The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-06-16

breakdown, cnat European scientists
have discovered the way to invade our
Isolation. pray that the news is IN
true, but should it be true, then we
win have to prepare for defense.
"Compatriots, true citizens! Who
can fill the executive chair more salts
factoriIy than the one who, throughout
her whole life, has been prepared for
it? I call to you and ask you to give
your best judgment for the cause and
with one heart and one thought nomi-
nate for the continentalist candidate
the daughter of Prudent, Astra Pru-
dent"
Here she was interrupted by heavy
voice laundering:
mo female rule for me-"
That was all he could say, as his
voice fiattened out behind a healthy
slap delivered resoundingIy on the dis
turber's mouth. The hand and arm
that administered this rebuke belonged
/ TO Napoleon Edison. With a strong
! jerk he turned the surprised man
! toward the door and he was carried
/ on and on as if he were a wreck be-
/ ing tossed by stormy waves. When
! order was restored, the speaker con-
! tinued:
! with all my heart trust Miss Pru-
! dent will be the nominee of the con-
tinentalists. Those who agree with
me, kindly stand up!"
AS one body the audience rose and
$4,000 voices Numbered "Hurrah! for
/ the continental nominee!"
Then the oratrix sat down.
Astra, in her own room in the crys-
tai palace, saw and heard through the
electro-stylograph the whole proceed
| ings 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,
all who desired had the right to make
an address, so this request was readily
granted. Since no one asked for this
mans name, it 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 tall man
was dressed in a gray travelling suit
instead of mourning, but on his arm
was a broad black band.
All the attention of the great audi
ence was conferred on the athletic fig
ure and the sunburnt, frank face OF
the young man. Astra's instrument
showed these details to her as plainly
as If she were sitting in one Of the
boxes, and she was thrilled as his
eyes seemed to look straight into hers
= Ladies' and Gentlemen" he began
81 have a message to deliver to the
political party in which l believe; de
not ask me how l happen to be the
instrument that was selected to con
vey this message to you, but I bee
of you to seriously consider my words
you have all heard or read abou
the warning that came to our deal
dead, the ex-President, Hannibal Pru
, dent
There was silent emotion in hi'
voice when he mentioned that name
"That warning is only too true. Oul
l enemies, defeated fifty years ago, have
found a way to break through our iso
!, 1ation; they have spent these fit!
years planning revenge! We can
through Hannibal Prudent's efforts
put off their invasion for one year
which will give US little time to pre-
pare for defense. Continentalists, m.
> brothers in conviction, spread strength
and faith through the mighty land, a
g, God has given US, just as he did fit,
i years ago, a man to liberate this coun
try from the oppressor's hand. God
in his infinite goodness, has given u
another instrument to repel the storm
ing enemies"
His voice filed the great hall; hi
words were convincing through tn
sincerity of the orator.
AS he opened his mouth to spea
again, the large helioboard began t
show many colored zig-Zag sparks an
!, the audience watched it in appreheI
= sion; the whole atmosphere wa
= charged with an inexplicable feeling c
. expectation. Not person moved III
= til the man on the platform steppe
! quickly down to the operating table c
4 the electro-stylograph and adjuste
the instrument into the right receivin
socket The sparkling ceased an
. blurred, but discernible, picture al
q peared.
: As the audience stared the picture
+. became somewhat clearer and the
# saw what appeared to be tremendou
y sea monsters lying immovable on tn
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