Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-31

stantly destroy every living creature
in this city"
Jack turned little pale, and put
both hands behind him.
barrow laughed. Feel tempted?"
he inquired.
Makes me little dizzy, like being
on q height" confessed Jack. "How.s
the trick turned?"
'I don't know" said Darrow. I'm
going to find out II can"
Without attempting to touch any.
thing, he proceeded to examine care
fully every detail Of the apparatus.
The batteries are nothing extra
ordinary. except In strength" he told
Jack. land as near a. can make out
the instrument Is like any other. II
must be some modification In the send.
ing apparatus, some system Of 'tun.
ing, perhaps--it's only = surmise.
Wen Just disconnect the batteries"
he concluded. before we 80 to
monkeying"
He proceeded carefully and methodi.
cally to carry out his expressed In
tention. When he had finished the
task he heaved a deep sigh Of relief.
I'm glad you feel that way, too"
said Jack. II didn't know what might.
not happen"
me, either confessed Darrow.
But now think we're safe"
He proceeded on methodical
search through the intricacies OF the
apparatus. For time Jack Followed
him about. but after while wearied
of 30 prohtless an occupation, and 90
took to smoking on the window-ledge.
Darrow extended his Investigations TO
the bookcase, and to a drawer In the
deal table. For over two hours he
sorted notes, compared, and rumin-
ated, his brows knit In concentra.
ton. Jack did not try to interrupt
him. At the end Of the tins, indicated
tho scientist looked up and made some
trivial remark.
Got IT." asked Jack. s
Eyes" replied barrow soberly. He
reflected for several minutes longer:
then moved to the window and looked
out over the city. Absolutely motion
less there he stood while the night
fell, oblivious alike to the roar and
crash OF the increasing panic and to
the silent figures in the darkSned
room behind him. At last he gave
sigh. walked quietly to the electric
light, and turned It on.
TITS the biggest thing-And the
simplest the world has ever known
in physics. Jack. said he. "but It's got
to 60"
"What?" asked Jack, rousing from
the mood Of waiting into which he had
Loyalty forced himelf in spite OF the
turmoil outside. ssi,ltS tvs
The man has perfected Ia com
bined system of special tuning and
definite electrical .energy,"s-said sDar.
row, by which through an ordinary
wireless sender he can send forth
into the ether what might BIO called
deadening or multiplying waves. You
are no doubt familiar with the com
mon experiment BY which two sounds
will produce silence. This IL just
like that BY means Of this, within
the. radius Of his sending instrument
and for q period of time up to the
capacity Of his batteries, . man can
absolutely stop vibration Of either
heat sound. light or electricity length.
It ID entirely q, question Of simploe
formulas. Here they are."
He held out four closely, written
pages bound together with manuscript
fasteners. r;
mo man has ever before attained
this knovedge or this power" went
on Darrow, after moment; and prob
ably never again IN the. history Of the
race will exactly this combination Of
luck and special talent occur. These
four pages are unique" ~
| He laid them In the edge Of the
table, produced . cigarette, lighted IL,
picked up the four pages OF formulas;
and held the burning match to their
edges. The flame caught, hared up the
himsy paper. Darrow dropped the
burning corners rs 1t scorched his nm:
gers. It fell to the door, flickered and
/ was gone. \.
| Jack leaped forward with an exclar
nation Of dismay. The old man bonnd
L to the chair did not wink, but stared
straight in front Of him. his eyes hxed
like those OF an owl oria iw!idcat. I. 4,
"Fbr Gods sake .Darrow!" cried
Jack Warford. DO you know what
you have done?~ d
Perfectly" replied Darro~ calmly.
."This is probably the greatest achieve
ment Of the scientific intellect; but II
must 90. It would give to man an un-
checked power that belongs only TO tho
fro ~ Continual