The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-04
THE Man
Who Stole
The Earth"
By w. Holt Whife
CHAPTER Lxlv.-(contlnusd.)

CHAPTER Lxiv.-(Co lnued.)
Strong was getting rather bored
with the inevitable progress OF events
on such occasions. He knew that he
had only To create sufficient panic in
order to secure his end and IL was
with rather a wearied little sigh that
he prepared TO achieve that end now.
Il am watching my instrument. he
answered, "and at the slightest sign of
treienting will stay my hand. In the
meantime | shall destroy first the bar.
racks OF the Guards, secondly the
gates of ST. Peter and ST. Paul. and
lastly, IL these measures are ineffec.
tual shall destroy the palace itself"
There was no answer
! Strong allowed a few minutes 10
elarse and then licked again: rs
there any reply?"
And again there was no answer.
He therefore set the Victor over the
barracks and dropped shell after shell
| into them.
He was sick of the quick carnage
which he could produce, and did not
even look nc the result of his attack.
He simply watched the instrument
from which no answer came.
And. as there was no answer. he
turned the Victor about and put across
the frozen river to the fortress of st.
Peter and st. Paul, where was lodged
Miss Hunt.
Here he dropped three shells into
the outer portion of II. and wholly de-
mOlished the massive towers between
which swung the heavy gates.
And still there was no answer.
Strong. watching the instrument for
the reply which did not come. put the
Victor about and stood over the palace
Here, indeed, he was in some per-
plexity
II was no wish OF his to kill any
man. much less any member OF the
cars family But he had set his mind
to the freeing OF Miss Hunt, and was
determined to go on with his resolve,
no matter what the cost.
His knowledge Of st. Petersburg.
however. enabled him to locate the
stables. and into these he dropped two
shells.
Again he waited for some answer.
and after space Of about FIVE min
utes the delayed answer came.
II was a very humble and apologize
answer. too.
IF Mr.. Strong will be kind enough
to say at what place he will receive
Miss Hunt, Miss Hunt shall be deliv-
cred up to him."
Strong picked up a megaphone. and
shouted across to Bellingham:
I'VE have won. Miss Hunt is to be
given up to us"
The hi was not lying so far away
that Strong could not see the color
come back with a rush TO Bellingham' S
face.
Then Strong turned TO the wireless
again and telegraphed:
ION the trotting ground within an
hour
The reply was:
at shall be done.
Turning the Victor about once
more, Strong made for the trottiny
ground on which he had spent so
many merry afternoons In winter-time,
and nut the Victor down to about %
feet above the grandstand
The Di hung above the earth just
ahead of him and Strong OWNED why
Bellingham had taken up the position
he had
From where Bellingham had halted
the Dir ne could sweep the long
stretch of road reading to the city.
Forty.five minutes passed and there
was no signs of any life on the DESC
late ground beneath them. and they
were not sufficiently high in the air
To be able to observe what was pass
ing in St. Petersburg itself
But when 90 minutes had passed
Strong heard Bellingham shout, and,
moving the Victor" gingerly toward
the smaller airship. Strong saw troll
ka coming at great pace along the
road from ST. Petersburg. An officer
galloped ahead. and four Cossacks fol
lowed behind
(To he ContfnrrdJ