Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-01-29

Behold he said enthus astcaIIy.
world moves fast, believe | can
make something ont Of this little jolr
ney."
tie did not stop at the photograph
er's. He went on NJ to the next floor
and knocked at IL certain door. 4 tan.
sannt individual opened the door
"llassnm All"
u. my friend. And 50 nnd YOU at
Inst
You have been hooking for meY'
distressed
And not alone, my friend
Hush. Not 50 loud. In Gods name,
not so Iond'"
SO we haven't given up that great
idea, tli1 Il is fonr rears since saw
Won last And yon We rot tt!!'
Yes, yes I've got IT, bafp done
what no other man III tlir World Inv
done \ revolution u the Norld Of
scienec" proudly forgetting his recent
terror II lhe SIGHT Of lltl5 maH Has
san, All, 10 me falls the honor Of
bringing world peace There will bf
no more war after this
But the coIlitrs and the submarine.
my friend especially the snbmariutT
Suovely
The inventor suddenly hid his face in
his hands.
God knows II was accidental, /
meant no harm only had to test il;
had to-
~ marvellous invention.s mused
llasSam Nil CHANGING around the room
aui noting the array Of rctorts the
queer generating machine. the glass
side and top TO the room We shah
become rich
"We?"
Even so, my friend Rich beyond
MI dreams that Is, il you obey my
will
an, ! know you, Ilassam Ali, 1t is
some devils work you want me to do
"DevilS or angels work, yon will do
1t or pay the penalty the law requires
for the killing of twenty odd men in
mere caprice Take your choice" The
voice was not slnve now. but cold and
deadly
What is it you wish ME to do4"
llaSSam All whispered his directions.
Death said the inventor, Mortified
Death What is one more%"
But That WAS experiment., this is
murder.
What you have done is to law one
md the same thing Oh, | nave you,
my friend have You. You win do
my will and in very short time too
Il will do 1t under compulson, Upon
YOUR bend he the result
"rhis laboratory is directly above
Green
YES
I'VE will cut small hole through
The ceiling" suggested IIassam AIT
"Qnite unnecessary | can adjust
his ray to any distance up to five
niles. can pass ii through wood and
ron and burn what / wish on the 9th
n side II Is all u matter of mathp
natics, made II characterization or
he submarine would never have been
ouched
"Show me how the Internal thing
works don't mean the chemcal
lnalrsis of it mean Just the simple
mechanism"
The Inventor. true to his class and
lind, Instantly forgot his personal dan
ger. His whole soul waS bent upon
mo service to humanity-a world with
nj war, And he was positive that he
llone possessed the thing that would
make war ST hnrrible, SO annihilHting
hat humanity would no lrneer dare t
o make war Presently the cracking
II electricity was heard and tn
strange odor which always follows
he plth Of lightning filed the room
~ 'Ht w wv itlN MS " NtlltN ~
mpty harges being returned from the I
Iecp sen dunn. The inventor turned
liz ray upon that, after carefully mems
ring The distance, something nfter the
manner Of civil engineer There was
remarkable range tinder on the top
Il the machine. but this the inventor
scd only when Objects were hrluw
he horizon
The two men watched the rear barge.
PRESENTLY II listed; then it hegan to
az, aud Il cloud If smoke burst from
he hatch.s
Good heavens" graSppd IInssam
II. Did you strike that barge under
,ater?"
"Oh. no. | am powerless against