The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-01-28

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the path of lightning filled the room,
Far out In the hay was series ~
empty barges being returned from tn,
deep sea dump. The inventor IN nec
his ray upon that. after carefully mpas
urlng the distance. something after III,
manner OF civil engineer. There was
n remarkable range finder an the TOT
OF the machine. hut this the invento,
used only when objects were below
the horizon
The two uen watched the rear barge
Presently II listed; then II began tu
sag. and u cloud Of snlose burst from
the hatches
Good henvens!" grasped Hnssnn
All Did you strike that barge under
vater?"
"Oh. no. am powerless against
wood und,r water, hut all metals are
like SO much paper"
What are you going TO do with it?'
Hassum All was dazed by the colossal
power of the machine.
When the time comes ! am gOing
TO present II to the United States gov
ernment"
MAN, there are millions and millions
in III"
II am n patriot said the Inventor
simply.
IL was about this time that Iudora
arrived nj the photographers studio on
the floor below. At the sound Of the
interior bell the photographers 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 a shock Of rusty colored hair;
he needed shave: his necktie wns
awry; his cont WINS speckled with to
| bacco ash. and chemical stains invited
attention But his forehead WIS ali
right and his eyes kindly. II keen.
"Ah. you are Miss Iudnru Your nm
Gle telephoned To me that you would
be here. | don't take the average run
of photographs" His voice was en-
ergetic. There was II lcutonlc bur to II.
for all that his name was Green. But
Xudorn did not notice this NJ the time.
"You see" he went on. I'm some
thing of an inventor. One of these
days I'm going to rcyolutlonize pho
Biography. Now. II youll Just sit down
for moment until finish the plate
I'm working on III be at your service y
He returned to the dark room. But
he did not bother with any plates. In
! stead, he placed his ear against n tele
| phone-like object and listened. Has.
sam All was not alone. evidently. IN
| the secret OF the man IN the room
above. scowl crossed the face Of
Green. and he muttered IN outh In
German. When he came back To Nv
dora he WIS smiling.
"Now. then. you want fun length or
headY'
Just the head want something
unusual"
you've come to the right man,
then"
He took u picce Of wood from his
fat desk. The wood was highly polish
ed From shelf he took down i
beaker and poured some of the liquit
upon the piece Of wood. Then he tool
some liquid from another bottle nnt
spread 1t over the wood NJ almost III,
same time holding the square In from
Of Xudora's face. Next he threw ~
some dark liquid.
Behold" he said rnthusinstlcnlly.
, why" she cried. nstoundcd II new
, er saw anything like that"
"Few have" he declared. Now
, come tomorrow NJ 3 aud III nave NJ,
for you on wood. steel copper. iron
cloth and celluloid. When | can max,
this cheap III put the average cnmer'
!, into the dust bln!"
And Zudora believed him.
Meantime the secret service wa
burrOwing and finding nothing. Tn,
Starr company was still Mt loggerhend
with its men. and Storm was striving
with might and main to adjust tho DIFF
4 ferences. Two more GOLFERS had gon
, to the bottom mysteriously.
> The day that Zudora came for he
, photograph was to be red letter dn,
1 among her experiences. Hassam Al
had preceded her. and while she wa,
comforting with the photographer b,
/ was working to gain his ends. Tha
? the inventor should be made the sc0pe
goat was nothing to him. He saw
= nothing but untold millions In the nea
= distance. But unfortunately for hi
, schemes he had reckoned without ia
5 Green's photography.
a Hassam All. despite the inventor
. protests, had cut an aperture through
A the floor. 80 that he could see wha
was going ON In the room below. A
a favorable moment he thrust a re
volver toward the inventor.
"Now" he whispered
ut Is murder!'
= "Now or | will shoot" Hassam Al
had taken the precnution to disguls
e himself. The elevator boy would ney
!. err swear that such and such a mai
o had asked directions, and the Inv
would never be able to lind such
n man. Hurry"
Just before this. however, Zudora
q being alone for moment. thought sh
would try an experiment herself. Sh