The Detroit times., 1909-02-13
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
CHAPTER LvII.-(Continued.
By W. Holt White.

CHAPTER IVli-(Cont'Hueo.
"You observe, your majesty" he
laid, 1.-The petty jealousies that must
3lways beset those who serve under
lny form OF government. l expect
!he mayor is a little Jealous that l
have had so much to do with you,
Ind now he wishes to impress upon
lou the Importance of Bomberg as
compared with the importance OF the
tate."
Let him impress as much as he
an" said Strong. And then he turn
Id to the officer who had announced
The mayor: Show the gentleman In
he said.
The mayor and his colleagues on
[he council Numbered into the room,
bashful and Ill at ease.
The mayor was a little man by the
[lame OF Schaur, and from the frs
tStrong disliked him.
As he could not ask them to be
heated, owing to the lack Of chairs,
strong rose from his own seat and
bowed to the queer assembly OF Bonn
berg citizens which confronted him.
He had by now discovered that,
whenever 1t was necessary to make
himself understood by officials. French
vas the easiest language In which to
lave his say. SO he spoke In French
aow.
Gentlemen" he said, Il await your
pleasure"
NJ. Shaur, a rat-faced little man, with
gray and thin imperial half-hidins
his mean chin, shuffled forward and
bowed with a certain impudent servil-
ty.
m. Strong, you will pardon my not
buite knowing how to address you.
but l do not know whether am justi-
led In saluting you as your majesty
br as your excellency or what not"
He made a humble little grimace,
which annoyed Strong excessively.
I'VE understand, went on the rat
Faced little mayor, that you have es-
ablished yourself as the dictator OF
he destinies of Bahama. or that l
annot speak. I am merely here as
he mouthpiece Of the citizens Of Bonn
berg. and as such | myself must re-
epectfully request you to tell us what
hour intentions are toward this i'm
portant city"
Looking back, Strong called to mind
many instances in which he had stood
bv chuckling to himself while a pro-
kinoial mayor impressed upon some
great statesman the Importance Of the
particular little town which he repre-
! ented as chief magistrate.
And the recollections of this coupled
with the circumstances In which he
Ixtood. enabled Strong to cast of once
Ind for all that little touch OF modes
( Nv which is, after all, a vanity--the
false feeling which prompts a great
man Ia deny that he Is great.
Strong saw clearly that he was
great. and that the only hope OF his
salvation or the salvation Of the world
lay I'm frank statement OF others that
he was indeed a great man.
A smile glinted for a moment In his
ewes as be said to himself In Ameri.
lean:
II am IL.
So II was as II he spoke.
"You must pardon my apparent un-
righteousness" he said, lin refusing to
take your deputation very seriously.
AT the present moment my hands are
|fuII. as | am dealing with the affairs.
mot of Bomberg. but with the affairs of
/palkania. | am considering the bust
ness Of my state"-he laid accent On
the "my"-"rather than the business
of my city OF Bomberg."
Again the my" was menacingly &C
centuated. and the councillors looked
from one 10 another wondering and
|Idisturbed.
\ 'T may say'--he had turned TO the
1semts,jon-"that for the moment this
The CITY OF Bombers-is under martial