Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-08-01
CHAPTER TX.
In tho Mastsrs Workshop.

Ia the Mastsrss Worksf,on.
The fnllpwing day was a long one
Nor Astra; hope. Joy ana the expecta,
zion Of seeips the man VINO was able
TO do 30 much made her restless.
Shortly before oon a report came
from the q ray generating station ad-
Hstng that a peculiar vibration seemed
TO be forcing the rays backward. Or
h9rs were given to establish the new
u zunas also 10 watch for further dts
f~turbancse and, after a lapse Of six
Eh0urH. to remove the first line of re
lsistanca, leaving the new z ray to
fmest thu ipvadHrs.
ATTN sHIndesw tssn she
kieanended TO the library to await Ma,
lpoieon'e arrival. Az the hands Of the
thermometer pointed to ten. she list,
Sened fntently. The main door was
topsned just as the clock gave forth
Hts ttnRling warning. A moment later
tNapoleon Edison was admitted to the
library and Astra hurried toward him
with welcoming hands.
She saw at a glance that hts healthy
bronze complexion was gone and that
lhe was thinner. She also noted the
unfamiliar clothes he was wearing.
u am 80 glad that You have come
lat lasti" were her first words.
Il have longed to come. Miss Pru'
dent, but ! was detained In q prison,
where I had everything but liberty"
"Please be seated; you must be
weary after your long trip" She led
him TO a chair and took a seat oppo.
site. ''There has not been a day, since
HUur whit here. that / ! have not longed
for some news from you And you,
tail the time, were in prison."
Edison said: Il crossed the ispiator
I'm my aerodromone. ascending thou
ifsE+rds Of feet to get over. MY assist,
us~sengtneer, Santos Duprel wal with
'1mei we landed on the deserted Rug.
lzpftza IN Germany. I alone descend
Ied on skis to Partenhrchen. where !
purchased European clothes. Duprel
land I were In constant communication
with each other until my imprison,
Pnant- which came 80 quickly that I
mad no chance to advise him. / had
the honor, before | was confined, to
fmeet his majesty, the Emperor OF Ger.
fmany, the Prince Of Wales and, above
all. the Count o Werdenstein, who
fs the real ruler Of Europe.
aAre pour plans for our defense for.
mufatedf" Astra asked.
II win. with your permission, ten
hham IN q more detailed manner az
fhe Workshop / hope you VIII 40
cofnuany me there as o as o
can
II am ready to go at any time: only
Eou know I cannot leave the capital
FOR a long period. Besides, l must
Fay Q decided plan of action before
the continental congress meets, day
after tomorrow. Where IL your piantf"
He looked at her In surprise. but an
ne could see In her face was frank
Expectation. and In q measured voice
he said:
AOn the Island OF Ciryna."
sCfrynfthis whispered Astra.
Sat last you have spoken the wordi~
1said Napoleon eagerly. The word I
have been expecting to hear you say."
Astra hooked at Napoleon question
Fngiy1 evidently there was something
pack Of this that she was supposed to
Know. Napoleon read her thoughts:
~mfzs Prudent, I VIII eniighten you.
When I discovered the element Of
which your ring Is made l came to
pour faxhsr. He was q friend and
teachers When your father realised
the value Of my discovery and saw
che farreaching possibilities OF this
Runderful metal he gave me full tn,