Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1918-03-29
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"All right. send him aft"
FELTON, was pushed rather than led
10 tho man amidships.
"How do you dof" he said kindly.
80 you thought you'd visit us. We
catch all our fsh this way"
MY God. captain." answered Fsl-
ton. I'm not yisitingl I jumped out
Of an airship ana was sucked into
your tube. I'm glad I'm alive"
And th6n--waS the liquor affecting
Ills brainf-the captains face. line for
line, feature for feature, was the face
of the captain Of the airship, whom
last he had seen sprawling above him
Ia midair. Had he beaten him down
ami been picked up nrstf II seemed
impossible.
How what-how"-- he stammered,
rubbing his eyes. How did you get
here. captainf You Jumped after me-"
Il jumped alter your You are wan
dering. saw you all jump through
the periscope. but was here"
"Then It's the closest resemblance l
ever saw. You're the living image OF
the aIrships commander, or else It's
the liquor. My head feels queer"
"No doubt. but It's not the liquor.
You've had a terrible experience. It's
wonder the jump didn't kill you az
well as affect your mind"
FELTON, was not satisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION. IL was a strange and strtk-
Ing resemblance. nothing more, and
no was about 10 say as much when q
man came forward from the engine
with an oil can. He was the duplicate
In face and form Of the man he had
pommcled, but without the contusions.
FELTON, blinked In amazement, then
looked at the others, whom In the agi-
tation of his entrance he had, not
closely observed. Man for man, nine
In all. they duplicated the crew Of the
airship.
my God" be suffered. "am mad
or drunk? You've drugged me-" be
yelled insanely. Every man here IL
double OF another"
"Steady-steady. now" said the cap
tain. You're not drugged. You're a
little OF your balance, and the drink
was too heavy. Every drunken mai
sees double Isn't that so?''
This seemed logical. and FELTON, STAN
mered assent. II was terrible jump
400 feet He had escaped death by
q miracle. Men had gone insane un
der less pressure. and he had taken
two drinks, Of a powerful stimulant
He would be all right In time-after q
little sleep The captain was peerinl
into the periscope. the nonmagnifyini
telescope which gives a view OF tn
seascape.
Come up here" he said. land TAX,
a look"
FELTON, climbed to the small platform
on which the captain stood. Just be
fore him was the eyepiece Of the peri
scope, and nj a sign from the captain
he peeped into II. Pictured on th,
lens was the dismantled wreck Of thu
Argyll. down by the head. a helpless
sinking wreck.
shes floating en- five compartments,
said the captain. 81 Just filed th,
sixth. and | think we'll I'll two q
once this time. BY the way. what dit
you fellows butt In FORT 1t was m!
aght. hit her last night ami blew
up the forward magazine. Then los
her In the dark"
But, say" answered FELTON,. "whlcl
side are you on In this mix? You blew
up the turret. you say, and the air
ship destroyed her. But the crew o
that alrship displayed mortal fear o
you and jumped overheard at sight o
you"
Exactly. They would have gone Of
at tangent II they hadn't. It's bel
ter to die ON your planet than TO be
come a comet for all eternity"
Like the airship. see. But hoy
aid you do It.. II | rnay askT'
II reversed his polarity; that's al
See ihat2 look and listen"
The captain turned lever, and
dynamo. near by began to revolyt
while an arc lamp suspended fror
above glowed, gllstened and sparkle
rs the current passed through the cal
bons. Soon 1t began curious, mt
sical buzzing. and the captain shut
of.
Merely an alternating currer
i through an arc" he explained. "Br
the electric impulses sent out by tbs
singing arc are Of wave length an
frequency produced by no other mean
They are just right to turn his tw
magnetic poles into one, and away
goes"
81 don't understand. Yes, unde
stand that you might reverse his pola
lty or combine It. as you say, by son
wireless method, But which side a
you onf"