University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-06-01

Three hundred students are work
ing madly, upon an elusive chemical
combination! Detectives Charlie
Mitchell, and William ]. Burns, at
present nonplussed, are trying to get
into communication with the shade
OF Sherlock Holmes by the aid of a
Moberly medium , A wild man, clad
in skins, brandishing a huge club, is
rowing and raging on the banks of the
Hinkson, And DR.. W. G. Brown
of chemical fame has seemingly van
ished from the face of the earth! .!
These four facts, seemingly I'M
related, bristle with awful possibil-
tiles. Dr. Max Meyer and DR.. Rastus
Finney advance a terrifying theory.
If true, the dream of ages has been
realized, only to pass from the grasp
of poor weak mortals with the eXper-
ience of one noble man. And he will
be unable to relate it. unless
But to proceed. The two learned
doctors say that it is possible that
the doctrine of transmigration of souls
has been accomplished-ba
Can Doc Brown come back? Jeffries
couldn't. Jack Johnson couldn't. And
yet
When such a stupendous event is
under contemplation it is hard coher-
emily to relate the events seemingly
connected but here are the facts.
1t has been known to a few inti-
mates that Doctor Brown for years
has been working upon a chemical
formula. The ingredients of this he
has carefully concealed. In fact, he
is said to have worked on this for
years when he was supposed to be
grading papers.
And what was he searching for?
Was it the elixir of youth, sought in
vain by Ponce de Leon and Jim Ia
tum? Was it a gold-producer, sought
by Pizarro and Jimmie Moscow. No.
1t was the formula that would take
one back to the body he occupied in
past aeons. FOR DOCTOR BROWN
BELIEVED IN THE TRANSNIIGRA-
TION OF SOULS. If a soul had gone
forward, it could go back. AND
CHEMISTRY WAS THE ROAD.
Work in Laboratory at Night.
Of late, contrary to his habit, Doc
tor Brown has been going to the labor
atory at night. This was to work un-
disturbed Each night he has been
returning later. Each morning his
spirits have been rising visibly. 1t
was noticed that of late he has had
a far-away look A student overheard
him say, Il could obtain fire by rub
bing two sticks" as he passed through
the hall last week.
And this morning Doctor Brown
has vanished as completely as last
months allowance, leaving no traces.
No traces seemingly.
Last night he went to the laboratory
as had been his custom. He did not
return at 10 O'Clock, his usual time.
Ten-thirty passed without his pres
ence, eleven, midnight. His family
was worried And yet not alarmed AT
dinner that night he had remarked
that he was on the verge OF great
discovery. 1t was supposed that he
had forgotten the hour in his concen-
tration. His family retired. Morning
came. His bed was untouched. His
family was alarmed. Yet they COM
forted themselves. He would come in
shortly, tired but triumphant But he
did not. A messenger was sent to the
University. Yes, the watchman had
seen a light in his laboratory the night
before. But Doctor Brown was not
tc be found.
The door to the laboratory was found
locked. 1t was forced. Empty, yet it
showed signs of occupancy. A win
dow was open. Chemicals were strewn |
about in profusion. Forty sheets OF
paper were found with chemical for
mulas. It was noted that the last ten :
seemed more uniform than the others, !
as if they had been results of expert /
ments getting nearer and nearer some /
desired goal. There was no evidence
of a struggle. But
One Drop of Liquid Left.
On a table stood a glass graduated