Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-07-04

back He could not touch the man
from any side.
After several experiments the AZ
founded President ives convinced OF
The Importance Of the discovery.
The intruder removed the force from
about him and told OF his plans to
save the country. They talked until
long after the first rays OF the morn
Ing sun shone through the windows.
When the midnight visitor had I'm
ished his condolences the Presidents
face was brighter than It had been for
many days The careworn expression
was gone. He escorted his visitor to
the gate. putting his hand Familiarity
on his shoulder as he babe him good
morning.
The midnight visitor was Hannibal
Prudent. the greatest scientist of the
new world.
The President spent the morning
preparing dispatches for the represen-
tatives OF the European and oriental
nations. He gave them tventy-four
hours to order their vessels from
American waters. advising them that
II they had o obeyed the order in
that time the United States would not
be responsible for their future.
The new laws that had been formu-
lated by the United States govern
ment and which were SO Objectionable
to the powers would stand. and the
United States would see that they
were enforced.
Three days later Hannibal Prudent
created a current of the tmpenetrable
q ray that isolated the whole Ameri-
IA continent from tae rest OF the
world.
Fifty years had passed. nifty years
of Independent peace. The Central
and South American republics had
Joined the great United States and a
c~onfederacy was formed that secured
their independence and the freedom
of commerce.
Those fifty years OF peace had Gre
ated wealth. happiness and a scientific
progress such as had never been
eQualed
Now the man whose genius had
made this possible lay dead, and his
last words urged preparation for war.
Astra sat before her fathers desk:
before her lay q document that de.
manded careful study-the will of hez
adopted father.
She did not look at the long list
of bonds and stocks; she did not care
for the vast wealth that from now on
would belong to her alone The pa
per she was reading contained far
reaching Instructions. prophetic In
sight into the future. The last page
was a farewell letter:
my dear Astra, knowing that ! an
nearing the limit of human existence
and that rest awaits me after a long
and full life, / set down such facts az
will enable you TO make the best use
of the knowledge that l. the old tree
wish perpetuated in the blossomine
plant: 1t Is you who Will be respon'
sible for the coming prosperity Of the
country. God gave you q broad mind
that has developed to it's fullest ca
pacity under my care and I am proud
of you, dear girl: you are chosen te
do great things Tor your country and
humanity.
"There is only one man on eartf
who is worthy of calling you wife;
you win find this man. or he will come
mates, comrades.
when / go to my rest I feel that
will leave turbulent times behind me
My 2 ray will not remain impene
trable forever, and when the day
comes that it Is destroyed. the coun
try will need a brave, competent mar
to drive away the dreadnaughts. He
will come, as he has been fully In
structed. Trust In him, my dear
daughter.
"This country was not developed &c
be blasted by war; the adventures Of
warfare and strife are not for it. OuI
Creator selected this country to pro
mote freedom, equality and science
laundering shall never more
sound on our shore; our land shall
be a land of love and peace.
II have labored hard to spread this
gospel After l am gone the task lie
your Inheritance, dear Astra-
Before ! die I will tell you where to
find the man competent to assist
you and will further instruct you In
your duty.
God bless you. my daughter. you
have ever been my JOY and pride"
Astra put down the paper. and. star
ing out into the beautiful garden, muir
INJURED to herself: Hurry to the Island
of Cirynithi Cirynithf I have never
heard of the place, and he left no spe-
cifc Instructions"
The entrance of John. a faithful old
servant, woke her from her reveries.
With shaking lips he announced that
a reporter for the Hourly Styiograph
wished TO see her.
Folding up the documents, Astra
locked them in the safe. then said, II
will receive him at once IN the green
room"