Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-05-09

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'tares-such examples era terribly sagees-
tive; and l Iseould not help thinking that
had 1 been rohber. / should have been
very 10th TO entrust myself to the tender
msreies Of my friead the professor. sup.
posing his power-of destruction to be com-
mensurate with his will. After pause
be resumed.
"'Well. can't resi.t yca. said I to the
rohber. assuming look Of terror such n
| had not worn since i vent up Cor my
first examination as candidate at jena.
I'll give you all I have. and when you
have taken it I hope you'll bs satisfied and
do me DO further injury IA
"'Oh. I'll be satisfied when / touch
the money. never fear. old boy answered
he With laugh. Come. out with it
quick"
"'It's in the bureau yonder.' replied
|. throwing . key on the table; 'hslp
YOURSELF
II need not tell you, mein Herr, tha.
in the whole bureau there was not . SIN
gle pfenaiag; but be went towards it TO
unlock it. which was all l wanted"
"Ah. you wanted to get chance Of
striking. him from behind. I suppose I"
said |. secretly marvelling at the s,ra.s-
gicability Of this pacific man Of letters.
"Mein lieber Herr" returned the Pro.
fessor. with an air Of grand contempt.
suggestive Of Socrates setting down Pratt
agonas. "scien-s does not fyht with such
course material means as these. I have
told you that ! regarded this man in the
light of an experiment. and acted accord
insly. If you wish to know what was
my real object in sending him to the bu-
reau. step forward and press your heel
upon that little knob in the floor"
! obeyed. apd was not little startled
when good squarc yard Of the flooring
immediately IN trout of the bureau gave
way with loud whirling roise. disclosing
a black chasm Of unknown depth. from
which arose the hcarse gurgle Of running
water.
why you don't mean to say?-"
faltered l. glancing from the ghastly abyss
below to the benevolent face OF the savant.
which looked milder and more benevolcn,
than ever.
Precisely 10 answered the professor
with . genial smile. and rubbing his little
fat hands gleefully. "Thsfs the Neck
ar which you hear grumbling down yon-
der; but there was . good yard Of dry
pavement beside it for him to fall upon,
and it satfced. Unhappily. the fall occa-
stoned certain injuries to his anatomical
structure. which, however. my humble
knowledge Of surgery has. as you. see. en-
abled me to repair" (And he pointed to
the pistol-bearing skeleton With q compla-
cent air.) "Why do you look shocked!
j. was fair tria! Of skilI agains. s.rcagth.
He. the man Of brute force. attempted to
entrap me. the man Vi science, and he
was caught in.ais own trap. Fin your
glass. my ericud." cried the professor en-
thusiastically ;''6ll your glass. let US drink
to the. great scientific movement which
has made Europe the 6rse quarter Of the
world and Germany the first country IN
Europe" - aF
I fllcd nry glass. which 7 did not drink.
but made some excuse. and gladly left the
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