Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1907-07-11

SAAA NA0 S4CulISI L. -
are a number Of drugs in the box for
your old friend Professor Potkin of
the university, and he is even more
impatient for his consignment thar
you are for yours. All, here he is.n
and as he spoke the venerable Potkin
himself entered the shop.
He shook hands warmly with Ter.
montof, who had always been a ia
vorite pupil Of his, and learned with
interest that he had lately been to
England and America.
Cannot you dine with me this even
Ing at half past 81" asked the old man.
"There are three or four friends com
ing to whom I shall be glad to intro
duce you"
"Truth to tell, professor" demurred
the prince, II have a friend staying
with me, and I don't just like to
leave him alone"
Bring him with you, bring him with
you," said the professor, "but in any
case be sure you come yourself. I
shall be expecting you. Make your
excuses to your friend If he does not
wish to endure what he might think
dry discussion, because we shall talk
nothing but chemistry and politics."
The prince promised to be there
whether his friend came or no. The
chemist here interrupted them and told
the professor he might expect his ma
terials within two hours.
"And your package" he said to the
prince, II shall send about the same
time. 1 have been very busy and can
trust no M to unpack this box but
myself"
"Yo1 need not trouble to send it,
and in any case 1 don't wish to run
the risk Of having it delivered at a
wrong address by your messenger. I
cannot afford to wait so long as would
be necessary to duplicate the order.
I am dining with the professor tonight,
so will drive this way and take the
parcel myself"
Perhaps" said the chemist, "it
would be more convenient If I sent
your parcel to Professor Potkin's
house?"
NO." said the prince decisively, 81
shall call for it about 5 O'clock"
The professor laughed.
1--WE experimenters," he said, "never
trust each other" so they shook hands
and parted.
On returning to his workshop. Ler-
montoff bounded up the stairs and hail
ed his friend the lieutenant.
81 say, Drummond, I'm going to dine
tonight with Professor Potkin Of the
university, my old teacher in chem
istry. His hour is half past s, and
I've got an invitation for you. There
will be several scientists present and
no women. Will you Gomez"
"Td a good deal rather not" said
the ,Englishman. "I'm wiring into
these books and studying strategy.
Making plans for an attack upon Kron-
stadt."
"Well, you take my advice, Alan, and
don't leave any Of those plans around
where the st. Petersburg police will
find them. Such a line of study is car
ried or much safer in London than
here. You'd be very welcome, Drum
mond, and the old boy would be glad
to see you. You don't need to bother
about evening togs-plain living and
high thinking, you know. Pm merely
going to put on a clean collar and a
new tie as sufficient for the OCCASION"
"I'd rather not go, Jack, if you don't
mind. If I'm there you'll all be try
ing to talk English or French, and so
I'd feel myself rather a damper on the
company. Besides, 1 don't know any
thing about science, and I'm trying to
learn something about strategy. What
time do you expect to be back?"
"Rather early. Ten or half past"
"Good. I'll wait up for you"
At S o'clock Jack was at the chem
lists and received his package. On
opening it he found the ozak in two
four-ounce glass stoppered bottles, and
these he put in his pocket.
Twill you give me three spray
syringes, as large a size as YOU have.
rubber, glass and metal? I'm not sure
but this stuff will attack one or other
of them, and l don't want to spend the
rest of my life running down to your
shop"
Getting the syringes, he jumped into
his cab and was driven to the profess
or's.
You may call for me at TO-" he said
to the cabman.
There were three others besides the
professor and himself, and they were
all interested in learning the latest SCI
entific news from New York and Lon
don.
1t was a quarter past 10 when the
company separated. Lermontoff step
ped into his cab, and the driver went
rattling up the street. In all the talk
the prince had said nothing Of his own
discovery, and now when he found
himself alone his mind reverted to the
material in his pocket. and he was
glad the cabman was galloping his
horse that he might be the sooner in
his workshop. Suddenly he noticed
that they were dashing down a street
which ended at the river.
II say" he cried to the driver,
you've taken the wrong turning. This