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

Behold" he said enthusi siastically.
world moves fast believe can
make something out of this little jour
ney."
He did not stop at the photograph
er's. He went on up to the next floor
and Knocked at certain door. A tall.
gaunt individual opened the door.
"Hassam Air
IL. my friend. And so l find you at
lastr'
"You have been looking for meT
distressed.
And not alone. my friend"
"Hush! Not so.loud. In Gods name,
not so loud"
so we haven't given up that great
idea. eh? 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 recent
terror at the sight of this man, Has
sam Ali. ITO me falls the honor of
bringing world peace! There will be
no more war after this
But the colliers and the submarine.
my friend, especially the submarineT'
suavely.
The inventor suddenly hid his face In
his hands.
meant no harm, only | had to test IT.
l had tor
"a marvellous inventionr' unused
Hassam Ali, glancing around the room
and noting the array of retorts, the
queer generating machine, the glass
side and top to the room. I'VE shall
become rich
"We?"
"Even so. my friend. Rich beyond
all dreams-that is. II you obey my
will"
"Ah. ] know you, Hassam Ali! 1t is
I 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 suave now. but cold and
deadly.
what is II you wish me to doT'
Hassam Ali whispered his directions.
"Death?" said the inventor, horrifed.
death. What is one moreT'
But that was experiment; this is
murder"
what you have done is to law one
and the same thing oh, have you.
my friend; have you. You will do
my will and in very short time too"
81 will do it under compusion. Upon
your head be the result"
"This laboratory is directly above
GreenT
| YES"
I'VE win cut small hole through
the ceiling" suggested Hassam Ali.
"Quite unnecessary. can adjust
this ray to any distance up to FIVE
miles. I can pass 1t through wood and
iron and burn what | wish on the 9th.
er side. 1t is all a matter of mathe.
matics. made mlscalculation or
the submarine would never have been
touched"
"Show me how the internal thing
works. ! don't mean the chemical
analysis of 1t. mean just the simple
mechanism"
The inventor. true to his class and
kind, Instantly forgot his personal dan
ger. His whole soul was bent upon
one service to humanity-a world with
out war. And he was positive that he
alone possessed the thing that would
make war so horrible. so nnnihilating
that humanity would no longer dare
to make war. Presently the cracking
of electricity was heard and the
strange odor which always follows
the path of lightning filled the room
Far out In the bay was u series OF
empty barges being returned from the
deep sea dump. The inventor turned
his ray upon that. after carefully meas
uring the distance. something after the
manner OF a civil engineer There was
remarkable range Under on the top
OF the machine but this the inventor
used only when objects We're below
the horizon
The two men watched the rear barge
Presently II listed; then. II began Ia
sag. and cloud Of smoke burst from
the matches.
Good heavens!'' grasped Hassam
All. did you strike that barge under
wnter?"
"Oh, no. l am powerless against