The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-12-12

was unexpected to us. although it should
not have been So Several of the electric
ships had been lowering above us DUR
ing the fight, thoir commanders being
apparently uncertain how to act fear
full perhaps of injuring US in the at
tempt to smite our enemy.
But now the situation apparently
lightened for them. They saw that we
were at an immense disadvantage and
several of them Immediately turned
their batteries upon the car of the Mar
tians
They riddled it far more quickly and
effectively than we could have done.
Every stroke of the vibratory emanation
made a gap in the side of the car and
we could perceive from the oommotion
within that our enemies were being
rapidly massacred in their fertilization.
So overwhelming were the force and
the advantage of the ships that in lit
tie while it was all over. Mr.. Edison
signaled them to stop firing because it
was plain that all resistance had ceased
and probably not one of the Martians
remained alive.
We now approached the car, which
had been transported in every direc-
ton and whose remaining portions
were glowing with heat in consequence
of the spreading of the atomic vibra-
tions. Immediately we discovered that
all our anticipations were correct and
that all of our enemies bad persisted.
The effect of the disintegrators upon
them had been awful-too repulsive,
indeed, to be described in detail. Some
of the bodies had evidently entirely
vanished, only certain metal articles
which they had worn remaining, as in
the case of the first Marian killed, to
indicate that such beings had ever exist
ed. The nature of the metal composing
these articles was unknown to us. Evil
IDENTIFY its vibratory rhythm did not cor
respond with any included in the ordi-
nary range of the disintegrators.
Some of the giants had been only
partially destroyed, the vibratory cur
rent having grazed them in such a
manner that the SCATTERING fluctuations
had not acted upon the entire body.
One thing that lends peculiar hor-
ror to terrestrial battlefield was alb
bratory energy not only completely de-
stroyed whatever it fell upon, but it
scared the veins and arteries of the dis
membered bodies SO that there was no
sanguinary exhibition connected with
it's murderous work.
All this time the shackled Marian
had lain on his back where we had left
him bound. What his feelings must
have been may be imagined. At times
caught glimpse of his eyes, wildly
rolling and exhibiting, when he saw
that the victory was in our hands, the
first indications of fear and terror shak-
ing his soul that had yet appeared
"That fellow is afraid at last" l said
to Mr.. Edison.
"Well, l should think he ought to
be afraid" was the reply.
$50 he ought, but if am not mis-
taken this fear of his may be the begin
ming of new discovery for u.s. -
"How so?" asked Mr.. Edison.
SIN this way: When once he fears
our power and peroeives that there
would be no hope of contending against
us, even if he were at liberty, he will
respect US. This change in his mental
attitude may tend to make him COM
municative. do not see why we should
despair of learning his language from
him, and having done that he will
serve as our guide and interpreter and
will be of incalculable advantage to us
when we have arrived at Mars. ="
"Capital, capitall' said Mr.. Edison.
eve must concentrate the linguistic
genius of our company upon that prob
lem at onoe.''
Continued Next Week.