The Washington times., 1910-05-07
THE PLANET JUGGLER
By l. C. FREDERICK .......-.-..-.-...

however. zrere still unable To explain
the communication and evidences Of
power. and admitted that the electrical
information received from the individ-
uaI on Campus was Iar II advance OF
anything set known on earth
The information given resulted in tie
immediate establishment Of a powerful
ElObs-encirclinE system Of wireless teie-
phony-
II was then August. end within three
weeks an unusual heat was recorded,
which STAYED perSistently- September
continued undated. There were sec
onI crops OF fruits and vegetables and
many trees hlOOmed again
! When. however. December came, and
Fahrenheit was recorded in the large
Eastern cities and successive series
OF fierce thunder showers came. the III
teTesr OF the scientific world became
keen Reports came in from Northern
lands indicating great suffering among
those unused 10 warm weather The
melting and flooding the rivers 70 a de-
gree which meant the loss OF thousands
Of dollars WO-th OF property
one day tFss7e caTle hurried mes
sage from the Yerlces ObSerV atory-
The earth Is twenty degrees of its
orbit. and instead Of making its usual
ellipucal course, IS quite evidently max
ms a sharp curve toward the sun. into
which Il evidently threatens 10 tumble"
\ tremor Of fear and al tnstsnta-
noeOus recalling Of the threat OF the
voice rom Campus passed from one
end Of the world TO the other. and
business and politics were paralyzed
ar the pOrteDtOus news Mass meet
inEs were held and revival meetings
started with wild enthusiasm. as re
vlvalists predicted the prophesfed end
OF the world, and panic-striCken masses
repented OF sins, real and ina ginary-
A nervous claEO- for action Of some
TX n
sands were anxious that the voice from
Campus should be appealed to again
for terms Of surrender.
EMERSON and astronomers hurriedIy
computed that the earth was making
Tor the sun at the rate Of about 10
miles q minute, and would become
hotter and hotter as time went on
and IN four onths, If it kept going
would be destroyed
When the people everywhere, in
country, hamlet. and city. came fully
70 realize the meaning Of the awful
catastrophe imminent a reign of abso-
.ute terror began Business was neg
lecled. rObDerieS, and crime fOuris he'd
Wild fanatics harangued crowds in the
street. IKE great wave rose I'D the
demand thaI something could be done
Prayers were offered TO CanoDus by new
religious sects which sprane I'D. and
every here suicides We're occurring nv
the hundred thousand. Rich men hys-
enemies made friends; stolen goods
were returned, and the industry OF the
entire world was stagnant
Meantime the hot weather was con-
Unuingr and January arrived win
thunder showers and intermittent heat
10 the extent Of 90 degrees in the
silade IN New York city.
:" here IS EMERSON ?" was the cry
OF news papeTs and people, for no one
ilad Deen able TO find him. Finally
re was located in New Jersey in a
t2rSe temporary laboratory. where
he was working under visible strain
q nd excitement.
At the request Of many mass meet
lnSS and messages from Europe.
ELeEe the same conditions existed
- rcLson again arranged connection
E-ith the wireless system on the ton IF
me tower, and after trying for two
Gays was soie to get connection with
tle IOTTaloable power on Campus
"Ah,' said the voice. rvnfcaIfv- s.vo71
are PACK again, with a little of your
s., tll : lfled out III wager What do
Great heavens, SIR cried F,Iver-
son Have you no pity for the thou
SaTus Nlom the heat is prOstratfnZ
5ud killing, or the doom YOU are
brinSlnE upon half billion people
with souIs2'
What are a heap Of vermin grown
from your dust to me?'' answered
Campus WAT are you worth. in a
lump, to anybody Your own chem
lists have many times killed as many
bacilli at one operation in their Iabora-
tories and never thought about If
twice Might IS right. Progress
comes from the strong consuming the
weak
DO you fear no Tetributian7" cried
EMERSON, h0arSeIy
What is retribution. aud whence
does 4 Gomez asked Campus lightly
Don't discuss any abstract Subjects
with me
4 VIII give you one more oppor-
tunity- Do you wish to Yield u1 the
gold, or to let il come to me eTent11-
ally IN molten form, when I take
your planet and YOU sun after the
contact of the planets has reduced
everytl ing 10 vapOr2-'
We viii do anything TO prevent our
humiliation, repiieI EMERSON, hum
bly,. Il am authorized 40 say that the
earth viii 90 as yOu wish, and also to
lead with you that you name specific