The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-19
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth
By W. Holt White.
CHAPTER Lvlll.-contInued.

CHAPTER LVlll.-Contlnued.
While a state Is distracted by civil
war It cannot make war on enemies
beyond its boundaries II is your bust.
ness 10 produce civil war In Bomberg.
do not care how disastrous II Is, be-
cause-there is no reason why should
disguise the fact care. nothing Tor
any misery which the Balksnians may
suffer after the manner In which thew
have treated me. The more strife We
can stir up in Bahama, the greater
the possibility OF the different powers
taking no action and declining TO make
peace with Strong
Il am looking one fact" the king
went on. "squarely in the face-that
for a dull man you would not have
been so clever. and for coward you
would not have been SO brave. had not
you hoped ultimately TO marry the
Princess Diana. But" Here tho
king broke on and sighed a little. He
paused some moments before he spoke
again. and then he continued as TO
lows
The path which the fates made SUI
fciently hard for YOU before, they have
made doubly hard now. Personally |
am OF the opinion that in the long run
shall win out"-the king was speak
ing in English and dropped back into
his American colloquialisms-''ag against
Strong; but II ! am to win out, IT VIII
be with your assistance. And that Is
why. II you still hold good TO your
determination, | shall send you back
TO Bomberg tonight.
For once the shutting Ludwig stood
still AS matter OF fact. the king
and many other folk beside had done
him an injustice whea they supposed
he was coward--foT Prince Ludwig
possessed the dumb. stolid, blind cour-
age OF the bullock
And IT only required passion suf-
fciently developed 10 make his duh
wits sharp.
And they were sharpened now.
Whatever your majesty wishes" he
said. that will carry out"
With no more ado, the king mapped
out Ludwig's mission TO Bomberg.
And the steps that he chose that
Ludwig should take were possessed
OF the subtlety OF the serpent For.
like most wise men. the late king Of
Bahama was full OF wisdom because
he had SUFFICIENT knowledge OF the
world to know how TO employ the wits
OF others
Ii was therefore with a false beard
on his chin and a tumble OF electrical.
instruments in his bag that Ludwig
started out for Bomberg by train q
couple OF hours after Strong had left
the Eiffel tower In the Di.
And the man to whom the king had
sent him was Schaur. the ratfaced
mayor.
Many men make mistakes fro.r
ability to grasp things only in the
main. Il is details which determine
the fate OF empires.
Strong had very admirably graspe"
the general state OF things In Bonn
berg. He could not know. he had no
means OF knowing, the details OF its
life. And so, while he had disliked
his first view OF the little rat-faced
mayor OF Bomberg, he had no concep-
ton of how that little man would very
nearly upset him from his new-found
throne.
Ii was with his heart rejoicing that
he heard the iron-shod feet OF his
horse Gathering with Il majestic DELHI.
GRAFTON begotten of pace that was
half a prance and half q walk. Ii Is
astonishing what hope and confidence
the bestriding OF horse can give
man.
When he came to the great square
In nh az ha oh h..r 90
ties. Strong had additional cause o
thank the understanding. not to say
the sympathetic manner In which the
good Gen. Martel had dealt with the
mass OF the troops.
The display OF all arms was indec
magnificent. not to say impressive. be.
cause. while the massed infantry stood
at the salute, the cavalry sat rigid o.,
their horses. and the gunners stool
motlonless beside their guns.
The hi hung directly above the pas.
sage OF Strong's escort
The Victor was far away, even then
wiping out the harmless hosts OF Syl.
vania
For the second time Strong strobe
up the steps OF the chamber OF depu-
ties. leaving behind him the men OF
war. who, as a rule. are at the bidding
OF the men OF peace.
On this occasion NJ Stalyan walked.
self-satisfed and important. in his
wake. But Strong, looking about him.
was not slow to observe that tho
looks OF the deputies were not much
less hostile than they had been when
he had first taken possession OF Bonn
berg
Rnf he had no nnalms NOW ahnnt nc.