The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Religion
The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940
Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction; Science fiction
Mr. Kennelworth told Robert that he would call him on the 'phone about
8 o'clock that night and let him know if any word had been received
from Marie or if news was received sooner, he would call immediately,
but at any rate would call at 8 o'clock. Mr. Kennelworth praised Robert
and told him not to lose hope but take a philosophical view of the
matter. He felt sure that no harm had come to Marie, for had there
been any accident it certainly would have been discovered by this time
by the railway company. The fact that Marie's baggage had disappeared
was convincing evidence to him that in some way, at some station during
the night, she had left the train and had probably concealed herself
and was waiting to return on another train, later. He believed before
the day was over they would have some good news in regard to Marie, and
advised Robert to get busy and go right ahead with his trading in the
market and continue to make money, as he was sure that everything was
going to come out all right.
After Robert received this telephone message he was more hopeful.
He secured a morning newspaper and found the headlines filled with
Lindbergh. Read about the preparations for Captain Lindbergh's return
to Washington and New York and the plans for his reception. Of course,
Robert had looked forward to being there at that time and have Marie
with him as his wife. He had been looking forward to the day when his
own dream would be realized and he would build one of the greatest
airships of the age.
Returning to his room, he fell upon his knees and breathed a prayer; a
prayer that only a man whose heart is filled with love for a good woman
can pray. He prayed to the Universal Power that created the Universe,
the master of land and sea, who rides on the winds and walks upon the
water, to whom all power was given over heaven and earth. Prayed for
strength and for guidance to do only that which was right and that the
good God of the Universe would return Marie to him in safety. Prayed
not only for himself, or the strength to come to him, but for Marie,
for her happiness, for her safety. It was an unselfish prayer; the kind
of a prayer that a mother prays when her child is lost, when she thinks
nothing of herself but only of the child that she loves.
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