Evening star., 1912-09-08
BY ROY ROLFE gibson

sible for Make them take a sane sensible, modern,
scientific view of it. the oldfashoned helterskelter
that always made parents tear their hair when their
"But, my love- this altogether too serious matter
"For science, Unce?'
@Wel-er-yes, in this special instance Science IS
concerned with general laws"
a know. And that's just it! want you to show
them that this whole affair is only illustration
it were, of law that simply cant be helped, and SO
abut as ncdental-that's what | mean-to a-er-sc;-
entifc principle, or whatever you call it.
IL know, my DEAR the professor answered IN gentle
unscentifc tone, "and it is, doubt, inc1dent;l
from scientific viewpoint. But from an uncle-ific
viewpoint He shook his head. That's another
to explain, @you only young woman, hardly even
that. But, speaking uncefcaly, you are my blessed
niece. And that pretty nearly being religion
doesn't it-when things get bessed?"
oh, Uncle Are you going to fail me?"
Fail you! By getting religious about you' IS
Il know Uncle Harry; but you've always been
sensible before That's why came to you. You were
the SINGLE solitary the whole family that thought
could not to get religious about thought
you would be cool, and collected, and philosophical
And here you are, going off the handle just like any
other emotional person! What's science tor don't see
if it isn't to prepare one for crisis like thls!
But my dear Eileen, you can't expect me to be SCI
entifc about something of which utterly ignorant
know you but to this-ths other person. why, ell
| know about him is that he has red hair Not very
safe hypothesis the professor added, 1as think you
will admit Red hair, you know, is supposed to 60 with
the devil of temper.
"Why, Uncle Harry! You, scientist, dragging IN a
barbarous old superstition like that
aMy dear child l tell you this thing transcends sci
ence! It's another plane, another realm altogether
love is That is" the professor hasened to add fearful
that he had conceded more than quite compatible
with his position the scientific world 1t IS another
realm when it's your own love-or your nece's But If
you insist upon my thinking and speaking as scientist
only say that reduced to far narrower grounds
than ever. Hold on, here! say, scientist. Be-
fore commit ourselves, let us investigate this here
pinkish phenomenon"
9Ah" said the professor in his best classroom manner
eve begin what it to be scientific merely
scientic Compared with the science of the case, the
relig on of it is by far the broader, and may say
more promising, ground to build upon Is it not, my
love?'
Eileen sighed. ayes, think prefer it. Uncle, on
the whole. It's respectful, certainly.
"Ouite so," he answered. "And speaking uncle-if
caly again, assure you that have no doubt that
your dear Peter
"Stephen, Uncle!"
@Stephen, l should SAYS all that could be desired.
aOh, he's lovely" Eileen assured him. "You take
my word for it. You don't think I'd love him if he
wasn't, do you? That wouldn't be logical.
Hardly" the professor murmured.
@Oh, you can't begin to imagine how nice he isl!
Eileen exclaimed.
aThats Just the rub answered the professor. @When
comes my solemny assuring your father and mother
of what can't begin to imagine"
Eileen frightened @That is, a scientist, Uncle
As man, of course. you can imagine it, IN sure.
The professor regarded her with amusement.
"Well yes" was his reply, "as man can imagine it.
little; but should have to be woman, suppose, to
picture it completely And that's why it seems to me-
first, to woman's imagination. Your mother now,
she ought to understand without much difficulty She's
been there herself"
a know, Uncle But if Mother only would be reason
able-ike YOU! You don't treat like a child