The Washington times., 1912-03-01
THE TINES DAILY SERIAL STORY.
The Second Deluge
BY GARRETT P. SERVISS Tho FAM fSsSsrsq ( s%Is, 5 CO.,


allowance, don't they?" asked Smith.
Not half as large as I'd like TO have
i, was the response. The doctors are
the salt of the earth. 1t breaks my
whose worth know"
And cnly enc lawyer pursued
Joseph. That's curious"
Not in the least CURIOUS. DO you
think | want 20 scatter broadcast the
seeds of litigation in a rcCcnera4el
Justice Good, o. the United states Su-
preme Court. He'll see that equity pre-
And Cniy six writer's" continued
Smith.
And that's probably too many" said
Ccsmo. Set down urder that hcnd
Peter Irkson. whom / will engage to
record the last scenes on TIE drowning
earth; james Henry BIacISwitt, who viii
| teil the story of the voyage; Jules Bour-
ecols, who can describe the personnel
of The passengers, Serglus Narishk0fr,
VINO viii make study Dr their psy-
GEOLOGY, and Nicolao Ludolfo, whose
DESCRIPTION Of tie ARK wnl he an TN
van able historic document b thousand
But you have included no poets" re-
marked Smith.
No: necessary" responded Cosmo.
Every human being Is a poet at bot
And no novrIlsts," persisted the Sec
retary.
They will spring up thicker than
weeds before the waters are half gone
at least they would If let one ABOARD
the ark"
'Editors-two?"
= That's right. And two too raany per-
haps. II take Jinks OF the Thundercr
and Bullock of the Owl"
But both of them have pcrsistently
called you an idiot"
For that reason l want them. No
world could get along without some
I'm rather surprised at the next
entry, If you will permit me to speak OF
it. said Joseph Smith. Here are
forty-two places reserved for players"
THAT means twenty-eight adults and
probably some youngsters who will be
able TO take parts " returned Cosmo,
rubbing his hands with a satisfied
smile. Il have taken as many players
as ! conscientiously could not only be-
cause of their future value. but be-
cause they will do more than anything
else to keep up the spirits Of every
body in the ark. l shall have a stage
set in the largest saloon"
Joseph Smith scowled, but held his
peace. Then, glanCing again at the pa
per, he remarked that there was but
one philosopher to be provided for.
at Is easy to name him." said Cosmo.
Kant Jacob Leergeschwaz."
"Why he?'
Because he will harmlessly represent
the metaphysical genus. for nobody will
ever understand him"
Musicians, IL
Chosen for the same reason as the
players" said COsmo, rapidly writing
down twelve names, because they were
not easy to pronounce and handing
them to Smith, who duly copied them
of
When, this was done Cosmo himself
called out the next category" 'Specu-
lative gcniuses. "
Il mean by that" he continued. mot
Wall Street speculators, but foreseeng
men. who possess the gift Of looking into
the seeds OF time but who never get n
hearing in their own day and are hard
ly ever remembered by the future ages
which enjoy the fruits whose buds they
recognize
Cosmo mentioned two names which
Joseph Smith had never heard and told
him they ought to be written in golden
ink.
world. They are the most precious
cargo l shall have aboard" he added.
Smith shrugged his shoulders and
stared blankly at the paper. while Cos
retary said, smiling with evident ap-
provaI this time:
Society," zero
'Precisrly for what does society
represent rXHept its own yantty?'
"And then comes agriculture and me-
ChaniCs.'
For this category Cosmo seemed to be
uGitc as we'll prepared as for that Of
science. n" LOOK from MS p'NhcI Il u.s.
already made out AMI handed it to
Joseph smith. ]; COnlained forty names
marked 'CUtivators, formers, garden
ers." and fftv mechanics.
at :he beginning Of the twentieth
century," he said, II should have had
to reserve that proportiOn-in fact, my
cr tire list would then have been top
heavy and | should have been forced
t. give half Of all the places to agr-
culture Fat thanks 10 our scientific
farming, the personnel employed in Cul-
tivntiOn is now reduced to q minimum
while showing ma Nnlum "esults. have
already stored the ark with seeds of the
latest scientifically developed plants.
and with all the nee led implements and
IrlRChincrY.'
''ThCre vet remains thirteen places
Especially reserved said Smith, refer
ring to the paper.
Il shall fill thos" later" responded
Cosno, nnh then added with a thought
fl look II have some humble friends.
9TH" neXt thing, he continued. after
\ pause. lis to prepare tire letters Of
Invitation. But we Lave done enough
frr tonight. I viii give YOU the form
tomorrow"
Ana ali this while talf the world had
imen peacefully sleeping. and the other
half going about its shUsiness, moro and
more fUrgc;fll of recent events, and IL
1t had known what those two men were
aholt 1t would probably have exploded
in a gust IF laughter.
4 Continuation Of This Story VIII
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Issue of The Times.