Catherinethoughthewasdead，buthepickedhimselfupandchargedback。Shereachedoutherglovedhandandpattedtheflankofthesnorting，quiveringhorse。ButDrummonddidnotnoticetheaction。
Hehadeyesfornothingsavethebattleofthecoalwaggon，whilesomewhereinhiscomplicatedpsychology，oneBillTottswasheavingandstraininginanefforttocometolife。Drummondbelievedinlawandorderandthemaintenanceoftheestablished，butthisriotoussavagewithinhimwouldhavenoneofit。Then，ifever，didFreddieDrummondcalluponhisironinhibitiontosavehim。
Butitiswrittenthatthehousedividedagainstitselfmustfall。
AndFreddieDrummondfoundthathehaddividedallthewillandforceofhimwithBillTotts，andbetweenthemtheentitythatconstitutedthepairofthemwasbeingwrenchedintwain。
FreddieDrummondsatintheauto，quitecomposed，alongsideCatherineVanVorst;butlookingoutofFreddieDrummond’seyeswasBillTotts，andsomewherebehindthoseeyes，battlingforthecontroloftheirmutualbody，wereFreddieDrummondthesaneandconservativesociologist，andBillTotts，theclass—consciousandbellicoseunionworkingman。ItwasBillTotts，lookingoutofthoseeyes，whosawtheinevitableendofthebattleonthecoalwaggon。Hesawapolicemangainthetopoftheload，asecond，andathird。Theylurchedclumsilyontheloosefooting，buttheirlongriot—clubswereoutandswinging。Oneblowcaughttheteamsteronthehead。Asecondhedodged，receivingitontheshoulder。Forhimthegamewasplainlyup。Hedashedinsuddenly，clutchedtwopolicemeninhisarms，andhurledhimselfaprisonertothepavement，hisholdneverrelaxingonhistwocaptors。
CatherineVanVorstwassickandfaintatsightofthebloodandbrutalfighting。Butherqualmswerevanquishedbythesensationalandmostunexpectedhappeningthatfollowed。Themanbesideheremittedanunearthlyandunculturedyellandrosetohisfeet。Shesawhimspringoverthefrontseat，leaptothebroadrumpofthewheeler，andfromtheregainthewaggon。Hisonslaughtwaslikeawhirlwind。Beforethebewilderedofficerontheloadcouldguesstheerrandofthisconventionallycladbutexcited—seeminggentleman，hewastherecipientofapunchthatarchedhimbackthroughtheairtothepavement。Akickinthefaceledanascendingpolicemantofollowhisexample。ArushofthreemoregainedthetopandlockedwithBillTottsinagiganticclinch，duringwhichhisscalpwasopenedupbyaclub，andcoat，vest，andhalfhisstarchedshirtweretornfromhim。Butthethreepolicemenwereflungfarandwide，andBillTotts，rainingdownlumpsofcoal，heldthefort。
Thecaptainledgallantlytotheattack，butwasbowledoverbyachunkofcoalthatburstonhisheadinblackbaptism。Theneedofthepolicewastobreaktheblockadeinfrontbeforethemobcouldbreakinattherear，andBillTotts’needwastoholdthewaggontillthemobdidbreakthrough。Sothebattleofthecoalwenton。
Thecrowdhadrecognizeditschampion。\"Big\"Bill，asusual，hadcometothefront，andCatherineVanVorstwasbewilderedbythecriesof\"Bill！OyouBill！\"thataroseoneveryhand。PatMorrissey，onhiswaggonseat，wasjumpingandscreaminginanecstasy，\"Eat’em，Bill！Eat’em！Eat’emalive！\"Fromthesidewalksheheardawoman’svoicecryout，\"Lookout，Bill—frontend！\"Billtookthewarningandwithwell—directedcoalclearedthefrontendofthewaggonofassailants。CatherineVanVorstturnedherheadandsawonthecurbofthesidewalkawomanwithvividcolouringandflashingblackeyeswhowasstaringwithallhersoulatthemanwhohadbeenFreddieDrummondafewminutesbefore。
Thewindowsoftheofficebuildingbecamevociferouswithapplause。
Afreshshowerofofficechairsandfilingcabinetsdescended。Themobhadbrokenthroughononesidethelineofwaggons，andwasadvancing，eachsegregatedpolicemanthecentreofafightinggroup。Thescabsweretornfromtheirseats，thetracesofthehorsescut，andthefrightenedanimalsputinflight。Manypolicemencrawledunderthecoalwaggonforsafety，whiletheloosehorses，withhereandthereapolicemanontheirbacksorstrugglingattheirheadstoholdthem，surgedacrossthesidewalkoppositethejamandbrokeintoMarketStreet。
CatherineVanVorstheardthewoman’svoicecallinginwarning。
Shewasbackonthecurbagain，andcryingout—
\"Beatit，Bill！Now’syourtime！Beatit！\"
Thepoliceforthemomenthadbeensweptaway。BillTottsleapedtothepavementandmadehiswaytothewomanonthesidewalk。
CatherineVanVorstsawherthrowherarmsaroundhimandkisshimonthelips;andCatherineVanVorstwatchedhimcuriouslyashewentondownthesidewalk，onearmaroundthewoman，bothtalkingandlaughing，andhewithavolubilityandabandonshecouldneverhavedreamedpossible。
Thepolicewerebackagainandclearingthejamwhilewaitingforreinforcementsandnewdriversandhorses。Themobhaddoneitsworkandwasscattering，andCatherineVanVorst，stillwatching，couldseethemanshehadknownasFreddieDrummond。Hetoweredaheadabovethecrowd。Hisarmwasstillaboutthewoman。Andsheinthemotor—car，watching，sawthepaircrossMarketStreet，crosstheSlot，anddisappeardownThirdStreetintothelabourghetto。
IntheyearsthatfollowednomorelecturesweregivenintheUniversityofCaliforniabyoneFreddieDrummond，andnomorebooksoneconomicsandthelabourquestionappearedoverthenameofFrederickA。Drummond。Ontheotherhandtherearoseanewlabourleader，WilliamTottsbyname。HeitwaswhomarriedMaryCondon，PresidentoftheInternationalGloveWorkers’UnionNo。974;andheitwaswhocalledthenotoriousCooksandWaiters’Strike，which，beforeitssuccessfultermination，broughtoutwithitscoresofotherunions，amongwhich，ofthemoreremotelyallied，weretheChickenPickersandtheUndertakers。
THEUNPARALLELEDINVASION
Itwasintheyear1976thatthetroublebetweentheworldandChinareacheditsculmination。ItwasbecauseofthisthatthecelebrationoftheSecondCentennialofAmericanLibertywasdeferred。Manyotherplansofthenationsoftheearthweretwistedandtangledandpostponedforthesamereason。Theworldawokeratherabruptlytoitsdanger;butforoverseventyyears，unperceived，affairshadbeenshapingtowardthisveryend。
Theyear1904logicallymarksthebeginningofthedevelopmentthat，seventyyearslater，wastobringconsternationtothewholeworld。TheJapanese—RussianWartookplacein1904，andthehistoriansofthetimegravelynoteditdownthatthateventmarkedtheentranceofJapanintothecomityofnations。WhatitreallydidmarkwastheawakeningofChina。Thisawakening，longexpected，hadfinallybeengivenup。TheWesternnationshadtriedtoarouseChina，andtheyhadfailed。Outoftheirnativeoptimismandrace—egotismtheyhadthereforeconcludedthatthetaskwasimpossible，thatChinawouldneverawaken。
Whattheyhadfailedtotakeintoaccountwasthis：THATBETWEEN
THEMANDCHINAWASNOCOMMONPSYCHOLOGICALSPEECH。Theirthought—
processeswereradicallydissimilar。Therewasnointimatevocabulary。TheWesternmindpenetratedtheChinesemindbutashortdistancewhenitfounditselfinafathomlessmaze。TheChinesemindpenetratedtheWesternmindanequallyshortdistancewhenitfetchedupagainstablank，incomprehensiblewall。Itwasallamatteroflanguage。TherewasnowaytocommunicateWesternideastotheChinesemind。Chinaremainedasleep。ThematerialachievementandprogressoftheWestwasaclosedbooktoher;norcouldtheWestopenthebook。Backanddeepdownonthetie—ribsofconsciousness，inthemind，say，oftheEnglish—speakingrace，wasacapacitytothrilltoshort，Saxonwords;backanddeepdownonthetie—ribsofconsciousnessoftheChinesemindwasacapacitytothrilltoitsownhieroglyphics;buttheChinesemindcouldnotthrilltoshort，Saxonwords;norcouldtheEnglish—speakingmindthrilltohieroglyphics。Thefabricsoftheirmindswerewovenfromtotallydifferentstuffs。Theywerementalaliens。AndsoitwasthatWesternmaterialachievementandprogressmadenodentontheroundedsleepofChina。
CameJapanandhervictoryoverRussiain1904。NowtheJapaneseracewasthefreakandparadoxamongEasternpeoples。InsomestrangewayJapanwasreceptivetoalltheWesthadtooffer。
JapanswiftlyassimilatedtheWesternideas，anddigestedthem，andsocapablyappliedthemthatshesuddenlyburstforth，full—
panoplied，aworld—power。ThereisnoexplainingthispeculiaropennessofJapantothealiencultureoftheWest。Aswellmightbeexplainedanybiologicalsportintheanimalkingdom。
HavingdecisivelythrashedthegreatRussianEmpire，Japanpromptlysetaboutdreamingacolossaldreamofempireforherself。Koreashehadmadeintoagranaryandacolony;treatyprivilegesandvulpinediplomacygaveherthemonopolyofManchuria。ButJapanwasnotsatisfied。SheturnedhereyesuponChina。Therelayavastterritory，andinthatterritorywerethehugestdepositsintheworldofironandcoal—thebackboneofindustrialcivilization。Givennaturalresources，theothergreatfactorinindustryislabour。Inthatterritorywasapopulationof400，000，000souls—onequarterofthethentotalpopulationoftheearth。Furthermore，theChinesewereexcellentworkers，whiletheirfatalisticphilosophy（orreligion）andtheirstolidnervousorganizationconstitutedthemsplendidsoldiers—iftheywereproperlymanaged。Needlesstosay，Japanwaspreparedtofurnishthatmanagement。
Butbestofall，fromthestandpointofJapan，theChinesewasakindredrace。ThebafflingenigmaoftheChinesecharactertotheWestwasnobafflingenigmatotheJapanese。TheJapaneseunderstoodaswecouldneverschoolourselvesorhopetounderstand。Theirmentalprocesseswerethesame。TheJapanesethoughtwiththesamethought—symbolsasdidtheChinese，andtheythoughtinthesamepeculiargrooves。IntotheChinesemindtheJapanesewentonwherewewerebalkedbytheobstacleofincomprehension。Theytooktheturningwhichwecouldnotperceive，twistedaroundtheobstacle，andwereoutofsightintheramificationsoftheChinesemindwherewecouldnotfollow。Theywerebrothers。Longagoonehadborrowedtheother’swrittenlanguage，and，untoldgenerationsbeforethat，theyhaddivergedfromthecommonMongolstock。Therehadbeenchanges，differentiationsbroughtaboutbydiverseconditionsandinfusionsofotherblood;butdownatthebottomoftheirbeings，twistedintothefibresofthem，wasaheritageincommon，asamenessinkindthattimehadnotobliterated。
AndsoJapantookuponherselfthemanagementofChina。IntheyearsimmediatelyfollowingthewarwithRussia，heragentsswarmedovertheChineseEmpire。Athousandmilesbeyondthelastmissionstationtoiledherengineersandspies，cladascoolies，undertheguiseofitinerantmerchantsorproselytizingBuddhistpriests，notingdownthehorse—powerofeverywaterfall，thelikelysitesforfactories，theheightsofmountainsandpasses，thestrategicadvantagesandweaknesses，thewealthofthefarmingvalleys，thenumberofbullocksinadistrictorthenumberoflabourersthatcouldbecollectedbyforcedlevies。Neverwastheresuchacensus，anditcouldhavebeentakenbynootherpeoplethanthedogged，patient，patrioticJapanese。
Butinashorttimesecrecywasthrowntothewinds。Japan’sofficersreorganizedtheChinesearmy;herdrillsergeantsmadethemediaevalwarriorsoverintotwentiethcenturysoldiers，accustomedtoallthemodernmachineryofwarandwithahigheraverageofmarksmanshipthanthesoldiersofanyWesternnation。TheengineersofJapandeepenedandwidenedtheintricatesystemofcanals，builtfactoriesandfoundries，nettedtheempirewithtelegraphsandtelephones，andinauguratedtheeraofrailroad—
building。Itwasthesesameprotagonistsofmachine—civilizationthatdiscoveredthegreatoildepositsofChunsan，theironmountainsofWhang—Sing，thecopperrangesofChinchi，andtheysankthegaswellsofWow—Wee，thatmostmarvellousreservoirofnaturalgasinalltheworld。
InChina’scouncilsofempireweretheJapaneseemissaries。IntheearsofthestatesmenwhisperedtheJapanesestatesmen。ThepoliticalreconstructionoftheEmpirewasduetothem。Theyevictedthescholarclass，whichwasviolentlyreactionary，andputintoofficeprogressiveofficials。AndineverytownandcityoftheEmpirenewspaperswerestarted。Ofcourse，Japaneseeditorsranthepolicyofthesepapers，whichpolicytheygotdirectfromTokio。Itwasthesepapersthateducatedandmadeprogressivethegreatmassofthepopulation。
Chinawasatlastawake。WheretheWesthadfailed，Japansucceeded。ShehadtransmutedWesterncultureandachievementintotermsthatwereintelligibletotheChineseunderstanding。Japanherself，whenshesosuddenlyawakened，hadastoundedtheworld。
Butatthetimeshewasonlyfortymillionsstrong。China’sawakening，withherfourhundredmillionsandthescientificadvanceoftheworld，wasfrightfullyastounding。Shewasthecolossusofthenations，andswiftlyhervoicewasheardinnouncertaintonesintheaffairsandcouncilsofthenations。Japaneggedheron，andtheproudWesternpeopleslistenedwithrespectfulears。
China’sswiftandremarkablerisewasdue，perhapsmorethantoanythingelse，tothesuperlativequalityofherlabour。TheChinesewastheperfecttypeofindustry。Hehadalwaysbeenthat。
Forsheerabilitytoworknoworkerintheworldcouldcomparewithhim。Workwasthebreathofhisnostrils。Itwastohimwhatwanderingandfightinginfarlandsandspiritualadventurehadbeentootherpeoples。Liberty，tohim，epitomizeditselfinaccesstothemeansoftoil。Totillthesoilandlabourinterminablywasallheaskedoflifeandthepowersthatbe。AndtheawakeningofChinahadgivenitsvastpopulationnotmerelyfreeandunlimitedaccesstothemeansoftoil，butaccesstothehighestandmostscientificmachine—meansoftoil。
Chinarejuvenescent！ItwasbutasteptoChinarampant。Shediscoveredanewprideinherselfandawillofherown。ShebegantochafeundertheguidanceofJapan，butshedidnotchafelong。
OnJapan’sadvice，inthebeginning，shehadexpelledfromtheEmpireallWesternmissionaries，engineers，drillsergeants，merchants，andteachers。ShenowbegantoexpelthesimilarrepresentativesofJapan。Thelatter’sadvisorystatesmenwereshoweredwithhonoursanddecorations，andsenthome。TheWesthadawakenedJapan，and，asJapanhadthenrequitedtheWest，JapanwasnotrequitedbyChina。Japanwasthankedforherkindlyaidandflungoutbagandbaggagebyhergiganticprotege。TheWesternnationschuckled。Japan’srainbowdreamhadgoneglimmering。Shegrewangry。Chinalaughedather。ThebloodandtheswordsoftheSamuraiwouldout，andJapanrashlywenttowar。Thisoccurredin1922，andinsevenbloodymonthsManchuria，Korea，andFormosaweretakenawayfromherandshewashurledback，bankrupt，tostifleinhertiny，crowdedislands。ExitJapanfromtheworlddrama。
Thereaftershedevotedherselftoart，andhertaskbecametopleasetheworldgreatlywithhercreationsofwonderandbeauty。
Contrarytoexpectation，Chinadidnotprovewarlike。ShehadnoNapoleonicdream，andwascontenttodevoteherselftotheartsofpeace。Afteratimeofdisquiet，theideawasacceptedthatChinawastobefeared，notinwar，butincommerce。Itwillbeseenthattherealdangerwasnotapprehended。Chinawentonconsummatinghermachine—civilization。Insteadofalargestandingarmy，shedevelopedanimmenselylargerandsplendidlyefficientmilitia。Hernavywassosmallthatitwasthelaughingstockoftheworld;nordidsheattempttostrengthenhernavy。Thetreatyportsoftheworldwereneverenteredbyhervisitingbattleships。
Therealdangerlayinthefecundityofherloins，anditwasin1970thatthefirstcryofalarmwasraised。ForsometimeallterritoriesadjacenttoChinahadbeengrumblingatChineseimmigration;butnowitsuddenlycamehometotheworldthatChina’spopulationwas500，000，000。Shehadincreasedbyahundredmillionssinceherawakening。BurchaldtercalledattentiontothefactthatthereweremoreChineseinexistencethanwhite—skinnedpeople。Heperformedasimplesuminarithmetic。HeaddedtogetherthepopulationsoftheUnitedStates，Canada，NewZealand，Australia，SouthAfrica，England，France，Germany，Italy，Austria，EuropeanRussia，andallScandinavia。Theresultwas495，000，000。
AndthepopulationofChinaovertoppedthistremendoustotalby5，000，000。Burchaldter’sfigureswentroundtheworld，andtheworldshivered。
FormanycenturiesChina’spopulationhadbeenconstant。Herterritoryhadbeensaturatedwithpopulation;thatistosay，herterritory，withtheprimitivemethodofproduction，hadsupportedthemaximumlimitofpopulation。Butwhensheawokeandinauguratedthemachine—civilization，herproductivepowerhadbeenenormouslyincreased。Thus，onthesameterritory，shewasabletosupportafarlargerpopulation。Atoncethebirthratebegantoriseandthedeathratetofall。Before，whenpopulationpressedagainstthemeansofsubsistence，theexcesspopulationhadbeensweptawaybyfamine。Butnow，thankstothemachine—civilization，China’smeansofsubsistencehadbeenenormouslyextended，andtherewerenofamines;herpopulationfollowedontheheelsoftheincreaseinthemeansofsubsistence。
Duringthistimeoftransitionanddevelopmentofpower，Chinahadentertainednodreamsofconquest。TheChinesewasnotanimperialrace。Itwasindustrious，thrifty，andpeace—loving。Warwaslookeduponasanunpleasantbutnecessarytaskthatattimesmustbeperformed。Andso，whiletheWesternraceshadsquabbledandfought，andworld—adventuredagainstoneanother，Chinahadcalmlygoneonworkingathermachinesandgrowing。NowshewasspillingovertheboundariesofherEmpire—thatwasall，justspillingoverintotheadjacentterritorieswithallthecertaintyandterrifyingslowmomentumofaglacier。
FollowinguponthealarmraisedbyBurchaldter’sfigures，in1970
Francemadealong—threatenedstand。FrenchIndo—Chinahadbeenoverrun，filledup，byChineseimmigrants。Francecalledahalt。
TheChinesewaveflowedon。FranceassembledaforceofahundredthousandontheboundarybetweenherunfortunatecolonyandChina，andChinasentdownanarmyofmilitia—soldiersamillionstrong。
Behindcamethewivesandsonsanddaughtersandrelatives，withtheirpersonalhouseholdluggage，inasecondarmy。TheFrenchforcewasbrushedasidelikeafly。TheChinesemilitia—soldiers，alongwiththeirfamilies，overfivemillionsalltold，coollytookpossessionofFrenchIndo—Chinaandsettleddowntostayforafewthousandyears。
OutragedFrancewasinarms。ShehurledfleetafterfleetagainstthecoastofChina，andnearlybankruptedherselfbytheeffort。
Chinahadnonavy。Shewithdrewlikeaturtleintohershell。ForayeartheFrenchfleetsblockadedthecoastandbombardedexposedtownsandvillages。Chinadidnotmind。Shedidnotdependupontherestoftheworldforanything。ShecalmlykeptoutofrangeoftheFrenchgunsandwentonworking。Franceweptandwailed，wrungherimpotenthandsandappealedtothedumfoundednations。
ThenshelandedapunitiveexpeditiontomarchtoPeking。Itwastwohundredandfiftythousandstrong，anditwastheflowerofFrance。Itlandedwithoutoppositionandmarchedintotheinterior。Andthatwasthelasteverseenofit。Thelineofcommunicationwassnappedonthesecondday。Notasurvivorcamebacktotellwhathadhappened。IthadbeenswallowedupinChina’scavernousmaw，thatwasall。
Inthefiveyearsthatfollowed，China’sexpansion，inalllanddirections，wentonapace。SiamwasmadepartoftheEmpire，and，inspiteofallthatEnglandcoulddo，BurmaandtheMalayPeninsulawereoverrun;whileallalongthelongsouthboundaryofSiberia，RussiawaspressedseverelybyChina’sadvancinghordes。
Theprocesswassimple。FirstcametheChineseimmigration（or，rather，itwasalreadythere，havingcomethereslowlyandinsidiouslyduringthepreviousyears）。Nextcametheclashofarmsandthebrushingawayofalloppositionbyamonsterarmyofmilitia—soldiers，followedbytheirfamiliesandhouseholdbaggage。
Andfinallycametheirsettlingdownascolonistsintheconqueredterritory。Neverwastheresostrangeandeffectiveamethodofworldconquest。
NapalandBhutanwereoverrun，andthewholenorthernboundaryofIndiapressedagainstbythisfearfultideoflife。Tothewest，Bokhara，and，eventothesouthandwest，Afghanistan，wereswallowedup。Persia，Turkestan，andallCentralAsiafeltthepressureoftheflood。ItwasatthistimethatBurchaldterrevisedhisfigures。Hehadbeenmistaken。China’spopulationmustbesevenhundredmillions，eighthundredmillions，nobodyknewhowmanymillions，butatanyrateitwouldsoonbeabillion。
ThereweretwoChineseforeverywhite—skinnedhumanintheworld，Burchaldterannounced，andtheworldtrembled。China’sincreasemusthavebegunimmediately，in1904。Itwasrememberedthatsincethatdatetherehadnotbeenasinglefamine。At5，000，000ayearincrease，hertotalincreaseintheinterveningseventyyearsmustbe350，000，000。Butwhowastoknow？Itmightbemore。Whowastoknowanythingofthisstrangenewmenaceofthetwentiethcentury—China，oldChina，rejuvenescent，fruitful，andmilitant！
TheConventionof1975wascalledatPhiladelphia。AlltheWesternnations，andsomefewoftheEastern，wererepresented。Nothingwasaccomplished。Therewastalkofallcountriesputtingbountiesonchildrentoincreasethebirthrate，butitwaslaughedtoscornbythearithmeticians，whopointedoutthatChinawastoofarintheleadinthatdirection。NofeasiblewayofcopingwithChinawassuggested。ChinawasappealedtoandthreatenedbytheUnitedPowers，andthatwasalltheConventionofPhiladelphiacameto;
andtheConventionandthePowerswerelaughedatbyChina。LiTangFwung，thepowerbehindtheDragonThrone，deignedtoreply。
\"WhatdoesChinacareforthecomityofnations？\"saidLiTangFwung。\"Wearethemostancient，honourable，androyalofraces。
Wehaveourowndestinytoaccomplish。Itisunpleasantthatourdestinydoesnottallywiththedestinyoftherestoftheworld，butwhatwouldyou？Youhavetalkedwindilyabouttheroyalracesandtheheritageoftheearth，andwecanonlyreplythatthatremainstobeseen。Youcannotinvadeus。Nevermindaboutyournavies。Don’tshout。Weknowournavyissmall。Youseeweuseitforpolicepurposes。Wedonotcareforthesea。Ourstrengthisinourpopulation，whichwillsoonbeabillion。Thankstoyou，weareequippedwithallmodernwar—machinery。Sendyournavies。
Wewillnotnoticethem。Sendyourpunitiveexpeditions，butfirstrememberFrance。Tolandhalfamillionsoldiersonourshoreswouldstraintheresourcesofanyofyou。Andourthousandmillionswouldswallowthemdowninamouthful。Sendamillion;
sendfivemillions，andwewillswallowthemdownjustasreadily。
Pouf！Amerenothing，ameagremorsel。Destroy，asyouhavethreatened，youUnitedStates，thetenmillioncoolieswehaveforceduponyourshores—why，theamountscarcelyequalshalfofourexcessbirthrateforayear。\"
SospokeLiTangFwung。Theworldwasnonplussed，helpless，terrified。Trulyhadhespoken。TherewasnocombatingChina’samazingbirthrate。Ifherpopulationwasabillion，andwasincreasingtwentymillionsayear，intwenty—fiveyearsitwouldbeabillionandahalf—equaltothetotalpopulationoftheworldin1904。Andnothingcouldbedone。Therewasnowaytodamuptheover—spillingmonstrousfloodoflife。Warwasfutile。Chinalaughedatablockadeofhercoasts。Shewelcomedinvasion。Inhercapaciousmawwasroomforallthehostsofearththatcouldbehurledather。AndinthemeantimeherfloodofyellowlifepouredoutandonoverAsia。ChinalaughedandreadintheirmagazinesthelearnedlucubrationsofthedistractedWesternscholars。
ButtherewasonescholarChinafailedtoreckonon—JacobusLaningdale。Notthathewasascholar，exceptinthewidestsense。
Primarily，JacobusLaningdalewasascientist，and，uptothattime，averyobscurescientist，aprofessoremployedinthelaboratoriesoftheHealthOfficeofNewYorkCity。JacobusLaningdale’sheadwasverylikeanyotherhead，butinthatheadwasevolvedanidea。Also，inthatheadwasthewisdomtokeepthatideasecret。Hedidnotwriteanarticleforthemagazines。
Instead，heaskedforavacation。OnSeptember19，1975，hearrivedinWashington。Itwasevening，butheproceededstraighttotheWhiteHouse，forhehadalreadyarrangedanaudiencewiththePresident。HewasclosetedwithPresidentMoyerforthreehours。Whatpassedbetweenthemwasnotlearnedbytherestoftheworlduntillongafter;infact，atthattimetheworldwasnotinterestedinJacobusLaningdale。NextdaythePresidentcalledinhisCabinet。JacobusLaningdalewaspresent。Theproceedingswerekeptsecret。ButthatveryafternoonRufusCowdery，SecretaryofState，leftWashington，andearlythefollowingmorningsailedforEngland。Thesecretthathecarriedbegantospread，butitspreadonlyamongtheheadsofGovernments。Possiblyhalf—a—dozenmeninanationwereentrustedwiththeideathathadformedinJacobusLaningdale’shead。Followingthespreadofthesecret，sprangupgreatactivityinallthedockyards，arsenals，andnavy—yards。ThepeopleofFranceandAustriabecamesuspicious，butsosincereweretheirGovernments’callsforconfidencethattheyacquiescedintheunknownprojectthatwasafoot。
ThiswasthetimeoftheGreatTruce。Allcountriespledgedthemselvessolemnlynottogotowarwithanyothercountry。ThefirstdefiniteactionwasthegradualmobilizationofthearmiesofRussia，Germany，Austria，Italy，Greece，andTurkey。Thenbegantheeastwardmovement。AllrailroadsintoAsiaweregluttedwithtrooptrains。Chinawastheobjective，thatwasallthatwasknown。Alittlelaterbeganthegreatseamovement。Expeditionsofwarshipswerelaunchedfromallcountries。Fleetfollowedfleet，andallproceededtothecoastofChina。Thenationscleanedouttheirnavy—yards。Theysenttheirrevenuecuttersanddispatchbootsandlighthousetenders，andtheysenttheirlastantiquatedcruisersandbattleships。Notcontentwiththis，theyimpressedthemerchantmarine。Thestatisticsshowthat58，640
merchantsteamers，equippedwithsearchlightsandrapid—fireguns，weredespatchedbythevariousnationstoChina。
AndChinasmiledandwaited。Onherlandside，alongherboundaries，weremillionsofthewarriorsofEurope。Shemobilizedfivetimesasmanymillionsofhermilitiaandawaitedtheinvasion。Onherseacoastsshedidthesame。ButChinawaspuzzled。Afterallthisenormouspreparation，therewasnoinvasion。Shecouldnotunderstand。AlongthegreatSiberianfrontierallwasquiet。Alonghercoaststhetownsandvillageswerenotevenshelled。Never，inthehistoryoftheworld，hadtherebeensomightyagatheringofwarfleets。Thefleetsofalltheworldwerethere，anddayandnightmillionsoftonsofbattleshipsploughedthebrineofhercoasts，andnothinghappened。
Nothingwasattempted。Didtheythinktomakeheremergefromhershell？Chinasmiled。Didtheythinktotireherout，orstarveherout？Chinasmiledagain。
ButonMay1，1976，hadthereaderbeenintheimperialcityofPeking，withitsthenpopulationofelevenmillions，hewouldhavewitnessedacurioussight。Hewouldhaveseenthestreetsfilledwiththechatteringyellowpopulace，everyqueuedheadtiltedback，everyslanteyeturnedskyward。Andhighupinthebluehewouldhavebeheldatinydotofblack，which，becauseofitsorderlyevolutions，hewouldhaveidentifiedasanairship。Fromthisairship，asitcurveditsflightbackandforthoverthecity，fellmissiles—strange，harmlessmissiles，tubesoffragileglassthatshatteredintothousandsoffragmentsonthestreetsandhouse—
tops。Buttherewasnothingdeadlyaboutthesetubesofglass。
Nothinghappened。Therewerenoexplosions。Itistrue，threeChinesewerekilledbythetubesdroppingontheirheadsfromsoenormousaheight;butwhatwerethreeChineseagainstanexcessbirthrateoftwentymillions？Onetubestruckperpendicularlyinafish—pondinagardenandwasnotbroken。Itwasdraggedashorebythemasterofthehouse。Hedidnotdaretoopenit，but，accompaniedbyhisfriends，andsurroundedbyanever—increasingcrowd，hecarriedthemysterioustubetothemagistrateofthedistrict。Thelatterwasabraveman。Withalleyesuponhim，heshatteredthetubewithablowfromhisbrass—bowledpipe。Nothinghappened。Ofthosewhowereverynear，oneortwothoughttheysawsomemosquitoesflyout。Thatwasall。Thecrowdsetupagreatlaughanddispersed。
AsPekingwasbombardedbyglasstubes，sowasallChina。Thetinyairships，dispatchedfromthewarships，containedbuttwomeneach，andoverallcities，towns，andvillagestheywheeledandcurved，onemandirectingtheship，theothermanthrowingovertheglasstubes。
HadthereaderagainbeeninPeking，sixweekslater，hewouldhavelookedinvainfortheelevenmillioninhabitants。Somefewofthemhewouldhavefound，afewhundredthousand，perhaps，theircarcassesfesteringinthehousesandinthedesertedstreets，andpiledhighontheabandoneddeath—waggons。ButfortheresthewouldhavehadtoseekalongthehighwaysandbywaysoftheEmpire。
Andnotallwouldhehavefoundfleeingfromplague—strickenPeking，forbehindthem，byhundredsofthousandsofunburiedcorpsesbythewayside，hecouldhavemarkedtheirflight。AndasitwaswithPeking，soitwaswithallthecities，towns，andvillagesoftheEmpire。Theplaguesmotethemall。Norwasitoneplague，nortwoplagues;itwasascoreofplagues。Everyvirulentformofinfectiousdeathstalkedthroughtheland。ToolatetheChinesegovernmentapprehendedthemeaningofthecolossalpreparations，themarshallingoftheworld—hosts，theflightsofthetinairships，andtherainofthetubesofglass。Theproclamationsofthegovernmentwerevain。Theycouldnotstoptheelevenmillionplague—strickenwretches，fleeingfromtheonecityofPekingtospreaddiseasethroughalltheland。Thephysiciansandhealthofficersdiedattheirposts;anddeath，theall—
conqueror，rodeoverthedecreesoftheEmperorandLiTangFwung。
Itrodeoverthemaswell，forLiTangFwungdiedinthesecondweek，andtheEmperor，hiddenawayintheSummerPalace，diedinthefourthweek。
Hadtherebeenoneplague，Chinamighthavecopedwithit。Butfromascoreofplaguesnocreaturewasimmune。Themanwhoescapedsmallpoxwentdownbeforescarletfever。Themanwhowasimmunetoyellowfeverwascarriedawaybycholera;andifhewereimmunetothat，too，theBlackDeath，whichwasthebubonicplague，swepthimaway。Foritwasthesebacteria，andgerms，andmicrobes，andbacilli，culturedinthelaboratoriesoftheWest，thathadcomedownuponChinaintherainofglass。
Allorganizationvanished。Thegovernmentcrumbledaway。Decreesandproclamationswereuselesswhenthemenwhomadethemandsignedthemonemomentweredeadthenext。Norcouldthemaddenedmillions，spurredontoflightbydeath，pausetoheedanything。
Theyfledfromthecitiestoinfectthecountry，andwherevertheyfledtheycarriedtheplagueswiththem。Thehotsummerwason—
JacobusLaningdalehadselectedthetimeshrewdly—andtheplaguefesteredeverywhere。Muchisconjecturedofwhatoccurred，andmuchhasbeenlearnedfromthestoriesofthefewsurvivors。ThewretchedcreaturesstormedacrosstheEmpireinmany—millionedflight。ThevastarmiesChinahadcollectedonherfrontiersmeltedaway。Thefarmswereravagedforfood，andnomorecropswereplanted，whilethecropsalreadyinwereleftunattendedandnevercametoharvest。Themostremarkablething，perhaps，wastheflights。Manymillionsengagedinthem，chargingtotheboundsoftheEmpiretobemetandturnedbackbythegiganticarmiesoftheWest。Theslaughterofthemadhostsontheboundarieswasstupendous。Timeandagaintheguardinglinewasdrawnbacktwentyorthirtymilestoescapethecontagionofthemultitudinousdead。
OncetheplaguebrokethroughandseizedupontheGermanandAustriansoldierswhowereguardingthebordersofTurkestan。
Preparationshadbeenmadeforsuchahappening，andthoughsixtythousandsoldiersofEuropewerecarriedoff，theinternationalcorpsofphysiciansisolatedthecontagionanddammeditback。Itwasduringthisstrugglethatitwassuggestedthatanewplague—
germhadoriginated，thatinsomewayorotherasortofhybridizationbetweenplague—germshadtakenplace，producinganewandfrightfullyvirulentgerm。FirstsuspectedbyVomberg，whobecameinfectedwithitanddied，itwaslaterisolatedandstudiedbyStevens，Hazenfelt，Norman，andLanders。
SuchwastheunparalleledinvasionofChina。Forthatbillionofpeopletherewasnohope。Pentintheirvastandfesteringcharnel—house，allorganizationandcohesionlost，theycoulddonaughtbutdie。Theycouldnotescape。Astheywereflungbackfromtheirlandfrontiers，soweretheyflungbackfromthesea。
Seventy—fivethousandvesselspatrolledthecoasts。Bydaytheirsmokingfunnelsdimmedthesea—rim，andbynighttheirflashingsearchlightsploughedthedarkandharroweditforthetiniestescapingjunk。Theattemptsoftheimmensefleetsofjunkswerepitiful。Notoneevergotbytheguardingsea—hounds。Modernwar—
machineryheldbackthedisorganizedmassofChina，whiletheplaguesdidthework。
ButoldWarwasmadeathingoflaughter。Naughtremainedtohimbutpatrolduty。Chinahadlaughedatwar，andwarshewasgetting，butitwasultra—modernwar，twentiethcenturywar，thewarofthescientistandthelaboratory，thewarofJacobusLaningdale。Hundred—tongunsweretoyscomparedwiththemicro—
organicprojectileshurledfromthelaboratories，themessengersofdeath，thedestroyingangelsthatstalkedthroughtheempireofabillionsouls。
Duringallthesummerandfallof1976Chinawasaninferno。Therewasnoeludingthemicroscopicprojectilesthatsoughtouttheremotesthiding—places。Thehundredsofmillionsofdeadremainedunburiedandthegermsmultipliedthemselves，and，towardthelast，millionsdieddailyofstarvation。Besides，starvationweakenedthevictimsanddestroyedtheirnaturaldefencesagainsttheplagues。Cannibalism，murder，andmadnessreigned。AndsoperishedChina。
NotuntilthefollowingFebruary，inthecoldestweather，werethefirstexpeditionsmade。Theseexpeditionsweresmall，composedofscientistsandbodiesoftroops;buttheyenteredChinafromeveryside。Inspiteofthemostelaborateprecautionsagainstinfection，numbersofsoldiersandafewofthephysicianswerestricken。Buttheexplorationwentbravelyon。TheyfoundChinadevastated，ahowlingwildernessthroughwhichwanderedbandsofwilddogsanddesperatebanditswhohadsurvived。Allsurvivorswereputtodeathwhereverfound。Andthenbeganthegreattask，thesanitationofChina。Fiveyearsandhundredsofmillionsoftreasurewereconsumed，andthentheworldmovedin—notinzones，aswastheideaofBaronAlbrecht，butheterogeneously，accordingtothedemocraticAmericanprogramme。ItwasavastandhappyinterminglingofnationalitiesthatsettleddowninChinain1982
andtheyearsthatfollowed—atremendousandsuccessfulexperimentincross—fertilization。Weknowto—daythesplendidmechanical，intellectual，andartoutputthatfollowed。
Itwasin1987，theGreatTrucehavingbeendissolved，thattheancientquarrelbetweenFranceandGermanyoverAlsace—Lorrainerecrudesced。Thewar—cloudgrewdarkandthreateninginApril，andonApril17theConventionofCopenhagenwascalled。Therepresentativesofthenationsoftheworld，beingpresent，allnationssolemnlypledgedthemselvesnevertouseagainstoneanotherthelaboratorymethodsofwarfaretheyhademployedintheinvasionofChina。
——ExcerptfromWaltMervin’s\"CERTAINESSAYSINHISTORY。\"
THEENEMYOFALLTHEWORLD。
ItwasSilasBannermanwhofinallyrandownthatscientificwizardandarch—enemyofmankind，EmilGluck。Gluck’sconfession，beforehewenttotheelectricchair，threwmuchlightupontheseriesofmysteriousevents，manyapparentlyunrelated，thatsoperturbedtheworldbetweentheyears1933and1941。ItwasnotuntilthatremarkabledocumentwasmadepublicthattheworlddreamedoftherebeinganyconnectionbetweentheassassinationoftheKingandQueenofPortugalandthemurdersoftheNewYorkCitypoliceofficers。WhilethedeedsofEmilGluckwereallthatwasabominable，wecannotbutfeel，toacertainextent，pityfortheunfortunate，malformed，andmaltreatedgenius。Thissideofhisstoryhasneverbeentoldbefore，andfromhisconfessionandfromthegreatmassofevidenceandthedocumentsandrecordsofthetimeweareabletoconstructafairlyaccurateportraitofhim，andtodiscernthefactorsandpressuresthatmouldedhimintothehumanmonsterhebecameandthatdrovehimonwardanddownwardalongthefearfulpathhetrod。
EmilGluckwasborninSyracuse，NewYork，in1895。Hisfather，JosephusGluck，wasaspecialpolicemanandnightwatchman，who，intheyear1900，diedsuddenlyofpneumonia。Themother，apretty，fragilecreature，who，beforehermarriage，hadbeenamilliner，grievedherselftodeathoverthelossofherhusband。Thissensitivenessofthemotherwastheheritagethatintheboybecamemorbidandhorrible。
In1901，theboy，Emil，thensixyearsofage，wenttolivewithhisaunt，Mrs。AnnBartell。Shewashismother’ssister，butinherbreastwasnokindlyfeelingforthesensitive，shrinkingboy。
AnnBartellwasavain，shallow，andheartlesswoman。Also，shewascursedwithpovertyandburdenedwithahusbandwhowasalazy，erraticne’er—do—well。YoungEmilGluckwasnotwanted，andAnnBartellcouldbetrustedtoimpressthisfactsufficientlyuponhim。Asanillustrationofthetreatmenthereceivedinthatearly，formativeperiod，thefollowinginstanceisgiven。
WhenhehadbeenlivingintheBartellhomealittlemorethanayear，hebrokehisleg。Hesustainedtheinjurythroughplayingontheforbiddenroof—asallboyshavedoneandwillcontinuetodototheendoftime。Thelegwasbrokenintwoplacesbetweenthekneeandthigh。Emil，helpedbyhisfrightenedplaymates，managedtodraghimselftothefrontsidewalk，wherehefainted。Thechildrenoftheneighbourhoodwereafraidofthehard—featuredshrewwhopresidedovertheBartellhouse;but，summoningtheirresolution，theyrangthebellandtoldAnnBartelloftheaccident。Shedidnotevenlookatthelittleladwholaystrickenonthesidewalk，butslammedthedoorandwentbacktoherwash—
tub。Thetimepassed。Adrizzlecameon，andEmilGluck，outofhisfaint，laysobbingintherain。Thelegshouldhavebeensetimmediately。Asitwas，theinflammationroserapidlyandmadeanastycaseofit。Attheendoftwohours，theindignantwomenoftheneighbourhoodprotestedtoAnnBartell。Thistimeshecameoutandlookedatthelad。Alsoshekickedhiminthesideashelayhelplessatherfeet，andshehystericallydisownedhim。Hewasnotherchild，shesaid，andrecommendedthattheambulancebecalledtotakehimtothecityreceivinghospital。Thenshewentbackintothehouse。
Itwasawoman，ElizabethShepstone，whocamealong，learnedthesituation，andhadtheboyplacedonashutter。Itwasshewhocalledthedoctor，andwho，brushingasideAnnBartell，hadtheboycarriedintothehouse。Whenthedoctorarrived，AnnBartellpromptlywarnedhimthatshewouldnotpayhimforhisservices。
FortwomonthsthelittleEmillayinbed，thefirstmonthonhisbackwithoutoncebeingturnedover;andhelayneglectedandalone，savefortheoccasionalvisitsoftheunremuneratedandover—workedphysician。Hehadnotoys，nothingwithwhichtobeguilethelongandtedioushours。Nokindwordwasspokentohim，nosoothinghandlaiduponhisbrow，nosingletouchoractoflovingtenderness—naughtbutthereproachesandharshnessofAnnBartell，andthecontinuallyreiteratedinformationthathewasnotwanted。Anditcanwellbeunderstood，insuchenvironment，howtherewasgeneratedinthelonely，neglectedboymuchofthebitternessandhostilityforhiskindthatlaterwastoexpressitselfindeedssofrightfulastoterrifytheworld。
Itwouldseemstrangethat，fromthehandsofAnnBartell，EmilGluckshouldhavereceivedacollegeeducation;buttheexplanationissimple。Herne’er—do—wellhusband，desertingher，madeastrikeintheNevadagoldfields，andreturnedtoheramany—timesmillionaire。AnnBartellhatedtheboy，andimmediatelyshesenthimtotheFarristownAcademy，ahundredmilesaway。Shyandsensitive，alonelyandmisunderstoodlittlesoul，hewasmorelonelythaneveratFarristown。Henevercamehome，atvacation，andholidays，astheotherboysdid。Instead，hewanderedaboutthedesertedbuildingsandgrounds，befriendedandmisunderstoodbytheservantsandgardeners，readingmuch，itisremembered，spendinghisdaysinthefieldsorbeforethefire—placewithhisnosepokedalwaysinthepagesofsomebook。Itwasatthistimethatheover—usedhiseyesandwascompelledtotakeupthewearingofglasses，whichsameweresoprominentinthephotographsofhimpublishedinthenewspapersin1941。
Hewasaremarkablestudent。Applicationsuchashiswouldhavetakenhimfar;buthedidnotneedapplication。Aglanceatatextmeantmasteryforhim。Theresultwasthathedidanimmenseamountofcollateralreadingandacquiredmoreinhalfayearthandidtheaveragestudentinhalf—a—dozenyears。In1909，barelyfourteenyearsofage，hewasready—\"morethanready\"theheadmasteroftheacademysaid—toenterYaleorHarvard。Hisjuvenilitypreventedhimfromenteringthoseuniversities，andso，in1909，wefindhimafreshmanathistoricBowdoinCollege。In1913hegraduatedwithhighesthonours，andimmediatelyafterwardfollowedProfessorBradloughtoBerkeley，California。TheonefriendthatEmilGluckdiscoveredinallhislifewasProfessorBradlough。Thelatter’sweaklungshadledhimtoexchangeMaineforCalifornia，theremovalbeingfacilitatedbytheofferofaprofessorshipintheStateUniversity。Throughouttheyear1914，EmilGluckresidedinBerkeleyandtookspecialscientificcourses。
Towardtheendofthatyeartwodeathschangedhisprospectsandhisrelationswithlife。ThedeathofProfessorBradloughtookfromhimtheonefriendhewasevertoknow，andthedeathofAnnBartelllefthimpenniless。Hatingtheunfortunateladtothelast，shecuthimoffwithonehundreddollars。
Thefollowingyear，attwentyyearsofage，EmilGluckwasenrolledasaninstructorofchemistryintheUniversityofCalifornia。
Heretheyearspassedquietly;hefaithfullyperformedthedrudgerythatbroughthimhissalary，and，astudentalways，hetookhalf—a—
dozendegrees。Hewas，amongotherthings，aDoctorofSociology，ofPhilosophy，andofScience，thoughhewasknowntotheworld，inlaterdays，onlyasProfessorGluck。
Hewastwenty—sevenyearsoldwhenhefirstsprangintoprominenceinthenewspapersthroughthepublicationofhisbook，SEXAND
PROGRESS。Thebookremainsto—dayamilestoneinthehistoryandphilosophyofmarriage。Itisaheavytomeofoversevenhundredpages，painfullycarefulandaccurate，andstartlinglyoriginal。
Itwasabookforscientists，andnotonecalculatedtomakeastir。ButGluck，inthelastchapter，usingbarelythreelinesforit，mentionedthehypotheticaldesirabilityoftrialmarriages。Atoncethenewspapersseizedthesethreelines，\"playedthemupyellow，\"astheslangwasinthosedays，andsetthewholeworldlaughingatEmilGluck，thebespectacledyoungprofessoroftwenty—
seven。Photographerssnappedhim，hewasbesiegedbyreporters，women’sclubsthroughoutthelandpassedresolutionscondemninghimandhisimmoraltheories;andontheflooroftheCaliforniaAssembly，whilediscussingthestateappropriationtotheUniversity，amotiondemandingtheexpulsionofGluckwasmadeunderthreatofwithholdingtheappropriation—ofcourse，noneofhispersecutorshadreadthebook;thetwistednewspaperversionofonlythreelinesofitwasenoughforthem。HerebeganEmilGluck’shatredfornewspapermen。Bythemhisseriousandintrinsicallyvaluableworkofsixyearshadbeenmadealaughing—
stockandanotoriety。Tohisdyingday，andtotheireverlastingregret，heneverforgavethem。
Itwasthenewspapersthatwereresponsibleforthenextdisasterthatbefellhim。Forthefiveyearsfollowingthepublicationofhisbookhehadremainedsilent，andsilenceforalonelymanisnotgood。OnecanconjecturesympatheticallytheawfulsolitudeofEmilGluckinthatpopulousUniversity;forhewaswithoutfriendsandwithoutsympathy。Hisonlyrecoursewasbooks，andhewentonreadingandstudyingenormously。Butin1927heacceptedaninvitationtoappearbeforetheHumanInterestSocietyofEmeryville。Hedidnottrusthimselftospeak，andaswewritewehavebeforeusacopyofhislearnedpaper。Itissober，scholarly，andscientific，and，itmustalsobeadded，conservative。Butinoneplacehedealtwith，andIquotehiswords，\"theindustrialandsocialrevolutionthatistakingplaceinsociety。\"Areporterpresentseizedupontheword\"revolution，\"
divorceditfromthetext，andwroteagarbledaccountthatmadeEmilGluckappearananarchist。Atonce，\"ProfessorGluck，anarchist，\"flamedoverthewiresandwasappropriately\"featured\"
inallthenewspapersintheland。
Hehadattemptedtoreplytothepreviousnewspaperattack，butnowheremainedsilent。Bitternesshadalreadycorrodedhissoul。TheUniversityfacultyappealedtohimtodefendhimself，buthesullenlydeclined，evenrefusingtoenterindefenceacopyofhispapertosavehimselffromexpulsion。Herefusedtoresign，andwasdischargedfromtheUniversityfaculty。ItmustbeaddedthatpoliticalpressurehadbeenputupontheUniversityRegentsandthePresident。
Persecuted，maligned，andmisunderstood，theforlornandlonelymanmadenoattemptatretaliation。Allhislifehehadbeensinnedagainst，andallhislifehehadsinnedagainstnoone。Buthiscupofbitternesswasnotyetfulltooverflowing。Havinglosthisposition，andbeingwithoutanyincome，hehadtofindwork。HisfirstplacewasattheUnionIronWorks，inSanFrancisco，whereheprovedamostabledraughtsman。Itwasherethatheobtainedhisfirsthandknowledgeofbattleshipsandtheirconstruction。Butthereportersdiscoveredhimandfeaturedhiminhisnewvocation。Heimmediatelyresignedandfoundanotherplace;butafterthereportershaddrivenhimawayfromhalf—a—dozenpositions，hesteeledhimselftobrazenoutthenewspaperpersecution。Thisoccurredwhenhestartedhiselectroplatingestablishment—inOakland，onTelegraphAvenue。Itwasasmallshop，employingthreemenandtwoboys。Gluckhimselfworkedlonghours。Nightafternight，asPolicemanCarewtestifiedonthestand，hedidnotleavetheshoptilloneandtwointhemorning。Itwasduringthisperiodthatheperfectedtheimprovedignitiondeviceforgas—
engines，theroyaltiesfromwhichultimatelymadehimwealthy。
Hestartedhiselectroplatingestablishmentearlyinthespringof1928，anditwasinthesameyearthatheformedthedisastrousloveattachmentforIreneTackley。NowitisnottobeimaginedthatanextraordinarycreaturesuchasEmilGluckcouldbeanyotherthananextraordinarylover。Inadditiontohisgenius，hisloneliness，andhismorbidness，itmustbetakenintoconsiderationthatheknewnothingaboutwomen。Whatevertidesofdesirefloodedhisbeing，hewasunschooledintheconventionalexpressionofthem;whilehisexcessivetimiditywasboundtomakehislove—
makingunusual。IreneTackleywasaratherprettyyoungwoman，butshallowandlight—headed。AtthetimesheworkedinasmallcandystoreacrossthestreetfromGluck’sshop。Heusedtocomeinanddrinkice—creamsodasandlemon—squashes，andstareather。Itseemsthegirldidnotcareforhim，andmerelyplayedwithhim。
Hewas\"queer，\"shesaid;andatanothertimeshecalledhimacrankwhendescribinghowhesatatthecounterandpeeredatherthroughhisspectacles，blushingandstammeringwhenshetooknoticeofhim，andoftenleavingtheshopinprecipitateconfusion。
Gluckmadeherthemostamazingpresents—asilvertea—service，adiamondring，asetoffurs，opera—glasses，aponderousHISTORYOF
THEWORLDinmanyvolumes，andamotor—cycleallsilver—platedinhisownshop。Entersnowthegirl’slover，puttinghisfootdown，showinggreatanger，compellinghertoreturnGluck’sstrangeassortmentofpresents。Thisman，WilliamSherbourne，wasagrossandstolidcreature，aheavy—jawedmanoftheworkingclasswhohadbecomeasuccessfulbuilding—contractorinasmallway。Gluckdidnotunderstand。Hetriedtogetanexplanation，attemptingtospeakwiththegirlwhenshewenthomefromworkintheevening。
ShecomplainedtoSherbourne，andonenighthegaveGluckabeating。Itwasaveryseverebeating，foritisontherecordsoftheRedCrossEmergencyHospitalthatGluckwastreatedtherethatnightandwasunabletoleavethehospitalforaweek。
StillGluckdidnotunderstand。Hecontinuedtoseekanexplanationfromthegirl。InfearofSherbourne，heappliedtotheChiefofPoliceforpermissiontocarryarevolver，whichpermissionwasrefused，thenewspapersasusualplayingitupsensationally。ThencamethemurderofIreneTackley，sixdaysbeforehercontemplatedmarriagewithSherbourne。ItwasonaSaturdaynight。Shehadworkedlateinthecandystore，departingaftereleveno’clockwithherweek’swagesinherpurse。SherodeonaSanPabloAvenuesurfacecartoThirty—fourthStreet，whereshealightedandstartedtowalkthethreeblockstoherhome。
Thatwasthelastseenofheralive。Nextmorningshewasfound，strangled，inavacantlot。
EmilGluckwasimmediatelyarrested。Nothingthathecoulddocouldsavehim。Hewasconvicted，notmerelyoncircumstantialevidence，butonevidence\"cookedup\"bytheOaklandpolice。Thereisnodiscussionbutthatalargeportionoftheevidencewasmanufactured。ThetestimonyofCaptainShehanwasthesheerestperjury，itbeingprovedlongafterwardthatonthenightinquestionhehadnotonlynotbeeninthevicinityofthemurder，butthathehadbeenoutofthecityinaresortontheSanLeandroRoad。TheunfortunateGluckreceivedlifeimprisonmentinSanQuentin，whilethenewspapersandthepublicheldthatitwasamiscarriageofjustice—thatthedeathpenaltyshouldhavebeenvisiteduponhim。
GluckenteredSanQuentinprisononApril17，1929。Hewasthenthirty—fouryearsofage。Andforthreeyearsandahalf，muchofthetimeinsolitaryconfinement，hewaslefttomeditateupontheinjusticeofman。Itwasduringthatperiodthathisbitternesscorrodedhomeandhebecameahaterofallhiskind。Threeotherthingshedidduringthesameperiod：hewrotehisfamoustreatise，HUMANMORALS，hisremarkablebrochure，THECRIMINALSANE，andheworkedouthisawfulandmonstrousschemeofrevenge。Itwasanepisodethathadoccurredinhiselectroplatingestablishmentthatsuggestedtohimhisuniqueweaponofrevenge。
Asstatedinhisconfession，heworkedeverydetailouttheoreticallyduringhisimprisonment，andwasable，onhisrelease，immediatelytoembarkonhiscareerofvengeance。
Hisreleasewassensational。Alsoitwasmiserablyandcriminallydelayedbythesoullesslegalredtapetheninvogue。OnthenightofFebruary1，1932，TimHaswell，ahold—upman，wasshotduringanattemptedrobberybyacitizenofPiedmontHeights。TimHaswelllingeredthreedays，duringwhichtimehenotonlyconfessedtothemurderofIreneTackley，butfurnishedconclusiveproofsofthesame。BertDanniker，aconvictdyingofconsumptioninFolsomPrison，wasimplicatedasaccessory，andhisconfessionfollowed。
Itisinconceivabletousofto—day—thebungling，dilatoryprocessesofjusticeagenerationago。EmilGluckwasprovedinFebruarytobeaninnocentman，yethewasnotreleaseduntilthefollowingOctober。Foreightmonths，agreatlywrongedman，hewascompelledtoundergohisunmeritedpunishment。Thiswasnotconducivetosweetnessandlight，andwecanwellimaginehowheatehissoulwithbitternessduringthosedrearyeightmonths。
Hecamebacktotheworldinthefallof1932，asusuala\"feature\"
topicinallthenewspapers。Thepapers，insteadofexpressingheartfeltregret，continuedtheiroldsensationalpersecution。Onepaperdidmore—theSANFRANCISCOINTELLIGENCER。JohnHartwell，itseditor，elaboratedaningenioustheorythatgotaroundtheconfessionsofthetwocriminalsandwenttoshowthatGluckwasresponsible，afterall，forthemurderofIreneTackley。Hartwelldied。AndSherbournediedtoo，whilePolicemanPhillippswasshotintheleganddischargedfromtheOaklandpoliceforce。
ThemurderofHartwellwaslongamystery。Hewasaloneinhiseditorialofficeatthetime。Thereportsoftherevolverwereheardbytheofficeboy，whorushedintofindHartwellexpiringinhischair。Whatpuzzledthepolicewasthefact，notmerelythathehadbeenshotwithhisownrevolver，butthattherevolverhadbeenexplodedinthedrawerofhisdesk。Thebulletshadtornthroughthefrontofthedrawerandenteredhisbody。Thepolicescoutedthetheoryofsuicide，murderwasdismissedasabsurd，andtheblamewasthrownupontheEurekaSmokelessCartridgeCompany。
Spontaneousexplosionwasthepoliceexplanation，andthechemistsofthecartridgecompanywerewellbulliedattheinquest。Butwhatthepolicedidnotknowwasthatacrossthestreet，intheMercerBuilding，Room633，rentedbyEmilGluck，hadbeenoccupiedbyEmilGluckattheverymomentHartwell’srevolversomysteriouslyexploded。
Atthetime，noconnectionwasmadebetweenHartwell’sdeathandthedeathofWilliamSherbourne。SherbournehadcontinuedtoliveinthehomehehadbuiltforIreneTackley，andonemorninginJanuary，1933，hewasfounddead。Suicidewastheverdictofthecoroner’sinquest，forhehadbeenshotbyhisownrevolver。ThecuriousthingthathappenedthatnightwastheshootingofPolicemanPhillippsonthesidewalkinfrontofSherbourne’shouse。
Thepolicemancrawledtoapolicetelephoneonthecornerandrangupforanambulance。Heclaimedthatsomeonehadshothimfrombehindintheleg。Theleginquestionwassobadlyshatteredbythree’38calibrebulletsthatamputationwasnecessary。Butwhenthepolicediscoveredthatthedamagehadbeendonebyhisownrevolver，agreatlaughwentup，andhewaschargedwithhavingbeendrunk。Inspiteofhisdenialofhavingtouchedadrop，andofhispersistentassertionthattherevolverhadbeeninhishippocketandthathehadnotlaidafingertoit，hewasdischargedfromtheforce。EmilGluck’sconfession，sixyearslater，clearedtheunfortunatepolicemanofdisgrace，andheisaliveto—dayandingoodhealth，therecipientofahandsomepensionfromthecity。
EmilGluck，havingdisposedofhisimmediateenemies，nowsoughtawiderfield，thoughhisenmityfornewspapermenandforthepoliceremainedalwaysactive。Theroyaltiesonhisignitiondeviceforgasolene—engineshadmountedupwhilehelayinprison，andyearbyyeartheearningpowerofhisinventionincreased。Hewasindependent，abletotravelwhereverhewilledovertheearthandtogluthismonstrousappetiteforrevenge。Hehadbecomeamonomaniacandananarchist—notaphilosophicanarchist，merely，butaviolentanarchist。Perhapsthewordismisused，andheisbetterdescribedasanihilist，oranannihilist。Itisknownthatheaffiliatedwithnoneofthegroupsofterrorists。Heoperatedwhollyalone，buthecreatedathousandfoldmoreterrorandachievedathousandfoldmoredestructionthanalltheterroristgroupsaddedtogether。
HesignalizedhisdeparturefromCaliforniabyblowingupFortMason。Inhisconfessionhespokeofitasalittleexperiment—
hewasmerelytryinghishand。Foreightyearshewanderedovertheearth，amysteriousterror，destroyingpropertytothetuneofhundredsofmillionsofdollars，anddestroyingcountlesslives。
Onegoodresultofhisawfuldeedswasthedestructionhewroughtamongtheterroriststhemselves。Everytimehedidanythingtheterroristsinthevicinityweregatheredinbythepolicedragnet，andmanyofthemwereexecuted。SeventeenwereexecutedatRomealone，followingtheassassinationoftheItalianKing。
Perhapsthemostworld—amazingachievementofhiswastheassassinationoftheKingandQueenofPortugal。Itwastheirweddingday。Allpossibleprecautionshadbeentakenagainsttheterrorists，andthewayfromthecathedral，throughLisbon’sstreets，wasdouble—bankedwithtroops，whileasquadoftwohundredmountedtrooperssurroundedthecarriage。Suddenlytheamazingthinghappened。Theautomaticriflesofthetroopersbegantogooff，aswellastherifles，intheimmediatevicinity，ofthedouble—bankedinfantry。Intheexcitementthemuzzlesoftheexplodingrifleswereturnedinalldirections。Theslaughterwasterrible—horses，troops，spectators，andtheKingandQueen，wereriddledwithbullets。Tocomplicatetheaffair，indifferentpartsofthecrowdbehindthefoot—soldiers，twoterroristshadbombsexplodeontheirpersons。Thesebombstheyhadintendedtothrowiftheygottheopportunity。Butwhowastoknowthis？Thefrightfulhavocwroughtbytheburstingbombsbutaddedtotheconfusion;itwasconsideredpartofthegeneralattack。
Onepuzzlingthingthatcouldnotbeexplainedawaywastheconductofthetrooperswiththeirexplodingrifles。Itseemedimpossiblethattheyshouldbeintheplot，yettherewerethehundredstheirflyingbulletshadslain，includingtheKingandQueen。Ontheotherhand，morebafflingthaneverwasthefactthatseventypercent。ofthetroopersthemselveshadbeenkilledorwounded。Someexplainedthisonthegroundthattheloyalfoot—soldiers，witnessingtheattackontheroyalcarriage，hadopenedfireonthetraitors。Yetnotonebitofevidencetoverifythiscouldbedrawnfromthesurvivors，thoughmanywereputtothetorture。
Theycontendedstubbornlythattheyhadnotdischargedtheirriflesatall，butthattheirrifleshaddischargedthemselves。Theywerelaughedatbythechemists，whoheldthat，whileitwasjustbarelyprobablethatasinglecartridge，chargedwiththenewsmokelesspowder，mightspontaneouslyexplode，itwasbeyondallprobabilityandpossibilityforallthecartridgesinagivenarea，socharged，spontaneouslytoexplode。Andso，intheend，noexplanationoftheamazingoccurrencewasreached。ThegeneralopinionoftherestoftheworldwasthatthewholeaffairwasablindpanicofthefeverishLatins，precipitated，itwastrue，bytheburstingoftwoterroristbombs;andinthisconnectionwasrecalledthelaughableencounteroflongyearsbeforebetweentheRussianfleetandtheEnglishfishingboats。
AndEmilGluckchuckledandwenthisway。Heknew。Buthowwastheworldtoknow？HehadstumbleduponthesecretinhisoldelectroplatingshoponTelegraphAvenueinthecityofOakland。Ithappened，atthattime，thatawirelesstelegraphstationwasestablishedbytheThurstonPowerCompanyclosetohisshop。Inashorttimehiselectroplatingvatwasputoutoforder。Thevat—
wiringhadmanybadjoints，and，oninvestigation，Gluckdiscoveredminuteweldsatthejointsinthewiring。These，byloweringtheresistance，hadcausedanexcessivecurrenttopassthroughthesolution，\"boiling\"itandspoilingthework。Butwhathadcausedthewelds？wasthequestioninGluck’smind。Hisreasoningwassimple。Beforetheestablishmentofthewirelessstation，thevathadworkedwell。Notuntilaftertheestablishmentofthewirelessstationhadthevatbeenruined。Thereforethewirelessstationhadbeenthecause。Buthow？Hequicklyansweredthequestion。
Ifanelectricdischargewascapableofoperatingacohereracrossthreethousandmilesofocean，then，certainly，theelectricdischargesfromthewirelessstationfourhundredfeetawaycouldproducecoherereffectsonthebadjointsinthevat—wiring。
Gluckthoughtnomoreaboutitatthetime。Hemerelyre—wiredhisvatandwentonelectroplating。Butafterwards，inprison，herememberedtheincident，andlikeaflashtherecameintohismindthefullsignificanceofit。Hesawinitthesilent，secretweaponwithwhichtorevengehimselfontheworld。Hisgreatdiscovery，whichdiedwithhim，wascontroloverthedirectionandscopeoftheelectricdischarge。Atthetime，thiswastheunsolvedproblemofwirelesstelegraphy—asitstillisto—day—
butEmilGluck，inhisprisoncell，masteredit。And，whenhewasreleased，heappliedit。Itwasfairlysimple，giventhedirectingpowerthatwashis，tointroduceasparkintothepowder—magazinesofafort，abattleship，orarevolver。Andnotalonecouldhethusexplodepowderatadistance，buthecouldigniteconflagrations。ThegreatBostonfirewasstartedbyhim—quitebyaccident，however，ashestatedinhisconfession，addingthatitwasapleasingaccidentandthathehadneverhadanyreasontoregretit。
ItwasEmilGluckthatcausedtheterribleGerman—AmericanWar，withthelossof800，000livesandtheconsumptionofalmostincalculabletreasure。Itwillberememberedthatin1939，becauseofthePickardincident，strainedrelationsexistedbetweenthetwocountries。Germany，thoughaggrieved，wasnotanxiousforwar，and，asapeacetoken，senttheCrownPrinceandsevenbattleshipsonafriendlyvisittotheUnitedStates。OnthenightofFebruary15，thesevenwarshipslayatanchorintheHudsonoppositeNewYorkCity。AndonthatnightEmilGluck，alone，withallhisapparatusonboard，wasoutinalaunch。Thislaunch，itwasafterwardsproved，wasboughtbyhimfromtheRossTurnerCompany，whilemuchoftheapparatusheusedthatnighthadbeenpurchasedfromtheColumbiaElectricWorks。Butthiswasnotknownatthetime。Allthatw\\asknownwasthatthesevenbattleshipsblewup，oneafteranother，atregularfour—minuteintervals。Ninetypercent。ofthecrewsandofficers，alongwiththeCrownPrince，perished。Manyyearsbefore，theAmericanbattleshipMainehadbeenblownupintheharbourofHavana，andwarwithSpainhadimmediatelyfollowed—thoughtherehasalwaysexistedareasonabledoubtastowhethertheexplosionwasduetoconspiracyoraccident。ButaccidentcouldnotexplaintheblowingupofthesevenbattleshipsontheHudsonatfour—minuteintervals。Germanybelievedthatithadbeendonebyasubmarine，andimmediatelydeclaredwar。ItwassixmonthsafterGluck’sconfessionthatshereturnedthePhilippinesandHawaiitotheUnitedStates。
InthemeanwhileEmilGluck，themalevolentwizardandarch—hater，travelledhiswhirlwindpathofdestruction。Heleftnotraces。
Scientificallythorough，healwayscleanedupafterhimself。Hismethodwastorentaroomorahouse，andsecretlytoinstallhisapparatus—whichapparatus，bytheway，hesoperfectedandsimplifiedthatitoccupiedlittlespace。Afterhehadaccomplishedhispurposehecarefullyremovedtheapparatus。Hebadefairtoliveoutalonglifeofhorriblecrime。
TheepidemicofshootingofNewYorkCitypolicemenwasaremarkableaffair。Itbecameoneofthehorrormysteriesofthetime。Intwoshortweeksoverahundredpolicemenwereshotinthelegsbytheirownrevolvers。InspectorJonesdidnotsolvethemystery，butitwashisideathatfinallyoutwittedGluck。Onhisrecommendationthepolicemenceasedcarryingrevolvers，andnomoreaccidentalshootingsoccurred。
Itwasintheearlyspringof1940thatGluckdestroyedtheMareIslandnavy—yard。FromaroominVallejohesenthiselectricdischargesacrosstheVallejoStraitstoMareIsland。HefirstplayedhisflashesonthebattleshipMaryland。Shelayatthedockofoneofthemine—magazines。Onherforwarddeck，onahugetemporaryplatformoftimbers，weredisposedoverahundredmines。
ThesemineswereforthedefenceoftheGoldenGate。Anyoneofthesemineswascapableofdestroyingadozenbattleships，andtherewereoverahundredmines。Thedestructionwasterrific，butitwasonlyGluck’soverture。HeplayedhisflashesdowntheMareIslandshore，blowingupfivetorpedoboats，thetorpedostation，andthegreatmagazineattheeasternendoftheisland。Returningwestwardagain，andscoopinginoccasionalisolatedmagazinesonthehighgroundbackfromtheshore，heblewupthreecruisersandthebattleshipsOregon，Delaware，NewHampshire，andFlorida—thelatterhadjustgoneintodry—dock，andthemagnificentdry—dockwasdestroyedalongwithher。
Itwasafrightfulcatastrophe，andashiverofhorrorpassedthroughtheland。Butitwasnothingtowhatwastofollow。InthelatefallofthatyearEmilGluckmadeacleansweepoftheAtlanticseaboardfromMainetoFlorida。Nothingescaped。Forts，mines，coastdefencesofallsorts，torpedostations，magazines—
everythingwentup。Threemonthsafterward，inmidwinter，hesmotethenorthshoreoftheMediterraneanfromGibraltartoGreeceinthesamestupefyingmanner。Awailwentupfromthenations。Itwasclearthathumanagencywasbehindallthisdestruction，anditwasequallyclear，throughEmilGluck’simpartiality，thatthedestructionwasnottheworkofanyparticularnation。Onethingwaspatent，namely，thatwhoeverwasthehumanbehinditall，thathumanwasamenacetotheworld。Nonationwassafe。Therewasnodefenceagainstthisunknownandall—powerfulfoe。Warfarewasfutile—nay，notmerelyfutilebutitselftheveryessenceoftheperil。Foratwelve—monththemanufactureofpowderceased，andallsoldiersandsailorswerewithdrawnfromallfortificationsandwarvessels。Andevenaworld—disarmamentwasseriouslyconsideredattheConventionofthePowers，heldatTheHagueatthattime。
AndthenSilasBannerman，asecretserviceagentoftheUnitedStates，leapedintoworld—famebyarrestingEmilGluck。AtfirstBannermanwaslaughedat，buthehadpreparedhiscasewell，andinafewweeksthemostscepticalwereconvincedofEmilGluck’sguilt。Theonething，however，thatSilasBannermanneversucceededinexplaining，eventohisownsatisfaction，washowfirsthecametoconnectGluckwiththeatrociouscrimes。Itistrue，BannermanwasinVallejo，onsecretgovernmentbusiness，atthetimeofthedestructionofMareIsland;anditistruethatonthestreetsofVallejoEmilGluckwaspointedouttohimasaqueercrank;butnoimpressionwasmadeatthetime。Itwasnotuntilafterward，whenonavacationintheRockyMountainsandwhenreadingthefirstpublishedreportsofthedestructionalongtheAtlanticCoast，thatsuddenlyBannermanthoughtofEmilGluck。AndontheinstantthereflashedintohismindtheconnectionbetweenGluckandthedestruction。Itwasonlyanhypothesis，butitwassufficient。Thegreatthingwastheconceptionofthehypothesis，initselfanactofunconsciouscerebration—athingasunaccountableastheflashing，forinstance，intoNewton’smindoftheprincipleofgravitation。
Therestwaseasy。WherewasGluckatthetimeofthedestructionalongtheAtlanticsea—board？wasthequestionthatformedinBannerman’smind。Byhisownrequesthewasputuponthecase。InnotimeheascertainedthatGluckhadhimselfbeenupanddowntheAtlanticCoastinthelatefallof1940。AlsoheascertainedthatGluckhadbeeninNewYorkCityduringtheepidemicoftheshootingofpoliceofficers。WherewasGlucknow？wasBannerman’snextquery。And，asifinanswer，camethewholesaledestructionalongtheMediterranean。GluckhadsailedforEuropeamonthbefore—
Bannermanknewthat。ItwasnotnecessaryforBannermantogotoEurope。Bymeansofcablemessagesandtheco—operationoftheEuropeansecretservices，hetracedGluck’scoursealongtheMediterraneanandfoundthatineveryinstanceitcoincidedwiththeblowingupofcoastdefencesandships。Also，helearnedthatGluckhadjustsailedontheGreenStarlinerPlutonicfortheUnitedStates。
ThecasewascompleteinBannerman’smind，thoughintheintervalofwaitingheworkedupthedetails。InthishewasablyassistedbyGeorgeBrown，anoperatoremployedbytheWood’sSystemofWirelessTelegraphy。WhenthePlutonicarrivedoffSandyHookshewasboardedbyBannermanfromaGovernmenttug，andEmilGluckwasmadeaprisoner。Thetrialandtheconfessionfollowed。IntheconfessionGluckprofessedregretonlyforonething，namely，thathehadtakenhistime。Ashesaid，hadhedreamedthathewasevertobediscoveredhewouldhaveworkedmorerapidlyandaccomplishedathousandtimesthedestructionhedid。Hissecretdiedwithhim，thoughitisnowknownthattheFrenchGovernmentmanagedtogetaccesstohimandofferedhimabillionfrancsforhisinventionwherewithhewasabletodirectandcloselytoconfineelectricdischarges。\"What！\"wasGluck’sreply—\"toselltoyouthatwhichwouldenableyoutoenslaveandmaltreatsufferingHumanity？\"Andthoughthewardepartmentsofthenationshavecontinuedtoexperimentintheirsecretlaboratories，theyhavesofarfailedtolightupontheslightesttraceofthesecret。EmilGluckwasexecutedonDecember4，1941，andsodied，attheageofforty—six，oneoftheworld’smostunfortunategeniuses，amanoftremendousintellect，butwhosemightypowers，insteadofmakingtowardgood，weresotwistedandwarpedthathebecamethemostamazingofcriminals。