The Winslow mail., 1913-02-01
The Blue llue Laboratory
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Ns-sfronfe Excsrieness in Tire Life i
Of a Doctor.
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!. ..Sfrorfe Exesrjeness in tire Life
= Of a Doctor.
Copyright. by W. G.. Chapman.)
By A. 7. ME- AD

sseeas OF her silnent she mentioned
thst fhe had some time previously
been ssuhjected 70 2 shock which hed
completely upget her nervous system.
After her restoration TO health she
narrated g remarkable tale which
dealt With her experiences aE COVER
ness to g Russian family CT ct. Peters
burg the details being ss follows:
ras visiting friends in England
when the situation in the Russian cap
its} vas offered to nae. After I de
cide.l to ACCEPT bought, among other
thinsx, small revolver and fifty cart
ridges. | hardly know what prompted
me TO make this purchase; perhaps
Il vss because my early childhood was
spent in g. western frontier town and
l had Grown mere or less accustomed
to the use CT firearms. At al events,
slowed the weapon away, bid my
friends adieu and reached st. Peters
burg in due course Of time. Ny en-
pleref was q certain Dr. Chance, who
had engaged nae to educate his two
daughters. Tbs doctor was hand.
some but sighted man about fifty
years OF age. He was csldly polite to
inc and took me straight to his house
on the Ligovka canal. There was re-
ceiyed by Mrs. Chance, mild man
nered, fat little woman My pupils
we're rather pretty girls, the elder be.
ing named Olga and the younger Ma
rousss They could talk English tcler.
ehiyi well and the warmth OF their
greeting made up for their mothers
Indifference. Mrs Chance was o lam
guild sort OF creature who appeared to
take little or NO interest in what was
going on around her. On q certain
afternoon Olga, Maroussa and I were
seated on one Of the large divans In
the comfortable salon.
"You know, OF course, that father is
English" said Olga, although now he
'1s e.naturalized Russian. He has lived
tn this country ever since he was
thirty. He is great scientist but We
know nothins about his stndies-how
your eyes sparkle, Madeline; are ycu
Interested in science?''
u am very fond Of science" an
swerea, "ana have studied chemistry
good deal
4 A feotstep sounded beside me and
turned TO see DR.. Chance peerinG
closely at nae.
Did I hear aright?" he asked. "Ts
u possible that you, q young lady, ere
Interested in sctence!"
"r like II immensely" replied.
feur Information pleases me" he
4 fa<t g. I L. l. b. IL
yeu to assist me. suffer from an
sffsctien Of the eyes At times / have
iatoleratle pain IN the right eye, and
TO nss It on such occasions makes it
werse. .Teday It is troubling me 9
secd bit. Will you CONS downstairs
ard act as my secretary for while :"
! answered in the Affirmative and IN
. few moments found myself alone
with ths docter in his cabinet II was
9ns ROOM, t-c-thirds Of the walls be
ing lined with books, large double
windev giving plsaty ct light, and =
door at the further end letting in .
eeep Ct = somewhat mysterious room
eeyerd
That is th. H,re Laboratory" said
the deotor, neticing NY slancs. Sens
dsy shall have the pleasure Of show
ting It to yen. since you have studied
chemistry [ believe that you may be
ef great uss to ms. There are vital
secrets brought to light in that room,
Miss Rennick matters which may
eyentually set the whcle -.orld talk
ins Il give you additional work to
do for me, yeu ~ill be well paid for
your services; but more Of this later
en- You told ms that you are 2 short
hand expert, and ] am going to dictate
a rsper to you which must be posted
20 England tonight It will appear In
the Scientific Gazette. The subject
will be new 10 you-I have discovered
method et phctcsraphing Thought" ="
stared at him in aetonishment, but
he merely smiled, and began to dictate
without further comment.
At the end ct an hour he stopped
spd left NE to write out the report ]
finished the paper in about three hours
and went upstairs. The thought Of
what had written kept floating
through my brain. | knew. enough
shout science to be interested in even
the sketchy paper which the doctor
had dictated. Would he ever be IN q
position TO prove his theory, I won
dered? How could he prove It; by
what meens, When entered the ga
lon Olga and Maroussa rushed TO meet
NE.
I'VE missed you drsadfullv, cried
Olga
Your father dictated q lcng rspe,
80 me- responded. 1T is a scientific
lecture and I believe he will post II
to England tonight"
Father rill ask you TO help hin
sgain,' remarked Olga. ale may eve.
get YOU to assist him with his chem
istry. A couple OF years ago we hat
another ecvernss.. Hs got her t
wxite for hir, ard ke,p him. Well, sh'
d@frct stMs long; for some reason sh'
tssaMe frightened and left"
The state,%ent made hv Olga cav,