Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-24


scientist. You are an almost perfect
thinking machine.
barrow quite deliberately lighted .
cigarette. Tipped the match into the
CRATE. and learned back luxuriously.
Professor Eldridge sat bolt upright,
waiting. Helen Warford watched them
both. ~ s.&
You have no humanity; you have
no imagination" stated barrow at
last. you follow the dictates of rigid
science, and Of logic"
Most certainly" Eldridge agreed to
this as to compliment.
1T takes you far" continued Darrow
"but not far enough. You observe the
facts; I also observe men. You will
follow only where your facts lead. l,
am willing to take leap In the dark.
I'll have all this matter hunted out
while you are proving your frst steps"
That, understand 1t, 10 chal.
lenge?" demanded Eldrise touched IN
his pride Of the scientific diasnostician'
THAT" said Percy barrow blandly,
is q statement Of fact"
1--WE shall See"
"sure!" agreed barrow. Nov, the
thing to do is to fnd Monsieur x.
don't know whether your curiosly
scutellate mind has arrived at the
point where 1t is willing to admit the
existence of Monsieur X or not; but
1t will. The man who finds Monsieur 4
wins. Now, you know or can read IN
the morning paper every fact have.
Go to IT,"
Eldridge bowed formally.
There's one other thing" went on
Darrow In moro serious tone OF voice.
:"You have, Of course, considered the
logical result Of this power carried to
it's ultimate possibility"
Certainly" replied Eldridge coldly.
"The question 10 superflnous.'
1T IL a conclusion which many scien.
tific minds will come to, but which Will
escape the general public unless the
surn1ise Is published. For the present
I suggest that We use our influence to
keep it out Of the prints"
Eldridge reflected. "You are quite
right" said he; and rose to go.
After his departure Helen turned on
Darrow. ;.5 r. =.
"You were positively insulting!" she
cried, "and In my house! How could
you?" a'rr
Helen" said Darrow. facing her
squarely, II maintained rigidly all the
outer forms of politeness. That 10 as
far as will 80 anywhere with that
man. My statement to him 10 quite
Just; he has no humanity"
what do you mean? Why are you
so hitter?" asked Helen, a little sub
dued In her anger by the young mans
evident earnestness.
you never Knew D -. ~ LII nonei me-
morn; dlo YOU, i t,,s.s Nc $500, n.
Inc iunnIy nt..e oiu 1
oeeu, l.ulu' ny ~ - 1890. ..,,,,.
ne v,, "as o ~. - =. w.s = de.r, That
s us .ar.e .vnis,n h,m~s rentle. ,vise
~ ,a,, ~ "a rnsn-with im.rination
c cnn'a he.u ulu ..eLlr~ AN, re .nicked
olN -. . ~ NAV and vaa - father to
e ~ . 90 h,s ,:c,entiAc assiatant until
hn 80 Li,,sd .rrmr,iersAs ~ fhe .foulest
hsrd - -n;rafea- .IAfe passes: and that
Il Ions aRo.." ,'8
-. ~, s,,.,,t !. i,no,n M aa,A tn sirl
,.arsd -, fhis mnnrecsdented betrayal
| !, ,Sa.i;nS. vith GIyasI 81 once starteied
snd svnn ,,afhetir1 1 q
"nncfnr achermerhorn:" went on
narrow "a MIS- usual family tired, faint
|ly cynical tone, worked OF and on for
Ave wears on q certsin purely scientific
discovery. the nature of which you
would NOT. understand. In conversation
he told its essentials to this Eldridge.
Doctor schermerhorn fell sick Of q
passing illness. When he had recover.
ed, the discovery had been completed
and given to the scientific world"
"Oh!" cried Helen. What trick"
so think. The discovery was
purely theoretic and BROUGHT no par
ticular fame or money to Eldridge. 1t
was as he looked at It.. and as the
doctor himself looked at IT,, merely
carrying common knowleose 20 con.
clusion Perhaps II was, ~ .h ne, W.
iorsavo I .r ,.e.,. ..ss,ant,o,, ~ tho
man OF the Httle sat' s.se.n ~ az
final PROOF. IL 10 lnoicaINe u lug
whole man. re AcAs humanity "u
therefore lmaelnaelon'
Still, l wish you wouloln ~ 10 -. ad daS
so litter when I'm around" pleaded
Helen, though love your feeiins LOT
dear old Doctor schermerhorn.
II wish you could arrange to get out
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