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his shoulder letting her chin touch II, -. !.
even -l..-h she did not often permit
herself even 5lch slight familiarity a.
this EE2ssz777s
Ie z5E ro. turn his head Instead -.
uich.s. ---. king he uns,oppered the gzzss
tube gently Immediately in the glass EsHHE
cylinder d. my miracle appeared \
white -.E --.raug from the bottom OF
the cs.a-l-ss liquid Il divided and subdivided,
branch n dozen directions: and as She looked
i gre- ~aridly, until the interior Of the vessel was
file Il hy magic with q feathery, delicate mass
Oh, How very beautiful how wonderful She
H. pat the tube into her hand and sat down on the
The Tree Of Paracelsus" d" he remarked % IL the
c15- .-r7 u was accounted magic With that sim
lie ,zrerirnent with sodium suphate Dukes and
KIM may have been begued. fortunes won. the
live f great men changed Those were the palmy
DAY f0r charlatans Valeska. 1t paid wei to be
aehernIst II the Middle Ages; that IS II you cs-
capped being put death tor II
A. She handed back the tube he gazed on It
tng1-b1fuIlv for moment and then, holding II
over q Bunsen burner warmed the tube. In a few
moments the CRYSTALS began TO melt The tree
shra-k and disappeared. He gave II a shake. and
The solution transparent again. He set II IN a
rack and smiled
Valeslla waited. knowing that this was not mere
amusement. 1t was like him TO wait for her to
fathom II she could. what he was thinking But
his mind surpassed hers. she could only follow him
Al times ol,cner than a first. Here she had
10 clue
l. 5 moral lesson. he SAID. Il Is parable ot
human nature and its mysteries Why do We be
come absolutely different persons when we are
5nSTyt am. vel say. ike this clear solution.
cFiiel llcly sealed from the atmosphere OF STRIFE.
.fvll me cork OF drop crystal Of anger. In'me-
S-a'S'e, Nltioat apparent reason, | am changed,
0ul tlos 80 "eaElnrlly as his. Warm this tree OF
go .'--eI ness that ha, Irung up and / melt into
e I'D -iI ss'll Reading ParaCelsuS the analogy
mo nay T1lt.c Thus cndcth the first lesson
50 siyl1E, be- stripped of ms working clothes.
aL,-s- i.iLlscE Ii gown and t,lrlsan, and, he
N-i--ei ms costume beCrnc again the inscrutablc.
IN l' seer, ready tor his patrons. He walked into
~ "Il" studio, took gy-oscope from taboret.
ana spun i on ii little standard
NaIeskas look followed him His ewes questioned
- al'PoTJed, seemingly immune from the power
~ atilauon, II rcyolved slowly in its orbit its
nee hyin& too fast for It's motion 10 be perceived
one SPOKE Llmldly. Human emotions he down
- pun governed and held in equilibrium by"
.-, inc framed nllnd, the intellect he suggested
nsIs vel Faieska Very well indeedl You're
f.--'.S on lie yawncd Well now for work,
4 dangerous pushing analogies too far"
WE-L about that Young man who came yes
terdayl'
oh, yes didn't have time to see him Be
{--es il time you were taking some cases off my
lands, and he didn't seem too anxious know yoi:
P'SieT men to women" He watched her from the
Tan oi his eye
dont'" she protested. blushing
.+o -19Io seemed pleased Well it's agreeable for
mem at any rate. What was the story!"
"ny, ITS most romantic! It's perfectly ridicu-
NUS thought He wants you to find a strange