Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-03
CHAPTER Kill.
Lord MaIvjn's Party.


resented all that was moot brilliant
modern and daring in the scientific
world of Europe, Lord Malvin stood
as It's official fgurehead. He was the
Grand Old Man. of science, and was
regarded by everyone as a final court
of appeal In all such matters.
He was of great age-almost eighty
in fact-yet his health was perfect
his intellect unimpaired, and his in
terest In human events as keen and
vigorous as that of man but half his
age and in the full prime and meridian
Of life.
In science he represented what the
president OF the Royal Academy repre-
sents in art or the lord chief justice
In law; and, though he had almost
ceased independent Investigations, he
was always appealed to and consulted
when anything new and revolutionary
in science was discovered or promul-
gated by any Of the younger men.
The younger men themselves, while
allowing their chiefs vast knowledge
and experience, his real and ,lndenia-
BILE eminence, we're apt to call him
conservative and to hint that he was
of an alien generation. They would
say that his judgment was sometimes
obscured by his veneration and love
for the past, and because he found
himself unable to leap so rapidly. to
conclusions as they did they put him
down as an old fogy who had done
valuable and remarkable work in his
time, but who ought to be content
with his peerage and immense fortune
and retire to the planting of cabbages
or the growing of roses in the country
In the public eye, nevertheless,
Lord Malyin remained as familiar and
necessary part of the English land
scape as st. Paul's; and whenever a
great man died and the newspapers
enumerated the few remaining veter-
ans Of the commonwealth, Lord Nal
vim was usually the first to be men
Toned.
For many years there had been an
antagonism between Lord Malvin and
Sir William Gouldesbrough. 1t was
lot personal SO much as scientific-an
abstract and intellectual antagonism.
When Sir Williams star first began
% rise above the horizon-he was only
Mr.. Gouldesbrough then-Lord Malvin
lad recognized his talent as an invent
IT, but deprecated many OF his theo-
les. These ideas, these possibilities
or the future which Gouldesbrough
vas fond OF giving to the world in
ectures and reviews, seemed horribly
subversive, and fantastic
o the older man.
He said 80 in no uncertain voice,
md for some years, though he was
Llways kind and civil to Gouldes-
rough, he certainly did much to dis
ount the rising stars power OF illu-
nination.
But as time went on each daring
heory put forth by Gouldesbrough
'assed into the realm of actual fact.
ord Malvin saw that Sir William
ad been almost invariably right. He
aw that the new man not only told
he world that some day this or that
narvel would come to pass, but imme-
lately afterward set to work and him
elf made 1t come to pass!
Lord Malvin was a noble man as
veil as q nobleman-a somewhat rare
ombination- and he confessed himself
n the wrong. Directly he saw that he
lad been mistaken, and that Sir Will
am was no charlatan, but one Of the
most daring and brilliant scientists
he world had ever known, the peer
ave the newer man all the weight OF
is support.
Nevertheless, while forced By cir
INSTANCES and Gould justi-
cation Of his own ideas into scientific
Brotherhood, Lord Malyin, who con-
family met the other. found new
'roblem confronting him.
While he had not believed IN
desbrough's theories, Lord Malvin
lad rather liked him personally.
Now that he was compelled to be-
leye in Could brough's theories,
ord Malvin: found that he expert
need q growing dislike for the man
imseH. And as he was fair and
honorable man Lord Malvin did every
hing, he possibly could to rid himself
Il this prejudice, with the result that,
while his Efforts to do so were quite
he redoubled his kindness
md attentions to the man he disliked.
AL the scientific world knew that
Sir illiam was perfecting some mar
4elous discovery. In Berlin, Paris, st.
Petersburg, Vienna and Budapest
learned savants were writing to their.
ronfreres In London to know what
this might be. The excitement was
Intense, the rumors were endless, and
Il IL not too much to say that the
whole scientific intellect Of the globe
was reused and waiting.
Now, when q number 81 leading
brains are agitated upon one subject.
something az that agitation begins to
str and move IA the outside world.
Already some hints had got about.
and the press Of Europe and America
Was securing some extraordinary.
news. S. (
The whole business had & lenxth
culminAted In the giving Of Rreat =.