The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-25

Il 3 Il NfHs
foRTspha ana dcs-ripuons and, unless
there was 40 Intention 10 deceive IL di1
, NOT seem g.. ioie that e.. mietake could
bs- made 300 itsutne alton. There surely
never W4a another man who looked lu-t
like Dr svK Ard beside was - 40.
demonstrate that De must have persisted
IT, tne awful destruction ~ mis- mile
soon after came "A report that Or Stx
, lad been seen aFain. this time az Ekat-
: ernhure 30 The Trails Next he Wss sald
, 20 have paid Welt 10 BatanR IN the
mounta nous district Of Southwestern
China and finally. according 90 rumor.
, he was seen in Sicily a. Nicoiosi. among
the volcanic pimpies on the southern slope
~ Mt Etna.
Next followed Eomething Of more curl
ous ana even startling Interest.
chemist a. Budapest. whore the nrst ru-
mors % SyK's temperance had placed
the mysterious doctor. announced that be
could produce arternisium. and proved ~.
although he kept his process secret Hard
lv had the sensation caused by this news
nartially subsided when similar report
arrived from Ekatcrinburs then another
from BatanR. after that fourth from
Sicoosi
Nobodv could fail 70 notice the coinci-
ience: wherever the doctor-or was - his
Ehos, appeared. there. shortly after
ward. somebody discovered tho much
sought secret.
After this syxs apparitions rapidly in
creased by the announcement OF another
productive arteuisinrn mill. lie appeared
IN Germany. Italy. France England, ami
anaiiy at many places in the United
States
n ls the old Doctors revenge" said
Hall 20 me one day. trying 20 smile a.
though the matter was too serious 20 b.
taken humorosiely. Yes. 81 is his revenge.
and must admit that II is complete. The
price OF artemisium has fallen one-half
within SIX months All the efforts ~ have
made 20 hold back the food have proved
useiefs Tho secret itself Is becoming pub
,ir property We shall inevitably he over
vhslrosd with artemisium just as We were
with gold md the last condition Of the
ananola. world will be worse than the
Grst"
Nv friends gloomy prognosucations
came near being fulhlled 20 the letter
Ten thousand arteulisium mills shot their
e,herir RAYS upon the moon and an I'M
fortunate satellite metal ribs were strip
ned by atomic force. Some Of the great
white rays that had been ono q the tele-
s-opir wonders OF the lunar landscapes
dlsapncared. and the face or the moon
which had remained unchanged before ths
eyes Of the children Of Adam from me
beginning Of their race now looked as u
tbe blast OF a furnace had swept d. Al
rtght on the moonward side, the carth
as studded with brilliant spikes. all
pointed at the heart Of its child IN the
. sky -,.
But tho lootng Of the moon brought
disaster 70 the robber planet 30 mao
we're the efforts 20 get the precious Ihe''i
mat the surface OF our globe was iAlr}
3 1904 win H. productive nel1s were
la some cases. almost smothered uhdeI q
r metallic coating. the air was hlled WIN
% ! .h,ntns. dust until finally famine ana pes
2 ,.tence Joined hands with financial disas-
, Ter TO punish the grasping worin
! Then a. last, the various governments
trok effective measures 90 protect 'h''"
s.lves and their people Another coinnineo
90, rest,ited in an international agree
= r,ent whereby the production or the ptt
p -io,s moon metal was once more rislaN
j. ,,,roilea hut the existence Of a monoP
I ,ty such as Or Syx had so long enJoyen
"a 4, the enjoyment ~ which AnnIe"
, IAN had Tor a brief period succeeaeo h'1'
. vas henceforth rendered imposS'o'e'
xIV-The Last of ar. syn.
n Many years after the events iast re.
: ,crded sat al the close OF p''l''i,',
autumn day side By s'oe W. w
e,f.,a Andrew Han. on broad. VINE
-, ,,azza which faced the east
,.here tbe fuii moon was Just rsing above
| ,bc rim OF the Sierra and replacing IN"
roav counter glow OF sunset Win Jus ~
very radiance The sight was chlcu.ai 81
20 carry the minds Of roth back 20 lne
,,,..r,s ~ former years Hut noticed that
ian quickly changed the position Of his
.hair ana sat down again with his back
/ "a the rising moon. He had managed %
s,ve some millions from tho wreck o.
ME vast fortune when artemisum starteh
10 20 10 the dogs. ana ] was now paying
nm ons OF my annual visits az his pala-
tlai home IN California.
Ibid ] ever seh sou Of my last trip 20
he Teton" he asked. as continued 20
raze contcmplativeiy at tho broad lunar
disk which slowly detached Itself from
the horizon and began TO swim ia the clear
evening sky.
No" ! replied. but should like to
hear about g."
Indeed, did no suppose that you
ever saw him after that conference m
your min when De had 20 surrender half
Of the world 60 YOU
once only I saw him again" said
Halt with a peculiar intonauon.
Pray so ahead. and tell me the whole
story "
NJ friend lighted fresh cigar. tipped
his chair into a more comfortable posi-
ton and began
"ft was about seven years ago. ! had
! long feis an unconquerable desire 20 have
another hook a. the Teton and tho scenes
amid which so many strange events iu
my life had occurred ] thought Of send
ing for YOU 20 80 with me. but I knew
YOU were abroad much Of your time. and
could not De- certain % catching YOU
Finally J decided 20 go alone ] travelled
on horseback ny way % The Snake river
canyon. and arrived early one morning To-
Jackson hole can cell YOU 81 was .
gloomy place as barren and deserted as
some Of those Arabian wadlcs that YOU
have been describing to me. The railroad
4 mad hong ago been abandoned and the
e site 81 tho military camp could scarcely
D. be- recognized An immense cavity With
~ ragged waits showed where DR. syx'.
g. mill used TO send up It's plume 81 black
he smoke
w "As ! stared M the gaunt form n he
Teton whose bectling prceinices had b,ru
" smashed and split hy the great explosion
/ was seized with a rcsistlc-s lrnpuiec "a
~ climb o. thought ! should like to pee,
p on again from that pinnacle which bad
y, once formed so fateful wutch tower for
y me Turning my horse loose 70 grazs
Z iu the grassy river bottom. ana carrying
= my rope tethcr along as = pdssibl. ali
in climbing ! set out Tor he ascent
81 knew I could not get up the precIplcos
no on the eastern side which We were abb
~ TO master with the aid ~ our halo n