The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-01-03
CHAPTER xxv-continued.

It came back summoned out of the
past by a supreme magic-the supreme
magic of love,
The girl who loved him was kissing
him, he was with her at last, and all
was well.
1T is a grave thing and much con-
sidered to be-" said Herr Schmoulder.
1t was late at night.
They had taken Wilson Guest to the
hospital, where the doctors were hold
ing him down as he shrieked and
died in delirium tremens.
Lord Malyin, Sir Harold Oliver, and
the other scientists were gathered to-
gether in the laboratory. that recent
theater of such terrible events.
1T Is a very grave thing, indeed,
Herr Schmoulder," Lord Malvin an
swered. "but l have not ventured to
propose it without a consultation in
the highest quarters. Mr.. Decies will
be here at any moment, and then upon
his decision we shall act. He has been
to Q the king"
The distinguished men waited there,
silent and uneasy. All round them
stood the marvellous instruments by
which the late Sir William Gouldes-
brough had obtained a triumph un-
known before in the history Of the
world.
The yellow radiance of the electric
light poured down upon the cleaning
mahogany, brass. %vulcanite, and steel.
On the opposite wall was the great
white screen-just an ordinary stretch
OF prepared canvas upon steel rollers,
q dead, senseless thing. and no more
than that. Yet, as the least imagin-
alive of them there CHANGED to turn his
head and see that great white sheet,
he shuddered to think of the long
agony 1t had pictured. while the two
monsters had sat and taken their
amusement from 1t as a man takes a
glass of wine.
There was a rap upon the principal
door. Of the laboratory. Lord Malvin
STROBE across and opened 1t. The but
Ter stood there with a gentleman in
evening dress. It was Mr.. Decies, the
home secretary.
He shook Lord Malvin by the hand
and his face was very troubled.
"You are quite right, my lord" he
said. II may say that his majesty is
ct one with you and with me in this
matter"
Thea Lord Malvin turned round to
the other gentlemen. "Come, my
~brethren." he said. in q sad voice
~come and let is do what we have to
do. The bishop Of East London was
wiser than any Of us when he said
that God would never allow this thing
to continue: and he was right"
Lord Nalvin turned to the frightened
servant. Go into the Kitchen" he
sald, Tor send one of the other men,
and fetch q large hammer-such a
hammer as you use for breaking up
coal."
In q minute or two the butler re-
turned, and handed a formidable i'm
plement. with a wedge-shaped iron
head. on q long ash shank. to Lord
NM11n.
The home secretary stood by, and
the great men Of science clustered
shout him. watching Lord Malvin's
actions.
The peer went to the silent, soulless
machines. which had been the medi-
ums thsoueh which such wonder and
teErpr had passed, and, raising the
hammer about mis- head, he destroyed
each severally. with q sort of
ritual, a. some priest carries out the
ritual Of his faith.
This old man. whose name and per-
s0naaity stood 80 high, so supreme in
deed. In the modern world, was like an
ancient. prophet Of the Lord, who, fired
with holy zeal, strobe down the pagan
avenues of the ancient world and tore
and beat the false idols from their
pedest&ls.
It was done-over. The politician
shook hands with Lord Malvin and re-
Sumed his dry, official manner, per-
haps q little ashamed or frightened at
the emotion which he had displayed.
.Qo6d-by. Lord Malvin," he said:
''thls terrible business is now rel I
31v0 ~ I0tuTu W Iu0 puldCc W Jcll
his majesty that this-this uncanny
invention II destroyed. Good night,
good night"
Then a tall man with a pointed beard
c4me into the laboratory. saluting the
home secretary as he was leaving with
several OF the other scientists who had
Witnessed the whole thing from first to
last and now felt that they must go
home.
The man with the beard was the Of
dcer who had been sent from Scotland
Yard.
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