The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-24

I'm glad Bui It would have been a
marvellous test II all those mus-
quii"-s or even 10 per cent - them.
bad bitten you--an1 you hnd sur.
yited-yuu would have been ifn.
uune % has feTer forever. II was
the largest dock ! ever gathered to-
eether. Bnd II had not been care
less I might have done wonders
with them
told him that wAs sorry for
bis loss. bat that ! could not Join
ia his SORROW over the escape 81 bis
pets was not. Tor easily under.
siandahle reasons In kinds
mood Nor did ! regret his refusal
10 come into the house
Several times after that I met
him. walking along the ruads. a dis
tracted lo"k "n his face TNslc.
saw him m,asnlug around the golf
cours- with measuring tape. and
setting little flags into the ground
here and Their. ouce while be VAS
thus occupied almost drove 3 ball
into his shoulder blade. went up
hurriedly To spologiz.. but be as
sured me that be should do the
apologlzing. as be bad no rights on
the course. but was merely trying
some little experiments before he
made = test
what kind Of q testT~ IN
qulred
i have an idea be said. that
n this game could be played with
small Ietards-small cannon.
should say-li would be very much
more exciting and much less fatigu
INK than Il IL at present have In
mind some experiments which
shall put into execution when the
governors Of the club give me their
permission Meanwhile ! am work
ing out some OF my theories al
home But do not be alarmed. |
shall be careful 20 cause you no
such inconvenience as you suffered
from the mosquitoes"
thanked him as cordially as |
could. and went on my way. The
next morning | heard an explosion
something Ike that made by "a dyna.
mite blast when II has been well
covered up. Ny wife and changed
our sleeping quarters 10 the rear of
the house. But we got little sleep
Day after day the noise was repeat
ed. four or fve defonations In quick
succession. We got 20 waking at
daylight TO wait for them. and were
none too easy IN our minds had
no Idea of how powerful this golf
gun OF his was. or when be was Ike
ly TO hook or slice with II and land
a missile In our bedroom.
Then. one morning. II happened.
The projectlle came In through one
window and out the other. the re
slstance OF the glass not giving Il
notable pause as II sped along In
less than five minutes be was AZ the
front door. all apologies.
Il suppose" he said. THAI this
error In direction viii result In hav.
Ing 10 give up my experiments. Just
as | was 50 near the goal But.
really. sir. I cannot continue annoy.
ing you thus all the time. can II"
Il am convinced that you can.
sir" said politely. but sincere
ly hope you won't"
"You may be sure OF a." he said.
Il have given up my efforts In this
direction. But az the end OF the
month hope 10 have ready an Inert
gas. which In war time can be
dropped over cities and extingulsh
the whole population painlessly. II
will. n II succeeds. provide won
derful method of waging war If
you care to. I would Ike 10 have you
come over when | turn loose the
frsi cloud OF Il from the top OF that
mountain over there"
don't. know what became Of him
or his experiment II couldn't have
worked. for he'd either have passed
on or been I'm Jail by this time But
took no chances We closed up
the house and moved three hundred
miles away the next day. withouf
leaving any mailing address.