Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01

OF you to give me a lift. I'll go with
you now, if it is not too late
Half an hour later 1 was seated ir
| the newspaper office with a huge tome
In front of me. which had been opened
at the article. "Weissmann versus Oar.
win.' with the subheading, Spirited
Protest at Vienna. Lively Proceedings
My scientific educa ton having been some
the whole argument; but it was evident
that the English professor had handled
his subject in very aggressive fashion
and had thoroughly annoyed his cont
mental colleagues. Protests, "Uproar
and General appeal to the chairman
were three of the first brackets which
caught my eye. Most of the matter
| might have been written in Chinese, fol-
any definite meaning that it conveyed tC
my brain.
II wish you could translate it into
English for me-" 1 said pathetically tC
my helpmate.
well, it is translate ton
Then I'll try my luck with the orig
at is certainly rather deep for lay
man."
eff could only get a single good meaty
sentence which seemed toconvey some sort
of definite human idea, it would serve my
| turn. All, yes. this one will do. I seen
I'll copy it out. This shall be my linl
with the terrible professor"
Nothing else l can do?'
We'll, yes, I propose to write to him
If l could. frame the letter here, anG
use your address, it would give atmos
phere.'
We'll have the fellow round here
making a row, and breaking the furni
ture."
mo, no, you'll see the letter-nothine
contentious, l assure you
well, that's my chair and desk. You'll
find paper there. I'd like to censor 1t be-
fore it goes
1t took some doing. but fiatter myself
| that it wasn't such a bad job when it wa:
finished. I read it aloud to the critica
bacteriologist with some pride in my
handiwork:
Dear Professor Challenger.-As a humble
student Of Nature, l have always taker
the most profound interest in your specu.
lations as to the differences between Oar
win and Weissmann. / have recently hat
occasion to refresh my memory by re-
reading-("You internal liar!" murmure6
Tarp Henry)-by rereading your mastery
address at Vienna. That lucid and admi
rable statement seems to be the last wore
in the matter. There is one sentence ir
it, however, namely, Il protest strongly
against the insufferable and entirely dog
matte assertion that each separate Id is 9
microcosm possessed Of an historical
architecture elaborated slowly through
the series of generations" Have you nc
desire in view of later research to modify
this statement? Do you not think that II
is overaccentuated? With your permits
sion, I would ask the favor of an inter
view, as l feel strongly upon the subject
and have certain suggestions which
could elaborate only in a personal con-
versation. With your consent, I trust to
have the honor Of calling at II O'Clock
the day after tomorrow "wednesday
morning.
I remain, sir, with assurances of pro-
found respect Yours very truly,
EDWARD D. MALONE.
"How's that?" I asked triumphantly.
"Well, If your conscience can stand
tt"
1T never failed me yet
"But what do you mean to do?"
ITO get there. Once 1 am in his room,
I may see some opening. I may. even 60
the length of open confession. If he Is
a sportsman, he will be tickled."
"Tickled. indeed! He's much more like
" to do the tickling. Chain mail, or an
American foot ball suit that's what you'll
want Well. goodbye. I'll have the
answer for you here Wednesday morn
ing|f he ever deigns to answer you. He
is violent dangerous, cantankerous
character, hated by every one who comes
across him, and the butt of the students
SO far as they dare take liberty with
him. Perhaps It would be best for you
If you never heard from the fellow at
ALL"