The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-01-06
SEVENTH EPISODE
Drop of Blood
CHAPTER XIV.
Hiah Explosives.


figure as one Of Americas
most remarkable citizens,
pure product Of American life and con-
ditions, had passed all his days in an
atmosphere of gunpowder and high ex-
plosives. He thought in terms of
chemistry. No wife and children had
been permitted to defect the compel
ling purpose Of his mind, purpose
which had recently been achieved by
his discovery Of combination which
he named quadrinolite-the most pow
erful explosive known to man.
The secret Of its composition had
not yet been given to the world.
To his friends, who knew him as Il
man OF towering intellect and dynamic
mind and will. 1t seemed singularly in
consistent that he should have an in
terest and belief In things occult Sec
ond only to his faith in chemicals.
But, in reality, the one was conse.
qucnce Of the other. Having discover
cd so many apparently impossible won
ders In the world of matter 1t seemed
10 him clear that there must be quite
as many problems to be solved in the
,Lnchartei realm Of the spirit.
\ When, as he was sitting at break
fast one morning in his New York
residence. his butler brought him "A
note Of invitation to a conference with
a noted Buddhist disciple, mystic and
seer, Anola Chan by name, his inter
est was ut once aroused. So, after. he
had written few important letters.
glanced over, with conscious pride, his
formula for the explosive that was to
wipe war forever from the face of the
globe and replaced the precious data in
the trunk where he left them when he
was absent, he betook himself to the
address named on the card In order to
look over the ground and decide for
himself If the "seer" were genuine or
merely one Of the many takers who
abound and flourish wherever credu-
lous people are to be found.
The door of stolidly respectable
looking house in West Tenth street
was opened by servant In eastern
dress who admitted him, after parley,
10 the audience room of Anoa Chan.
it was long. spacious apartment.
draped In marvellous oriental embroid.
cries, the floor covered with magnih.
cent silken rugs.
Another man In rich eastern gar.
ments entered. salaamed and ceremoni-
ously announced, 1T will be conven-
hont for tho aetaopoJ ono 20 COO yo,,
tomorrow at Of the afternoon"
With a Jingle OF anticipation Judson
departed, the fact that the seance was
postponed serving only to whet his ap
petite.
The next afternoon found him prompt
at the rendezvous. Seated cross legged
on the throne In the sumptuous audi
ence chamber. he saw a tall oriental OF
imposing presence-a Moor, to judge
by flowing beard and twisted urban
magniflcently attired. who first sub
United Judson to n prolonged and
grave inspection and then motloned t.
him to be seated. There being n,
chairs. the inventor had no option but
to sit on some cushions strewed ON the
fioor In front of the throne.
For some moments there was pro
found silence silence which palpitat
ed with mysterious currents. Judsor
could feel them beating on his temples
Then Anola Chan, still gazing fixedly
mt him, recited In peculiar moroton'
some words IN strange and musica
tongue which strongly affected Judsor
and gave him the impression Of bc!nl