Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-30

The Murder.

took no chances, but began at once to
shout as soon as I saw the men had no.
ticed his coming. 1t was impossible for me
TO tell whether not DIR. Schermerhorn
heard me. If he did, he misunderstood my
intention. for he continued painfully to ad-
vance. The only result 1 gained was to
get myself well gagged with my own
pocket handkerchief, and thrown in a hol-
low between the dunes. Thence 1 could
hear Handy Solomon speaking ferceiy and
rapidly. saIyAN
Now you let me run this he command
ed. we got to find out somethin'. 1t ain t
no good to us without We knows-and we
want TO find out how he's got the rest hid
They asSented
I'm goin' out to help him carry her in,
announced the seaman.
long pause ensued in which l watched
the deep canopy of red-black thicken over
head. strange and unearthly light had
fallen on the world. and the air was quite
sti!L After a while l heard Handy Solo
mon and DIR. SChermerhorn join the group.
There you are, perfessor" cried Handy
solomon, in tones of the greatest heartness.
III put her right there. and she'll be as
safe as baby at home. She's heavy.
though"
Dr. Schermerhorn laughed a pleased and
excited laugh l could tell by the tone of
ais voice that he was strung high, and
guessed that his triumph needed an au-
dience
You may say so wellr' he said. 1T iss
heafy; and It ISIS heafy with the world de
sire. the great substance than can do effery-
thing. Where ISIS Percy?'
He's gone aboard.
We must embark. The time is joost
right. day sooner and the experiment
would haf been spoilt; but now"-he laugh
e1-'let the island sink, we do not care
We must embark hastily"
1t II take man long time to carry down
all your things, perfessor.''
oh led them 10,
retty swallowed them oop. The lava iss by
now foot deep in the valley. Before long
1t flows here 50 We must embark
But you've lost all them VALUABLE
things perfessor.' said Handy Solomon.
Now, | call that hard luck"
DF. Schermerhorn snapped his fingers.
They do not amoundt to that he cried
Here, here, in this leetle box ISIS all the
treasure! Here ISIS the labor of ten wears,
Here ISIS the Laughing Lass and the crew
and all the equipmendt comprised. Here ISIS
the world"
I m plain seaman. professor. and I
suppose | got to believe you; but she's a
main small box for all that"
with that small box you can hat all
your wishes asserted the professor. still in
the German lyric strain over his triumph
III ISIS the box of entertainments You hat
but 10 VIII the change you would hat taig
p.are-it ISIS done; The substance of the
rocks. the molecule-alH
Gould man make diamonds?" asked
Pu!z abruptly. l could hear the sharp in
take of the mems breathing they hung on
the reply.
Much more wonderful changes than that
II can accomplish" replied the doctor, with
an iadulgent laugh. That change ISIS sim
pie Carbon ISIS coal; carbon ISIS diamond
You see? One has but to change the form
not the substance"
Then it'll change coal to diamonds? %
asked Handy Solomon.
Yes. you gather my meanings-"
l heard a sharp squeak like terrified
mouse. Then a long, dreadful silence: then
two duh. heavy blows. spaced with delibera-
tion. moment later / caught glimpse
of Handy Solomon bent forward to the la
Dor OF dragging a body toward the sea, his
steel claw hooked under the angle OF the
jaw as a man handles a fish. Pulz came
and threw off my bonds and gag
Come alongr' said he
All kept looking fearfully toward the ar