The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-03-23
Professor V0Orhek Makes Another Won
derful Discovery.

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The professor produced match and
after lighting his cigar he watched 1t
burn to the tips of his fingers, almost.
"Fire is wonderful thing isn't it
James?" James admitted that it was.
"Yet," returned the man of science, sit
is merely an act of releasing the
latent heat contained in the combusti-
BILE matter"
eyes and anybody can release it,"
said Jimmy, shut no one can put it
back where it was"
"Thst is true, James; very true in
Decd" said the professor. Then he
fell into deep brown study. Placing
the right elbow in the palm of his left
hand and his right index finger on the
tip of his nose he proceeded to gaze
into vacancy. He paid no more atten-
tion to Jimmy's chatter, and after a
while the latter left him to his own
resources. He wandered about the
place like one in dream: he lit little
punches of dry leaves and twigs and
watched them burn to cinders; he took
off his hat and carried it unconsciously
in his hand for hours in the hot sun
shine; and he strolled into the kitchen
occasionally, opened the stove door, and
gazed long and earnestly into the fire.
During such moments Mrs. Bright
would look at her husband irquiringly;
Mr.. Bright would shake his head with
a puzzled smile; Jimmy would point
suggestively to his forehead; and
Dewey would 60 off in disgust and lie
down. This mood of the professors
LASTED two days. Then he reused up,
as it were, and sent the following mes.
sage to his colleague, Professor Wrinkle
of Rockway College:
"Send Immediately the contents OF
drawer F. in my laboratory, also one
foot each of copper and galvanized
steel wire, sizes IA and 16 respectively
two leyden jars; and three or four large
|. sized carbon solids. Am about to re-
, alize the most wonderful scientifica
feat of the civilized era. Will write
all particulars later
| Yours for science,
! Voorhek"
The intervening time until his ma
terials arrived from the college HI
spent in fitting up the little black
: smith shop on the farm. He hat
> Jimmy drive him over to the villag'
of Lornest, three miles distant, wher'
! he purchased whole mechanics out
t fit and hired a blacksmith. He was il
r fever of excitement. AS soon as hi
s stuff came he went to work togethe
i with the young blacksmith. For
t whole week poundings, hissings, bub
blings and sounds mysterious wer
: heard issuing from the workshop
/ The blacksmith had been sworn int
d secrecy; the door was kept locked o.
the inside and no one was permitte
l to enter while the work was in prog
Q ress. Finally the job was completed
" There 1t stood, a wonderful, mysteriou
e looking machine. The door wa
thrown open and Mr.. Bright, Mr.
r. Bright and Jimmy were at last pei
}" mitted to look ill., The professor rul
bed his hands together in gleefr
:" satisfaction.
It "My friends" said he, "there stand
rs an invention which is destined in
short while to startle the world to il
r very center. 1t is my 'HetrophOne'
is mechanical contrivance capable {
producing a new energy, or rathe
it transferring an old phenomenon into
al new and intensified form. Tomo
or row l shall illustrate to you its ma
ys. velous powers. In the meanwhile
re must 60 and write to my friend, Pr
fessor Wrinkle, and tell him all abol
at my great achievement"
After carefully locking the door of Il
y. blacksmith shop, and discharging ar
paying off the young mechanic, he r
,h tired to his room and penned the ft
at lowing letter to his old chum al
brother scientist, Professor Winkle:
ar "My dear friend Winkle: You we
be astonished, I know, at my request f
those heterogeneous things few da
ID. ago; but you asked no questions, al