remember hearing about it on the radio the train your letter to me was on was robbed the mail was stolen and the same thing happened 53 years ago to your mother and my father only she believed he failed to come back to her and he died never knowing she hadn't read his letter and his letter has been here hidden all these long years your mother my father you have heard the letter from yesterday tonight's original tale of dark fantasy by Scott Bishop originating in the studios of WKY this is Tom Paxton reminding you to buy United States war bonds and stamps dark fantasy comes to you each Friday night from Oklahoma City this is the national broadcasting company