Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1934-11-09

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Earthquakes on Ssaie Unimap-
Unable; Hall the Inland Cities
Would Be Shaken Down."
began. said, perhaps, a fifth of the
people would survive the first passing
of the Bronson hodes tried to
point out some of the areas on the
surface Of the earth which would be
] comparatively safe.
~ could not designate New York or
Philadelphia or Boston They told
me that tomorrow must make more
reassuring statement"
Cole Hendron gazed down again at
Bronson's plates
Il suppose. after all. ii doesn't make
much difference Whether or not we
succeed in moying few million more
"of coursc-the les" Tony real
lied aloud.
Bronson Beta is tie size OF the
earth, Tony; Broniin Alpha is esti-
mated to have eleven to twelve times
that mass. That sphere will pass, the
first time. within tile orbit Of the
moon. Bronson Beta will raise tides
many times as high; and Bronson
Alpha-you can't express It by mere
multiplication, Tony New York will
be under water to the tops of Its tow
ers-a tidal wave beyond all imagina-
toni The seacoasfs Of all the world
will be swept by the seas, sucked up
toward the sky and washed back and
forth. The waves will wash back to
the Appalachians; and 1t will be the
same in Europe and Asia Holland.
Belgium, half of France and Germany,
half of India and China. will be I'M
der the wave of water. Therell be an
earth tide, too"
Earth tide2"
Earthquakes from the pull on the
crust of the earth Some of the men
writing to Father think that the earth
will be torn to pieces Just by the first
passing Of Bronson Alpha; but some
of them think 1t will survive the
strain"
what does your father thinkr'
'He thinks the earth will survive the
first stress-and that 1t Is possible
that fifth of the population may live
through it, too. OF course that's only
a guess"
"A hfth," repeated Tony. "A afth
OF all on the earth.T
Eve was watching him. Through
the years Of their friendship and fond
ness. she had seen Tony as a normal
man, to whom everything that hap
pened was happy, felicitous and un-
bizarre. The only crises in which she
observed him were emergencies on the
football field, and alarms in the stock
market, which In the first case repre-
scented mere sport, and in the second,
money which he did not properly IN
derstand, because ali his life he had
possessed money enough. and more
Now, as she watched him, she
thought that she would meet with
him-and she exulted therein-the
most terrific reality that man had ever
faced. So far as he had yet been
called upon, he had met 1t without at
tempting to evade 1t; his effort had
been solely for more complete under
standing.
A contrast to some Of those men,
among them men who were called the
greatest in the nation-whose voices
rose loud again behind the closed
doors.
Some one-she could not identify
him from his voice, which ranted in
a strange, shrill rage-evidently was
battling her father, shouting him
down, denying what had been laid be-
fore them all.
The ranting and shouting offended
her; she wanted to go to her fathers
aid; not being able to, she went to
Tony.
Somebody" said Tony, seems not
to like what he has to hear"
"Who is he, Tony?"
Somebody who isn't very used to
hearing what he doesn't Ike. oh
Eve Evel My dear, my dear! For
the first time in my life, I'd like to be
a poet; wish for words to say what
l feel. :" The sudden unmuffling
of the voices warned them that door
from the study had opened; some one
had come out. 1t was her father. For
few moments be stood regarding
them, debating what he should say.
Father" Eve said. TONY and r.
Tony and -
Her father nodded. Il saw you for
few seconds before you realized /
was here, Eye-and Tony"
Tony flushed I'VE mean what you
saw, SIR" he said. ave more than
mean II. We're going to be married
as soon as we can-aren't we, Ever
"Can we. Father"
Cole Hendron shook his head.
'There can't be marrying or love for
either of you. No time to tell you
why not; only--there can't"
"Why can't there be, sir7"
there's going to be altogether too
much else. In a few months, you'll
know. Meanwhile, don't spoil my
plans by clipping. And don't go on
doing-what Just saw. It'll only
make 1t harder for both Of you-as
you'll see when you figure out what's
before you. Tony, there's nothing per-
sonal IN that. | like you. and you
know it. II the world were going to
remain, I'd not say word; but the
world cannot possibly remain. We
can talk Of this later"
The study door again opened; some
one called him, and he returned to the
argument In the next room.
Now demanded Tony Of Eve,
"what In the world. which cannot pos
sibly remain, does be mean by that
That NE shouldn't love and marry be,
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