Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-01-28

wood under water, but all metals are
like 80 much paper"
what are you going to do with itT'
Hassam Ali was dazed by the colossal
power Of the machine.
When the time comes | am going
to present 1t to the United Suites gov.
ernment"
MAN. there are millions and millions
In itI
II am a patriot" said the inventor
simply.
Ii was about this time that Zudora
arrived at the photographers studio OH
the floor below. At the sound Of the
interior bell the photographer came out
OF his dark room. To Zudora he did
not look like any photographer she
had ever seen. His big head was Gov
cred with shock OF rusty colored hair;
he needed a shave; his necktie was
awry; his coat was speckled with to-
bacco ash, and chemical stains invited
attention But his forehead was ali
right and his eyes kindly. If keen.
"Ah. you are Miss Zudora. Your I'M
Gle telephoned to me that you would
be here. don't take the average run
, OF photographs" His voice was en-
ergetic. There was Teutonic bur to 1t,
for all that his name was Green. But
Zudora did not notice this mt the time.
"You see" he went on. I'm some
thing Of an inventor. One of these
days I'm going TO revolutionize pho
Biography. Now. If you'll just sit down
for moment until finish the plate
I'm working on I'll be at your service"
He returned to the dark room. But
he did not bother with any plates. In
stead. he placed his eur. against tele-
phone-lke object and listened. Has
sam Ali was not alone. evidently. In
the secret Of the man In the room
above. scowl crossed the face Of
Green. and he muttered an oath in
German. When he came back to Zu.
dora he was smiling.
Now, then. you want full length or
headT"
"Just the head. want something
unusual"
You've come to the right man.
then"
He took a piece OF wood from his
fat desk. The wood was highly polish.
ed From shelf he took down u
beaker and poured some Of the liquid
upon the piece of wood Then he took
some liquid from another bottle and
spread it over the wood. at almost the
same time holding the square in front
of Zudora's face. Next he threw on
some dark liquid.
"Behold!' he said enthusiastically.
why" she cried. astounded. Il new
er saw anything like THAR
"Few have" he declared. Nov
come tomorrow at 3 and I'll have six
for you on wood, steel, copper, iron
cloth and celluloid When can max,
this cheap III put the average cameri
into the dust binv'
And Zudora believed him.
Meantime the secret service wa
burrowing and finding nothing. TIL
Starr company was still at loggerhead
with its men, and Storm was strivin
with might and main TO adjust the dii
J ferences Two more Golfers had gOn
to the bottom mysteriously.
The day that Zudora came for he
photograph was to be red letter da!
among her experiences. Hassam AL
had preceded her. and while she wa'
comforting with the photographer h,
was working TO gain his ends, Tha
the inventor should be made the scape
goat was nothing to him. He saw
nothing hut untold millions In the neal
distance. But unfortunately for bis
schemes he had reckoned without Fa
Green's photography.
Hassam ALI despite the inventors
protests, had cut an aperture through
the floor. so that he could see what
was going ON in the room below. A
a favorable moment he thrust a re-
volver toward the inventor.
"Now" he whispered.
1T is murder!'
"Now or will shoot" Hassam All
had taken the precnution TO disguise
himself. The elevator boy would new
er swear that such and such man
had asked directions. and the law
would never be able to lind such q
man. "Hurryp'
Just before this. however, Zudora
being alone for moment. thought she
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