Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1907-05-23
ferials within two hours.

time. nave DeeH very UhSy LII Ettsi
trust no one to unpack this box but
myself
You need not trouble to send It,
and in any case don't wish to run
the risk Of having it delivered at a
wrong address by your messenger. |
cannot afford to wait SO long as would
! be necessary TO duplicate the order.
am dining with the professor tonight,
SO VIII drive this way and take the
parcel myself.
.sPerhaps, said the chemist, sit
| would be more convenient II I sent
your parcel to Professor Potkin's
| house9''
aNo,' said the prince decisiyely, Il
shall call for it about 5 O'Clock"
The professor laughed.
Eve 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
I ed his friend the lieutenant.
Il say, Drummond, I'm going to dine
| tonight with Professor Potkin Of the
1 university, my old teacher in chem
/ istry. His hour is half past 5, and
/ I've got an invitation for you. There
/ will be several scientists present and
no women. VIII you Gomez
I'D a good deal rather not" said
the Englishman sim 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 on 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 clean collar and a
4 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 damper on the
company. Besides, 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 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.
"Will you give me three spray
syrlnges, as large size as you have,
rubber, glass and metal? I'm not sure
but this stuff will attack one or other
of them, and don't want to spend tbs
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 quarter past 10 when the
company separated. Lermontotf step
ped into his cab, and the driver went
rafting 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
i material in his pocket, and he was
flad the cabman was galloping bis
horse that he might be the sooner In
his workshop. Suddenly he noticed
that they were dashing down street
which ended at the river.
II say he cried to the driver
l7@you've taken the wrong turning. This
is blind street. There's neither quay
kor bridge down here. Turn back"
II see that now said the driver
oyer his shoulder. "I'll turn round at
/ the end where it is wider"
He did turn, but instead Of coming
up the street again dashed through an
open archway which led into the court.
i yard of large building fronting the
| Neva. The moment the carriage was
! inside the gates changed shut.
Now, what in the name of st. Peter
do you mean by this?' demanded the
prince angrily.
/ The cabman made no reply, but from
/ door to the right stepped tall uni
formed officer, who said:
"Orders, your highness, orders. The
isvoshtchik is not to blame. May
beg of your highness to accompany
me inside?'
..Who the devil are your demanded
the annoyed nobleman.
Il am one who is called upon to per-
form disagreeable duty. which your
highness will make much easier by
paying attention to my requests.
4 ssAm under arresti'
II have not said So Prince Iyan."
AThen demand that the gates be
4 opened that may return home, where
more important business awaits me
! than talking to a stranger who refuses