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John Mays suffering were by no
means confined 10 mers physical
agencies Throughout the apparently
meaningless panorama NJ impi5h dcprny.
ity hH was conscious NJ q thread Of per.
sonhl application Forgotten events
rose up w memorable array and called
him 70 account lie discovered flaws
In problems whose absolute accuracy
be- had never hitherto questioned.
Under ordinary circumstances, II would
have been q very Imaginable sight to
witness n guadratic equation stand on
It's hind legs aud smirk at him through
n pair Of goggles; but ID somehow
danpcnod the bilarity Of the occasion
to recognize II rs tho very formula by
VIII oh he had years ago passed false
judgment on bis friend, poor Biggs,
who had upset the hypothesis and 70.
yersed the result by laying down his
life IN noble sclf.sacrilice for n fellow
being. And there was the simple oqua-
ton that hal brought ruin and death
upon young Markham father, Odd
that he had never taken into considcra-
ton the wound the old Major had re-
cciycd in his head while CALAMITY de-
fenling his country nj the battle Of
shiloh Macy tried TO calculate the
problem anew, and TO figure ont the
negative influence Of this powerful and
neglected factor In It's action upon tho
next generation, but found himself in
capable Of continuous and sustained
reasoning.
by this time he had passed into q
state Of the most acute torture, physical
aud mental Lines OF all descriptions
ran him through and through, like 30
many arr0wy and curvillnear lances.
Logarithms danced over his flesh, scar.
ing il with rcd-hot irons, E~xpononts
and co-clicients, fractions and quad
ratio surds, moduli and binomlal iheo.
rems swarmed about him, taunting. re-
Wiling. accusing,
Amid the throngs OF uncanny crea-
tons he nj last disccrncd n face with
corrugated brow, unfathomable eyes,
and grim, relentless features. Macy
shrank in terror from the reproachful
meaning OF the gaze. realizing that no
was In tho presence Of none other than
Pythagoras, greatest OF the tabled
founders OF the science he had loved 80
faithfully and employed in every walk
Of life. Then he walled out n pitcou.
appeal for relief from his prosecutors.
, An oracular utterance left the gray,
!. lips Of the old philosopher;
THUS Is punishment melted out 4
, the human up'tart who has sought L
!. pcrvort a great science from It's predcs
tined sphere, and who would measur,
a human soul and determine It's com
!, ponent elements by the rules and law
which were framed for the world o
matter alone
Macy felt n whitening sensation ms h,
. listened TO the words Of the sage an,
met tho calm scrutiny of the deep eyes
. He thrust out his hands with q gestur,
Of despair, when-oh, joyl-thc coils o
/ the steel spiral loosened. and he fol
himself slipping back into timo an,
space and the happy, uncalculaiinI
world. The ancient philosophers feat
urcs relaxed and altered.
II was his daughter, pale and fearful
bending over his PROSTATE form. layinI
! an lcc.cold cloth upon his head whcr
that singular sensation Of dull pain still
r fingered.
'oh, fathcrlI Thought you would novc
= know me again
= lie could not contriye to articulats
but his eyes framed n question whicI
! her lips hnstcned To answer;
I'VE had been watching him for day,
fearing he would do something de-,
, peratc. II we had only come q momcr
D sooner. But the key caught in the loci
7 lie had knocked you down before "
got tho door OPEN"
Macy closed his eyes, aud endcayorc
= TO make mental digestion Of this infol
= nation by u slow and painful process
> As h. comprchcndcd their purporL III
awful word murder framed itself I
. his mnd. Then his gaze became fixed
, sad rcbuke on one who stood benin
! the girl, as II shlrking from his sigh
Strange travesty Of creation that shoul
mask q guilt.ladcn soul behind tha
cleareycd handsome face. How he ha
= liked, and admired. and trusted the DO,
' and hoped for him. In the face Of n bal,
7 full hereditary influence. Monstrou'
that confidence should be repaid wit
deceit generosity with cupidity, an
: that all his kindness should be rcwardc
with n cowardly murdcrous blow N
mathematical formulas came /, Macy
aid. no scientific course Of r~rasonin
: was needed to solve the miserable cei
! tainty or phrase the tragical result; b.
as he looked nj tho gracclcss scamp h
. own ewes slowly filled with tears
2 LISA The girl had not heard ihs
tender chord In his voice since he
babyhood. 'liow a you-how can h
] stand there and-look the same
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