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The Solar Magnet, by Sterner St. Paul Meek
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Title: The Solar Magnet
Author: Sterner St. Paul Meek
Release Date: July 13, 2009 [EBook #29401]
Language: English
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[Illustration: Pistol in hand, the two men watched the oncoming lights.]
The Solar Magnet
By Capt. S. P. Meek
+------------------------------------+ | Another episode in Dr. Bird's long | | scientific duel with his country's | | arch-enemy, Saranoff. | +------------------------------------+
The milling crowd in front of the Capitol suddenly grew quiet. A tall portly figure came out onto the porch of the building and stepped before a microphone erected on the steps. A battery of press cameras clicked. A newsreel photographer ground away on his machine. Wild cheers rent the air. The President held up his hand for silence. As the cheering died away he spoke into the microphone.
"My countrymen," he said, "the Congress of the U