Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-31


else What do you think Of it7'
FAKE Fake. ! guess agreed Unison
Saturday, demanded Unison Indignantly
use It at the once not less than three col
umnR Of ~; and IL the orb don't top II with
sheet. won't work on dead ones
they suddenly stopped talking ss they
ford had paused before the door Of the front
apartment. and held up plumb. warning
"9entlemen," said he. 'T am about to Show
you the secret of life. Before admitting you
70 this rSom; noWey ,I must warn you that
calls and still more dangerous germs, and 1
must ask you TO kindly refrain from handling
any Of the articles In the laboratory. this. as
a matter of safety to yourself and to myself
and Doctor schoppenschmittenmei
meister," introduced waillngford with a
flourish. and then he suddenly stopped as ne
caught sight of BlaclSie, and choked and
turned red in the face, and longed for a
handkerchief to stun in his mouth; for
had somewhere secured inch-and- half
lifters to put on his shoes making himself
trousers an inch and half too short he
had doffed his customary Prince Albert coat.
which had made of his slender figure rather
q thing of grace. and in it's stead, wore a
long. skintight gray sweater which came
down to his hips; over this he had short
monkey Jacket. which hit him at about the
waist, and left not less than six Inches of
wrist revealed; upon his head he wore the
wooden trimmed spectacles, and slowly UNI
coiiing his tremendous gaunt length from
removed his four-foot porcelain pipe from
bOwe s ane h Zee!
"Chendelmenss, he said. Il am pleased by
one OF the younger reporters giggled;
some others smiled, but all of them took the
Herr poktor most seriously. Unison and
each other. dropped apart somehow or
AL A-NlnW Fa
"Chsndelmenss be pleased to be seaded
yed," no invited with another wave of his
pipe; and this was the height of his audac-
ity; for while there were nearly a score
Of visitors in the room there were only two
earnestly desiring TO shake Biacsio until his
teeth Chartered. was the only one who OBJ
Had any of the others noticed the circum-
stance It would have been forgotten imme-
terrific explosion upon a chsmioai work
table in one corner Of the room. followed by
Ceiling and gently UnrOlied. BiSokie merely
turned quietly in that direction
"Aw-w-w--,', he observed in a diminish
Ing tone OF mild regret. I'D ISIS alwayss hab-
Following this. waningford led them up
another flight Of stairs Hazard and Jimsca
tOsethsr as they foiloweG to the attic "''"n
This, gentlemen" said Wallingford in a
the laboratory Of Professor julius kiexsndsr
Sratley, the disooverer of the wonderful cure
for 81: Fer 5s hi has
He threw open the door. then quickly
human nature than Walllngford might at
that juneture. have explained that the pro-
portSnt to allow Of interruption; instssd, j.
Rufus turned to them with a grin positively
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shaking and his broad chest heaving. The
with him out OF sheer sympathy; some OF
them chuckled with him; all OF them liked
II told you" said he. shat the professor
waA doubtless engaged In RouS delicate ex-
pertinent, Look for yourselves but be quiet
once more he threw open the door. Those
S back out. snioSsrinR. Tha profsSsoTi pt clad
only in his underelothing and shoes and with
clutchsd in his hand was lying upon his cot
snoring most melodiously. 1t was stroke OF
hsd q good look. ana and at the same time their
practissd eyes took In, and eatalogued and
sS all III: s :trsnFS
waliia Eford led them down stairs into the
dining groom, where, once more blowing his
the table TO be crowded with all sorts of
handy lunch. and with both hollow and plain
stemmed wine glasses and small glasses with
no stems at All; moreover. there were stems
for those who preferred them. When The air
he made them a little speech
The great saailey cure for old age. he
sSs head Of his generous table. was never
70 be exploited for pront, Il was the in
soueiAnt Hazard who, emoolaensd oy the
intercepted the speech at that point;
waiiinsford.S he ehimsd out You looked
ike %snsfosd soia IN tSs laugh himself, .pd
the laugh was q relief TO all OF them for
Hazard had voiced the heretofore politely
opinion az sss wansford
In personal prOnts. and I expect to be paid
OF being given the treatment. viii be soaked
until IL sprains = tendon IN his bank ao-
eounti a poor man won't pay cent Now
Know what to say and what not 70 say. and
GOOD men were to live forever now. II the
S to be BELIEVED ssS S1,S and Thst tSi
through the remainder OF the week the won
dSrfui boon 10 humanity was on the front
PAGES in type OF All Sizes and degrees o
with the food for public Imagination.
OF course. they all had pictures OF Walling-
ford; Daw. and snAiisy. and OF the germ OF
with the second day came thu scientists.
sent by the papers AID WallinEford, with no
fear whatever. passes these right over
directly upon Snailey. knowing quite we'll
that they hated each other go much that
whatever one said the other would dispute.
Luck favored him there, for the nrst man
20 come was Professor BeEol OF Pimpunk
University who poohpoohed the entire idea
In two-column interview, and Professor
reputation BY promulgating a self-evident
fact In a novel manner, naturally every other
scientist with vestige OF self-respect tore
aid science support PROFESSOR snsiiey's dis
coVery and the practical application which
Wallingford alleged for IT,