Evening star., 1908-12-13

there II l ever tell into that condition, he
mur1nured.
DO you think if we could isolate you from
those Gamma rays. and could then complete
the reversal of your polarity, and concentrate
on your corporeal self. we could get grip on
you2' asked the professor, frown1ng.
" 1t might work. said the voice sadly. Il
wish you'd hurry up and do something
PROFESSOR FOSTERBERG gazed steadily
L at the chandelier If | could only locate
those Gamma rays, and have them shut off
he saying. when the appearance of Hazel
tine broke in.
They're down in the laboratory" it said.
" That red headed Clitterdink is trying to pierce
the screen of Horoscope with them.
"Why didn't you say that before!' asked
Fosterberg impatiently. Jumping up You
keep concentrating on him" he said to Null
rooney, and I'll shut Jedediah off
He raced down the stairs and was gone per-
haps five minutes when the trousers slowly
faded away and assumed the luminous appear
ance of the rest of Horace Hazeltine. When
the professor returned, he was beaming with
satisfaction
They're off" he observed briskly.
"So's his pants, remarked Mulrooney
"Well, that's all right. so far responded
the professor with ardor. Now, what we've
got to do is to complete the job. Let see.
He remained in deep thought for some mo-
'ments; then his countenance cleared.
think I've got it." he announced. "You see.
when Mrs. Whipple reversed the current of her
cerebral waves yesterday, she sent him back
into the fourth dimension Now if we can con-
vince her that Professor Hazeltine has man
aged to return from-er-well. that condition.
she IL want to send him back again for revenge.
Do you see that
Sure see it" agreed Mulrooney.
All right then. Now. if she wants to send
him back, she'll probably concentrate her
mind on that idea. Consequently her mental
emanations will be directed in an inverse ratio
to the material facts. If he was here, and she
was mentally wishing him back. her thought
waves would travel in one direction. wouldn't
they"
"Surest thing you know" said Mulrooney.
well. if we're working to get him out, our
waves will be travelling in the direction
as hers. That is to say. she is positively willing
him to go back, and as he is already there they
will have the effect of negatively moving him
here. won't they?"
IL guess so," said Mulrooney blankly,
with his hand pressed to his forehead.
" 1t is So went on the professor. Now,
then. we know he is not back,-do you follow
me?-and consequently we are quite positively
wishing he was. you see. So her waves and our
waves fall into exact synchronism, and we
have double pull.
That sounds to me like one O. them If
Mary is twenty-seven when Jane is thirteen.
how much does a bonita fish weigh in the Ger
Exactly" cried Professor Fosterberg.
Nov. if you'll go over to Mrs. Whipple and
break it to her that Professor Hazeltine is re-
turned. but is actually lowering on the verge
of being pushed back. she'll do all she can to
shove him over the dead line"
Anything you say" said Mulrooney, and
went out hastily.
NOV, Hazetine." said Professor Fosterberg
when the detective had gone. I" I'm going
to do what | can for YOU I'm going to suggest
subconsciously to the medium here that you
are to come back; then with Mrs. Whipple's
waves. and our positive waves we'll see what
we can do"
If you get me out of this mess" groaned
the wrath, "Ill pay you that ten | borrowed
last term. And when do get out, y it finished
wrathfully, I'm going to put the dean onto
something about that old harridan."
Mrs. Whipplee" asked Fosterberg.
"You bet it's Mrs. Whipple!" said the voice
wrathfully. I've dug up some nice scandal
while I've been here. She's liar when she
says she's only fifty-fve. And that isn't all.
She was engaged to a shoe drummer when she
was eighteen and there's certain person here
who knows that she carried on Irritation with
the iceman back in 10. I've found out that
she makes the poor old deans life misery too"
We'll don't bother with that now" advised
the other We'll try to get you out first.
Here comes Mulrooney.
That most excellent detective dashed into