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[[Dagny Taggart]] of the [[Taggart Transcontinental Railroad]] contacted him at the recommendation of his old mentor, [[Robert Stadler]]. She described to him the ruined prototype of an electrostatic motor, the first practical example of such a device ever built, and the incomplete notes that she had found with it. Daniels was very enthusiastic about working on such a project and asked to see the prototype immediately.

[[Dagny Taggart]] of the [[Taggart Transcontinental Railroad]] contacted him at the recommendation of his old mentor, [[Robert Stadler]]. She described to him the ruined prototype of an electrostatic motor, the first practical example of such a device ever built, and the incomplete notes that she had found with it. Daniels was very enthusiastic about working on such a project and asked to see the prototype immediately.

When Daniels received the prototype, he agreed with Miss Taggart that someone had stripped it of certain key parts. He recognized the collecting coil, as Dagny had, but recognized that, as it was, the motor would not run. Dagny paid him handsomely to attempt to reconstruct the missing parts and reassemble the motor.

When Daniels examined the prototype, he agreed with Miss Taggart that someone had stripped it of certain key parts. He recognized the collecting coil, as Dagny had, but recognized that, as it was, the motor would not run. Dagny paid him handsomely to attempt to reconstruct the missing parts and reassemble the motor.

Time and events (chiefly [[Directive 10-289]]) would change his mind. He became so disgusted with the political situation in the [[United States]] that he begged Miss Taggart to cease to remunerate him, because he did not wish to have any [[tax]] liability. This was probably the most unusual [[income tax]] protest ever conducted.

Time and events (chiefly [[Directive 10-289]]) would change his mind. He became so disgusted with the political situation in the [[United States]] that he wrote Miss Taggart to inform him that he was quitting. Miss Taggart reached him at the now-defunct [[Utah]] Institute of Technology in Afton, UT, and begged him to stay put until she could talk to him personally. Reluctantly, he promised to wait. In the excitement that followed a few days later, he would forget this promise. He would live to regret that lapse of honor, for it nearly got a person killed.

== John Galt ==

== John Galt ==