The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-07

ends. his sable hair was close-trimmei.
ana his ears were narrow. pointed AZ tho
ton and prominent Ife wore black mus
iaches. covering only half tho width OF hts
lin aud drawn into projecting needles on
each side. while a spiked black beard
adorned the middle Of his chin.
Tie smiled as he stepped confidently for
ward with a courty bow. hut u was
very dlscoucorting smile. because u more
than half resemhed a sheer. Ths uncom-
mon person ala not wait - be addressed.
Il have come to solve your problem.
he said. facing President Boon. who had
swung round on his pivoted chair.
The metal" exclaimed everybody In
a breath and with a unanimiW and eN-
citcmont which would have astonished
them II they had been spectators instead
az actors Of the scene. The tall stranger
bowed and smiled again;
Just co." he said. what do you think
OF it2''
1T Is beautiful"
Again tho reply came from every mouth
simultaneously. AMI again u the speak
crs could have been listeners they would
have wondered not only az their earnest
ntes. but a. their words. for why should
they Instantly and unanimously pronouueo
that beautiful which they had not even
seen? But every man knew he had seen
a. forsinstiuctlvcly their minds reverted
~ the card and recognized in Il the metal
referred 60. The mesmeric spoil seemed
once more TO fall upon the assembling
FOR the fnanciers noticed nothing remark
able IN the next act Of the stranger
which was 90 take chair uninvited, at
the table. and the moment ne sat down he
became the presiding officer as naturally
n he had just been elected 20 that post
They an waited for him 90 speak. and
when he opened MS mouth they listened
with breothless attention.
His words were Of the best English
but there was some peculiarly. which
they had already noticed. either IN his
voice or his manner OF cnunciation. which
struck ala OF che listeners as denoting a
foreigner. But none OF them could salts
factorily place him Neither the AmeTi-
cans. the Engllshmen, the Germans. the
Frenchmen. the Russians. the Austriaus.
the Italians. the Suaniar,is. che Turks.
the Japanscse or tho Chinese at the board.
could decide az 10 what race or nationali-
- the stranger belonged
This metal" he began. taking the
card from Mr. BOon's hand Il have
discovered and named. call u artemis-
lum.' can produce 70, IN the pure form
abundantly enough TO replace gold giving
II the same relative value that gold pos-
scssed when Il was the universal stand
ard"
A. Dr. syx spoke he snapped the card
with his thumb nail and II iuttered win
quiverlng hues like a humming bird how.
cring over flower. He seemed to await
q reply ana Pres Boon asked:
What guarantee can you give that the
supply would be adequate and continu-
ous?"
II will conduct committee Of this
congress to my mine IN the Rocky noun
taius. where. in anticipation OF che event.
I have accumulated enough refined ar
temisium 20 provide every civilized hand
With an amount OF coin equivalent 10 that
which u formerly held IN gold. can
there satisfy YOU Of my ability 20 main
tain the production
But. how do We know that this metal
Of yours will answer the purposeT
Try IT, was the iaconic reply.
There Is another difficulty" pursued
the president People will not accept
new metal IN place OF gold unless they
are convinced that II possesses equal In
trlnsic value. They must first become
familiar with II. aud q must be abund-
ant enough. and desirable enough. 20 h.
used sparingly IN the arts. Just as gold
was"
Il have provided for all that" SAID the
stranger. with one OF his disconce rtinR
smiles. II assure you that there will be
no trouble with tho people They will be
only too eager 10 get and TO use the metal
Let me show YOU"
lie stepped 90 the door and Immediately
returned with two black attendants bar
Ing large tray hlled with articles SHAPED
from the same metal as that OF which
the card was composed. The nnanciers
all jumped to their feet with exclama-
tons OF surprise and admiration. and
gathered around tho tray whose dazzling
contents lighted ur tho corner OF the
room where IL had been placed as IL the
moon were shining there.
There wee elegantly formed vases
adorned with artistic figures. embossed
and incised and glowing with delicate
eolors which shlmmered In tiny waves
with the slightest motion OF tho tray
cups. pins. finger rings. errinEs. watch
chains combs. studs. lockets. medals
most every article In the fabrication Of
vyhich precious metals have been employ
- we're 60 h. seen there IN profusion
ana all composed 81 the strange new met
ii which everybody on the spot declared
xas far more splendid than gold
DO YOU think 81 Will answer7" asked
Or syX
1--WE do" was the unanimous reply.