The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-02-28
CHAPTER xvIiI-contInued.

III your uuSteTl DO you KNOW J
nowT" he demanded.
She did not answer him. He locke,
ut the red marks left by his finger
on her cheek, and the sight aroused II
him q fresh, demoniac passion. III,
raved. He shouted all the secrets
his life to her. He, the thief, tn,
rtiaw, had conquered the worldt
Why should he fulfill his compact t.
keep the monsters within the bound,
Of Skiold fjordf
He had at FIRST intended to. He had
abandoned, under the sway Of his pas
don for the girl, his dreams Of world
conquest. With Ida's love, he had even
INDUCED In the idea Of becoming an
ordinary man. He had meant to take
her to America and lose his identity
there In some peaceful existence.
He had recognized that It Is this
same impulse which oils the world
with oxen for men. patient beasts who
might, with single-hearted purpose. be-
rome lords OF their fate. But he had
weighed his new hopes with the pest
and found them heavier.
Then the girls coldness, her indtf-
ference, had convinced him that win
uing love was quite different from In
venting scientific apparatus and dis
covering new laws. During the long,
silent voyage to Norway he had real
tzed that he could never win her. He
could embrace only a cold form whose
heart was another's.
And, with the awakening from his
dream, the worst In the man-if one
qunlity was worse than another-had
come to the top. He meant to keep
ida and still achieve his purpose.
Donaid's maneuve In bringing the
herd to Norway by the submarine
method had completely deceived Mac
Beard. He had thought all along that
the monsters had followed his motor
boat In obedience to his tuning fork.
He had not heard the call Of the
queen. because Its swift vibrations
were audible as sound only for q very
limited distance. In spite Of their effect
upon the men Of the F55.
Now he resolved to lead the herd
back to the European shores ana COM
plete his work Of destruction. He had
scattered the obsolete navy that was
sent out against him. He would 90 on
ward with no idea Of mercy. He would
annihilate humanity. He would make
himself sole master Of mankind.
And Ida should be his mate, but
not his equal, as he had planned. He
would vent his rage on her. He would
teach her his powers. When he was
the only other human being existent,
then perhaps she would begin to UNI
derstand. He shouted all this to her.
he overwhelmed her with sarcasm and
rhetoric.
Ida, however, missed the keenness
Of the points he made. She saw only
a mailman. foaming at the mouth, and
she took pride In her sacrifice. She
looked back toward Donald. She saw
him between the two other figures
upon the shore, very little. and very
far away.
MacBeard saw the look and under
stood. He raised his hand again to
strike her. but he RETAINED. Instead
he reached into Tho cabin Of the mo.
torboat and took his tuning forks
from under the seat. And by that act
az treacherv he .v-c4~ |. l... 80
Of his history.
He slung them about his mech and.
taking the rod. he sounded the d note
to call the swarm together.
The note rang true across the wa
tiers. Exhausted By their efforts. the
monsters were incapable sny longer Of
condensing the hydrogen. but the Inn
pulse "a reply remained. From every
part OF the inland sea they swarmed
howard him.
The sea rose Into q choppy surge.
TIE motorboat. riding the : IKE
= cork. heaved and pitched Ida saw
HacBeard, his eyes alight with tri-
umph, his face blazing with hatred.
now above her. and now below. a. he
bat In the pitching stern.
/: hut the death az the queen had been
the death-call Of the swarm instinc-
Mvely they were aware or II. and the
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