The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-31

sight of your blue light. / ann quite
sure there's no one behind me"
Magyary backed up the protest.
Don't be such a fool lglick." he said.
'this mans evidently all right Tell
him about IT, What's the odds? The
whole world will know of II in day
or two. anyway
lglick regarded the captive doubt
fully.
III The whole world Is going TO know
in day or two. you might as well let
me in on this thing" Fargo fastened
TO pGt in. II can keep II secret a
couple OF days. ii try"
oh. II isn't that" shouted Iglick.
impatiently; its the crowd-the chat
tering. gaping crowd-that | dctest."
Run double barbed wire fence
around the Knob. and youll be let
alone suggested Fargo. fertile in cX-
pedlents when his personal safety
seemed threatened.
lgliCk ruminated over the matter in
heavy way for moment. and
seemed Modified by the idea "I'n
think or it, he said. Meantime. III
show you something that is going to
revOlutionize the world"
Taking Fargo over to the east side
of the Knob. he exhibited chain OF
elevator buckets, running down into a
natural pocket OF sand. The buckets
emptied into large hopper. built
over the tunnels from which the sand
blast was fed.
Iglack looked inquiringly at Fargo.
who answered:
Il see; but what's the power that
makes the thing go?"
What wasythe power that moved all
the ships on all the seas hundred
years ago."
THE wind" replied Fargo.
We'll. the wind is the motive power
OF this plant" explained the big man.
"A good stlff breeze is blowing over
the Knob now. II is caught up in the
tunnels and runs a motor built under
them. We are developing S00horse
power he said. pointing to an indi-
Gator. nearly all OF which is used by
the sand blast over there" glancing at
Magyary at the nozzle.
A pun OF sulphurous air came over
from the blast. and Iglick looked anx-
iously at another indicator. Picking
up "A shovelful of blush substance
he threw It into the hopper. and draw
ing out his watch counted Off the sec.
onds with his forefinger:
"Forty.five, 46. 47"-from the OBJ
long hole In the ground into which
Magyary was aiming his sand blast
came deep rumbling. and then
flood of blue light rushed out aud
lighted up the mountain.
"Forty-seven seconds for that blue
stun to go down nearly four miles into
the earth and come up again" said Ig-
lick. In another hour we will be down
deep enough to reach a practically in
exhaustible store of heat, that will
take the place OF ali the power and
heating plants for a hundred miles
around"
Just then Magyary called out to his
brother and Fargo to come over to the
platform.
THE runway is choking up" he
said. Wen have to get it clear, so
the Stag and sand can run down the
mountain. Here" he said TO Fargo,
you hold the lever a minute. while |
help Iglick shovel it free" He hustled
Fargo into his seat and put the lever
in his hands.
The two giant forms had not quite
reached the edge OF the runway when
n frightful roaring came up the sand
bore, and they started TO run back to
the platform, shouting a warning to
Fargo. Not understanding the exact
nature of the threatened danger. but
perceivlng that 1t was imminent,
Fargo became confused and endeav-
Ored to divert the resistless stream OF
sand from the pit II was boring. In
doing 50, the nozzle slipped from con
troll and the sand blast struck Iglick
and Magyary, and tore them to atoms.
The roaring grew louder and louder,
tons of rock and stTeaks OF fire shot
out of the mouth of the sand bore, the
iron tunnels were hurled high into the
air, the platform on which Fargo was
perched was whirled from lis founda-
tion, and he fell, stunned and sense
less, among its debris.
When he managed to crawl out, his
clothes almost entirely stripped from
his body. 1t was broad daylight. All
the rubbish from the bowels of the
earth, together with the ruins OF the
gigantic strangers peculiar plant, had
fallen back into the enormous hole
they had bored. choking its entrance
completely Fargo never saw blue
light ON the mountain again, nor did
he ever tell his family the details Of
that nights adventure.