The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-04-10

telling of and exhibiting metal produce
ton. This overcomes friction when cleo
increase speed to over 80 miles an hour.
A city for the manufacture or the mys-
FERROUS discovery Is built on the coast OF
Florida. DIR. Roberts nrst attempt 10 cree
trify plates proves failure
CHAPTER xv.-continued.
ITS all right this time" the in
ventor assured him. wild current
and wet floor before, badly insulated
handle, too. All fixed up now. Won't
be any accident this time" and so on,
making the final inspection OF his APP
paratus as he talked. Norma reviewed
her fathers work. to be certain that
all was we'll, and then at nod from
him took her station at the other mon.
ster which had not been used hither-
to. There was simultaneous move
ment on their part, and, as If suddenly
endowed with a soul, the lights once
more flashed here and there, glaring
at them with sinister contempt
Frankensteins under control!
The admiral, fascinated by. the mys-
terry of science, stared at the white
haired old man who was calmly watch
ing his play OF colors. and then at the
girl who with equal self-possession
and GOODNESS manipulated the strange
currents beneath her hands. They
were animated as by one mind, throw
ing their levers and switches to and
fro at identically the same moment
without looking at each other, and the
click of the closing currents came In
unison. Not until then did they step
back from their stations and inter-
change what seemed to the admiral
mutual glances of congratulation.
THAT assistant of mine is won
der." was all the old man said as he
came over, dragged stool up beside
that on which the officer sat, and glee-
fully rubbed his hands together. "She
thinks more clearly than / do"
Brockton, who had been tense as a
violin string and had almost forgotten
to breathe, drew a long breath and
looked at the girl, who had been lean
ing against the wall as though ex-
hausted, but was now watching the
slowly cooling metal He would have
asked questions; but the inventor
turned to him and with an air of
triumph said:
'T wish you would invite all those
who were here when we made the first
test. Then you will have the explana-
ton unless / am again mistaken"
The admiral obeyed, and even as the
cooling sprays were sitting over the
great pieces Of metal they came troop
ing in from the work which they had
resumed. There were men from the
draughting rooms with pencils behind
their ears, engineers from the outside
with shirt sleeves rolled up and for
gotten diagrams under their arms. and
one man came from the laboratory alb
sentinindedly carrying test tube,
balancing 1t so that he might spill
none of the liquid which it contained
Norma was now resting calmly against
one OF the huge dead machines.
In a tone of unusual gravity Rob.
erts addressed them. Boys" he be
gan-they were all boys to him-''you
have witnessed the accidental discov
cry, believe, of the most powerful
force the world has ever known. You
have been fortunate. In more than
20 years of life |, who have spent the
time IN strange studies and stranger
work. have had no privilege so great
You have all been kind to my daugh
ter and to me, and am glad you are
here now" He paused for moment
seeing with retrospective eyes all the
great events OF his life. Then, recall
ing himself from this review. he turned
to Jenkins as kindred spirit, and te
a boyish officer who stood near a
hand.
You two" he said. indicating then
with his hand. may have the honor O
picking up those plates"
There was an instant Of breathlesl
establishment Jenkins was the first t.
recover. and unhesitatingly walked
forward. The younger man drew
back as though he had received al
order from an insane man consigniH,
him to inglorious death. The voice o
the admiral put an end to the wait.
60 ahead" he said quietly. "Thos'
plates may weigh tons; but il DR.. Rob
efts tells you to pick them up. yol