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TIIE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOr.EIl 31, 1913.
The Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Page
WRITTEN BY
GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER
Author of "Qet-Rieh-Qulek. WalUngiord"
DRAMATIZED BY
CHARLES W. GODDARD
BuUdar of the World'! Orcateat Serial
INTRODUCING
BURR McINTOSH ' J. Rufua Wallingford
MAX FIQMAN - - . . Blackie Davv
LOLITA ROBERTSON Violet
THB MASTER TOUCH,
hrWO long rows of heads floated upon a
'Vmiseelldllmlfowii.
,mr i tr ma rr t . .1 a 1 iu '"v ),; i .
UvlLfllA " " TT ft fir
C01LABORATIOH
HHDD5 BflHE'BLfflERS
tarlolotr from tha Untversltl Ton Bohllaa-holts-Bturmstadt.
I bought it for fifteen
dollar from a poor devil who oouldn't make
a living with It in tbla country, and la now
pressing trousers and dipping clothaa la
cheap gasoline at a dollar and a half a throw.
Vour nam aa you will aaa by tha lithograph
thara. la August Bchoppanschmlttenmelater
von Unlversltla von Bohlleaholts-Bturrastadtl"
"Tou aaa, thla Bnalley la such a dummy,"
began Wallingford. "He's too raal. Bo you
have to be tha display scientist, damonstra
tor, and ohlaf of tha madloal staff at tha
Bnalley flanltarlum. for tha Promotion of tha
Cura of Benlllty."
"I'm relieved to 'find Ifs snob, a cinch,"
daolarad Blaekla. 1 waa afraid you might
want ma to undartaka aoraa difficult atunt or
othar. Thla diploma thing makaa It aaay,
but who am I to talk with newspaper maa
or aolantlUa a bar par
,!,,,y'rrr?. ,nuch canary to ba anything- They wera enjoying a quiet drink and sheet Orar tha faea waa a mask.
alaa. What do you think of Itr
"Fake, I guess." agreed Jlmaon.
"Uolne; to uaa tha atory?'
amoka with Wallingford, whom thy had
coma to ilka immensely, when Jeremiah D.
Crimper waa announced.
himself toa-eth.r In
maon Indignantly. tileaaant antilnallnn
I should aay I will uaa tha atory; and they'll "Very glad to talk with you. Mr. Crimper.
"Am 1 going to call for my envelope on Wallingford draw
raturaayr aeminatu Jir
Iad?" whispered Rockewell.
"No," whlepered Onion. "I aneaked in thla
little corner room and looked through tho
glaaa panel when they brought her in laat
night," and ha pointed to a small enclosure
which had been partitioned off In the corner.
uaa It at the office, not leas than three col- I'm aura you will excuee tha preaenca of my 'They laid her out then, and doped her, and
I hava no aecrets from them.
I heard 'em aay she's going out tomorrow
morning, to begin life over again."
Onion had approached tha operating table,
and now ba stealthily lifted tha mask from
the head of the figure.
"My heavens!" he gasped, stepping back In
astonishment.
'What'a tha metterT" Rockewell waa
canal of blue coia. Between tha rowa I
ran m wiuf piana, waik, tna nausa to
tha adga of thla, in front of each bead, waa
walat-hlgh pola bearing a pasteboard tab
let, upon whlob wera ruled lines and figures
and writing. A weird light alanted down
front tha blue grass, of whioh tha low roof
andaouth wall ware oompoaed. A ball rang.
Kvery bead turned with a audden expreeeloa
of blue tinted hatred toward a door at tha
tipper and of tha plank walk.
Tha door opened, and through It eama a
pompoua fat German, whose hair and mus
tache and beard and stomach all projected
ao violently forward that, to aupport them,
ha waa compelled to walk away-backad aad
spraddle-legged.
Tha bald head with tha funny purple nose
upon Ita face, down near tha oanter of the
upper row, turned Ita watery eyea to tho
Jovial head which waa Ita neighbor.
"Zwlck!" It aald In mournful explanation.
And ao thara tha main assassin," returned
the Jovial ona, whose big, pink face waa tha
orly smiling countenance In tha assemblage.
"Dr. Zwlok." repeated tha baldhead, etlll
anournfully.
'J can t maka up my mind whether hea a
Colored supplement or a oomlo valentine?"
chuckled the big one, "but whichever he la.
Jie e tha peerless leader In hla class, taka it
from me
t)r. Zwlok rased down atarnly upon hla
pray, ilka a Spartan schoolmaster who haa
made up hla mind to thrash tha entire olasa
to ba aura of punishing ona culprit
."There haa been entir-r-rely too muoh
taking it Ilka a choke, thla Zwlok Tr-r-eat-tnent
of R-r-rheumstlsm," ho rolled in a
thro'i? bwl ?' authority. "It laa no chokkal
Bsghklnnlng f-r-r-rom to-night, there will ba
no alttlng upon porohes, no-r vlasltlng in
r-r-r-rooms, after-r nine o'clock, lier-r-r-
menu, me temper-r-ratureal
I
It
-aww.P "m5j
4 . . ...... - 1
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must asK you 10 amaiy retrain irom nanaiing "Then." said Mr. Crimper, auddenly releaa- The womar
any of the articles In the laboratory, thla. a; ln- hla chin from Its hiding place, "I think was apparent
a matter of safety to youraelf and to myself I may offer you a aubscrlptlon." filled out. am
and Doctor Pchoppenschmlttenmelster." Mr. Wallingford waa instant gravity; al- glow of hes
'VlanilaiTian Iknntna Unhnnnananhmlf ran. . a . ... . .
h
6f
I?
it
aba
umna of It; and If tha Orb don't top It with friends here.
a double-page Sunday feature. I'll quit the whatsoever, and vou mav ta.lk rls-ht ahead."
abeet. I won't work on a dead one." Mr. Crimper took two chewa at hla flaccid
They suddenly stopped talking aa they Hps
reached tha head of the etalrs, for Walling- "What practical arranrementa ara you
ford had paused before the door of tha front making to put thla aenlllty cura on tha
apartment, and held up a plumb, warning market?"
hand. "The nlaa la virr almnla Xfi rrlmnp
"Oentlemen," aald ha, "I am about to ahow Tha Borletv for tha Promotion of tha Snaiiev narvm.aiv dnnrini v,i. i,hva . innv.4
you tha aecret of life. Before admitting you Cura for Senility, a corporation not for profit, down at tha atlll features.
thja room, however I must warn you that baa been organised with a million dollars "Why, last night, when they put her on
this laboratory la full of dangeroua cheml- capital atock. and ita books ara now open thla table, she waa a ehrlveled old woman
cala and atlll mora dangeroua germa. and I for aubacrlptlona." with anow-whlte hair! Look at her nowl"
must ask you to kindly refrain from handling "Than." said Mr. Crimper, suddenly releaa- Tha woman, a remarkably handsome ladr.
ntly about fifty. Her cheeks wera
nd beneath her skin waa the pink
lianltli Ua Vi In mrmm 1ir,iw.r
'Oentlemen, Doctor Hchoppen sen mitten- most Instant atarnnaaa "I think vou for - . .nn. iob 1. . -n,,wA
rnelster," Introduced Wallingford with a the offer. Mr. Crimper," ha aald politely white neck. -
flourish, and then he suddenly stopped aa he enough, but atlll firmly: "but before accept- "It's the same woman, though." r"ld
caught eight of Blaekla, and choked and ng It 1 ahall ba compelled, on behalf of Mr. Onion. "I can tell by tha earrings." Ho
iwrnAUu .m. ntb.tcm "ki ,on";ed,. for, Hnalley'e great philanthropy, to inquire lato lifted the sheet at one aide.
t'.?nd,k.erch'" to. "iuI ,n h, moutn: ,or Kr- Crimper hlmaelf and hla clalma for an "Yea. Ifa the same woman.
kiV InmJlT.,!! a?.,.!? ".noh InV hUff lotiravta exlatence." "There'B the ink stain on tha aide of her
had aomewhera aecured Inch-and-a-half Mr. Crimper now ahowed algns of healta- finger"
lifters to put on his Bhoea, making hlmaelf tlon. and glanced once mora, in question of A little bell tinkled at the head of tha
f".....0.. ! 1 J .Ha Kr.wndi"t their presence, toward the four highly inter- table, and at that sound Onion hastily ro
l. Xl.A hiJ ..ta.r. vVinA Aiwt Ao?? auditors; aa they showed no signs of placed the sheet and the mask, and dragged
i0" n,Vu,,,T. yi I . i i .1 f oln- aor Wallingford of dismissing them, the nervoua Cornelius Into the little corner
r h.h!lia2a m . at. If Ti ..h -a,a I ? mJ beat of tha situation. "Well." enclosure. "It s the nurse." ha whispered.
ri? iwi-Hf t,V. . i.at., .h ik hJ 'ta,?d- "I m hr" as the representative Looking out through the glasa panel, they
iT"f- ! kV-'kL. v.! VhV. Ka,.H h. rRr? ofJinot.he,: . , uw Fannie Warden com e In? trim and pretty
i-TSatitlp-i,i.h hhi,.VailJ..! .hi Walllngford'a face Inatantly hardened. 'Tra m her atiff white uniform and white cap!
2??.. r."i- Sl -i? f... .h.m -al aIhf.Vi? fral vou!l Principal will hava to present his with business-like promptness, tho nuraa
Zll v.i SSL ZT. ??a l Xnrl ,Sl """ " declared, "tha aelectlon of lowered a white silk cage from the celling.
w.r'"i rT,,L,alId.'upn .hi. h,w h?.. -W?I? Vtl candidates and aponsors la a very grave which covered the operating table completely.
ZZS.::XX?a .".,o . n'V'r-Ji.l"" Sh turned a button, and there waa tha whirr
. rjllUUT, Kreea in&I Keniiemon Wlin I mntna fnw a.Knit twn m nntaa that iha
S?i ilfL iK.fi'T. 'Vh0.Uuh.ir.nV'kl. LCOB" and letherr contortion which might lifted the cage to the celling, and euppreaa-
hls low chair at the laboratory bench, he be conaldered to ba a amile. "To my princl- ng her glgrle over tha whimsical mummery
ftZlmon.h wifhUI w.l.""-" " t. Pf, Afo.'a raI tn,r' can b? no P"lbl objection, upon o which Tackle V.w had taaUuS -ho
r.Tni iralaaantiv "J nZ fZZV'i 1 handl ."i" Philanthropies, walked sedately out of the room.
ha .aid "'I'am bieaaed bv IwJh'l!k Ifmt7 Bay wlt.hwout, exaggeration "And you aay she was a withered, white-
w..tina mUl Cou " am bleaaed by that h a benefactlone are the largeet In the haired old woman last night?" demanded
oni tl ,',., ranortara alralad- w?.d . ,. ' . .... Cornellue. trembllna: with eager excitement.
nth.rJ f amlUd hut ,u Jf th.m took tha ZZ" "" Co'nellna Rockewell?" "Skinny." said Oiilon! "walked with a cane,
H?? Doktor liiort aerlousfy Jhnaon aSd ki The.n"amS' r "l Proudly assured waxy face, white aa chalk. .I'm 'goana quit
Herr iJoktor most seriously. Jimson ana nlm. 'Titr. Rockewell haa had tha Professor my lob "
r.Vh"tth.rdd-rnopp.5rarA. d";wu Sr f'iffi Boofrd 5r0tt 'h'"' '" t"T
hk,r.-uoh,warcr?nvVncr.nVKa,ianC' f ' ...V''.V,. .'.T0,.?;!' ,"r egln l.f. over .al. , r.p.at.d Onion
naslbla breadth: hla crow, thickened. i w.a i.n.ihM.iai .Tfu in
a -anntorVa window, and ha had axam
.n a JoctoJ. yet noni o the" rented "'A ,aJh C Wlth ,h M ot a hu .hand
the indignity 'el method axcept with hla i,J!firhtNoW h "a uM,B "''"
'frlnK . ..Iiri.f- V A W.,,.-..a w-,a..
. twick cleared hla throat ,
timber-r one-o-flva-three." ha charged i ,
ily. "you wera yeeterday la the vlllagoha uli'
ate aome r-r-rred meadtl Now for ona i
f Vnil k a AT a a & . tt r
Thay nrvoyoel tba now placo of buaiaoaa wltb bocomlaf fravlty.
"'V..n,!m.n,. h, kliau fia mmm A mA
yed," ha invited with another wave of hla
filpa; and thla waa tha height of hla audao
ty; for while there were nearly a acora
of visitors In the room there were only two
chairs besides his own: yet Wallingford,
Dl
and he glared loftily down at tho wondering- Jones, the next morning, led Cornelius Rocke
Crlmper. well on tlDtoa into the mysterious room, and
. T?.eT B. J1" dlscuaslar the matter, lifted the mask. This time it waa Cornellue
Mr. Crimper," ha aald atarnly. "Mr. Rock- ho atenned back with an exclamation of
hla Maker In- astonishment. Tha woman who lav thara
well muat die at the hour
no meadt at all. Honua,
Or. Zwlck cleared Ma throat
"Numoer-r one-o-flva-three," ha charged
aivriu
and
week you haft
three ounces I"
Tha faoa of tha banker festooned Itaelf
Into a dosen hideous grlmacee aa the deadly
doee approached him. The teara atreamed
from his eyee aa he finished the torture, and
bf,nl"u.rd nd ooughed and wheeaad.
"Waterl" ha gasped. In tha ehrlU falsetto
Of acute strangulation.
ur. Awlok. already puffing with Indignation
"Roth." replied Wallingford.
"What language do I speak?"
"Bohmlarkaae English,'1 replied Walling
ford. "and aa little of that aa possible. For
your native tongue, you may Jabber a little
jiai
irtoffelkloeseburg.'
"Sure," agreed b.ackla.
"What 4 Itr
I don't know myself," confessed Walling.
tnia muon: that in
ow Ihi ill!. .1 t?i m . . ,VM,M ,ock from velvet-lined caae
thJ banker a ifltlf... "ra,i Upon hlgh-pow.r microscope, lte bra
..a. Ilka sunlight. On the at..
- v., auu iil i na
Ia no waterl'
banker to choke.
"Why does ha stand for thatT" Inquired tha
newcomer.
"Because" rasped Cornelius Rockewell.
"sometime thla cures."
Thank Vou." reiurna.1 tha nlnl.....a
atient. "You've handed ma tha n.ht m
o remarking ha oiimba v,i. n..,a
oeaiea etepiaoaer and atood on tha plank
walk, a plnkheaded atatue of Obealty lu
dripping blue-bronse. lie hsd met Cor.
Of
Look!" ha cried to Walllnaford. holdlna-
tip ona of tho test-tubes. "The finest germs
ever saw I Beautiful! Perfeotly Beautl-
believe VOU'ra ria-ht" mad Walllna-. fnrl! "hut I da know
ford, survsylng It at a reapeotful distance. Germany dlalecte are thick and ao dlf-
11 a a run two anaaea dirtier than the reat farent that a Mecklenburger and a Duassl
of them." dorter hava to maka algna if they try to
'Walt." urged the professor. Til show talk together, and they do aay that Maoklen
you aomethlng that will do your ayes good." burgara can't underatand each other, fio If
Placing a tiny drop of liquid from the teat-, you take a dialect that nobody aver heard
tube upon a thin glaaa slide, ha covered about, you can get away with It."
it With another. Glaumed the two toaathar. "To vou aunnoaa hna latin WAuld da?"
and set It upon a rack, while he reverently Inquired Blaekla earneetly. "I know three
a apeckiesa, or lour hog Latin dialects we used to use
when I waa a kid. Dothegoo youthego
knowthego. thlthegia wothegun?"
"Hay It agalnl" cried Violet In delight
"Ureat Scott" exclaimed Wallingford. "Do
J'ou remember that gibberish? By Oeorge,
t's been a thousand yea re alnca I heard It
it. Hares your laboratory.
urnui v iibhi i in. ana.a.a ni&L'mi tin 1 1 1 n i . it. jij . . , . . . . . -
taatti T etCattarad wa. tha onlv ona who'rTb. . " " "" i r" weann waa a young and beautirul girl, with glossy
rled thi dllcrenancr honestlyl BesldeB. why did he not com her golden hair, one curling look of which lay
Had any of the o?h!ra noticed the clroum- ,nJ"',,0?r . ... . ioross her round, white neck. Arouni bu.
stance T? would hi bn orso ten E. . Crimper made three mors vain attempts tlful girl, with the bloom of health In her
5!a?elv for In tha xt Instant " ther waa a L :u"ent In favor of CornelfuB cheek?, and the rich blood of youth In her
dlateiy, ror in the next Instant there waa s, Rockewell then, with on mighty gulp, he rubv-ttnted Hps
tlvut III cor0nn.rUoPf0tnh.aroom foTlowd bv fara,,ow.? h" .cnLn and want bom wMlS ha same woman 1" faltered Rockew.lL
1 hower of thin "Vlass wire and I wrlath of th afht'emen of the press trod upon one an- overawed by the eight. "Tho featurea ar
belutlful a-reen smok which nufTeY to he fhfr ' he,1!,,n th,lr 'rantU hasto to get to unmistakable!" He looked at th earrlnga.
cennfIntinoiredrai nfer.ly l.n'.'.t'ion"0"" PP'r" W"h ,h "m LKThir.S
tU"riwlwy.,hthobt..tlr'y:0dt,rn a dlmlnl.h- , Corn.n.-.u.r Wallingford. who had, spent l aulty5Vor5hth.hVlUmpCno1
ln tonlorUd rearet! "Id las alwavaa hab. u ,day! at th w'?d2T wJh overlooked twenty, and on the finger waa the telltal
h.Sina " rograt. id lss always, hab- th. street corner, rushed back Into th study, ink atatnl The highly excited old millionaire
FolPowlnr this Wallingford led them un Efv,rybody to row places! rtly another keen eorutlny to the face. Th
.F,0h.t.W ft&P2P.Zilnfir?nlbJ& ..Jh!r!vwa'madw".rm- .T1?1" 'aature. were unml.takabla. even, with thi.
found themselves
hit
rasswork shln-
gs of this he
and fooussed for
Pieced his prepared elide.
a breathleea Ave mlnutea
"Now look!" he cried to' Wallingford tri
"I expected to see a bug," Wallingford or thought of
presently announoed In disappointment. Blackie."
"A germ Is not a bug," chldad Dnatley with blackie surveyed his new place of busl-
a audden return of his mournfulnesa. "But neee with becoming gravity,
look again, and remember what you sea. for "Where's the push-button?" he demanded.
TIT. J,m" th wonderful part of tha ex- "There one thing I forgot a pair of old
hi 'It. erreen carnet-ellppere embroidered with Dink
lie waa already preparing another slide, roses" He approaohad th elaborate array
once mora thrown i - " ,lri "TA .""-":V" . v -"- .
torethap aa thav followed to tha attic lu- wii.r. rij -!' Tc . 'w "7 oeiorei un me lair
"Thla, gentlemen," said Wallingford In a
hushed tone at the door of the attic, "la
the laboratory of Professor Julius Alexander
Bralley, the dlaooverer of the wonderful cure
for old age. aor thirty years he baa workea
for th benefit ot humanity, with no thought
of reward.
Ha threw open th door,
closed it again. A less adroit
aide naiiway and into the wing of the house: brow-
onlon Jonee looking like an Easter egg, with Th little bell tinkled on the head of th
hla totally bald head and hla gaudy butler'a operating table, and Cornelius, leaving Onion
uniform, stalked solemnly to the front door. Jones to replace the mask, atarted on a tot-
yhlle Wallingford and Black! headed for terlng run for th llttl enclosure In th
the cellar.
"Remember now. Onion," admonished Wal
corner. ,
"Hush I" ha warned Onion Jonea, as that
itched for
door.
cage waa lowered.
motor waa turned on;
waa lifted, the young
aa wide awake. She sat
was up bewildered. She looked at the lock of
Irradiating his big pink face; then h- ulos.J "When'll they be back?" he raaned. look. S.0,'a'n-..n.a.,r'. a"a "Z,Jlr"ZSluZ'ZX
. . a) a aa . " BVU RIVU lai VT III i V UVI V1IVVKS a M a UWU
than oulrklv llD?'' Vmin ,or niortlnt th door, stupid butler Joined him. and he watche
lVtudon't"? a d"mmrT: a - -a tb.pr.tty nurse to com. through the
nat.Tr. than W.llln.fnrd mlrht af 1 " . . J "J i . " l". .tL ... " Again IDS Wnite 111. CSg Wll IOVI
: . . . . ------ - - - - - iuaw, aa luif uiievpiarfa vuruuin ine Aaraln tha whlrrtna-
that Juncture, have explained that the pro- COor. C.T whaS .
feasor waa engaged In an operation loo lm- Cornelius Rookewell surveyed ths stupid and bTautlful girl wa
portant to a"ow of interruption: InaUad J looking butler with Impatieno. whan he was SS. bewildered Bh.
laV.lUa ItOCKCWtlll In Ihft ltltimarw ax tka , . - a - - g aiwa ss av, verejaj a.tj mVV avuau i II fIBUUrilf BUKT
mud bath! and furthar acouV lana. I.f.hi Violnm, b,twVn ,h .two aaaes a drop of scientific apjaratua with a car el... band,
be i aasy. nsr acqualntans would taken from a Jar containing a thick, bluish- which Wallingford atayed.
"1 auppoa there's about ..,.,. .mi. T ,V" .uo.tance. waiungtora oia aa ha was -You're a preoocloua brat," he warned,
dollars ou i there i'undn. llttl. ruhl.i.i i?Id' 5nd 0$"r.vd """ber of small oval "but there are aoma thlnga you don't know,
otit lh. fcl l.v l..'.I.;bS? m?1' A,c" ormd of concentrlo black and white Tou're II. bl to connect the gu.oo.1cua with
ford ir.ut1n.lr. IndlcaUn-- Yh : Z-a a 'X. """'. n?V" a delicate fringe the alambang. and knock th dickens out
llak. . . . . a . . " " aaiWUf.U f.llff Hit, 11 Kl inullllvll III M. 1 C(tl at.
musd Intere.tedly. rasing out over tornellus' and apng from the couch.
likei ,h,d6P' , P10 ,haI!.VaJ fa,1,d'.' rr . "Tou muatn't overexert yourself." v
"111 wait." anapped Cornell ua. stalking In. th pretty nurae. "Walt. I'll get you a
He looked around him eharply when Oaton chair."
or Tna m.a.aua.
and vainly Vought t T renew vouTh ..'S .VI." ., TL" dL,oa w,r ,low,y 'volvlng about each "Welt we'll get another on thn." oon-
"l wondei 'if onlv rich m.. T.. ? rh.n.Vl.T r ?ih,r wn,r h"' frln- touched. Now and soled Blaokla.
and T h. T aoowUd thoughtfufly ,V ffl ihn"- ar,U"d tTom neighbor, made "I rigged uo this place for Bnalley. but b
RookeweH I who? had nrolai Ta i.. J "J" i udd,n dart aoross th vaat apace of lte couldn't atand proeperlty. Bo 1 had to mov
side the bath Prod to be calm out- alxty-fourth of an Inch world, and Joined hla old outfit up In the attlo, and cart up a
"I hava It " arenad tha haM a... n.ot,,,r "roup, to bsgln again Ita alow revo- load of cobwebs. Now he's happy. Com up
Ui..DM. ?!..:.! .w"",a?.,a- aBd ,utlon" n of the., waa particularly active, and look him over."
Sun n thaorch Tif'tht nU.,tt!.r,,003 !Dd w'""''. beginning to be highly in- In the attic they found Bnailey.
t b? the cr 1.1 ,h.!JT"i tairn,S1T;viPr?v?dl treid. named It Joe upon the spot. Wallingford gravely introduced th firls.
th olaca M I nllr Vt . h .X ' - tn . h-' nothing to it. Profeeeor." he de- then rjackle.
oroteoted'bv thlk .i. J ,r? n.ow rJrd. turning from the microacope with a "l'roi...or Bnalley. shake handa with Herr
and ; th awawara i- ITi I pot-ol-. 'h of relieved tension, "little Joe in here Doktor August 6choppenschmlttenmelstsr ot
Dlalned TwhV hJ hid k? V?t. T.t h.ou,.i,r V U.a bu"' nd bd bu" l that. no matter the Unlveraltl of eTohlleaholta-Sturmatadt.
AUoV.,hWr.V,r. t1. t"-. . ?' ? !M . .m.n.nt b.ct.riolo.l.t of whom I told
anw uaa aaaaaoj t. V IIBlrIUIIID n (3 all itr 41 I al Bl I ri I Wrill
fhaV WalfinarVra .S'-A out ou h. prellma. and have tha
i.7. : . . "'i1"""" wii uiaoe main oout. - augs ttea Wallingford. "I wan'
a.t.d enyP,Um.nlii?.",H T?Uld '?1F h.v to put a bet d",. on llttl. j!i"
a",ad.-Vi.y w,lh hlm acept that he The bewildered Bnalley looked at him
Bnalley Jumped up, enlffed two plnohes of
paprika, and actually eneeaed in hla' excite
ment before he grasped Blackie fervently by
the hand.
Van approach old Bock, solemnly, and put the new con.pou.id slide "Delighted to meet you. I ara sura. Tou
-wait - .. . . . upon the stage where the previous onea had ar luet In time. Doctor Doctor Doctor "
elii J Bt. . . h"dsom,' sen-been. Wallingford had hla eye to the mloro- and Snalrey looked helpleealy at Wallingford.
mi ii iKu f J5 down "t "'acked oP before Bn.ll.y waa through with his "Ju.t Doctor." easily prompted th master
?. ?XI i. ! btn?.ba h,-h represented maiilpulatton. and a grin of delight apread of eeremonlee.
In Wail.ui.. b.aldYh,".,1?d " travel- upon hla taoe. The little fringed dleca "You are Juat in tlma. Doctor, to take part
I... l?tK. i. T bald-head waa going "jw. ae If by magn.tl attraction, to the In a mtoroco.mloal step, whioh though ap-
fhV;" rickety stage, having oorapl.tej edges of the white onea. and whirled rapidly parently trifling, will. I am sure, result In
"m J.. ,i.w .. . . about them until they were drawn Into th vaat ultimate advancement toward aeourlng
r,,o.V,f!)M. IS." rP",d the blue-noaefl on vortex, when they auddenly loee their color the hardy germination whioh la aeeentlal to
ha. rl luc " Dr. Zwlok, and motion, and were blotted out entirely. the elimination of certain Intro-germinal dtf-
? .I? tB tl1 rateet medloat Well. I win." declared Wallingford trl- ficultlea which you will readily comprehend."
IwVZZtZl-. 2 alJ' oomP'l'ed to stop my umphantly. "Little Joe la weak and wobbly, Wallingford ahlvered. but Blackie never
.iJT . Iv,. my u,t c"t to IJ but he a atlll In the ring. But eay I Profeeeor. batted an eyelash.
w.ii.i! . 2 f c"uldlt uae my handa" t waa a grand little light, and I'll make It Aa hour later, dripping but triumphant
vvailinarora looked at thla man anew Worth more money ta aarh of ua thaa von Blaekla ra1olnat Walllne-fa.ra ana tha alrla In
H nai.m.l l.n, " w- .
- na .ug.eatea.
a ne g.rm or nll.iv - . k. -
rilh S"Ut. pHd", "r" "-rV-Vted it and
lve been for thirty v.are woTking on the
fu5" th m'crob which destroys
"The germ of se-HHty," repeated Walllna?.
fordtUvughtfully. -luV bug that caw." oTd
could atack In a railroad ferry
"Thla la to be
a pniianinropy. 1 tell you.
"Sure. It's to be a philanthropy," agreed
Wallingford. "Let's you and I go rlgbt out
and Incorporate."
Wallingford ruehed out Into th hall of
ma
th library.
thraa ..11...
tt. . . "an suddenly awok. 'Tall It to ua quick. Jim." ordered Blaekla
vi. II . . h J1 "louca hat. and hitched "The only thing that w could make out of
TJ?v elo.er. your telegram waa that you were crasy."
valTff i"r W. i uaea old age." he re- "I am." chuckled Wallingford. hla broad
r .'"'""""' ivmwni v aiiingtord's """ neaving ana nia eyes halt-clo.lng.
with hie knuckles by way of eini.ha.l. "Crasy with e.tthuelasin. Our antloua frlanJ
"Well, can you da Itr aaked Wallingford,
anxiously.
"With my haada tied behind me." re
sponded Blaokl confidently. "But aay, old
man. eret me a map of Uermany and a mouth
ful of mu.h. 1 want ta Dractlaa that dlalaot.
rented brown-stone front, to greet bis My tongue's so dry with It, right now, that
w duuii .( a ut.u'a vu ii. . jwius.
r: ".t
s
?&fl - .1,-
rov
m
m perfectly willing to clay In a thla same.
and I love it; but I wish you'd tell me why
thla Bnalley onion can't b trusted to do his
own trick r
"Berauae a newepaper reporter would cor
ner hlm In four minutes," . replied Walling-
Rufua turned to them with a grin positively told there waa no one home.
. . K,LU V, I .UahM,.. " - -
"'" .... - ins it nis oia-iasnionea silver watch. rosy red
k.Vln. ana hla hrrtm A cheat haavtna. Tha I It- i . - .i.m a.. ... rp,y req.
---"H. V - - - -ii iii i ii u air, mmioan vn.gn G ) .-
Ill.rt inroai OK fjrwiaaai vnai vtiiici amiiau lntereeted ly. gBBln
Wltn nnm OUI OI sneor ajinyainjri iuiui u
them chuckled with him; all of them lik
him.
n iolUott" a,d "that tha ,VTO"or ushered hlm Into th study whioh Bllly-th
waa doubtlees engag.d in some delicate ex-
periment, Look for yourselves, put be quiet
about It "
Onoa mora be threw open the door. Those
rieare.t It Btarted In, atopped, and tiptoed
back out anlokorlng. The profeasor, clad
only in hla underclothing and ahoes, and with
a half-eaten bread-and-cheese aandwlch
clutohed in hla hand, waa lying upon hla cot.
snoring most melodiously. It wa a stroke of
genius to show them that eight; they all
had a good look, and at the aame time their
firactlsed eyes took in, and catalogued, and
nventorled all the strange assortment of
articles in Bnalleya laboratory.
Wallingford led them down-etalrs Into tha
dlnlng-room, where, once more showing his
knowledge of newepaper men. he had ordered
the table to be orowded with all aorta of
handy lunch, and with both hollow and plain
atemmed wine glassee and small glaasea with
no stems at all: moreover, there were atslns
for those who preferred them. When the air
ot the room waa blue enough with smoke,
he mad them a little speech.
The great Bnalley oure for old age, h
advised them, etandlng. big and smiling, at
th head of hla generoue table, waa never
to be exploited for profit. It was the In
souelant Hasard who. emboldened by th
comfortable good-fellowship of the occasion.
Interrupted the speech at that point.
"I'll have to rewrite my Introduction. Mr.
Wallingford." he chimed out "Tou looked
like a specialist In profits to ma."
Wallingford Jolaed th laugh himself, sad
the laugh waa a relief to all of them for
Hasard had voloed th heretofore politely
auppreaaed opinion of th multitude.
Tou bad my number." Wallingford ad
mitted. "I am a highly specialised expert
In personal profits, and I expeot to be paid
for my work here. A rich man. found worthy
of being given the treatment will be aoeked
until it apralna a tendon la hla bank ao
oounti a poor man won't pay a cent . Now
boye. I've banded you the whole gam. Ton
know what to aay and what not to aay, and
It a uo to you
"Why. I'm youngl" aha cried "Young-P
warned
wheel
"Not" gans; th miracle. Tm youngl Don't
V
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3
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'p "-TrrJ
1 i w. . ,
. - -i
Tegs; now occupied
Tna aaxl hutant thara was g tarrifla axploslon
gloomy stat. He you understand! Young!" and. mad with"
lt begins lte Wrk In the lower Int.atln.' Rockewell." he exDlalnad. aa ha latt tha way ford In dean alaauat
"What are w to dor- asked rannl. turn
ing her brown eyee eagerly to Wallingford.
"Plenty," Wallingford. chuckling, looked
from one to the other of tha eistere. "Hava
ha threw open th either of you erlrla a truaty. elderly, female
relative who looka Ilk either of your"
"Aunt Patty!" The girlo Jumped up and
clapped their handa. "She'd look like Violet's
twin. If she were younger." explained Fannie.
The newepaper "ate It up." t uee Blackie
and gradually apreade throughout the en- back through the richly decorated hall, "la
' !',., TV "trrn the llaauea and sap- ao cautious that be hldea hla money from
P ..V,y v,Iyw,B?r . hlmaelf; and the only way we can make
t a i f rd w'l'''?ord with a amtU. Cornellue restitute le with a twenty-els mil
-V. ZVt .' vnouh to get a patent oj aun. This is It." and h threw open th
nieroba. a man with the prloe door of the etudy.
will be able to Uv until be I hanged or "hl" little ehrlek from Violet a ah
y . stepped back Into th arma of her alster.
way. I wouldnt sell It." protested th Kb had been confronted, on entering the
professor, shocked. "snaUav'a K..1.1,- vc, amrfv 1, a kr. . ......... a.-ti ( ..
crobe must be a phtlanthroplo gift to the corner, ite Jawa dl.tended with a frightfully Daw'e expreeelve way of putting the matter.
developed een.e ot humor.
At Wallingford s call they flocked to hie
... a -2 ,iY . 7 ac " w btter plan," "Come right on In and get acquainted, place ot bualneaa. where Jackson's whiskers
v " "JIT . .. I . vii.a wainngrord careleaely. plao- and absolutely humorleea faoa Inept red eon-
V. out at Hockwell. playing clock chalra for th. ladies. "I v gone In for ndence to besln with. They were uehered in
goir industriously with the hope ih.t It science, on thla Rockewell raea. and we'r uoa Wallingford and Billy the Tegg. where
TL L VJ I . ,onr nd apeaklng siaalng the areatest dlacovery of the age. the genial J. Hufue. while compelling respect
. ' , ,iu v r n 1 1 U. i - a waia-
-waa i rota ine ouisiaei 1 m going wl
-headed old onloa uo.talra mix
llh. . .. Ina- annia anna - w . .
ni)W ll.tan. Mlatkla Hin'iaknmim' ... .kill V, kl. l....l..ikl. .nll. ..a
-Which Is th laboratory, and which Is the and from a drawer la the table Wallingford htnd.hak of aeodfellow.hiD. Thev drank
by hi breadth of wal.tcoat and richness of
rravat, at the aame time removed any poeel-
a 1 1
in. ar..a Vk. in 1 "-.... u io . uv,a i tfr mun louta Miima v euingrord'a wlnea and liquor with
tLLZ ZZln.. t uL Vvrd."r,7 ?! trol within which he took a clean, folded avidity and amoked hla Ana ctsars and Im-
a?!fnM ' " a ct"lu ahudder o Parchment. Illumined with aa extremely ported cigarettes with eagerne.e. When he
Vair. . a. an.... a it - ud .col''5 n of rlbbone and aeala. Open- Ud them well eoothed. h led them upstair.
tk. KomMi .1 .Tf,.. i"' Fro"? i ii thl" dM,,nat. which was prlntsd In In drovea and In th very first crowd were
l.I f"om,,, 'J'" antranc he had spent all 1-atln and three colore, to aay nothing f such alare aa Jlmaon of the Orb aad Haaard
hla time over the rowe upon rows of aealed ol Initials, he spread It before bl.ckl If th Boher. ar
- ... wiuvu wwwaiaie a SOW k-SQUu iii auv ulf gUig, a '' fl lg
a diploma at baa "la., X cue." u;oaeuae4 Ifnard caxaJ
at
paper, were to be believed, and what the Jh; eToJ jburnala uluV. ZlS. nappiness. she danced to th door, and dleap.
plpere had to eay had only begun. All octo i loyou.lv dI...iJ .H1 .?' PMJtd. (ollewil bt ths Bvraa .
through the reroalner of the week the won- woon-a Jed Onion f th k 7?.0W "oonJ 7iV yiYT m"t, "tunir
hBijx. i?'Xzxt on,, duii, 3.hn.S5:;fji
oBiyi?; BC$i
SSiSSS r':SS sssss
to com was Proressor Begol of Plmpunk vole, raaped with Imp.tl.oc. -If you canrt I got the annual endowment -mVh -ill i7
Unlv.r.lty who poohpoohed th entire idea speak, show It to m Her.- He produced BnaUey p?Arnnt for Jh. V-T T& u,J
In a two-column Interview, and aa Profe..or ar.oth.r bill from hla pocket. P""uca '""""J 'r b 't ' bl1S.,"
Begel had rec-itly achieved an international Onion Jonea looked at the bill for a Inn. !Lt 1..1,. .L, .! I 5Ia.nt dOWn 'h.rJ
rtputation by promulgating a aolf.avid.nt t.m the. he elUl, took nnd! with m? "? nVaVund-fhOUaand doUar" t0
fact In a novel manner, naturally every other stops and hesitation., led the way out of the "The celebration la already .
aclentlet with a v.atlre f aelf-respect tore study across the rear hall and Ibi tk. a... ,.!'. '" is already arranjed."
Prof.esor Begol'a .pinion t. apllntera. Thua of the building He Spened th! da? .. !h?f binkUOkM2 Aunt Pat,ty' h" m,nd
did leace .upport Prof.rSnalley'. dls- ciutloual" then moUoned Rockewell to fol' V. oT3'co?n:iiu.dR,lS,wm0ra "cruP'"
covsry and the practical appllcaUon whlch.low. nocaeweu to fol- aa old Cornsllus hRwall was conc.rn.c
Wallingford alleged for It. The room was fitted Ilk. a ko.pl, .1 ward. Jobbed he? nUSi T.'k.'you'r 'nlr WS
Newspaper mea were permitted to b Br- In th center waa aa operating table, on 'a!r TiV1",. ym,r Partnera
a at aU uaa Late v. a a.
ataUaa waa a attu for. OBvared wiU a wail
(Ta b CoaUaued)