Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-07-04
Than the oratrtx aat down.

Astra, In her own IN the cry
tal palace. saw and heard through tha
eiectrostyiograph the whole proceed
tngs Of the New York continental
party IN the Hippodrome. She had
raised her hand to disconnect her ma
chine when a man from the audience
asked for the right to speak.
According to the rules of the party
eli who desired had the right t o make
an address, 90 this request wal readily
granted. Since no one asked for this
mani name. 1t was not disclosed. He
walked calmly forward, closely fol-
lowed by a short, fat man who
stopped only when his tall friend
mounted the platform. This tail a
was dressed in a gray travelling suit.
instead of mourning. but on his arm
was q broad black band.
All the attention of the great audi
ence was conferred on the athletic ig-
ure and the sunburnt frank face OF
the young man. Astra's instrument
showed these details to her as plainly
as II she were sitting In one of the
boxes, and she was thrilled as hia
eyes seemed to look straight into hersL
Ladies' and Gentlemen" he began.
y have a message to deliver to tha
political party In which I believe; do
not ask me how l happen to be tho
instrument that was selected to con-
vey this message TO you. but l bea
of you to seriously consider my words.
you have all heard or read about
the warning that came to our deaH
dead. the ~ex-President, Hannibal PruA
dent
There raj silent emotion in hia
voice when he mentioned that Nance
"That warning is only too true. Our
enemies. defeated fifty years ago, have
found q way to break through our iso-
lation; they have spent these fifty
years planning revengei We can
through Hannibal Prudent'H efforts.
put of their invasion for one year.
which will give us a little time to pro.
pare for defense. Continentalists, my
brothers In conviction. spread strengths
and faith through the mighty land. as
God has given US, Just as he did fifty
years ago, q man to liberate this couns
try from the oppressor's hand. God.
in his infinite goodness, has given US
another instrument to repel the storm
Ing enemies."
His voice filed the great hall; his
words were convincing through the
sincerity Of the orator.
AS ne opened his mouth to speah
again. the large helioboard began to
show many colored zig-zag sparks and
the audience watched 1t In apprehen-
sion; the whole atmosphere was
charged with an inexplicable feeling OF
expectation. Not a person moved un.
til the man on the platform stepped
quickly down to the operating table OF
the eiectro-styiograph and adjusted
the instrument into the right receiving
socket. The sparkling ceased and
blurred, but discernible. q picture ap
peared.
As the audience stared the pictures
became somewhat clearer and then
sew what appeared to be tremendous
9 monsters lying immovable ON the
bosom OF the ocean. The huge bulks
of metal. showing unknown forms OF
warfare, were pointed menacingly at
the silent audience, which was repre-
sentative Of the fifty years Just past;
the comparison showed clearly that
the science and genius of the Euro
peans bad only produced q perfection
OF death-dealing instruments, while
the Americans had advanced In SCI
ence. art, literature and a general de-
yelopment of the human race.
The great audience, which had been
80 enthusiastic, now sat as motionless
as a bird that has been charmed by
q snake, intently watching the wonder.
ful picture that moved and changed
necessarily; huge airships Of an imh
proved type. resembling the old style
Zeppelin, glittered brightly, as they
moved with ~ponderous grace.
Every conceivable form Of mono and
bi-piane came gliding by; and each
and every form of locomotion carried
unmistakable signs of their destiny
a machine Of destruction.
AS the pictures vanished q sigh
issued from every heart and a rustic
of relaxation stirred the multitude.
Many turned toward the platform, hop
ing to see the man who had last spok-
en-. but he vas gone.
BY the time the people who had
been favored by a sight Of the enemies
destructive forces. began to leave the
hippodrome, that young man was on
his way to the capital. He was non2
other than Napoleon Edison.
Continued Next Week