The St. Louis Republic., 1905-09-10

" I!Is ITtii>.stYtCtI lis
po>>csSor whittier ne wished I" 90. Was
not ;norc wonderful vehicle than a
mans memory. And Karl. even thus
early in life. had a way oi talking ,h.,
comIcll,d attention. He spoke - thc
point III simple words. Evidently he
had a horror oi cNayyrrat,rn. His cN-
plantations were clear. logical as a ;'ro-
position III Euclid. and he WAS har,.lv
ever AT :, loss :ur :, si;,!,lc when Ili:S,r.:,n.
one oi the less easily understood features
OF his new and extraordinary f"rcc.
Being his senior bv a good nlamv wears.
l thought it my duty to point ont the
hazardous nature of these. excursions int"
the unknown. | WAS fascinated hv his
story. III course. together with Hooper :
sinSul.rlv definite Confederation "i It's
chici features. Vet feared lest such
PLAYING with nervous cNcii..hiliiv might
result IN PARALYSIS or mental trouble.
Bu, kari ciicrrv laugh rca>s,,rci me.
Il have taken u precise set of notes al a
lecture on seismic waves this morning.
he SAID and at this In"rncnt | could
break that poker across my knee. There's
little wrong with my ir..irS and still less
with r.y muscles. | can as>'rc You.
He leaned forward picked ul the poker
and cNa,ninci !; CRITICALLY. /, WAS an old
fashioned heavy implement. with ,'> pom,
SharI-ncd hv wears I'll i"rsriiuln.>>.
Now that | come To- cNi,r.,r,c IL. |
don't think can h-,..is Il. Bong hnn.>,
wr"ugh, iron. II viii bend into a hoop.
But | II I."l.,rizc II. Tax WAY "i change.
He pulled up his c"a'->lcrvrs and
turned back the cuffs "i his siIr, ~ 4,
har,. his wrists. Then holding the poker
;-ant downward "n the h-..rth-rI.. he
'-.an - stroke il s.i,iy with the tits ii
his fingers and ;hu-s,i.> His h,ni- were
wi,.tc. ipn--,ingcr,I .,nd .lnclt iuu!i-i
his wrists square and hard. Looking II
him. w..,,ii,n. the s:lrii,. riavI'g or iIl>
eager lace. and the athletic ,'i>c ri h.>
body :.> he kept the poker from falling.
| wA> struck ty his physical resemblance
- the Vatican DiScob"l,;S. with its w"ii-
,.cri;:i combination "i r,i'">c i; The
completion ri The backward movement
"f the ,iIr"wrr and "i action al :hc ir.
ginning "i The j,"w. -iyl forward; cast.
Bat such thoughts wcrc ,iI>;~.ilvi i'v
the ,Inc.nuv acts I'll the poker !, WAS
broad daylight. and any slc!ghi -"i- hand
;.,rior,u;..cc w.,> ",:t -; the question III
every sense. Yet both Ii"";-r and
myself s.w Karl withdraw his support
from the ;"r.cr. continuing The >;Tohinc
movement III the air. and gradually
widening ,h,. distance b,,wc,., his hands
And the poker lid No.; iaii. Il stood
In, r. i-u:u"v..i,lr a. tii";;.h .,> point Was
stuck III the floor through the rug NJ
;.->t | c..ni,dly adm; th.; WAS certain
GrIcr t..i found :, h"i,. i'll the c,,r;~.,
viI,i, ,oIIl,l'lci with a crack III -h- :'nur-
my b., wlc., h- inclined the Imaginary
aN:> III his hands. -ii,:> ,'lir.in. IN,
direction "i t:lc magnetic current ,h..,
,i"wc,: 'ctwc,'r them. The poker adjusted
IL ;,r:~,. - The new i!-Ic 60: :urc.. |,
.!,.>,rliS,i cir,i,>. i'au,i ovy: ~ iaI,u>-
Sihic angles. and .r'Cv traced II! space
the :g'Irc a.; u N.i',>, C-">>.
Certainly w..s amazed. and even
Ho-;-.r. notwithstanding The :;.arvci> h
had witness, !. rNirc>-c,: h,> surprise a,
The new feature "f !I.> friends .,>t"u:,d-
iug qualities.
Il can't explain wtv should have
N. c.it Il magnetic ini-:,:;.n. laughed
ka-i. L ,;;~,nycrcd = accidentally ou,.
iav when | w..> making al ,N;..i'g,,..
wl-i, \ ::c,iv SUSPENDED needle - deter
-a:uc a magnetic meridian became
Interested the l,,iuS;rs.v,., required dell
ate manipulation. au,! suddenly nv