San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11


The height Of Schwausec in Les
Grisons, where / placed sanitor-
ium, and life was very slow-"And
he added for the benefit Of Avery
who was smoking silently near US"
"and the table was inferior to
yours, Master"
The millionaire shrugged his
shoulders and turned towards the
dining-room which we had just
left. "Where are you Rassmuss,
with your pills?"
A soft little trotting step, a con-
fused murmur, and there was the
gray head Of the old chemist, bat
ting his eyes in the June twilight,
accustomed as they were to me
artificial light of his laboratory.
"Your Excellency," said he, "The
experiments are over and the for
mula Is ready; oxygen carbon,
sohosphorus, chalk-a little gela-
tine to hold the mixture together"
I raised my head trying to joke:
~ wonder" said I, eff that turbot
a la Creole and those delicious
slices of ducking with that slight
flavor Of lemon and paprika-"
eve must go slowly, anyhow
with our experiments" said Hart
wig, "just imagine" He began a
story to which Avery listened COM
PLEASANTLY, amid his staff Of saw
ants and constructive geniuses
among whom I had been living
now for a few months. For the
King Of Gems was right. 1 had
given in after little solitary con-
finement. The first days of my
captivity in the tower had been
passed under the watchful care of
one of the two giants who had
picked me out in the crowd of
sight-seers. This fellow with the
yellow skin, whose teeth looked so
cruel behind his thin lips, had ex-
aspented me by his silence and
by the tigerish looks cast at me
as he served my meals. The little
iron room in which l was shut up
during those hours of anguish,
with only this tongueless brute for
company, soon aroused in me the
one wish to escape, to get away
from those eyes in which saw
the purpose Of strangling me at the
first sign Of rebellion. l had given
in, signed q few letters in which
told my friends that l had gone
on a long journey. In exchange
for my submission had been
granted permission to go and come
anywhere I wished within the vii
lage. From that day had shared
the life Of those who were helping
in the mysterious work of which I
was the prisoner. I had made the
acquaintance Of many Of the men,
and the names by which they were
known here. 1t seemed that Avery
had saved each one Of them in
some way, from shame or disgrace.
and consequently each and all Of
them were devoted to him and his
work, and any word / said against
him was bitterly resented by them.
All of them were really spies
upon my actions, but l visited their
laboratories, their libraries, their
studies and experiment stations,
helping them put up wonderful APP
paratus, whose use / could not un-
derstand. Finally / was permitted
to leave the inside of the tower
and enjoy the free air on top of IL.
Judge Of my surprise when l
saw that an entire city had now
been completed where before was
only a mass Of Orders and up
rights. In the streets and on the
open places were the same work
men, but not so active now that
their work was drawing towards
completion. They walked about
looking at all the results, flirting,
and loafing, living at ease in their
comfortable homes, furnished with
every device that science could
supply. The iron-workers had been
followed by mason, plumbers, car
penters, painters and gardeners,
and they had succeeded in making
this city a marvel CT comfort and
beauty, which its originator nsd
designed. Out Of the depths OF
shadow the houses, stores, places
of amusement, had come into the
full light of day, refreshed by The
air, shaded by gardens, and parks
put in place by the millions Of will
ling hands of the workmen. IL
looked as if all these men whose
work was nearly over, did not
want to leave their magic creation