Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1907-01-18

Why he queried, have I moi
been informed OF this before?"
The courtier quailed and muir
INJURED, Because, oh. Light Of the
Light of the World, 1t was feared that
some word would reach the enemy
These men were found torn and
bleeding, one wounded by a rife ball,
and both near starvation, within our
lines, some miles from the enemy's
works. They are engineers, had
quarreled with their superiors. were
arrested and escaped, bearing plans
OF the enemy's first and second lines
of Notifications The plans were
checked and agreed with our informa-
ton, SO the men we're sent here with
all dispatch, for they would explain
nothing save to your highness." The
courtier bowed deeply.
Bring them in. l would look upon
them" The prime minister seemed
appeased. Once more the courtier
bowed deeply, then left the room.
Soon, surrounded by several sol
diers, but unbound and walking, the
two men were brought in. The gilt
ter in Lo Toon's eyes was more
needle-like than before.
Why" he asked them, and paused,
smiling the while, then repeated,
why did you bring us these plans?"
The two men dropped their heads
"Why?' he again repeated, and
then, in higher key and standing
close before them, Answer me Or
The older man, pale-faced and bare
of brow, with arm tied in a sling.
looked up and, signing deeply, muir
INJURED but little louder than a whis-
per, Because we loved our country"
Lo Toon turned to reseat himself,
then hesitated. Take them away"
he said, and to closer attendant,
Some tea, some tea, slave; quickly!
quickly Suddenly he fell into his
throne, thence to the floor, grasping
the while his forehead and his eyes
And so the plague commenced
Right and left men died, and the
women and the children. Along the
water courses they were piled high,
like slaik sheep in wild end eavor tc
once upon their very tracks without
moan. and some lived on and on and |
on, muttering, laughing, shrieking |
cursing, until at length death came
Those still alive fed north to the 81
berian steppes and spread the pesti
lence there, or south to India and the
fisheries at the neither pole, and
ward over oceans and spead the pes
thence there. The sky at noon was
darkened by the fight of vultures-
the land was given to the wolf and
iackal. Every dim outpost, every
wild retreat was searched by this
fierce death blight and wilted by it's
awful might. Then, when every hu.
nan fragment had disappeared, the
wolves and vultures and jackals rent
Ind ate each other, till scarce were
here enough to waken with their
fowls the trembling ebon night.
1t was again twilight, and in the
red room of the Capital club. The
Professor, pale-faced and bare of
row, sat reading intently book be-
ore him. The secretary entered.
Tell me, professor" he COM {
nenced, and the professor looked
ravely up, keeping his place in the ,
ook with his index finger, tell me
ow you did It,"
Why he calmly replied, 81 mere S
: carried in my mouth capsule con-
aiming sort of microbe culture ,
hich we had been developing here
the Jonesonian institute. and blew
lem in the face of the prime minis
n. They attack vigorously rice-eat-
g races, you know. Others are 0
ractically immune. That was ALL" .
The secretary watched the profess
,r, as he pored more closely over his
me in the dimming light. then slow
turned away. muttering as he did =
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