Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-05-21

married life to be monotonous. He gets
enough Of the other outside. The unex-
pected in matrimony is not desirable. 1t
keeps him jumping around like u toad
under harrow"
81 am very sorry" said Grace sim
ply, "but I don't see how it can be
helped
In dim way, though, Jack did, The
thought seethed, and he worked in the
wire meshed laboratory Of the electrical
building down town days and nights
too.
He came home one day with blaze
in his eyes and triumph in his face
"Grace," he said, 1T hold the millen-
mum in my hand. I have discovered
something which will adjust the world.
In studying way to equalize your tenn
peramental peculiarities the thing has
revealed itself in all its magnifcence. 1
will take you down to the laboratory
tonight and explain it
In the electric gemmed laboratory
that night Jack explained.
"The foundation of it all, Z" he said,
lis the x ray. Well, science is Begin
ming dimly to realize the wonderful
powers Of that ray. They have found
that, turned on the parts Of the body in
which they swarm, it will kill the mi
crobes Of disease Now, have reasoned
this way. There are fluids filling the
brain cells which are charged with all
the human passions as they predominant
in the individual. They are part of
| life. All life must have organism. All
organism is composed Of microbes. There
you have it. Isn't it simple? Be care
full; don't touch the machine. You
might hurt it. There is secret in it,
in the manipulation Of the ray, which I
have barely caught 1t is what does the
business and will make me famous.
'You don't understand it? Why, it
is this way: You turn it on PERSONS
head and you kill the predominant mi
crobes. For instance, there is big,
brutal truck driver about here; swears
like pirate all the while I got him
in here, fixed him in the chair and
turned the ray on him. When he got
up, his whole oountenance was changed.
He looked like Quaker. Then there's
old Rogers. He'd skin a flea for it's
hide and tallow. Gets cent glass of
milk for lunch every day. I fixed his
head this morning, and he bought so
cent lunch saw him get it. Then I
tried Miss May, our typewriter. She's a
mighty pretty, vain, firtatious little
girl"
She is, )" interposed Mrs. Kerens.
Now, my darling, as regards your
self, when one Of you is in I will turn
on the ray and reduce your extreme
characteristics a trifle. Then I will
serve the other in its turn in the same
way. In that way you will become one
very charming person, and fellow will
have little idea what to expect when
he comes home to dinner
''Yes; that will be very nice,'' said
Mrs. Kerens. "Will you show me how
it works2"
1T is very simple" Jack explained.
"But be careful; it is SO delicate. Do
you see now how it is handled? This
chair the patient sits in is another little
invention of mine 1t looks ordinary,
but a person sits down this way. The
head naturally falls into this place for
it. Now, very often they may be I'M
willing to take the test when they
know what it is, but just hook that
wire behind on the back of the chair,
and they are belted around with such
strong electric current no mortar could
break through, SO they have to stay IN
til you fix them. Did you hook it on?
Oh, say, Grace, unlock it. What are
you going to do with the machine?'
Mrs Kerens leveled it at him deliber-
ately.
II am going to kill off a few Of
those microbes Of conceit for you and
see If l cannot reduce your head a little |
too"
Jack writhed in agony.
"Grace, for heavens sake, stop!
Don'tl I have no predominant microbes.
That's the fault with the machine.
Turn it OH perfectly we'll balanced
person, and it might reduce him to
either idiocy or leave him in a comatose
state +"
II don't think myself there'll be
much left when I kill the microbes I
mentioned. And she calmly continued
her manipulations
"Grace, don't, don'tl What can
say?"
She regarded him coolly.
"You might say that you are and
will continue to be perfectly satisfied
with me as am, whatever way it is,
and you might say that can mash this
old machine.
He started up, then fell back, with a
shrek Of agony.
"No, mol" he shuddered.
every WE'LL" Again she leveled it.
Grace, don't you see may become
driveling IDIOT"
"Yes; I know You don't drivel
now, but that won't make very much
difference if you only keep your hand
kerchief by you. There, now, am
ready"
"Mash it, mash itp' he yelled.
"No, on second thought believe I'd
rather try it. Now, be good boy and
take your medicine. Let me see-self
esteem-yes, there's the bump"
The expression Of painful apprehen-
sion faded slowly from his face.
"How very deft you are, Grace" he
said admiringly. He seemed to have
forgotten the concentrating rays and
was gazing at his wife.
She disconnected the chair and touch.
ed the instrument gently.
''Now, Jack, dear, you may try it on
me-"