The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-01-22

greatest assets His expression at
this moment was of absolute content
ment, and yet in his minds eye he
saw the mine, this girls father strug-
Cling for breath and life; he saw the
will which made her one of the great
est heiresses in America; he saw his
own sinister ends accomplished. And
all the while Zudora believed that
some happy .recollections had served
to give that face it's benign appear
ance.
"Uncle"
He lowered his pipe, as If he had not
been conscious of her presence.
What is it,"
do you know of any unusual photo
grapher? l mean, a genius of his kind,
something out of the way
Hum. Let me see, There used to
be chap in Third street who had
some new tricks. | believe taht these
were too expensive for the general
public. Besides he was one OF those
cranks who slave for an idea and to
whom money is nothing. I've got the
name somewhere. When | come across
| it I'll let you know
He gave the name to her the next
morning and Immediately left the
house He had an idea; he was al
ways having ideas. About half after
nine he arrived downtown, stopped be-
| fore a building, went into the corridor,
and searched the wall directory. lie
| found Fal Green, the eccentric photo
grapher, en- the twelfth floor. He was
about to seek the elevator when an
! other name caught his attention.
He" he murmured. And ! had
| forgotten all about the mani Well,
| the world moves fast believe | can
make something out this little jour
ney."
He did not stop at the photogra-
piers. He went on up to the next
floor and knocked at a certain door.
A tail, gaunt individual orened the
door
"Hassam Ali"
Il my friend And so l find you at
last."
You have been looking for me?'
distressed.
"And not | alone, my friend"
Hush. Not so loud, In Gods name
not so loud
$50 we haven't given up that great
idea, Ell? 1t is four years since | saw
you last And you've got it,
yes, yes I've got it,, ! have done
what no other man in the world has
done A revolution in the world Of
science!" proudly, forgetting his re
cent terror at the sight of this man
Hassam Ali. "To me falls the honor
of bringing a world peace. There
will be no more war after this"
but the GOLFERS and the submarine
my old friend, especially the subma
rine?" suavely.
The inventor suddenly hid his FACE
in his hands.
ooh, that was accidental | mean
no harm. | had to test it. | had to!
1--WE shall become rich"
'We?"
even so, my friend Rich beyon'
/ all dreams-that is, if you obey m
: will"
, ''Ah, | know you, Hassam Ali, 1t i
some devils work you want me to do.
) DEVILS or angels work, you will d
: it, or pay the penalty the law require
for the killing of twenty odd men, i
mere caprice. Take your choice TIL
: voice was not suave now, but cold an
) deadly.
What is it you wish me to do?
, Hassam Ali whispered his diree
; tions.
( "Death?" said the inventor, hoi
3 rified.
: Death. What is one more?"
t But that was experiment; this
1 murder"
: What you have done is to law on
and the same thing. o, | have yo'
my friend, I have you. You will d
my will. and in very short time, too
6 II will do it under compulsior
@ Upon your head be the result
This laboratory is directly abo'
F.! Green?"
o Yes"
q I'VE will cut a small hole throue
e the ceiling" suggested Hassam Ali.
n Quite unnecessary. / can adJu
!. this ray to any distance up to fly
: miles. | can pass it through woo
O and iron and burn what | wish tt
other side. 1t is all matte
O of mathematics | made a miscalcul
ton or the submarine would new
# have been touched
n SHOW me how the internal thir
| works | don't mean the chemical al
alysis of it. | mean just the simp
mechanism"
The inventor, true to his class al
d kind, instantly forgot his person
danger. His whole soul was bent u
" on one service to humanity-a wor
r. without war. And he was positi
d that he alone possessed the thing tn
if would make war so horrible, so anr
hilating, that humanity would no lon
% er dare to make war. Presently t
cracking of electricity was heard, a.
m that strange odor which always Il
ID lows the path of lightning filled t
" room Far out in the bay was serl
ar of empty barges being returned fro
10 the deep sea dump. The inventor tur
10 ed his ray upon that, after careful
O. measuring the distance, something
Ia ter the manner of civil engine
nj There was remarkable range find
p on the top Of the machine, but Il
the inventor used only when ob]e'
- were below the horizon.
re The two men watched the re
a, barge. Presently it listed, then 1t
II. gan to sag, and cloud of smoke bu
H. from the matches.
no Good heavens!" grasped Hass