The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-10-18
CHAPTER xiv.-continusd.

CHAPTER xiv.-conNnusd.
The journalist was thinking deeply.
his head bowed upon his hands. He
looked up at last. and his face was
very pale. Little beads Of Precipitation
stood out upon his forehead. His eyes
were luminous.
1T is too big to take In all at once"
he said. But l see some things. In
the first instance. your discovery
means the triumph of Truth! Think
Of It, the saying that Truth shall pre-
vail will be justified at last!"
Gouldesbrough nodded. and the
writer went on, his voice warming
into enthusiasm a. he continued, his
words pouring out In flood. mo one
will lie any more because every one
will realize that lying will be useless,
when your machine can search out
their Utmost secrets. In two genera
tions deceit will have vanished from
the world. We will invest in no COM
pany unless the directors submit
themselves to the scrutiny Of your in
vsntion. We shall be able to test the
genuineness Of every enterprise be-
fore embarking upon It. Again. your
Invention means the triumph of JUS
tice! There will be no more cases Of
wrongful imprisonment. No. man will
suffer for a crime he did not commit!
oh, It's wonderful beyond thinking!
The cumbrous machinery Of the law
courts will be instantly swept away.
The criminal will try himself, In spite
Of himself: he will give the secret Of
his actions to the world! The whole
Of life viii be changed and made
bright. We shall witness the final tri-
umph Of all-the triumph Of Love!
Man OF maid will be each able to test
the reality and depth Of each others
affections. There will be no more
mercenary marriages. no betrayals Of
trusting women. And from these un-
ions OF love. pure and undefiled by
worldly considerations, a new and
inner race win spring up-noble. free,
and wise. And you-you, the man
sitting here by my side. have done all
this!P
HIS voice failed him for q moment,
and the burning torrent Of his words
was still. In the rush and clamor OF
the new ideas. In the Unreasonable
vastness Of the conception, speech
would not go 0 Then he started.
and his face grew paler than before.
Forgive he" he said, forgive me If
e to doubt. It is all 10 incred-
ibly wonderful. But you have really
done this, Sir william? You are not
merely hoping to do It some day?
You are not merely advancing along
the road which may some day lead to
1T"
Il have actually done it, Mr.. Megbie,
completely. utterly, certainly. And in
a few days you shall Judge for your
self. Yes: It Is certain"
"But It IN infinite in its possible
ties!" the Journalist went on. AN
other thing that I 9 quite clearly
Will result In this: the right man In
the right place win be an accomplish
Cd fact In the future. We shall find
out early In the life Of a child exactly
10 what direction its true power lies.
To-day We hnd that circumstances,
and the mistakes Of parents and
guardians, are constantly putting chill.
dren into walks Of life for which they
are not in the least fitted. The result
10 . dreadful waste Of power. We see
On every side clergymen who ought to
b business men. business men who
ought to be painters or musicians
clerks who are bad clerks but who
would make excellent soldiers. Your
marvellous discovery will change all
this forever. Every day the growing
brain OF the child will be tested. We
shall find out exactly what its true
thoughts are; children will cease to be
i~nartlculate and unable to give us
true idea Of themselves, as they sc
often are at present.
.Teaching will become an exact
science because every schoolmastel
viii be able to find out how much his
teaching is appreciated and under
stood. and how little, as the case may
b. And We shall discover other and
oven more portentous secrets! We
shall know Whist IL passing In the
minds Of the dying who cannot SPEAK
q %. We shall know the truth about
I fature state. inasmuch ~ we shall
b able to md out whether the MIND
does indeed receive warnings and
hintings OF the other world at the mo
ment Of passing. Then, also, l suppose
~ shall be able to penetrate into
world that has been closed to us sine.
me human species began. We shall
know ct last In what strange way ami
mals think. The pictures that pas
into the brain Of q dog, the horse, tn
DIR. through the physical eye, will b.
mnae clear for us to see. We shall
wroet hls secret from the eagle, ant
- the memories Of the primeval for
- which lingcr IN the minds Of thu
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