The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

passage-so long, indeed, that it gave
the main experiences Of her s' life.
At last it paused irresolutely within an
inch of her bosom. She wondered that
the victim made no attempt to escape,
uttered no cry for help. Suddenly she
her BRAIN, While villa hn hhglff iled
both her ears; then the swirling, flut-
tering torment rose in a swift and
awful crescendo which seemed to in
volve all creation in it's vortex; then
a pang like lightning-thrust and a
crash like thunder that goes with. it,
and she saw tall man striding rapidly
from the window; She was still sure
an idle curiosity noted his great height,
his dark, mulatto-like skin, and slight
halt in his walk as he passed thru
narrow beam of light and off into the
engulfng darkness. -. -.
It was many minutes before Gwen re-
gained any considerable command Of
her faculties, and she afterward told me
clined to consider the whole thing as a
weird dream Of an overweight mind.
At length, however, she realized that
she had had an actual experience, and
that it was Of sufficient Importance to
make it known at once. She according
ly fastened to lay the whole matter be-
fore me, and !, in my turn, notified; the
a search as Ovens description made
possible. She had told me that her as
Straight hair, and a cast Of features
an taint. This, and his hating gait
and great stature, were all the police
had in the way Of description, and I
may as we'll add that the information
was insufficient, for they. never found
any trace of OVENS assailant..
I had had some hopes Of this clue,
but they were doomed to disappoint-
ment. It seemed evident to us that if
anything were ever done in bringing
Mr.. Darrow's assassin to justice, Matt
land would have to do 1t, unless. in
deed, M. Godin solved the problem.
Osborne, Allen, and their associates
were simply, out Of the question.
We debated for some time as to
whether or not we should write Matt
land about Owens strange experience,
and finally decided that the knowledge
would be constant source Of wOrrl-
ment without being Of the least assist
ance to him while he was so far away.
We therefore decided to keep our own
counsel, for the present at least.
Maitland had written us a few lines
from New York telling us the result Of
his analysis, and ended by saying:
There Is no doubt that Mr.. barrow died
of poison injected into the blood thru the
slight wound in the throat. This wound
was not deep, and seemed to have been
torn rather than cut in the flesh. What
| sort weapon projectile produced that
wound Is a question Of the utmost I'M
portance shrouded In the deepest OF mys-
teries. Once this point Is settled, now
| ever, its very uniqueness will be greatly
In our favor. I have an idea our friend
Ragobah might be able to throw some
light upon this subject, therefore ! am
starting on my way to visit him this az
ternoon, and shall write you en- route
whenever occasion offers. My kindest re-
CARDS to Miss DarroW. Yours sincerely
George Maitland.
P. ST. shall have leisure now on ship
board to settle that question OF atomic
pitches, which Is still a thorn In my In
tellectual flesh.
/ handed this letter to Gwen, and
after she had read it thru very care
fully, she questioned me about this
new theory Of Maitland's l went thru
the form Of telling her, after the usHa!
to women, feeling sure she would be
no wiser when I had finished, and was
dumbfounded when she replied: CIT
looks very reasonable. Professor Bjerk
mes, if 7 remember the name, has pro
duced all the phenomena of magnetic
att sy TPnsea enS
pose, to certain fixed musical notes
Why might not something similar t.
, this be true 81 81 atomic as we'll as Of
II the roof of my house had falle1
in, should not have been more sur
! / IT, ,rIy ~
. many times had I said: H'You cal
. always count on young woman, how
J ever much she futter over the surface
great underlying Verities of exist
! ence9" I promptly decided, on FL fu
! ture occasions, to add to that|'W
not brought up by - h e. f atta inmen+
2 of a girl educated by her father, alb
: solutely nothing could be definitely pre-
o We had a short note from Maitlant
a written at Trieste. He excused it
hrevity by saying he had been oblige'
t to travel night and day in order t.
o reach this port in time to. catch tn
j Austrian Lloyd steamer Helois, boun'
v for Alden, Bombay, Ceylon, Slngapor
i and HoDgkong. From Alden recelVe
i the following:
q My Dear Doctor: We have Just bee
n thru the Red sea, and know now tn
r real origin of the Calvanistic hell, Imag
e inc It! A cloudless sky: the sun beatin
70 down with an intolerable fierceness; nc
- a breath stirring, and the thermomete
3, registering 120 degrees F. in the shade
u 1t seemed as tho reason must desert Vi
'G The constant motion of the punkas in tn
saloons, and an unlimited supply OF ice
" water was all that saved us. Sleep wa
q hardly to be thought Of. for at no tim
q during the night did the mercury drop be
n low 100 degrees r. Apart from the or
), pressive heat referred to, the entire vo5
g age has been exceedingly pleasant.
IL have not solved the atomic-pitch prof.
4 lens, as attendance at meals has left m
u little time for anything else. They seel
% to eat all the time on these boats. At
10 am. coffee and bread; at 10 a heart
o. breakfast Of meat, eggs, curry and rio
70 vegetables and fruit; at pm. q lunch
70 con, called ''tiffin,' Of cold meats, brea
- and butter. potatoes and tea; at o'cloc
- a regular dinner Of soups, meats with re
=, ishes, far1naceous dishes. dessert, frui
> and coffee, and lastly, at 8 pm. tt
:. evening meal Of tea, bread and butt
~ and other light dishes. Five meals
- day. and there are some English Peep
~. who fill up the gaps between them
~ constantly munching nuts and sweet
- Verify, If specialization of function NEAR
ii anything, some of these people will SOC
~ become huge gastric balloons with g. II
~ tie wart on top representing the atr