The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-22
The Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By W. Holt Wh,te
CHAPTER Lxvlll-(continued.)

SFtNF N NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
His old-time knowledge OF Potsdam
, enabled him to easily pick out. even
from the height at which he was. the
I long line OF the artillery barracks.
and toward these he moved. aud. when
he hung over them, carefully dropped
shell fair and square through the
roof Of the building which he knew
housed the guns.
The effect was electrical. Where all
had been silence and desOlation few
moments before, there now was a
scene OF animation which practically
amounted TO confusion.
Bugles rang wildly From their
quarters the artillerymen in parade
uniform dashed TO the stables, and in
a few seconds. with marvellous preci-
sion and speed. the guns were horseC
and came Gathering out OF the sheds.
Once in the broad. open roadway
they fell into line. and. at a brisk
trot. tangled toward the parade
ground beyond the barracks OF the
guards.
Strong laughed little TO himself 70
think how easily he had disturbed the
hornets nest. and laughed all the more
when he considered how utterly i'm
possible it was for the moving engines
OF destruction beneath him 10 harm
him in any way.
AT this moment Strong was con-
sclous Of flashes within the disc OF
the wireless. but TO these ne turned a
blind eye.
Quickly and easily, he set the bar
racks OF the artillery alight from end
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ne know full we'll was the magazine.
To Strong's eye. already experienced
in detecting the motives OF moving
troops, 1t was obvious that his position
and movements were being carefully
watched and reported TO whomsoever
might be commanding the army below.
For. as he swung over the magazine,
other bugles rang out, and such troops
as were still stationed in the immed'
late neighborhood began 10 move away
at the double.
This made it abundantly apparent TO
Strong what must be the effect IL he
dropped a shell from the Victor into
the magazine itself
He consulted Geographically with
Langley. however. only TO be assured
that at the altitude at which he then
was the exploding Of the magazine
could do him no damage.
Overheard. therefore. went shell
and there came bllngf1g sheet 81
flame and a report which made the
Victor" culver.
The cloud OF smoke which followed
the explosion was so dense that
quarter OF an hour elapsed before the
air had cleared sufficiently for Strong
10 observe the effect OF his last she'll
When al last the smoke had rolled
away. even Strong was astonished az
the effect OF the blowing up Of the
The barracks opposite were in ruins.
while all the windows in Potedam had
been shivered 10 atoms
Under the cover OF the smoke tho
troops had been concentrated on the
plain beyond the railway station at
the southern edge OF the park. The
whole garrison OF Potsdam was, In
deed. now drawn up as though for
some gigantic review.
He had been too busy with various
matters 20 look ar the wireless, bHi
glancinR at ~ again. he observed that
flashes under the glass disc were com.
ing quick and fast. Evidently, sons
,ne was I'm a panic-possibly the EN-.
reror feared that from the destruction |
N property Strong might proceed 10 !
-akes lives. and as he had no wish 20 I
bc forced Ir.to this. Strong beyan tO =
nick IN the thread Of the urgent mes /
sages with which he was being bon
DaTded.