Evening star., 1909-02-28


but never wear them Why"
They seem peculiar to me. You know that
the eve has been called the window of the
SOUL The phrase is trlte; but 1t contains
germ of truth. ! can tell great deal from the
eve, as much as from the palm or the voice. IT
YOU don't mind, I'd like to examine yours with
the opthalmoscope. My methods are my own ;
but don't hesitate to make use OF the 1nstru-
ments known to modern science. A1ter all the
opthalmoscope merely enables one to see
tbrouoh the cornea into the retina and the optic
plexus.'
ened the great studio Then she turned on
single electric lamp which had blue glass bulb
The thread of incandescent wire showed purple
Then, attaching his instrument to the wires ne
went ,,p to the Colonel and peered through the
little slit in the holder. He gazed for some mo-
ments in silence, then switched on the hghts
Now" he added, Il have to make re-
o,est that NAV seem absurd. You may have
heard of divination by moles. 1t IS an almost
unknown art; but, while not absolute, there is
much to be learned from the relatlVe o1sPosl-
ton of such marks on the human body. Casa
nova, YOU may recall, if you have read his me
1noirs practised the art, and had theory re-
earding the symmetry of distribution OF moies.
For instance, if one has mole on the Ilght
cheek. there is probability that there will be
another to correspond with 1t on the lett hip.
We are tracing. you understand, mere Physlcai
hereditv. That is all you require, believe:
The relation of souls is far beyond our ken.
That's true" said the Colonel. People
often seem to pear no SIl1ltudi leia'ioioiiP W
their parents
ALWAYS remain unsettled by modern science,
Astro agreed. 1t IS one OF the world questions
that even Haeckel gave up. Our oriental phi
losophers have their explanation: but tor that
one has to know the whole lore OF the Nedantlc
sacred books. But there are laws that govern
the transmission of physical characteristics
1-,,, J1x- Sfp unto h1S
room and remove your clothes, l shall chart
your birthmarks and compare them with Your
horoscope" ~
Ten minutes later the seer joined Ealeska in
the studio In his hand was little diagram
an outline of the human form shown In tour
nositions from the front and back the rght
and left sides. Little crosses were marked
where the rnoles on the Colonels body ap-
peared He handed it to his assistant with
wink. and she left Immediately. The Colonel
c.me in soon after as faultlessly dressed as
ever. and after "a few more questions from AS
tro. was permitted to take his leave.
NOV" said Astro, when he was again alone
~ with Valeska. YOU have delicate piece of
detective work to do. Do YOU think YOU can
pet a position in Blooms confectionery store
and scrape up an acquaintance with MISS Nav
erick:"
Il suppose I'll earn SIX dollars week at 1t,
won't II"
Colonel Mixter is worth millions. l expect
it will paw YOU pretty well.
Besides being lots of fun" Naleskas eyes
shone But. really, 1t seems to me that
there's much simpler way of settling the
question Why not marry Young Mlxter to
Miss Maverick. Then, whoever is the true
heir. he or she'll have the use of the money:
I've thought of that-as last resort Well,
well have to try that, perhaps. At any rate,
it's as pretty task as the other. and You ought
10 be able to manage it, if AM vone can
"Oh, YOU can't make person tall In love so
easily as that" said Naleska. turning away.
Il think YOU could make anyone fall in
love-" he answered, gazing at her.
For awhile there was silence between them.
Then with apparent effort, he took up the sub
iect they had left.
THE evidence is pretty equally balanced be-
tween the two" he said. The son curls in his
thumb in his sleep; but many do that The
same with the long second toe. Both have blue
ewes; so that's test. The girl affects him
mentally or spiritually; hut that s merely SEN
timental evidence. Her sinistralitv of course,
amounts to nothing, nor does the faint resem-
blance he remarked to himself We have to
have some positive physical abnormalitv in
order to prove heredity. Mere probability
doesn't count.
How about fingerprints?" Valeska asked
I'VE know little of that. We have no rec
ords of hereditary transmission in that direc-
ton It's too bad"
What was the opthalmoscope test for?
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