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

divert the destructive wave Alt---
Campus. when alarming reports
come from the Mediterranean Nolca-
noes were in action and a terrific Arr
can earthquake was reported Quickly
he got into communication with the Cal
ClItta plant. on the other hemisphere,
which was at that moment exposed to-
ward Campus. and gave them the same
instructions he had given Mars
Immediately on finishing this, he in
struCted the New Jersey men az ths
plant TO rig I'D a specially planned at
tracing continuance In ten hours Just
as soon as Campus was IN direct me
with New York and the Western Hernl-
sphere Of the earth. reports came rom
the coast plant that a 1r1Ehtfully power
u current was operating through Lne
magnetic pool which had been con-
strIIcted 10 tran the deadly force sent
from CanOUuS-
EIverson quickly got on a train and
went there. together with Bardl ana
WaIres- Inside OF the colossal foundry
shed in an abandoned engine Dit OF hU5e
size. was the temporary holder whlcn
ElversOn's ingenuity had COnIT1Ved- On
the dial OF the meter in front OF u was
q curious sight The finger had damned
against the pin which marked the hlsH-
est figure the meter could record. ana
was almost bent double so intense was
the electrical action
said Bardi despaiTlnEly. after an hours
make Of it,
EMERSON was fascinated at the op-
pOEtUnity 10 discover the nature Of the
new wave. and experimented with II
far into the night The next morning,
when the reporters sought a statement,
he said trlumphantly-
We've Won agaln- Cacopus tried
the same thing that succeeded so we'll
with poor Saturn pOwer-wave which
induces lncanGescence at centers OF
gravity, and thereby expIOdes the plan
ct Il reaches. Fortunately, We have
been able 70 intercept it-and, now
what do YOU thiuL2
Last night discovered that Il viii
drive melOrss and can be transmitted
any distance BY q wireless system
IN other words We can run a great
many OF our factories and plants by
free power as long as Campus IS kind
enough 10 continue sending the cur
An the earth and Mars laughed al
this transformation Of the enemv'S
force, and lauded EIverson; but he and
his STAFF went TO work in great earnest,
for the hardest work was still before
them
The first thing was 70 use part OF
Campus own current TO help strength
En- the screen shutting OF harmful cur
rents. which, owing 10 the increased
proximity Of the hostile sphere had not
proved quite strong enough With the
knowledge gained from Campus cur
rent. Rardi succeeded in planning for
the entrance only Of q lOW-pOWer tefe-
phone current from Campus through
our defensive screen
BY this time the three worlds we're as
close 20 Canopls as was both advisa bic
and convenient. and the hemisphere on
which Campus operated was now fully
facing them ElversOn slept in his tow
er, with operators on duty all night,
and was ready for any emergency But
Campus spun around again, putting her
greedy inhabitant out OF sight on the
otneT hemisphere without anything
happening
Immediately EIverson started vigor-
ously TO work on his plan OF campaign
Fa-~ Ion H.
wireless to work toward Campus from
four different directions and kept every
tnlnS ready 70 repeat the slow but Ger
tain process OF establishing COmmunica-
ton with some one on Campus besides
the individual who had heretofore done
all the talking
rent 10 a nicely. so that the massage
Should reach the Inhabitants OF the
GnC not the an bilious Napoleon on the
southern hemisphere
For a month this was done as regular
u as the northern hemisphere made its
appearance-alI 10 no result Then FL
verson suddenly tried an altogether
new current
One day the familiar voice OF the in
haDitanI OF he southern hemisphere
cut into the wireless system Of the
IN give you ten days 70 get hack 70
your orbits" II said. in a terribly pug
nacious voice. IF you don't do so. I viii
let loose a force upon you which will
happened % you. II you think am
AFRAID OF three little pebble worlds like
SsuTsI Il IS tine you rid yourselves OF
ne mOnstrOus vanity I tell YOU I am
bound 70 have my way, and you might
as well surrender at once"
ElveTson was in the sUbbasemenI
plant when the message came. but a
messenger came for him in haste with
q transcription OF the words
Good morning, Campus said FL
version after arriving az the tower
What can we DO for your
Il demand that you Immediately
leave this neighborhOod and return to
your orbits, OF I VIII totally destroy
you In e way you have not dreamed
Brave words replied Elverson-
But haven't you said things like this
before2 Nov. see here, whoever Won
are We are not Children and I warn
you II turn that we are determined to
fnal OF the universe belonEs-out Of
range OF harm You are not worthy
of the mechanical knowledge YOU Dos
geSS, and we shall stop YOU from using
II for rapaciO1sly ambitious ends
NO words from you viii discourage
US Don. 1 you suppose I know that IL
you could Kill Us on so quickly as you
threaten. you'd have done II long ago,
without waiting TO talk about ft2''
Once more there was an angrv eJ--
cianation. and communication ceased
EMERSON made efforts 70 get his sig
nails noticed. and finally came TO the
conclusion that Campus had made q
screen 70 keep on ali comm uulCat ton
waves from his sphere Therefore.
the plan was to break throuEh the
screen and reech the other Inhabitants
Of Campus He consulted PanOrus
but could get no help. and then he went
TO AChernaT for consultation
To his establishment. Achernar solved
the Difficulty EeinE much q the same
kind OF star IS Campus. the electricians
OF Achernar Enew Just how the signals
which Elverson first sent to them would
act or the Canopians. and they suzZeSt-
Cd TIRE use OF waves having the power
OF tncandescence at the ether end and
showed Elverson what they meant BY
sending samples TO the earth for
analy SIS This new discovery en-
Unused EMERSON nightly and he Eueur
day ard night at its perfection
once more communication was tried
ana WITHIN ten hours an answer was
forthcoming from Csnouus TI,a Io-7--
le0lous work Of making each others
language Ineligible was next begun:
DIT the hlEgtS.s were uQY 50 skilled n