Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-07-19

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THEN I WILL TAKE CONTROL" RETURNED
BREED
are on the verge Of starvation. ana
their $50 today would stand between
them and hell. Seventy million more
are merely living Ike dogs"
IF they had their $50 apiece they
would spend it." explained Kelvin
suavely, and some Breed or other
would have # again in no time"
But If there were no Breeds to es-
tabtsh enormous money draining sys-
TENS by means Of the excessive rate
that must be paid for necessities the
circulation would stay among the peO-
pie"
at there were no Breeds retorted
Phillip, you would not have job
Here is a wireless I wish you would
get of TO New York"
Blagg left the room whistling the
"Marse1laise."
Early luncheon at Forest Lakes was
usually a deadly duh function, and to-
day it seemed more so than ever. A
preoccupation seemed to settle upon
them all At Breeds table they had
up from the bowl OF nnush and milk
to which Zelphan restricted him at
noon, suddenly addressed Phillip
Kelvin" said he, IF you had your
own way about things what would
you doT'
II would make myself emperor of
the world"
Good cried Lillian. And IL
would be empress"
Lillian" primiy protested Mrs.
Rensselaer,. You don't mean any
thing. I know, but you should be no
more bold here, even in Jest. than
abroad"
How 90 you know / don't mean it?'
returned Lillian, with an esrnestness
which could not be altogether conceal
ed BY her raniery. If MI. Kelvin
could make himself emperor of the
world / would exhaust every vile
known 10 fernfninity, every stratagem
known TO diplomacy. every force
known to warfare, 10 become his con
sort To be empress OF the world, 70
have life and death dominion over ev-
cry living creature, to hold in my hand
more power than has ever been pos
sessed by any human being-for these
things 1 would jeopsrdize my happi-
ness. my life, my very soul!'
Phillip glanced across at her with
more interest than be had yet shown
and found, with a thrill which he could
not deny, her eyes shining into his.
An hour or so later Philip had oc-
casion to go into BIagg's room, and
there he found Lillian.
~ Anrnfrfrsr, - t1lien
said animatedIy. conscious Of her pow
er over the gsunt operator and per
haps using it 70 pique Phillip, there
IT IS" and she indicated the new wire
less apparatus which. introduced but
recently, was rapidly becoming univer-
sal II was supplied with keys like a
typewriter and differed from that ma
chine In only one essential respect
the paper in II was upon a roll, like a
ticker tape. and from either side of
the contnvance a glass tube filed with
a phosphorescent gresnish light ran
straight up TO the ceiling.
with ell instruments thrown into
key, Mr.. Blagg can reach any one or
all OF the wireless stations on the
face OF the globe" she continued. Eat /
his finger dps Is all the world"
AS she spoke the greenish phosphor !
escence IN the tubes began TO glow (
and crackle in regular waves, the /
mechanism OF the typewritng device 1
began to click, and upon the tape there Z
a succession of MS" Blagg 4
self consciously drew out his watch /
and held it while he watched the tape. !
Noon at Washington" he said. 81 I
am not a second out OF the way" Me /
chsnicaIIy he reached out 70 the keys 4
Of his machine and wrote upon II the .
letters Of the alphabet in apparent idle (
ness from "a" TO &C" and back again. j
then signed &c. b.
Does that idle tsmpering with the 4
keys carry any placer" asked Kelvin
Yes" replied Blagg; every opera
tor in the world got that message"
As Kelvin left the room he caught
Blagg eying him with the utmost
maIevolence.
Three hours later old Fargus came
shutting into Kelvin's room mfr.
Breed wishes me 10 tell you that Mr.
Rollins has arrived and that he would
Ike TO see you in the library"
In that dim old room Kelvin found
Rollins sitting uncoLnpromistngiy up
right. his lips compressed. his jaw set
his eyes stern. He was 8 snc-"