Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-09-27
The
By BURTON E. STEVENSON

why, my dear, ne SAID, you
have heard the explanation. | do
not Tor a moment imagine that the
steamship company would have
been so generous if there had been
any way to avoid it,"
No, l 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. 81 will have a look at
it, first he said, loosened the
straps, took a key from a flapped
compartment of his pocketbook
and put it i'm the lock. Gone
would scarcely believe, Kasia." he
added, with a smile, that this lit
tile bag contains the destiny of the
world!"
mo-" 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 som
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 is, Kasia,' he said at
last, THE wonder worker, which,
properly tuned and and connected
with it's 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. 1t is a
great thought, is it not, my daugh-
"A great thought ~ she echoed,
but her voice was shaking, and
she shivered a little and drew
TAhnaser to him. ".And vet. father,
be ifsyhat an awful force it would
hands! fell into INSCRIPTIONS
tremble sometiit which makes me
"You do not feaf~
he asked reproachfully.skas 3"
mo, father; of course not.
He replaced the mechanism, covS
cred 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
Hast he came back to his daughter
II will not deny, Kasia." he
said, "that l have been tempted
more than once. Not by the pros
pect Of wealth or power-tho&
cannot tempt me; but by II
thought that, after subduing IT,
world, / might 'remould it neal ;.
to. the hearts desire And H.
\ how vain to fancy that | or Ut
s man possesses the wisdom to -
that! No; that cannot be. a.
Y nation must shape its own dedbsach
as friends and brothers. ltet;nv
X me to strike the swords frorf;s e.,
|hands!" X tha;r
l., But still Kasia tremble9
h shadow lay across her face and /,
e "What is it you feaV
If father asked, looking at h., be,
1T seems too great a er
9 sne answered, VIII q..s'ssestiny!''
q lhere Is 81 s,1as . +hring lips.
some one snoulu s'sa' : Suppose
meng at instru-
le make another-1O0 oth{ -.
rs my purpose. An That
d Every nation must knob oss.ss i
&. instant it marches to H. ~ !.
y ahnlhiiaciol. ~ Far, it risks
'nere. no danger
ssthat the man who stl;, rs,~
ll.:ll .,c -v,hat then II tSAeAStcu