Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-12-01

| caught SltNe ny tHe arm.
eve have himi" exclaimed, exult
antly. He will be there for certain y
Crewe agreed with me and, highly
elated, we retraced our steps home
ward.
On the next evening we joined the
crowds at the exhibition entrance and
We're shortly admitted We passed
through the spacious grounds, where
scenic railways, "loop-theloop" and
shoot the chutes" arrangements wed
with the booths of fortune tellers and
those sideshows dear to the exhibition
crowds, and entered the machinery
hall. The first person who caught my
eye was Shay. He was standing.
gazing intently at the numerous me-
chanical inventions, but he seemed to
sense my presence and, turning round,
came toward me with outstretched
| hand
Glad to see you in London, Lang.
tom he said, cordially. l introduced
! him to Crewe, and we passed the
usual platitudes concerning the
weather and England's value as Holt
! day resort. His conversation certainly
seemed rational enough. 1t was not
until we spoke of machinery that
Shay's alteration became manifest.
What brings you to London, Lang
ton?" he asked, "Holiday-making?
"a little matter of business" l an
swered eyasiyely And your
Cbav's nnanner ohapoad II;s fooo
became contorted, his excitement was
intense.
ITO gain the recognition that am
denied by jealous competitors in
America" he cried. 'Langton, / have
made the greatest discovery of the
century-perpetual motion. l have in
vented machine that will harness
the suns heat and provide the earth
with substitute for coal, that will
supply unlimited power and abolish
half the electrical mechanism of the
day. And why will no one listen to
me, either here or in my own coun-
try? Because the interests are allied
in dastardly plot to crush me-" he
shouted. Because they prefer their
present wealth to benefting the hu-
man race. Half the water companies
would go bankrupt, Langton, for | can
draw rain from the clouds, 1 can bring
fire out Of the earth-I can work mir
acles with my machine"
How is it made?" asked Crewe.
Shay's face became instantly COM
posed. He looked at him in cunning
manner.
I'm not so easy as that" he said
with a jeer. But | will tell you the
principle of the secret 1t is a combi-
nation of centrifugal and centripetal
power. l am perfecting a few investi-
cations" he went on, smiling inscruta-
bly,. (which will bring the mechanism
to its highest point Of utility. And
then, il the world scorns me, I will
give some practical demonstrations
that will never be forgotten"
SHAY" / interposed, Il have a mes
sage for you from your brother which
he asked me to- deliver if I should
come across y,rs- You sent him no
address. He wants you to try and get
back next month to take contract
for equipping his factory. He says
that your presence would be neces-
sary-"
Shay squared his shoulders, threw
back his head and burst into roar OF
malignant laughter
80 they sent you after me, Lang
ton" he guffawed. "You must think
me easy. You want to get me back"
he continued catching me by the coat
lapel, ito put me in lunatic asylum.
That is the last move of the interests.
and my brother, my poor brother,
whom they have corrupted with their
filthy gold. Langton, you cannot extra
dite man for lunacy. If / were as
raving as you you couldn't touch me
when the British flag protects me-
Get out.' he concluded, with singular
violence. I'll have no more to say to
you"
MY dear Mr. Shay" I protested,
feeling uncommonly foolish
Get out!" he roared. "You and
your friend. If set eyes on either Of
you again I'll fix you. I'll mask you
small, I'll break every bone in your
bodies and I'll deposit them in the
middle of the Earl's Court road of the
consistency of plum pudding"
well, Langton, the next move is
up to you" said Crewe, laughing, as
we strolled away. He's an uncom-
monty intelligent mailman, and the
prospect is that he'll land in some
British asylum instead of running into
the net you so patiently exposed for
him."
The chances of fulfilling my mis-
sion did look small to me. l went to
bed very detected and awoke still
more so. Opening my morning paper
| saw a three-column headline in black
letters. In England that means more
than in America.
The story gave the details of a muir
der. The body Of an elderly man had
been found, every bone broken to
pieces. Even fall from a roof top
cOuld not have effectpd that terrific