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"Exactly that, sir," replied Craig. "One of the most important aspects of the historic faith in this phenomenon is that of its skilful employment in explaining away what would otherwise appear to be convincing circumstantial evidence in cases of accusations of murder." "Then how do you explain Mr. Langley's death?" demanded Harrington. "My theory of a spark from a cigar may be true, after all."
That the Langley aeroplane was subsequently fitted with an 80 horse-power Curtiss engine and successfully flown is of little interest in such a record as this, except for the fact that with the weight nearly doubled by the new engine and accessories the machine flew successfully, and demonstrated the perfection of Langley's design by standing the strain.
Copping intervened, 'would allow me to direct his really gigantic intellect to the fact that very extraordinary events have occurred in this household, and that it is Sir Rupert Langley's duty as a Minister of the Crown to take care that every possible assistance is to be given to the proper authorities and that at such a time some regulations may be necessary which would not be needed or imposed under other circumstances
To determine this, short of actual experiments with a machine in horizontal translation, is impossible, unless it is done by taking into account the factor due to momentum and the element attributable to the lift of the plane itself due to its impact against the atmosphere. LANGLEY'S LAW. The law enunciated by Langley is, that the greater the speed the less the power required to propel it.
At Langley's behest, the Exhibition dropped its superfluous rags and stripped itself to the skin, for Langley knew what to study, and why, and how; while Adams might as well have stood outside in the night, staring at the Milky Way.
Without a word he hurried up from the landing and sought us out. "What do you think of that?" he cried, opening a copy of the Record, and laying it flat on the library table. There on the front page was Lewis Langley's picture with a huge scare-head: MYSTERIOUS CASE OF SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION "It's all out," groaned Tom, as we bent over to read the account. "And such a story!"
Professor Langley's explorations of the terra incognita of immensely long wave-lengths where lie the unseen heat-emissions from the earth into space, led him to the discovery that these, contrary to the received opinion, are in good part transmissible by our atmosphere, although they are completely intercepted by glass.
Inquiry would assuredly be made into the exact hour when the telegram was sent from the Foreign Office and when it was received at Sir Rupert Langley's, and it would be known that Rivers had that telegram for hours in his hands without telling anyone about it.
"I will start to-night, but you, pard, must remain here in possession of our mines." "As you wish, pard; but will you be gone long?" "Not a day longer than is necessary, pard." "Well, success go with you," was Lucas Langley's response, and the two men began to make preparations for the start of the one with information of where the retreat of the outlaw band could be found.
But Cathie could only answer with a piteous, remorseful jealousy: "Why was it not I who saved it? why was it not I?" And the place where Seth had stood waiting was vacant, for he had left it at the sound of Langley's first joyous cry.
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