The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-10

room as if it wasn't big enough to hold
him. All at once he sat down and
looked at me.
"Nill you let me have my way till
he does find it, Josephne?" he asked
Yes, Uncle"
He took both my hands in his, and
7 think l saw a tear in his eye. Uncle
Amos is ever so good sometimes.
Josephine" he. said, its a shame
to take advantage of your simplicity;
but it's all for the best. You agree to
stay at home and obey me until he
discovers this prepOsterous stuff, pro-
videG | agree to surrender uncondi-
tiOnally when he does
Yes, I agree. Only you must let me
see him."
"Well-yes. It's a bargain, 10. But
you must keep him out of my way, or
| shall hurt his feelings again. You
promise me not to marry him?"
"Oh, l shall marry him, Uncle
That's all arranged. But not till he
finds the substance. He shall try the
experiment before your own eyes, dear
Uncle, and show you what an un-
reasonable old skeptic you are
"All right, 10. Only keep your word;
and | know YOU will"
"Of course I will. 1 think it's love-
ly arrangement. It's just as if Arthur
We're real old fashioned knight, and
you had set him task TO win my
hand"
"Oh, bosh!" grunted uncle, "bosh
bosh! Josephine, you are hopeless"
Then | went back to Arthur. He
was sitting astride his chair leaning
his al "a
he looked for all the world like dis
confidence in my ability to manage
Uncle.
Arthur" said, 1--WE got it all ar
ranged. only you must hurry up and
find that substance"
Whats that?-what substance, JO?'
he asked. He looked dreadfully tired,
and l was sorry for him.
THAT substance Professor Empsen
said might exist, so that you can try
your experiment. You must discover
| it right away" And l told him all
about my agreement with Uncle.
"Oh, Jo!"-he began.
"Now Arthur" said 7, you must
| show a little spirit. or | won't marry
you anyway"
| II DdlelN pOSSlDlt -ne DtSdl
again, in a dreary sort of way.
I stamped my fot at him, then
"There isn't any doubt about it,"
said. IF there wasn't any such sub
stance, how could YOU describe tn,
experiment so perfectly? Professor
| Empsen said It was a beautiful con
ception, and would make a splendil
demonstration of the undulatory the
sr i
he said that a sufficient refractory ma
terlal might exist, though he didn'
know of II. Now all you have to d,
is just to find the substance, and wei
show Uncle who's right. And I'm to h
the prize; l think it's a delightful
plan. Now wake up, Arthur and dom
spoil everything with your morbidness
Wen go together and talk with tn
Professor"
And we did.
Professor Empsen was busy in hi
laboratory with a lot of lenses an
J tubes and glass bulbs and little bras
machines all around him. | just low
: to be in a laboratory, but there WASH
any time to waste So l told the Pro
fessor the whole story, and how
must help Arthur all he could, and nc
say dHSlHlHS To discourage MN.
Dr. Empsen is magnificent MAJ
and he knows almost everything; bI
he is so terribly cautious. At first h
laughed, and then he looked pretty 81
rious, Finally he said: There is jus
one element, Miss Storm, that migf
serve. II certainly exists, but wheth,
it exists anywhere on earth is veI
| doubtful. If you had asked me yestel
day, / should have said that 1t was e2
tremely improbable"
Where does it eXist?" / asked him.
"In the chromosphere of the su
without question. The spectroscoI
proves it,"
You mean the unidentified solar eli
ment called helium?" cried Arthu
with sudden Interests "the unknow
metal which gives the bright yello
| line D3 in the s. Ntrum?"
! Precisely"