The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-02

come another metal A lew simple tests were
enough to show IN, that this other metal was
Now, 10 chemist thcrc was sotnet thing very
sngeostive in the, order IN WI, Oh these changes
ol&srF, ..,. n..,.....,
listening to the strange statement " tn parted
win show you. Bismuth ia tho heaviest
next n We gilt IL Lead; ,Zo7. and then comes
mrrcur, a. 2n. Possibly The Ing period dur.
had reduced the bismu,h t. leaf, and tho load
IL tuin TO mrr ury. Now platinum stands 81
h. rroau;el by tho continued current DO you
And then there came the inference which
sent my heart imt9 my mouth a. aah c caused ny ny
se' n 10 is a, .En weight is io7. romem:
bered now. and tor the frat time understood
s %y viii MI we're S%tonsi By the old aSss-
m sta ~ be NJ the two metals when might %
,sh sr YIN n si r. T WSss
again. and in II; e more than al hour-ior the
length the pio ess was alwaystn proportion
mo u knob Of ruddy crnkied metal which
answered to every reaction Tor gold. .,..,.
jus, iils- me III gong into, ,,etaIi. When had
! to IL ipweller aud worker in precious metals
nskins him 10 rhroT, uron tile qua ny 4 the
metal. 9TH tho other half l continued my
s ssIs sSr hna fsSs'Ga
s sySr 9n 70 ,G whss
IS e1 the iisS, " o; all 'IuIN' 'n WHICH,
AMI what did it turn to then" asked
"Thon came what to chemists ia likely to BE-
the mnst interesting portion OF my die, discover.
/ ,in M IN har mi nh II
might treat it with, el,etrlcity. And that pow:
dsr III base u AZ 'hinss; /. is The mother Of
Gya leading chemist: and which has been
oi the great law Il the electrical transposition
the AMI III FRI to dsmeH
! oil my schemes In other directions como to
nothing, my nnmo is at least Likely to live In
There Is not very much more for me to tell
you. had my nugget back from my friend. the
, and its aSatv Soon found seyers stSod:
by VIII Oh the process mi'ht be simpiaed and
W W ., s are sss
tive. Having made u cert Ain amount OF gold. I
Of for SYN which enabled me to
until at last was in 2 position e build this
! house and o have u laboratory whore could
carry out my work on much larger scale. Al
J, said before. can now state with al truth
that the amount OF my income is only limited
1T IS wonderful" gasped Robert. 1T 10
like n fairy tale But with this great discovery
in YOU, m nd YOU. mus, have been sorei1
II thought we'll over il. gave 1t every con.
sideration. 1t was obvi INST, mo that II my
Invention were made nubic Its immediate re.
suit would tie to deprive the present precious
metals OF all their special value. Some other
SUBSTANCE. amber We will say, or ivorv would
be chosen as a medium 70! barter. and gold
heavier and vet not SO hard No one would b
the better for such q contamination as that.
No, tall n
wisdom. might make myself the greelsat
henefactor to mankind that has ever lived.
they are not hishonoranls, Sne, which I'D ne
the first time broken"
=" But your secret is safe with mo- cried
Robert. My lips shall b. sealed until have
| your permission to speak,"
| IF had no known that could trust you
should have withheld Il from your KNOWLEDGE.
And now, my dear Robert. theory Is very
tsresting hive given you more than enough
OF the first II YOU, will hs good, enough 20
accompany mo to the laboratory shall give
you q little OF the latter" CONAN Do1Lk