Carrizozo outlook. [volume] (Carrizozo, N.M.) 1910-1945, 1918-01-11

tenant couiu see mt tne olu Hun =
checks were sunken; his eyes were
wild, and under his long cont the
faded blue uniform was shrunkcn and
stained with sea water.
Lieutenant Puget felt well disposed
toward the whole world just then. lie
had been summoned home from serv-
Ice with the Atlantic fleet 10 receive
his commission Ms commander Of the
Eos. Aud Miss Ida Kennedy. the
daughter OF the American consul gen.
crnl In London, whom he had met
there the year before. had written him
that she was sailing In company with
her aunt by the Beotln for New York.
At such a time, when his prOfcs.
slonal and personal Interests were be-
ing served 80 well by fortune, paget
felt that fate had played n wretched
trick upon Masterman, whose llfework
had utterly failed Of recognition owing
TO his defects OF temperament. Though
he was sure that the old sea captain
was crnzed, he admired him ms II dAr.
ing seaman and nm original genius OF
n high order.
"My dear lieutenant. I am extremely
glad 10 have met you. Nothing could
have been more fortunate" snld M,s-
termnn, recovering his cquanimity
~gith n suddenness TINT surprised his
friend. "Cnn you lnd the time to
come into my club and have Il little
chat with mc7 It's the Inventors, but
they Gull Il the March Hnres.' I be-
lieve, because Of some OF the queer
characters there. In fnct. between
ourselves. l believe that | am the only
member who Is entirely sane. I Joined
II for professional reasons--thnt Is to
say, We have an organization and n
magazine, for the purpose OF getting
into touch with people who are inter
ested In our projects. But It's queer
company, Paget, for a c-ommon-sense
man like myself, with no nonsense
about him"
"A little trying, ! can imagine" Mas
terman," said Paget automatically.
''rrylng, slr1 It's n COMPOUNDED
bore to listen TO them For instance,
there's Brum, who has Just been re-
fused n patent for his eighth perpetual
motion machine. And Hatfield. our
presldent-he had to resign from three
other clubs because he insists that
Shakespeare was really james I.
Eyes, It's a queer world, lieutenant ;
and the oldest thing Of all Is that
when one has something OF the utmost
importance to the human race TO make
public, not II single man will take the
least interest In II. ! can't induce q
single member to listen TO me. How.
ever, we live and let live; and, us
said. the organization helps. But can
you dine with mef'
"Tve nothing particular TO do this
evening-for the first time In years
Then do come In and have dinner
with me-" said the old man eagerly. "a
won't pretend that I'm not going Il
, try and enlist your aid to save the
human race In spite of those benlght
ed, besotted. bllnd-ns-a-bat blasto
derms In the admiralty office, because
| am. But | believe that P%rovldenc'
has sent you to me, and II | cam
| make you believe me, at least ! dom
want II said that Jonathan R0derlcl
Mnsterman went down into his grave
without warning the human race o.
whnt was coming.
"Slr, II the public knew n 1.-THE o.
what I know, they would make peac'
with France-Germany7 Thank you.
and arm themselves against the mos
relentless enemy that ever threatene'
mankind. Sir, you viii yet live to Sc,
old Jonathan Roderick Mnsterson'
statue In gold, standing Ia front Of tn
capitol"
pnget. now quite convinced that hi
old friend was raving mad, followe,
him into Il queer little building, appnI
entity II combination OF club and hote
The smoking room, which was stu
nted on the ground floor lmmedlatel
behind the clerks desk, was crowde
with members, all talking ut one u
the top Of their voices. As the capital
r paused 10 enter his guests name |
the book, pnget looked In through IN
10 drifting smoke clouds.
. A hozen men had the floor, and wer
e g%estlculnilug furiously.
n Captain Mnstcrman, having 81
tered hla guests name, touched hi
e. upon the arm.
They're all mad, my lad, said III
,e old man, surveying the assembling
20 with Il look OF pity. "No doubt yO
n wonder how | cnn associate my nan
D. with theirs. II II wasn't for maj
a. nzlne. In which our articles appear. IN
p, our excellent organization, I couldn
n, bring myself 20 H."
he "who edits the %magazinef" Inquire
IS Donald.
IN "rhat was n matter OF some dlf
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