Subject: Lawrence Eliminate everything you owe with out sending another dime

From: "Dale" <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:15:32 -0500

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From:  "Dale" <[email-masked]> 
To: "Adrienne" <[email-masked]> 
Sent: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:15:32 -0500
Subject: Nicholas Eradicate all you are indebted for without mailing another cent

The gentleman sighed and resumed his magazine, in which he became much absorbed
Rob put on the Character Marking Spectacles and looked at him
The letters E, W and C were plainly visible upon the composed, respectable looking brow of his companion
Evil, wise and cruel, reflected Rob, as he restored the spectacles to his pocket
How easily such a man could impose upon people
To look at him one would think that butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. He decided to part company with this chance acquaintance and, rising from his seat, strolled leisurely up the walk
A moment later, on looking back, he discovered that the old gentleman had disappeared
He walked down State Street to the river and back again, amused by the activity displayed in this busy section of the city
But the time he had allowed himself in Chicago had now expired, so he began looking around for some high building from the roof of which he could depart unnoticed
This was not at all difficult, and selecting one of many stores he ascended by an elevator to the top floor and from there mounted an iron stairway leading to the flat roof
As he climbed this stairway he found himself followed by a pleasant looking young man, who also seemed desirous of viewing the city from the roof
Annoyed at the inopportune intrusion, Rob's first thought was to go back to the street and try another building; but, upon reflecting that the young man was not likely to remain long and he would soon be alone, he decided to wait
So he walked to the edge of the roof and appeared to be interested in the scenery spread out below him
Fine view from here, ain't it? said the young man, coming up to him and placing his hand carelessly upon the boy's shoulder
It is, indeed, replied Rob, leaning over the edge to look into the street
As he spoke he felt himself gently but firmly pushed from behind and, losing his balance, he plunged headforemost from the roof and whirled through the intervening space toward the sidewalk far below
Terrified though he was by the sudden disaster, the boy had still wit enough remaining to reach out his right hand and move the indicator of the machine upon his left wrist to the zero mark
Immediately he paused in his fearful flight and presently came to a stop at a distance of less than fifteen feet from the flagstones which had threatened to crush out his life
As he stared downward, trying to recover his self-possession, he saw the old gentleman he had met on the Lake Front standing just below and looking at him with a half frightened, half curious expression in his eyes
At once Rob saw through the whole plot to kill him and thus secure possession of his electrical devices
The young man upon the roof who had attempted to push him to his death was a confederate of the innocent appearing old gentleman, it seemed, and the latter had calmly awaited his fall to the pavement to seize the coveted treasures from his dead body
It was an awful idea, and Rob was more frightened than he had ever been before in his life--or ever has been since
But now the shouts of a vast concourse of amazed spectators reached the boy's ears
He remembered that he was suspended in mid-air over the crowded street of a great city, while thousands of wondering eyes were fixed upon him
So he quickly set the indicator to the word up, and mounted sky-ward until the watchers below could scarcely see him
They he fled away into the east, even yet shuddering with the horror of his recent escape from death and filled with disgust at the knowledge that there were people who held human life so lightly that they were willing to destroy it to further their own selfish ends
And the Demon wants such people as these to possess his electrical devices, which are as powerful to accomplish evil when in wrong hands as they are good. thought the boy, resentfully
This would be a fine world if Electric Tubes and Records of Events and Traveling Machines could be acquired by selfish and unprincipled persons. So unnerved was Rob by his recent experiences that he determined to make no more stops
However, he alighted at nightfall in the country, and slept upon the sweet hay in a farmer's barn
But, early the next morning, before any one else was astir, he resumed his journey, and at precisely ten o'clock of this day, which was Saturday, he completed his flying trip around the world by alighting unobserved upon the well-trimmed lawn of his own home
19
Rob Makes a Resolution When Rob opened the front door he came face to face with Nell, who gave an exclamation of joy and threw herself into his arms
Oh, Rob. she cried, I'm so glad you've come
We have all been dreadfully worried about you, and mother-- Well, what about mother? inquired the boy, anxiously, as she paused
She's been very ill, Rob; and the doctor said to-day that unless we heard from you soon he would not be able to save her life
The uncertainty about you is killing her
Rob stood stock still, all the eager joy of his return frozen into horror at the thought that he had caused his dear mother so much suffering
Where is she, Nell? he asked, brokenly