The Red Cloud chief., 1879-04-17

He came TO the coast in 1860, and was
reputed to be a man of sufficient e
to live handsomely on the interest Of his
money. He stopped q while at the
Oriental Hotel, and there met Edward
Dean, a young man who, like himself,
wa q gentleman Of leisure. The two
became intimate, and finally, tired Of
hotel life, they determinedto seek quar-
tiers which would be more congeuial
n home-like. They found these quar-
ters at the residence of Richard Arm
strong, a mutual acquaintance, who liv-
ed in very desirable quarters on the
corner of Mason and California Streets.
Before the costly habitstions Of STAN
ford, Croker, and other m~iliion2ires
sprang into existence, Armstrong;
house came very near being called a
mansion. Armstrong rented Croftly
and Dean three elegant rooms, partly
because he liked the men personally,
and partly because he was running On q
pretty close margin financially. The
two found their new quarters as attrac-
tive as men of taste could wish. Arm
strong was q widower, and the three
men had some rare old times together
evenings. His cellar was stocked with
excellent wines, and his library with
books Of the very rarest vintage Of lit
erature.
One evening a hack drove up TO the
door, and q woman, clad in wraps,
bounded up the steps with astonishing
vigor and agility, like most Western
girls who are blessed with good health
and animal spirits. She dashed into
tho hall, in a style that sent a percepti-
bic trenIor throughout the house, and
fell into old Armstrong; arms. A
fusilade of kisses followed.
1t was his daughter Alice.
Next morning the usual formali.ies
Of introduction were gone through, and
Miss Armstrong became n Of the fix
lures Of the place. A few days before
her arrival Prof. Croftly bad suggested
the idea of living somewhere nearer the
cen;er of the city. After Miss Arm
strong entered the house, however, no
further allusiGn was made TO the pro-
posed removal. The Professor began
TO pay Miss Armstrong the most devout
attention, and as a matter OF course she
fell madly in love with young Dean,
who paid her none. Iii generally con-
coded that one Of the most effective
ways If wooing q woman is to let some
other man do it. The woman tires of
the interchangeable lover, and the man
who treats nor with Indifference is soon
preferred. Some men learn this by ex-
perience; Dean discovered it by acct
dent.
He presently began to turn his knowl-
edge TO excellent account, and a bitter
rivalry sprang up between the two men.
CrOftly soon realized hat he was not
the favorite, and never for the life Of
him could ascertain how a woman could
form an attachment for a man who
hadn't the remotest idea of chemistry.
| He forgot hat be was somewhat old,
and that some women dislike to cast
their bridal wreaths upon the snow. He
finally determined to put his rival out
of the way, and set about laying his
plans.
After a couple of weeks elaboration
he concluded to murder Dean, and do
it SO neatly and scientifically that dis
covery would be next TO impossible.
One day l was in his roOm-being IN
occasional visitor-and observed him
busily engaged in chemical expert
ments. Said he: "Did you eve re-
alize that the conditions which result in
co~ngelation might be produced chemi-
callyP"
l confessed that l had never giventhe
subject much thought.
"Of course you understand that sud-
den evaporation causes cold"
knew nothing Of the kind at the
time, but nodded assent rather than ac-
knowledge my ignorance.
81 can produce ice instantaneOusly,"
he continued. "This is my assistant"
pointing 10 an electric battery. With
a current of, say 100 ONES of electricity,
l ear accelerate enough evaporation TO
freeze instantly 100 gallons of water"
Here the Professor took q basin Of
water ard poured in o small quantity Of
colorless liquid. This Is ammonia"
said he. "But this "-here he added
about as much of some other liquid-''is
something else"
"What is itf"
"No one knows but myself"
/ deemed it impairment to question
him further. lie then attached the
wires of his battery TO the water.
"When ] make the connecting cur
rent, the water will become ice."
| watched, much interested, and he
laid his hand on g piece of metal which
was part of the apparatus, and the turn
ing of which caused the currents to con
meet. He turned the brass piece, and
instantly a cloud of vapor rose from the
surface of the water. Crystals shot
from the sides of the basin with aston
ishing rapidly, and there was q sharp,
cracking sound as the water expanding
in it caused a strain upon the basin
which pressed out the sides.
"With 500 omes," continued the Pro-
fessor, 81 can freeze 500 cubic feet of