Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-09-13
THE SUNDAY STORY
ACuriious
Revival
By F. A. mitchell

called at a dwelling that Is considered
a landmark on the northern end OF
Manhattan Island and asked for the
lady Of the house. Mrs. Van Valkin-
burgh the occupant. asked her dsugh-
ter Edith TO go down and see what he
wanted. She did 80. and the moment
she looked at him she started.
He was OF medium height very thin
and CT 4 leathery complexion His
eyes were deep set in his head and had
u peculiar glitter. such MS Is seen in
the eyes OF one who has gone long
while without sleep AS TO his age. he
might have been twenty-five. and he
might have been seventy-five.
Pardon the intrusion" he said.
Many years ago I left this house.
which was then my home. to attend
lectures NJ 4 university i'll Germany
| | have not been here since.
! II seemed to Miss Van valkinburgh
that she listened 70 II Punch and Judy
figure Never had she heard or dream
ed ot such . voice. The vocal tubes
seemed 70 he dry and stiff The lady
involunta rily cleared her throat. as If
to Timber that OF her visitor.
win you he seated" she said.
Thank yoi." replied the man. who
WIZ dressed like Il gentleman of fash
ion ~ half Il century ago AS he spoke
be looked about him
You rent the house, do you nOt;" he
SAID.
Yes. bnt why do you infer that"
The furniture is changed. but some
OF the pictures that We're hung on the
walls hang there now That"-puint
inr to portrait-"is my father"
The picture referred to represented
: man OF sixty.
Indeed" said the lady beginning
20 quake inwardly ut being alone with
this singular person
Yes; when | went abroad | babe
KIN goodbv in this very room. We
llttie thought that we should never
meet again.
These last words were intended to
bc spoken in a sad tone. They sound.
cd ike street organ playing Annie
Laurie" the pipes refusing to respond
u; he words I'D lay me doom and
Gee" giving instead a series OF croaks
Miss VAN Valkinburgh was glued to
he's chair in terror
"lt was my craze for science" he
continued in tones something like those
q. boy whose voice was changing
the first part "A high squeak. the last
= Subterranear rumble. THAT was a
time when thinkers were beginning TO
wonder II life might not be preserved
In subcunscious condition The man
with whom | studied, DR. Schnickel.
friedheim'-
The last syllable OF this extended
name was cut of by violent ut Of
coughing II sounded to Miss Van
Nalkinhurgh as If a cat had been caught
IN leather pipe and was straugllng
She did not know whether to cry for
help OF TO take up Il bellows that stood
beside the fireplace and blow n passing
through hls windpipc BEFORE she
could decide the paroxvsm was over
The gentleman leaned back in his chair.
holding his handkerchief to his mouth
There was every evidence OF tears from
the Violent coughing except the tears
HIS eyes seemed as dry as his throat
Il was speaking" he said presently.
"of Professor Schnick"-
"Yes. yes. I know whom you mean;
don't try 1t again" interposed the lis
eener
HE was wonderful man"
H.. l.
klnDurgh FASTENED TO put in dreading
lest another mention of his name might
bring about another paroxysm.
Half century before our wonder
| workers OF the Institute For Original
Research learned how 10 introduce the
organs of one living being into another
Professor
| Il know whom you mean"
Succeeded in extracting lifes po-
tentiallties from the human system,
leaving life itself to resume those po"-
At the difficult word the visitors vo-
cal organs again showed signs of col
lapse
Personalities. supplied tile lady.
Whenever successful process of
revival was applied"
There was weird look in the mans
eyes, the look of one about to tumble
into grave. that proved the limit of
Miss Van Valkinburgh's endurance.
Excuse me for one moment" she
said and buried out OF the room.
She hunted for the butler to go and
get the visitor out of the house before
he collapsed. but the butler had gone
out on an errand. She spent some
dine telephoning for assistance; but,
aot knowing just what she wanted.
mere was no result Then she took a
peep into the parlor to find it vacant.
The visitor had gone.
The next morning in the loft of the
stable the coachnan discovered
ieathery looking thing resembling an
Egyptian mummy. On searching it
paper was found pinned on the vest
under tbs coat. buttoned over II. on