The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-05-12
CHAPTER X.
World-Peace

w HEN this feeling rose 70 cOnsid-
W cradle height, and Elverson be-
gan 10 be criticised, ne determined 10
take decisive steps
Calling Up Mars, he gave some ne
chanicaI directions. and then set
large force 10 work on new apparatus
at the power plant IN jersey.
Then. calling Campus. he said
I want 10 tell you that something
must be done 70 restrain the man OF
whom 1 spoke, or else We VIII take
sGch steps 70 protect ourselves aS VIZ
seriously involve your whole sphere
In plain words Unless your Ilhao-
itauIs wake I'D and can guarantee that
no more destructive efforts SHAH come
rom any one on your WCE-c5 We VIII
take measures 10 destroy your sphere
We vii give you one month more 70
report Our aim is nothing but self
protection, and We shah not destroy
anything unless you render II neCes-
very well" was the reply, stiu curl
OusIy and mysteriously Indifferent we
viii see what can be done
II was only ten days after this that
astronomers who were watching the
heavens reported that Campus was
moving out of her place toward the
group OF three
BaTdi sought out EIverson with the
news, wearing a rather apprehensive
DO not be alarmed said EIverson
CheerfUlly. DO You not suppose have
being able also 10 manipulate his
sphere2 / am beginning 70 suspect that
the man we have been talking to was
either our enemy or some one acting
for him, cutting in upon cur line OF
communication"
he got mo communication with
AChernar, who was getting somewhat
scared as II noticed Campus coming
toward them
His plan" he said, s'is undoubtedly
to force Us away before him by reversed
c
send in very strong DOweT-waves. with
power OF lDcaDceSceDce- Tor the revers-
ed attraction makes an easy path for
the current, and he is probably using
all his available generating power for
reversing his current
Accordingly, Mars, AChernar. and the
earth. when all was ready. combiuedIy
directed the strongest possible power
waves upon Campus, while the asrron-
nal eruption On the sixth DAY they
reported 2 mammoth gaseous explosion.
and observed sheets OF flames rising
from its aura, far out into distance
Within six hours after this another oc-
CURED on the opposite side, and ten
hours later Campus ceased TO move
away from its orbit and sought safety
It was then that a call from Campus
was received on the wireless system
At first ElversOn thought II was the
enemy, but the voice was different
What IS the purpose Of this perse-
CutiOn 90 II asked. why have we not
been able 70 Talk TO YOU all these
months after you spent so long teach
ing Us hOw2
EMERSON plainly showed that he was
astoniShed-
Talk 10 YOU" he exclaimed .~yVhv
we have endeavOred for four months TO
get something definite from you
I have not been able 10 communicate
with you since the day We finished the
study Of your languages was the calm
then Elverson told what had han
pened since that day, and his hearer
was greatly surprised
The public is blaming me for the
awful calamities which have been hap
pening. thinking that I did not proDs~iv
at once that II you viii cease disturb
ing this sphere We VIII discover the
individual to whom YOU refer within
two Of your weeks, and either kill or
imprison him"
THAT is talking business replied
Elvelson- Just one thing more-say
this word when you again address ne
50 shat viii know am not speaking
10 q spurious perSO1-'LducOln-'
Campus repeated tire word and then
Elvers0n waited, confident that s1rreu-
der was al hand Within ten days Can
opus SiEnaled.
Lincoln" began the voice will vo71
not kindly bear with Us for but short
Time2 We have located the mechanical
genius who has been prosecuting your
solar system.
He Is a man who was once g. fore
most scientist and astronomer here,
and who was understood TO have
become insane Nobody lives in a little
city far out on very far distant island
with several thousand people who work
his mills and Laboratories forhi1a. He