The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-27
(Continued from last Issuc.)

\ ing his play OF colors, and then at The
girl who with equal self-possession
and GOODNESS manipulated the strange
currents beneath her hands. They
were animated as by one mind. throw
| ing their levers and switches 70 and
fro at identlcally the same moment
without looking at each other. and the
click OF the closing currents came in
unison. Not until then did they step
back from their stations and inter.
change what seemed TO the admiral
mutual glsnces OF congratulation.
THAT assistant OF mine is a won.
| der," was all the old man said as he
came over. dragged a stool up beside
that on which the Officer sat and slee-
fully rubbed his hands together. She
thinks more clearly than I do"
Brockton, who had been tense as a
violin string and had almost forgotten
TO breathe. drew a long breath and
looked Ut the girl, who had been lean.
| Ing against the wall as though ex.
hausted. but was now watching the
slowly cooling metal. He would have
asked questions; but the inventor
turned 10 him and with an air Of
triumph said:
IL wish you would invite all those
Who were here when we made the first
test. Then you will have the explana-
ton unless | am again mistaken"
The admiral obeyed, and even as the
cooling sprays were sitting over the
great pieces OF metal they came troop
ing in from the work which they had
resumed. There were men from the
draughting rooms with pencils behind
their ears. engineers from the outside
with shirt sleeves rolled up and for
gotten diagrams under their arms. and
one man came from the laboratory alb
sentmindedly carrying a test tube.
balancing II so that he might spill
none Of the liquid which 1t contained.
Norma was now resting calmly against
one OF the huge dead machines.
In tone Of unusual gravity Rob
erts addressed them Boys" he be.
gan-they were all boys to him-"you
have Witnessed the accidental diseov
cry, ! believe. OF the most powerful
force the world has ever known. You
ave been fortunate. In more than
years Of life |. who have spent the
!me in strange studies and stranger
cork. have had no privilege so great
Ecu have all been kind to my daugh-
er and TO me. and | am glad you are
ere now He paused for a moment
saoft,o tsrffA fpfrncprrffva ayaa all the
great events Of his life. Then, recall
g himself from this review. he turned
20 jenkins as a kindred spirit. and 10
| boyish officer who stood near al
iand.
You two" he said. indicating them
yith his hand. may have the honor OF
licking up those plates"
There was an instant Of breathless
establishment jenkins was the first to
recover. and unhesitstingly walked
forward The younger man drew
back as though he had received an
order from an insane man consigning
him to inglorious death. The voice Of
he admiral put an end TO the wait.
Go ahead" he said quietly. Those
plates may weigh tons: but II DR. Rob
erts tells you to pick them up. you
90 and try It,"
With the absolute precision or train
ing the officers heels came together
and his hand TO his cap in quick sa-
lutte. He strobe to the plates. and
stood opposite Jenkins. while the spec
tators craned forward. Specializing as
TO what freak OF madness was to be
demonstrated. jenkins, grave and un-
questioning. looked across at his COM
panion nodded to him, and together
they stopped and caught a handhold.
Together they gathered their muscles
as II for some prodigious exercise OF
strength, and simultaneously strained
upward
To the amazement OF those. within
the room the great masses OF metal
came up with such ease that they were
lifted breast high without perceptible
effort
Higher. biEher," called the old in.
ventor. sprihAing toward them and
gesturing With his hands. The plates
lDnt hiilll AuCN Nflt htih WIN
tips, and GREATNESS suspense en-
chained the spectators.
Now stand from under! Let go OF
them. Let go OF them," yelled Rob
erts. dancing up and down in excite
ment: bur the men still held on as IL
rendered powerless by establishment.
Stand from UNDER" commanded
the admiral; and discipline again mas
tering them they obeyed. springing
back in the apprehension that the two
immense plates might by some NEGRO
NANCY come crashing down and disap-
pear through the floor With some
thing almost like a sob, so great had
been his mental strain, Jenkins stood
trsnsfxed. The admiral gave a gasp,
and with one hand poised In the air
stood like statue. A hammer fell
from the hand OF one OF the engineers
standing behind, and the man who
had been tightly clutching the test
tube opened his fingers and let IL
crash to the floor In this tinkling
sound of broken glass on cement, an