The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-02-10
The Man
Who Stole
The Earth
By ". Hoh Uhite.
CHAPTER LyI-tcon,inued ;

Al the palace he found that ever!
preparation had been made FOR MS al
rival Bur after he had passed through
one or tNo OF the rooms, NJ. Sta1Nah
grow a ltt.e uneasy
II am. our majesty he sald,
somewhat uncertain As 10 where You
would care TO be lodged. You see
after all. even in a palace there are
only SO mary rooms set aside for the
u,rsonal ase OF its owners. and the
rooms which mis- majesty the late king
Of Bahama occupied may prove dis
pleasing to YOU For instance. IN
room which the late king OF Bahama
he spoke OF the late king quite easil!
ncM-''used IS his study Is very
plain place, indeed.
The palmer the better said
Strong
So NJ. Stalyan went upstairs TO that
extremely desolate but ousiness-lAe
apartment from which the departed
King had been wont TO conduct his al
fairs
Bellingham was little appalled, by
IFS plainness. not to say meanhess' o".
strong nodded approvingly.
Here at least. he said TO himself
"A man can work understand pet
ter the attitude OF his late majesty
can appreciate now more tully SUM
OF the things he did.
The desk stood open, and strong
sat himself down at II without any
delay. and beckoned NJ StaNan 10
take the chair in which Miss Hunt had
sat vben she had visited Bomoerg
ON her mission 10 Princess Diana
Strong looked over the desk care
fully. and found an electric bell. rms
he rang. and at attendant al once APP
peared.
There is nothing like a new
broom. Strong said TO NJ. StalNah
with smile. for making ceiah
sweep and as his late majestys Sc
! crets do not concern me in the least.
| NAV as we'll clear out all mis- papers
and start afresh.
Then he began the strangest hlsh'
work that he had ever done. ne eA
amined ~ Stalyan categorlcal! a.
10 the working OF the state. anu be
fore midnight had mastered all 'he
details OF Bahama ) existing system
OF government
Al midnight " Stalvan LEFT him.
and Strong went 10 the late King
bedroom. which was almost as plain
in it's furniture as was his study
rockingham suggested that II would
be as well If he were TO sleep In the
same room, but to this suggestion
strong took exception, saying that u
one desired to be treated as gentie
man the least one could do was TO
treat other people in the same man
ner.
SO he ordered Bellingham To go.
And he let him go all the more con
WINGED that he was right. because ne
detected a certain Light OF pride ia
the eyes OF the officer who was detail
ed To guard his door
"TGen. fully. dressed he flung MIN
self on 10 his predecessors bed with
the reflection that the "Di lowered
like "A watchdog overhead
For the first time in his life sletp
did not Al once come TO him. Tor. III
his vanity. he had 20 go over and over
again in his mind the incidents or
the past day. and repeat TO himselt
the glad conviction that he was a, last
I'm "A position TO dictate the destinies
Of the world.
Blu, by-and-bv the new ruler of Bal
kama slept only TO find on waking
that his comfortable reflections OF the
night before had been little over
drawn
He found. indeed that much remain
ed 10 be- done. and that half the strug-
gle was yet before him.
.ro Uc Coutfoued1