Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-17
CHAPTER xIv.-continued.

8SSAys pdie. llltiS UeduS OF pTeSplfaClOn
stood out upon his forehead. His eyes
were luminous.
Ut is too big to take In all at once"
he said. But 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 as 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 y0ur machine can search out
thait Utmost secrets. In two genera
tiona 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
vention. 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!
Tho 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 will be changed and made
bright. We shall witness the final tri-
umph of all-the triumph of Love!
Man or 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
finer race will spring up-noble, free,
and wise. And you-you, the man.
sitting here by my side. have done all
this!''
His voice failed him for moment,
and the burning torrent OF his words
was still. Ia the rush and clamor of
the new IDEAS. in the immeasurable
vastness of the conception, speech
would not go on. Then he started,
and his face grew paler than before
Forgive he" he said, forgive me If
! seem to doubt 1t is all SO inerel-
IDLY 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
it,"
Il have actually done 1t, Mr.. Megbie,
completely. utterly, certainly. And in
a few days you shall Judge for your
self Yes: it Is certain
But 1t is infinite in Its possibili-
ties!" the Journalist went on. can
other thing that / see quite clearly
will result In this: the right man in
The right place will be an accomplish
ed fact In the future. We shall find
but carly In the life OF child exactly
IN what direction it's true power lies.
To-day we find that circumstances,
and the mistakes of parents and
guardians, are constantly putting chill
1ren into walks of life for which they
Ire not In the least fitted. The result
s dreadful waste of power. We see
IN every side clergymen who ought to
be business men, business men who
ought to be painters or musicians,
clerks who are bad clerks but who
would make excellent soldiers. Your
discovery will change all
his forever Every day the growing
,rain of the child will be tested. We
Y,s,v1 n n%I
thoughts are; children will cease to be
narticulate and unable to give us a
true idea of themselves, as they so
often are at present.
Teaching will become an exact
science because every schoo1paaster
Will be able to find out how much his
teaching Is appreciated and under
stood. MI how little, as the case may
be. And we shall discover other and
even more portentous secrets! We
shall know what Is passing in, the
minds Of the dying who cannot speak
to US. We shall know the truth about
q future state, inasmuch as we shall
sbe able to find out whether the mind
does indeed receive warnings and
sAAAANtuk,O Vi stIlS aOSAlCIgsWOTlO dL Inc mo-
sment Of passing. Then, also, i suppose
We shall be able to penetrate into
world that has been closed to us since
the human species began. We shall
know at last In what strange way ami
mails think. The pictures that pass
Into the brain OF a dog, the horse, the
tiger throngh the physical eye, Will be
4 made clear for us to see. We shall
wrest his secret from the eagle, and
seesthe memories Of the primeval for
& 1T which linger IA the minds Of the
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