The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-09
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By W. Holt White
CHAPTER LxvIIl.-(continued)

We shall have to make a cast"
And he began to make wide sweep
In the "Di."
once, long before they could sight It,
they heard the toot OF motors horn.
II took them some minutes anxious
search TO get sight OF the motor car
And then they gave chase
! In ten minutes they overhauled her
and put down. but they recognized at
once IL was not the car they sought.
The occupants OF the motor were
evidently in a panic, for they brought
the car TO a standstill and jumping
out into the road flung up their hands.
Strong laughed a little contempt
uously at their cowardice, and put the
"Di" abe ut.
1T Is no use wasting further time"
he said I'VE must get back TO Bonn.
berg with al! speed we can. have no
desire TO have reports OF further bung-
| ling in my absence"
Driving the "Di" at the best speed
they could get out of her they reached
Bomberg before noon, and Strong i'm
mediately went TO the palace.
| Hertz greeted Strong at the gates.
and on inquiring after the czarevitch,
| ne tudl tudl lulcItSlluB young
parsonage had TO some extent recov-
cred his equanimity and was now the
close companion OF Miss Hunt.
| Before, however, he went up to the
room which had been hastily convert
ed into nursery. Strong summoned
/ General Martel and NJ. Stalvan and re-
ceived their reports.
The city, Il appeared had settled
Alr @1oS.s q a
in the existing state OF affairs. and for
the first time since Strong had enter
ed into possession Of his new king
dom the people were following their
ordinary avocations.
Going to the telephone, he spoke to
! Langley on the balloon ground. who
reported that all three airships were
now practically complete. Strong also
got the good news that in the few
spare moments he could snatch Lang.
ley had succeeded in applying his lat.
est Improvement TO the wireless. so
that they could now get messages
through TO London direct.
Therefore, with his heart a great
deal lighter for the reason that ali was
going we'll, Strong went along the cor.
ridor to the spacious room, in which
boiling with Miss Hunt.
Miss Hunt was on her knees, with
her hair tumbled about her face. and
the future car OF all the Russias was
obviously under the impression that
she was a bear which must be slaugh-
tered.
She scrambled up as Strong entered.
and walked toward him with flushed
NkA Anlx
skirts and hid his face In them when
he beheld Strong. For Strong was
the bad. wicked man who had taken
him away from his mamma the day
before
The small boy indeed would have
howled but for the fact that Miss Hunt
picked him up and instantly comfort
cd him.
TYou seem to be getting on very
we'll with the youngster," he said y
Yes" said Miss Hunt, I'VE are the
best OF friends. Indeed, | am privil-
eyed TO call him Nicky"
Then Strongs face grew grave. He
was now compelled TO ask the ques-
ton which he had deliberately put of
from asking until he had cleared up
the business that called for his first
attention.
Il suppose" he said, that you have
no news from Diana?"
None whatever" said Miss Hunt.
Langley tells me-" said Strong,
that he can now reach London d.
rect. That means that we should DO
able TO reach Paris direct, but, unfort.
unately. seeing that the king has pos
sessed himself OF Diana's instrument,
the invention so far is of no use TO
u.s."
GTo Ne Continued.l