The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-12-05

prove 70 you that I have now triumph
cd over the hitherto hidden realm Of
though. From this lens I shall pour
upon the screen In a minute or two for
you all to see, without doubt and in
simple view, the thoughts of the man
or on whom | shall place the
cap"
He ceased. The first part Of the
demonstration was over.
Lord Malvin rose In his seat. His
voice was broken by emotion.
"Sir." he said, Il know-none better,
perhaps. in this room-of the marvel
Gus triumphs which have led you to
this supreme moment. | know how abb
solutely and utterly true all you have
told US Is, and l know that we are go
ing to witness your triumph"
He turned round to the people be-
hind him.
I'VE are coming to see" he said, 'the
human soul laid bare for the first time
In the history of the world"
Then he turned once more to Sir
William, and his voice, though still full
of almost uncomfortable emotion, be-
came deep and stern.
"Sir William Gouldesbrough," he
said, Il have to salute you as the fore
most scientist of all time, greater than
Newton, greater than Darwin, greater
than us all. And | pray to God that
you have used the great talent He has
given you in a worthy way, and ! pray
that, ii you have done this, you will
always continue to do so; for surely
1t is only for some special reason that
God has allowed you this mastery"
He ceased, and there was rustic and
hum of movement among all the peo-
pie, as this patriarch lifted his voice
with almost a note of warning and
menace In II.
1t was all SO unusual, SO unexpected.
Why did this strange prophetic note
come into the proceedings? What was
hidden in the old mans brain?
Every one felt the presence, the un-
seen presence, of deep waters and hid
den things.
Marjorie Poole had bowed her head;
Ia Wao opooAbtStJ hiothoAiCoGs hOA
was a tension in the air.
Sir William G ouldesbrough's head
wal bowed also as he listened with
courteous Difference to the words of
II whose name had been chief and
most honored in the scientific world
for so many years. Those who watch
ed him remarked afterward that he
seemed to be stricken into stone for a
moment, as words which were almost
a yelled accusation pealed out into the
great room.
Then they saw Sir William once
more himself in a swift moment. His
eyes were bright and there was a look
of triumph on his face.
Il thank you, Lord Malvin," he said,
in a voice which was arrogant and
keen. Il thank you for your c%ongratu-
lations, your belief, and for your hopes
for me: and now, my lord, ladies, and
gentlemen, shall we not proceed to the
actual demonstration?
Il am going to ask that one of you
come down from your seat and allow
me to place the cap on your head. I
shall then darken the laboratory, and
the actual thoughts of the lady or gen
tleman who submits herself or himself
to the experiment will be thrown upon
the screen"
There was a dead silence now, but
most of the people there looked at
each other In doubt and fear.
1t might well be that, confronted for
the first time in their lives with the
possibility of the inmost secrets Of
their souls being laid bare, the men
and women of the world would shrink
In terror. Who of us, indeed, is able
to look clearly and fairly into his own
heart and realize In every actual truth
what he is? Do we not, day by day
and hour by hour, apply the fiattering
JUNCTION to our souls that we are not so
very bad after all; that what we did
last week. and what, su~bconsciously,
we know we shall do again in the week
that is coming, is only the result Of a
temperament which cannot be controll-
ed in this or that particular, and that
we have many genial virtues-not ex-
actly specified or defned-which make
1t all up to a high level of conduct af-
ter all?
(To Be continued.l
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