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Then Herr schmouider ! fmous
savant from Berlin, spake.
It would an interesting siemons tra.
ton make" he said, .of der statement
of der relative power dat der strong
and weak brain possesses. II We could
see der apparatus in operation upon
der thought vibrations transformed Of
an intelligence which not equal to our
own Isl
Lady Hosken-Heath chimed In. her
beautiful silyery notes coming, after.
the deep, grave, guttera1 Germans.
like peal OF bells heard in the lull of
| thunderstorm.
What a good idea, Sir William. Z
she said. 81 wish you would let me
send for my footman. He is sure to
be in the servants hall. II would be
SO interesting to know his real opinion
Of me and my husband, and he certain
" is a most consummate. fool, and
would be thoroughly good subject for
such an experiment. brought him out
LOT Worcestershire. You know, he was
one Of the under-footmen at my broth.
er's place, and have been trying to
train him, though with little success
mean that he is too stolid to be shy,
and, therefore, won't object at all, as
some men would, to put the cap on and
sit down here in the dark. He won't
be frightened. am sure"
by all means, Lady Hosken-H Heath
Gouldesbrough said, with smile. mo
doubt. one could not have better sub.
ject, and | really shall be able to H.
lustrate the difference between the
relative values of brain powers by this
means. You will all be able to notice
the difference in the vividness and
outline Of the pictures or words that
will appear"
Sir William turned round for Wilson
Guest, whom he proposed to send upon
the mission. but could not find him.
u will ring for the butler" he said,
and tell him to fetch your man"
"Oh, don't do that a voice said upon
the second tier. amer mot
feeling very well. Sir William, and /
was going to ask your permission to
go and sit down in the hall for few
minutes; ! will tell one Of your serv-
ants-they are sure to be about
The voice was that OF Donald Meg.
bic He did not look at all ill, but he
stepped down with a smile ard went
out OF the laboratory, white everybody
waited for the advent Of Lady Hosken-
Heath's footman.
Once more Sir William looked round
to see II Wilson Guest had returned.
The actual projecting apparatus by
which the transformed rays were
thrown upon the screen required some
attention. The delicate apparatus
which focused the lens of the project
or, In order to bring it into the nearest
possible coordination with the light
which it had to magnify and transmit,
needed some little attention.
Will you excuse me for moment"
he said to everybody there, III leave
you In darkness again until the man
comes? wish to attend to portion
OF the mechanism here, and can only
do SO by turning of the lights"
There was chorus of "Oh, please
do SO, Sir William!" and suddenly the
laboratory was once more plunged
into utter blackness.
Nobody talked much now, curiously
enough. For moment there was
nothing heard but the regular beating
of Lady Poole's fan and one whispering
conversation which might, or might
not, have been carried on between
Lord Landsend and Lady Hosken.
Heath.
Then the thunder, which had been
quiet for little time. began to NUT
ter once more. The dark air became
hot and full Of oppression. And in the
dark Lord Malvin took the hand Of
Marjorie Poole in his own BE brave
], he SAID sintoqher ear II know what
you must suffer, believing what you be.
lieve."
She whispered back to him.
= have known it ever since have
been IN this place." she said. sOh,
Lord Malyin, have known 1t quite GER
tainly Gerald is In this house!"
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