The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-28

blance, said the doctor, noddinG his
head.
l drew my chair a little closer 10
him and began to talk. / talked more
brilliantly than l had ever doLe be-
forC--he listened to me in surprise.
Soon / saw that l was pleasing him
began to draw him out. He told me
stores of his early youth, of a time
when his fat German wife had not ap-
peared on the horizon OF his existence.
He even described his conquests in
those early days and laughed merrily
over his own exploits. our CONVERSE
! ton was in English and Mrs. Chance
evidently could not follow the doc
tors brilliant repartec and my some
what smart replies. She stared a, me
| in some astOnishment, then, gently
! signing she lay back in her chair and
| began to dose. The girls talked to one
another; they evidently suspected
nothing.
shall we go up to the salon?" said
Mrs. Chance, at last
"You may, my dear, of course" was
the doctors quick reply, land the fact
| is the sooner you and the girls do 50
the better, for Miss Rennick has to get
| through some work this evening for
me. Did l not tell you so, Miss Rem
nick? Will you have the goodness to
! follow me now to the cabinet. IL you
get through your work quickly, / shall
DO something for you. ] see by your
manner that you are devoured by cur
iosity. Yes, don't attempt to deny it.
| will crafty you. You shall ask me
to tell you one of my secrets this even
ing. Whatever you ask l shall do my
best to comply with. The fact is, / am
in the humoG to be gracious"
Miss Rennick looks tired" said Mrs.
Chance; don't keep her downstairs
too long, Alexander. Come, girls"
The girls smiled and nodded to me;
they followed their mother upstairs
and l went with the doctor to his cab
met. The moment we were alone he
turned and faced me.
Il repeat what / have just said" he
began, "you are full of curiosity. That
which ruined our mother Eve is also
your bane. l see defiance and a sense
of strong desire to wiring my secrets
from me in your eye this evening. Now
let me ask you question, What has
a young Uniformed creature like you
TO do with scienCe?"
Il love science" / said, II respect
her, her secrets are precious, But
what can l do for you, DR.. Chance?"
You speak in the right spirit, Miss
Rennick. Yes, l require your sevices
follow me at once to the Blue Labora,
tory"
He tripped on in front, genial and
pleased. He opened the door in thC
wall, turned on the electric light, ant
we found ourselves in the ghastly
place with its ghastly human secret
went and stood cloce to the dome
shaped roof on the floor. DR.. Chanc
crossed the room and began to examin,
some microbes which he was CAREFUL,
studying.
, after ALL" he said, "this expert
ment is not in a sufficiently advance
stage to do anything further tonight
| shall not require your help until tc
o morrow. Now, then, what can do fo
a you?"
= You can tell me a secret" an
= swered suddenly.
q Il promised to do so. What do 70,
!, want to know"
do you remember the first day
., helped You""
:, "Well?"
II wrote a paper for YOU on tina
| day the subject was the Photograph
A" of Thought You promised your Eng
r lish public that in a month or 81
weeks at furthest you would be abl
to prove your words, The time is past
.. prove your words to me now. Snow IN
how you rhct, graph Thought"
e Dr. 'hun2e stared at ms Tor = mJ
I ment then he grinned from ear to ea
n His glittering teeth showed, then var
e ished-his eyes looked like sparks {
p. living fire.
: Il wonder n you are prepared" h