But the great German war lord had escaped--it was learned, afterward,
by hiding in the huge safe where were stored the secret archives of
his empire. And when he emerged he was a very penitent war lord, and
like the Mikado of Japan he was set to work beating his sword-blades
into ploughshares and pruning-hooks.
But in the escape of the German Emperor was discovered a great
significance. The scientists of the world plucked up courage, got
back their nerve. One thing was conclusively evident--Goliah's power
was not magic. Law still reigned in the universe. Goliah's power
had limitations, else had the German Emperor not escaped by secretly
hiding in a steel safe. Many learned articles on the subject
appeared in the magazines.
The ten scientists arrived back from Palgrave Island on July 6.
Heavy platoons of police protected them from the reporters. No, they
had not see Goliah, they said in the one official interview that was
vouchsafed; but they had talked with him, and they had seen things.
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