The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1910-04-15


smother it, . I advised.
Cant he drink some water and
queneh it, fretted my wife. 81 knew
he will shine into our windows and
make my eyes ACHE
MufRing a minor tone Desire blazed
glorious path to the rear of the barn,
whence broad waves and floods and
delu9es Of binding white light rad
he tossed impatiently on ais couch Of
hay One thing pleased me; the area
Of the monday effect was so great it
was impossible to locate the casual
point. Over IN Turner village, seven
miles away, the fire company was cal
led ont. I learned this fact later Also
that other towns did the same, and
when no confagration could be discov
cred aid was ruche1 to neighooring
hamlets. Even after Desire had called
for more blankets and had eased down
the tempo bit there was still an
earthly glow from horizon to hor1-
zon.
firing Of the novelty, my wife and
finally retired Almost Immediately
our room was lighted with fearful in
/ tensity and it lid seem as if we must
really be ahlaze.
He's kicked the blankets off, y
she complained, holding her hands over
Der eyes.
|'Ne, +" I corrected, peering beneath
a shading palm, and pointing to a
field; tout there-that ocean of white
the hay field, mind YOU; can you dis
tingulsh in the general effulgence a
whittier and more dazzling spot, an agi-
tated glare, shaped IKE pillar of pur-
est flame, fame that s been strained,
and which moves hIther and yon?''
u see now" said my wife. At
first I thouaht it was lightning But
what can Desire be doing
I promptly offered TO investigate ]
neglected to observe that there was no
heat in the light, and one had to be
careful only TO shade his eyes. In
passing trough the sitting room I pick
ed up pair of colored goggles and
then made for the field and from the
stone wall set up lusty cry
"What's wanted2'' answered De
sire IS voice, and it contained new
tone-a tone of strength. Looking
more closely I saw the slim streak OF
fire held IN his blazing right hand wa,
pitchfork
81 wanted to know what you are
; doing. and why I sternlv announced
81 m WORKING he replied. 'tSeeml
[ as if must work or bust. I'm simpl,
, aching with strength I just threv
the tongue of the moving machin,
more than forty rods =
l I gasped in mingled amazement an
D sorrow. l had never understood tina
. radium was intoxicating.
I "Desire, I eoaxed why not Il
j, down and sleep off all the naughty
{ old ugly fanciesa''
n For answer, he picked, or rattle
a forked up a cock of hay, weighing fou
hundred pounds, I should Judge, an
2 hurled it more than fifty rods in my di
: reetion, almost hitting me.
a dom It speak again about loafin
or sleeping" he grizzly warned g
G only banker for work Give me wor
n or | II rip down the barn.
e Thus I perceived new Hght-mear
v ing an inner one It was a property o
o radium, when eaten at night in consit
cradle quantities, to give the eater al
d normal strength. No matter how fiji
ting and transient its ehsesSion Nigh
; be, it could work inealculable harl
D unless bridled. So I soothed. ''Wh
/ not go down TO the pasture and pill
rocks on the walla'
d He greeted the suggestion jovousl,
n and in great fettie hurled the pitohfor
l. high in the heaven. I did not see
come down, and believe it commence
d its descent after we left the field.
II found II. / remember, buried to th
I ashen handle in the ridge pole of til
barn a day later
IS With mighty bounds Desire darte
for the pasture like q meteor Treml
e, hing with apprehension I sped afte
J. him, but by the time I arrived he ha
< accumulated nearly dump-cart fun
is boulders. He was tearing them frol
II the earth with his bare hands and W.
g eursing them when they came out ca
d lily. ] did some mighty rapid fgEin
d and decided he had enough raw m;
terid to keep aim busy for some hour
L but for good measure suggested that h
e rip up few stamps If the rocks pa
/ led on him. He gave merry acquie.
a eence and snaked clear of the earth
huge mass Of roots we had intended ,
blast
But find colnething else,', he wa
ned. .I don't want to harm An,
body's buildings =
Of course the situation was sezieu
One can find foa perpetual motit
hired man for lew days. but when
came to providing obstacles day al
night, week In AMI week out. for