
CHAPTER I FATHER AND DAUGHTER
CHAPTER II A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL
CHAPTER III DR. PAUL CROSSETT
CHAPTER IV BROUGHT TO LIFE
CHAPTER V A LOVER'S QUARREL
CHAPTER VI IN THE SWIM
CHAPTER VII DANCE HALL GLITTER
CHAPTER VIII LOLA TELLS FALSEHOODS
CHAPTER IX THE DIAMOND NECKLACE
CHAPTER X MARIA ACCUSED
In a sun‑dappled room that feels more like a quiet chapel than a city flat, an aging inventor stirs from a contented sleep to the soft murmur of his daughter Lola and the bustling presence of Maria, the household’s practical young maid. Lola, delicate and bright‑spirited, mirrors her father’s scholarly curiosity while Maria’s rugged hands speak of hard labor and a scarred past. Their morning rituals of lamps, ticking clocks, and a half‑finished electric contraption set a scene that hums with both domestic warmth and the restless promise of invention.
As the day unfolds, the father’s confidence in a mysterious apparatus fuels hopeful banter, and Lola’s affectionate encouragement hints at a family bound by optimism and unspoken responsibilities. Maria’s cautious warnings reveal a tension between tradition and the allure of modern technology, suggesting that the upcoming experiment may test more than just scientific theory. Listeners will be drawn into this intimate portrait of a household where love, ambition, and the clatter of a bustling city converge, awaiting the outcome of a daring breakthrough.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (319K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Barbara Tozier, Brian Kerr, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-12-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1874–1956
A hugely productive American playwright, he helped shape popular theater in the early 20th century and won the Pulitzer Prize for Icebound. His career stretched from melodrama and comedy into radio and film, making him one of the busiest writers of his era.
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