The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1913-08-07

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slap delivered resoundinsly on the dis
turber's mouth. Tho hand and arm
that administered this rebuks beIonrsd
To Napoleon Edison. With q strcnr
jerk he TUNED the surprised man
toward the door and he was carried
on and on ~ II he were q vrech h.
Ing tossed by stormy waves. When
order was restored. tho speaker con
| tdnued:
| With all my heart trust Hisa Pr,
dent viii be the nominee of the cor-
| tinentslists. Those who serer x,,s
me. kindly stand upr"
/ A. one body the audience ross and
10000 voices Numbered aHurrshf 10,
the continental nomineel-
| Then the oratrix sat down
Asua, In her own room in the crvs-
tai palace. saw and heard through IN
eiectro-stylograph the whole proceadL
ings OF the New York continents,
party In the Hippodrome. sho bsd
raised her hand TO disconnect her ma
cnine wnen a man from the audience
asked for the right to speak
According to the rules of the marty
all who desired had the right to maks
an address. SO this request was resd,,~
granted. Since no one asked for tbt.
mans name, 1t was not disclosed Ha
walked calmly forward, closely fol
pwed 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 broad black band.
All the attention OF the great audt-
ence was centered on the athletic 1e.
ure and the sunburnt, frank face N
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 his
eyes seemed to look straight into hers.
Ladies' and Gentlemen" he began.
Il have a message to deliver to the
political party in which | believe: do
not ask me how happen to be the
instrument that was selected to con-
yey this message to you, but l beg
OF you to seriously consider my words.
You have all heard or read about
the warning that came to our dear
dead, the ex-President, Hannibal Pru-
dent"
There was silent emotion in his
voice when ne mentioned that name.
That warning is only too true. Our
enemies, defeated fifty years ago, have
found way to break through our iso-
lation; they have spent these fifty
years planning revengel We can,
through Hannibal Prudent's efforts.
put on their invasion for one year.
which will give us little time to pre-
pare for defense. Continentalists. my
brothers In conviction, spread strength
and faith through the mighty land. as
God has given us, just as he did fifty
years ago. man to liberate this coun-
try from the oppressor's hand. God.
IN his Infinite goodness. has gwen ua
announcer instrument to repel the storm
ing enemies"
His voice filled the great hall: his
words were convincing through the
sincerity of the orator.
As he opened his mouth to speah
again. the large heIioboard began tn
show many colored zig-zag sparks and
the audience watched it In apprehen-
sion; the whole atmosphere was
charged with an inexplicable feeling of
expectation Not person moved un-
TIL the man on the platform stepped
quickly down to the operating table of
the electro-stylograph and adjusted
the instrument into the right receiving
socket. The sparkling ceased and
blurred. but discernible, a picture ap-
peared.
AS the audience stared the pictures
became somewhat clearer and they
saw what appeared to be tremendous
sea 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 had only produced a perfection
or death-dealing instruments, while
the Americans had advanced in SCI
ence, art. literature and a general de-
velopment of the human race.
Inc great audience, which had been
30 enthusiastic, now sat as motionless
as a bird that has been charmed by
snake. intently watching the wonder
ful picture that moved and changed
necessarily; huge airships of i'm
proved type, resembling the o.. style
Zeppelin, glittered brightly. as they
moved with ponderous grace.
EVERY conceivable form of mono and
oi-plane came gliding by; and each
and every form of locomotion carried
unmistakable signs of their destiny
q machine Of destruction.
As the pictures vanished a 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 was gone.
BY the time the people who had
been favored by sight of the enemies
destructive forces, began to leave the
hippodrome. that young man was on
his way to the capital. He was none
'tner than Napoleon Edison.
crO BE CONTINUED