The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-11-15

professor.
want. There il "A map of Vienna pinned
against the wall yonder. Bring it to
me"
Jennie proceeded in tho direction in
dicated. 1t was an ordinary map of the
city Of Vienna, and as Jennie took it
down she noticed that across tho south.
ern part of the city semicircular line
in pencil had been drawn and. exam
lining it more closely. saw that the sta
tionary part OF the compass had been
placed on the spot where stood the
building which contained the profess.
or's studio. She paid closer attention
to the pencil mark and observed that it
passed through the treasury building.
Don't look at that mapl" shrieked
the professor, beating the air with his
hands. 81 asked you to bring it to me
Can't You do a simple action like that
without spying about3"
Jennie rapidly unfastened the paper
from the wall and brought it to him
The scientist scrutini2cd it closely, ad-
Justing his glasses the better to see
Then he deliberately tore the map into
NUMEROUS anu llllEult. 1lt
rose, and this time Jennie made no pro-
test, went to the window, opened it.
flung the iiuttering bits of paper out
into the air, the strong wind carrying
them far over the roofs of Vienna
Closing the easement, he came back to
his chair
"Was-was any one hurt mt this ex-
plosion p he asked presently.
"Ies; four men were killed instant
ly; dozen We're seriously injured and
are now in hospital "
'Oh, my God-my Godl' cried the
old man, covering his face with his
hands, swaying from side to side in his
chair like man tortured with agony
and remorse At last he lifted face
that had grown more pinched and yel-
low within the last few minutes.
IL can tell you nothing" he said,
moistening his parched lips.
''4ou mean that you will tell me
nothing, for see plainly that you know
everything.
81 knew nothing of any explosion un-
til you spoke of it What have to do
with the treasury or the government ?"
THAT is just what want to know. :"
at Is absurd. am no conspirator,
bnt scientist
Then you have nothing to fear,
Herr Seigfried. If you are innocent,
why are you so loath to give me any as
sistance in this matterH"
ut has nothing to do with me. l am
scientist am "A scientist All wish
is to be left alone with my studies. |
have nothing to do with governments or
newspapers or anything belonging to
them.
Jennie sat tracing pattern on the
dusty floor with the point of her para
sol She spoke very quietly;
"The penciled line which You drew
on the map of Vienna passed through
the treasury building; the center of the
circle was this garret. Why did you
draw that penciled semicircle. Why
are you anxious that should not see
you had done sog Why did you destroy
the mapY"
Professor Seigfried sat there looking
at her with dropped jaw, but he made
20 reply.
"If you will excuse my saying so, -
the girl went on, ''you are acting very
childishly. 1t Is evident to me that you
are no criminal, yet if the director OF
police had been in my place he would
bave arrested you long ago, and that
merely because of your own foolish &C,
tions"
1.-THE map proved nothing" he said
at last, haltingly, land. besides, both
you and the director will now have
some difficulty in finding it,
'That is farther proof of your folly
The director doesn need to find it.
am here to testify that saw the map
saw the curved line passing through
tas treasury and AaY ysQ- destroy YAa!