The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-03-29
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By W. Holt Wmf.
CHAPTER Lxil.

CHAPTER lxil.
The days that followed The hanging
OF Schaur were busy ones. not only
for Strong, but the heads OF every
other government of Europe.
Apart from this. he received from
Felice daily news OF Diana. lie learn
ed that she was well. bat greatly de-
pressed I'm spirit because OF the close
confinement 10 which The ex-king sub
jected her
And I'm her own way Fclice urged
Strong To return and rescue Diana
from the oppression which was weigh
ing on her spirits.
And az the days went by the mes
sages grew more urgent. nc ex-king
apparently was bitterly and remorse-
lessly pursuing his policy of making
out Diana 20 be insane So success
ful, indeed, was he in this cowardly
treatment OF ms daughter that from
Felice's letters II was easy TO see that
the princess was becoming rapidly
hysterical
This greatly preyed upon Strong's
mind, but he was compelled TO put OF
any steps TO release Diana from her
imprisonment aud from the tortures
which she was suffering. because the
from Bomberg even for day would
have plunged him into difficulties with
which II would have been almost i'm
possible 20 cope.
Fortunately. the people TOOK the eX-
ecution OF Schaur very calmly, and
toward the end of the week the city
had almost resumed it's normal aspect
except that building operations were
I'm DrOgrpSg On every side
There was. however, over all an air
of great uneasincss. News came
through from Berlin, Vienna, Paris.
and even from The Hague itself, that
the sittings at the conference of the
powers there were long and acrimoni.
GUS
And then came the news that il had
been decided To crush Strong no mat
ter at what cost, even To the extent
OF wiping out the entire population OF
the country which he had compelled
TO accept him as a ruler.
From Berlin, Paris. Vienna and
Rome came tidings of the mobilization
OF troops. and the remains of the shat
tered forces of the old King of Syl-
vania had been again massed some
miles beyond the frontier. where they
awaited the arrival OF the great arm
les from Russia, Austria and Ger
many
Meantime. Strong had lost not a mo-
mcnt In setting to work on the build
ing of other airship3. Langley was
lodged on the balloon ground. and
there. with the best engineers that
Strong could procure some at his
bidding came from Ene!and-hc push
cd forward at top speed the conStruc
ton OF three more airships exactly on
the model of the Victor
The work was comparatively sim
pie II was only question OF dupl
eating the different parts of which
the Victor was composed. and Strong
felt pretty confident that the three
ships would be ready within a fort
night.
Daily the Victor sailed overhead,
and her presence acted as "A constant
reminder 10 the people of Bomberg,
and OF Bahama in general OF the UNI
limited power which Strong welded,
and so any desire TO defy him was
gradually worn down
At the last, indeed. the people even
accepted him as man on whom they
had best rely.
Strong's life al the palace was sim
pie in the extreme. lie rose early and
went TO bed late. He worked both by
day and by night, strengthening his
resources and generally placing Bal
KAMA i'm position to withstand the
shock of battle which must come when
the hosts of Europe moved TO the at
tack.
Ito he Continued.D