The Detroit times., 1909-04-29
The Man
Who Stole
The Earth"

CHAPTER LxIx.-fc,ntin
Having some music in nils soul, he
was beginning to learn that even the
precise mechanism of the wireless was
to some extent capable OF expression
even as one can extract emotion from
the pianola.
He was therefore scarcely surprised
tat tie message which vas tricked
back to him sounded little terse and
formal. IL began:
You will proceed as follows: Take
the mail tomorrow evening for Flush-
Ing. In which case you will have q day
passage. do not know what the name
OF the boat is. put shall be able to
distinguish her, and shall follow
her In the .Df. You will have the
wireless with you, and ut word from,
me you Will, IL you wish to return to
Bomberg, secure life belt and Jump
overheard. Before way can be stopped
on the ship will pick you out of the
water. The rest Is simple. Good
night"
! Bellingham mechanically licked
Good night" in answer. and as he
picked the wireless up he laughed
little bitterly 10 himself. Isl. h
1t Is very pleasant" he reflected.
Ito serve Dictator when the Dictator
smiles upon one, but when there
arises the slightest difference of opin,
ion, or even so much as q small mis-
understanding, possibly born II
fatigue or overwork, then matters be-
come little hard Therefore. seeing
that things are as they are, there is
nothing else to be done."x rs'
And, undressing, he flung himself
upon his bed and-slept- until tho
morning. .ss.
On the morrow he feigned sickness
to the waiter who called him. He saw
that II was the wisest thing to do. be-
cause, had he dressed and walked
abroad, there would have been every
chance of being recognized. and recog-
milton at such time might have
meant death. tt-fs -
He sent out for what English papers
could be bought, and, among others,
received copy of the Daily Wire
less"
In that journal he read a glowing
account of Miss Hunts exploits. coup
| led with a lament for her loss. IL
seemed that the Daily Wireless" was
endeavoring to force the British gov
ernment to take some action in the
matter, but, in view of the fact that
Great Britain's neutrality alone SUI
| feed 10 make the other powers antags
cnistic to her, there was some ques-
| ton as to whether Downing-st. would
do anything to trace the missing lady
correspondent.
II was fortunate that Bellingham
read this for II stiffeDed his back, and.
weary though he was, he became the
more determined to go through the
orucal which he knew was before nini.
After all, II takes some courage for
man to Jump overheard merely on
the word OF another man that he W..
be saved from chilly and unpleasant,
death.
So pellingham shut his teeth AMI
his kit-bag. and. with about twenty
minutes to spare. went down TO the
hall settled his bill. and drove to the
station
lie was so apprehensive of being
recognized that he did not even dine
4 i'm the restaurant car, but took VIVA,
| food he needed in the apartment;
which ne had booked for himself.
The morning broke cold and cheer
less and he muffled himself in
rreatcoat before stepping on boar'i
4
he would have to jump.
lie had determined to obey orders
completely, and the only problem
that rerplexed him was what to GO
with the wireless.
He imagined that II he carried "
with him overheard the water would
render IL useless. On the other hand.
/ II he left IL on the ship. the conse-
auences might be awkward. There
! fore. he resolved TO take IL with him.
! About eleven o'clock in the forenoon.
ne he stood on deck anxiousfy scan
ming the sky astern, he saw speck
M larger than a mans hand come mp
ONT OF the distance to the northeast
And his heart gave little leap-for
he knew 1t must be the "Di."
he stood there watching for speck
crow and grow: and the very fact thar
/ bIs gave was concentrated on some
nartieular object attracted the atten-
/ ton III the rest of the passengers ana
4 then the attention Of the c:ew.
I casting a look oyer his - builder, h
saw that both the captain and his
mate were on the bridge investigating
/ the speck with their glasses.
Then. SO great was the speed az
which the DR. was travelling. the air
shin suddenly ieapt into recognixabir
shape and little cry welt up rom
all the ships company.
! For a few minutes Bellingham fest
the sea and the sky going round snd
round him. This was the tightest
corner in which he had eve. been.
-.---tT ITO he C0nff.uedl