Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-23
A hand fell upon his shoulder.

eagerly at the speaker.
1t was tall, thin man, dressed IN
black He had a pale, severe face, ana
light. hard eyes. His moustache and
hair were black as ink, and MS express
sion was resOlute and cold.
The service must be done fasting,
continued the stranger But DO not
lock so cast down. Il VIII be brlei, and
YOU will feel nothing while engaged upon
it. Meat, wine and clothing for an hour $
use of your clairyoyanJ faculty, and be-
yond that money to START you in way 20
live. Come or say
The stranger started TO go. The des-
pera,e man in the doorway mace an
effort TO follow
Not so fast" ne cried. and the strang-
er paused and gave MIN his arm.
you seem 10 be very weak remark
ed the latter with an appearance Of salts
faction.
Luc.en.
saturday,
well. since Wednesday have not
eaten, and then only"
Coed! No. meat, then, hope?"
mo. Only a roll and some tea.
Better. When id YOU last eat
meat?"
Il cannot remember"
Best of all"
IN few minutes the two boarCed
cable car. Lucen did not know
whether the locality in which they
aHghted was AT the Mission, at the
beach or in the middle of the CITY. Inc
stranger led him few blocks and
halted before a dark, tall building on
a corner, entered a narrow door by
means of a key, and proceeded to as
ce1d the stairs. Lucien followed him
M. more than Cnce compelled by weak
ness TO sit down for q rest, While MS
companion waited impauently. The
place appeared deserted save for them
selves. silent but for the sound OF their
footsteps, and it was so dark tnty mad
20 ice. their way. They reached the
top floor at last, ana the stranger led
his companion into q room dim.y III
with gas, and shut the door.
The room frontej the east and had an
MnSaahsj window reaching from the
floor 10 The middle of the ceiling, COM
handing me heavens from horizon TO
zenith. In from, OF this window was
mounted q small telescope. which was
converted INFO peculiar instrument by
go ,,iooo IT, .,,~ho ,,.as annaran5-
", ~ conner, Covered win class. ~
e}ec,,fc5j annaratus occ1D.ed a shelf on
he right Of the WINDOW. and seven
wires extending from this pierced in
eems-cir,le The uTyDer side of the globe.
The arr2rren-rt of the wires in the
interior WAS. of course. invisible. but
rb.cl, wire emerged from an aperture in
tb.1 o,..,,, side cf he giobe extended few
i7cbas ~ @ s-ratpt- line and was then
unveiled Us seven strands were
eacn about six inches in length. and
uera orrangtd i'm q sor- Of claW-slaped
cluster the fips poinring downward and
each e1c9sed IN a small reddish Opaque
bp-b
The stranger removed the globe care
fnlf,, ,di,,.red the -a'esc,na 10 hear M
~, so~,5, te~resti;al obfec+ and ser in
motiojn q mechanical contrivance in
te-Ged N maintain bv a clock work
,,ovnment the focus of The instrument.
Then after replecing the globe. he man
inulsted for an instant the electrical ap-
p8r8tus. and by a series Of springs closed
The window g.lerure with Outside shut
.ers of wooj thar were so constructed
as 10 leave p III for The path Of the tele-
scene. Then be turned out the gas.
Ear @ moment the room was entirely
d9-l, Then 9bou- the claw of wire
srn~sre.I g., Iigf.r so Inn as TO he scarcely
visible Si9ytv very slowly. this
L~fgbtgned seven red nofuts were seen
o. ,,a,.i,a l.l,a stars Of the thirteenth
7n5crjr,,zs g~sdu9.v explnd.ag till
-bev ressmb..I ,5a frs. Brighter and
IN eb er became .6- u.at. Iae points
glove. like sDors If fac.
"Tb,t tgl- is III. ,ah- of Mars" said
tho stranger ~N0X. h IS no. my inten-
tior p, er.er INTO long explanations.
which ..ir.,r,s.anc. do uc- require. j.
,,.;,I nee. n .g, III. 3 p. nv c1nvfc-
~. t.. .r-s.,-. is. 4rff ,-...h contains
tls essences Of -t... thing, ina. have
hon s.aene3 i'm Is. INVESTIGATION has
-arOar m' frsl fr.. lis rla primitive
r,ys direr In -bt.r ser,es lf .um-uo. .-y
aud their -amDer.lIre. sd do they 3D.
.ra.r mower o.. absorbing tre principles
of Those th.nes vaca do H.- absorb
them. The red ray possesses ,his quail
i,y in tha highest degree. me s.-a
pIep2nlelanc- M l--7 I-l -i '''' i---
o. Mars directed me .1 .-- ..".I' "' "''
study of ,hat p.8-s-. nave manage
% isolate the red ray I'D hl- I-Al a-.-
also % concentrate J.. 'o sutA d degree
chat 80 is 10 c.-l-' 'S 'A. Va any l'"--