The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-13

Copyright 1901 States and Great Britain by
~ Cutlfe Hyne)
T is a remark past Macdonald was
! most wonderful chemist.
Myself know this, that's why say it. His
small acquaintances with few exceptions,
entirely ignorant subject Even the Hatton
den people who ought to know, overlooked this
their at another OF the mans peculiar
attributes
Pedantical1y Macdonald was Lepsic, and D.
&c. does not for much and
as both pars} which naturally goes for nothing at
notorious hzzles in after e and so none OF
things the least that he was usefuly and
practically clever Even the post
living sixteen preparatory
years. criterion of his powers He was merely
analyst in brewery Officially certain nice
manipulation elementary knowledge OF organic
but operations are required which are not
lively upon textbooks Original research is
entirely foreign to that branch Of The Trade
style work, drew good incomefew Journey
men analysts betterbut the exoterc public
failed it. He Jared on Spanish claret
bought black which became
many-hued acid before the day Of discard
purchased letterpress amusement or new hats
and yet money down to the breaking strain The
whilst sending him unciy letters about
overwhelming whether Macdonald
supporting invalid mother in luxury elsewhere.
Macdonald knew few people outside the brewery
Myself his list OF callers AS
pinned himself to travel $4,000 miles per an
horseback he did not often turn up
at Burton Trent; of wanderusty
own rarely the bannua Neither Macdon-
his attractive enough to
draw more respectable visitors.
He inhabited large rectangular barn. standing by
field It had originally been grain store pos
sessed no chimney, the roof When
Macdonald procured heat by exang brick over
two roaring inducing the said Bur-
yellow, smoky flames canvas hammock
sung ANGLE blanket sleeping sack, saved
the formality Of making; which
required dragging position things when reported
looked as the aduncts OF
savage Moreover usually free chlorine in the
air. which, the other snks Of the place. bit heavily
Consequently, macdonald became a pariah left
v.al0ne VIII was
reputation OF being which he was not and OF
tank in his barn. and diyed there thrice
daily.
mailing scheme had been Ring and
they beginning istaste for its proposals
He answered my the door panel with sharp
"Qui vive?" recognized my voice and let me in
drew, to surprise an easy breath and commented
point unwonted cearness of the atmosphere
He if had pistol.
mo" said "never carry one. Always much afraid
shooting myself And what the deuce do you want ps-
Il have one for myself thought you might find it
convenient to be armed alsoheeled don't you call 1t IN
your slang?''
.Hut why? What bee have you got your bonnet now?
why ever you, people to mansaughter?
Because my good McHnnie remarked for your
this place has changed The day OF
evil smells is past goodness There's been free
chlorine the around this barn for three mortal
Here don't light pipe at the Bunsen' try a
spill"
photography it stared at him with puck
cred head He flung the book with crash at rack OF test
laughed.
Tm not mad, nor anywhere it, he explained But
Eve original in chemistry and chemical
physics At the present moment I'm
trying fee and it is not easy job There's
strong probability shant than coffin and
inquest the where have you been these
eight months?"
collecting birds and in Madagascar but never
sanely concisely what you We
been recently. isn't marrying tack suppose?
"rJot Look, it's this He took something from
pulled out watch and scratched on the
glass the word Fec made ito in large Struggling, an
guEar letters.
."he deuce you said aIet look. Shade Of Solo
mon! daInond?'
can't prove 1t to be anything else
tan expert could, perhaps. =
An expert couldn't. reason; happens to be
diamond gem the shop McI1in
ME- That's rhombic dodecahedron
diamond from
kimberley Brazil Not counting experimental labor tn
crystal e9 On the mar
ket as you see now is worth fully 81 800
you've been peggng at all thes