The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-06-15
hing. know. but you should

thing. know, but you should
more bold here. even in jest tu.
abroad"
How do you know don't mean itT'
returned Lillian. with an earnestness
which could not be altogether conceal.
ed by her raillery. IF Mr. Kelvin
could make himself emperor of the
world would exhaust every vile
known to femininity. every stratngem
known to diplomacy. every force
known to warfare. TO become his con.
sort To be empress of the world. to
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 ! would jeopardlze my happi
ness. my life, my very soull'
Phillip glanced across at her with
more interest than he had yet shown
and found. with thrill which he could
not deny. her eyes shining into his.
An hour or so later Phillip had oc.
casion to go into Bagg's room. and
there he found Lillian
lou SIltdk Ol uOIHlnlOHs blllluu
said animatcdly. conscious Of her pow
er over the gaunt operator and per-
haps using II to pique Phillip. here
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 i'm II was upon roll. like
ticker tape. and from either side of
the contrivance n glass tube filed with
a phosphOrescent greenish light ran
straight up TO the ceiling.
with all instruments thrown into
key. MIR Blagg can reach any one or
all of the wireless stations on the
face of the globe" she continued. AT
his finger tips 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 typewritinG device
began to click. and upon the tape there
appeared a succession of MS" Blagg
self consciously drew out his watch
and held II while he watched the tape
"Noon AT Washington" he said II
am not Il second out of the way" Me.
chancally he reached out to the keys
of his machine and wrote upon il the
letters Of the alphabet in apparent idle
ness from "A" to &C" and back again.
then signed &c. B."
Does that idle tamperlng with the
keys carry any placer" asked Kelvin
YES" replied Blagg; every opera.
tor I'm the world got that message"
As Kelvin left the room he caught
Blagg eying him with the utmost
malevolence.
Three hours later old Fargus came
shutlling into Kelvin's room. "Nlr
Breed wishes me to tell you that Mr.
Rollins has arrived and that he would
like to see you In the library"
In that dim old room Kelvin found
Rollins sitting uncompromisingly up
right. his lips compressed. his Jaw set.
his eyes stern He was smooth
faced man Of under forty. with unusu.
ally frank eyes which inspired trust
at once.
"Mr Rollins has just told me thar
he is not here for compromise"
Breed interposed upon their greeting
IL am sorry to hear that, Rollins"
said Kelvin II have been going over
the situation pretty thoroughly and am
willing to admit that If you fight us il
will annoy US somewhat. but il will |
be losing venture for you"
81 don't think it," returned Rollins |
his face hardening. II am willing TO |
pit my reputation with the public
against Mr.. Breeds at any time"
"Why make 1t matter Of reputa.
tion, RollinsT suggested Breed why |
not make II a matter Of self INTEREST,"