Gunnison news-champion., 1914-12-18
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The editor sat co wassine fos esuass
% bring hsm his ssssy. . bullet from
she street struck the eraase VI Che epeI
window. r,eocsessed Into the room. and
ssruck assis with a auli. 0atil<d spst
The editors head aroessd forward
upoa his desk
His blood stained the page where -
had written the three tiasss repsstesi
WAR
meanwhile the wireless station haa
been seized and ~recked by the resi-
aeBt Japanese. aud eli wires to the
east. north and soath we're cut ny pEe
coucerted arrangeaent upon the signal
Of the sun ray rocket Strange scenes
we're enacted IN the streets Of the
while aliens fought their way west
ward to JOIN their brothers In posses
sion Of the fortiicatious. and ethers
From the towns on the peninsula % the
south moved north. destroying the raii
road as they advanced. leaving Q
ssseking srstl of burning homes su1
ehs s,auGhteved bodies Of men. women
end ckilArea IN their wake.
The VDatce and 6remen fouGht ~
stem the ettse roiItns westward.
DenIzens of the underworld. night
owls u the csty. cstizens swakened by
the coea1ct Joined them and fou0ha
shoulder to shoulder Vet the slant
eyed masaes moved forward Ere they
saWe to California they had been given
tAG1r 01iitaSy training. and they had
been warned and instructed In advance
f0r this moment.
They we've casting not only their own
nves. but those Of thousands of their
eosotrymea. On the fall Of the dice this
ntehf Many died. but the rest went on
toward the north and west II was es-
eDated bs0adly that morning saw
DOee than $3.50 men gathered within
oAe hmits of the Preside reservation
Meanwhile stuart finished his tras-
scriptiea q Jackson's story. gathered
- the sAeets and took them to the edi-
tse's seom. where the EDITORS head lay
upsa the biood stained sheet Of paper.
HE cry brought the others crowding in
about the desk where the dead man sat
By right of priority Stuart lifted the
head gently and removed the written
caption. The pencil locked in the dead
mans fingers ratified fatty upon the
Aesk.
Stuart held mp the page 10 the wide
eyes of the others. spent bullet from
the window" he said shortly. He had
Just finished this. Well. here goes"
He wrapped the life dampened sheet
about his handful of copy and jam
med all into a pneumatic tube
We'll get out the paper II WAS
what he wanted" he said And wait
minute. fellows ! wonder If any
body's tried to get IN touch with the
outer towns. ! guess this burg 10
grabbed. but how about the others p
He lifted a receiver from a telephone
hook and waited until scared voice
answered Ms signal
Get me long distance" he directed
and waited again. Again woman's
shaken voice replied. get me Oak
land" he required
Il can't The lines not working"
said the voice AT the other end
Berkeley, then-San Jose, Sacra
mento" snapped Stuart.
" can't" said the invisible girl
"There's something wrong"
You bet there is" growlrd the man.
"Aren't any Of your trunks in order
Central 2"
No. sir. They seem TO he cut or
down n--or-somethiug
"All right" said stuart less sharply
'Be good girl and buck up Stick
10 vour board and don't get scared
He hung up and turned to his fellows
Were cut of completely They've
done one good job. thought it was
funny we'd had no bother with calls
since this happened. Wonder what the
DEVILS wrong that the ships at Mare