Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-09-27
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not for a moment imagine that the
steamship company would have
been SO generous if there had been
any way to avoid it"
mo, / suppose mott" Kasia
agreed, and set herself to arrange
their belongings-it was almost
like fitting up a flat! "This suit
case is very heavy, father" she
adder, after a moment. "Will you
put it in your room?"
"Of course and Ward lifted it,
started for the bedroom, and then
turned and placed it on the little
table which stood between the
windows. II will have a look at
it, first he said, loosened the
straps, took a key from a tapped
compartment Of his pocketbook
and put it in the lock. Zone
would scarcely believe, Kasia," he
added, with a smile, "that this lit
tie bag contains the destiny of the
|world!'
"No,' she said. and came and
stood beside him, one arm about
him, her head against his shout
der.
He turned the key and raised
the lid. Then he put aside some
articles of clothing and lifted
from beneath them an oblong box,
open at the ends. One saw, on
looking closer, that the sides Of
the box were of glass, partially
covered on both sides with tin foil;
and peering in at the open end,
one perceived a vague maze of
wires and pinions.
Ward gazed at it for some mo-
ments without speaking.
"There it Isl Kasia," he said at
last, ssthe wonder worker, which,
properly tuned and and connected
with its batteries, generates a
force which puts an end to armies
and to~fleets. With it in the world,
there can be no more war-and if
there is no more war, there is the
end Of kings and tyrants. It is a
great thought, is it not, my daugh-
teri"
"a great thought" she echoed,
but her voice was shaking, and
she shivered a little and drew
closer to him. NAnd yet. father,
think what an awful force it would
be if it fell into INSCRIPTIONS
hands! 1t is that which makes me
tremble sometimes!9
You do not fear me, Kasiag',
he asked reproachfully.
No, father; of course not!4
He replaced the mechanism, COW
erred it carefully with clothing,
closed the lid, locked it, and re-
turned the key to his pocket. Then
he carried the bag to his bedroom
and slipped it under the bed. At
last he came back to his daughter.
!" will not deny, Kasia,' he
said, that / have been tempted,
more than once. Not by the pros
pect Of wealth or power-those
cannot tempt me; but by, the
thought that, after subduing the
world, I might remonld it nearer
to the hearts DESIRE And yet
how vain to fancy that / or any
man possesses the wisdom to do
that! No; that cannot be. Each
nation must shape its own destiny,
as friends and brothers. II is for
me to strike the swords from their
hands,!
But still Kasia trembled and a
shadow lay across her face.
What is it you fearf' her
father asked, looking at her.
lit seems too great a destiny!''
she answered, with quiyering lips,
There Is 30 great q risk! Suppose
some one should steal that instrn.
ment a,
That would do no harm. / car
make another-lN others! That
my purpose. The whole world
must know of iit-must possess it
Every nation must know that, the
Instant it marches to war, it risks
annihilation, see no danger
There.
But suppose, Kasia persisted
THAT the ma who stole it Should
kill y~on--xIhat theni Oh, have
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lclosely Al throughthe night WI
mnstrun no risk like that.
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