The Detroit times., 1908-06-03
1.-THE 5NAN WHO STOLE THE EAR1H
By ". HOLT WHITE.

mense to hide the view beyond. Thus.
though the outer rim OF this circle OF
mountains has been scaled, NO one
| knows what is contained within, but
/ there is u tradition that there lies In
the circle OF these hills wide and
pleasant valley peopled by dwarfs
Now. all legends grow with time
and SO | suppose We may cut out the
dwarfs. But geographically my IA
Their declares there Is no reason why
there should not be fertile II wild
valley within these hills. He for his
part believes that there certainly Is
We'll, am going 10 see. AS soon
as the new airship is constructed /
shall make bee line for the Ring OF
Nissa, and IL the valley is there, well
and good; We shall have an unassall'
able fortress which we can hold
against the world II We are only !
handful.
There We shall be able 10 repair
and reht. and even DO further build
/ ing or supplies there need be no
anxiety. The explosive which | pro
/ pose 10 use is a simple one TO manu-
/ facture and quite understood by Lang
| ley. He was working the formula out
this morning. Therefore, with the
airship and such an explosive. We are
complete masters or the situation
We have only 10 hang over the head
OF city TO take II"
Arbut.not had listened TO this long
recital with his face aglow. The
audacity OF the thing appealed 10 him
immensely. and his faith In Strong
was complete. langley's face on the
other hand, had grown somewhat pal
err than usual. and his heart failed
him little at the thought OF the
colossal undertaking upon which they
were about TO embark.
Bellingham was without fear. but
certainly not without surprise. He
was so completely lost in wonderment
I that even his precious eyeglasses had
fallen from its accustomed hold.
Cad Strong" said he. holding out
his hand you are wonderful. simply
wonderful"
Strong laughed easily, and took the
proffered hand.
mo. my dear chap he said. the
wonderful part OF this business does
not rest with me. Langley's the man
we have 10 thank for It. Langley Is
the man who invented the ship. and
Langley is the man who, | may now
inform you. has made two other dis
coveries which make all our modern
scientists look absolute fools
This modest and retiring young
friend OF ours" he said. leaning an
affectionate hand on Langley's shout
der. rs the greatest scientific genius
OF modern times"
mo. no." protested Langley. that is
not true. | have invented nothing
new; have simply improved on what
other people have done"
Modest now, as always, you see.
said Strong, laughing. And now TO
reveal the great secrets which Langley
and | have been hugging TO ourselves
for the past three months. First.
Langley has mastered the thing after
which every electrician has been striv-
ing for the past decade; he has discov'
cred the storage OF electricity"
Arbuthnot. now almost crazed with
excitement. rose from his seat and
u thumped Langley on the back until
Langley coughed and edged away.
But there Is more TO come" said
Strong, "and something almost as won
derful He has improved on the pres
ent wireless Geographic system until
he has produced an apparatus which
will transmit and receive messages
for distance OF 400 miles, and yet