The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-07

were inextricably interviewer. To and
fro they swayed upon the parapet Of
the German trench.
Professor Dubonnet. wholly forgetful
Of the signs of battle, worked busily
at his problem. He had a new solu-
ton which had never occurred to him
before. II 1t was tangental to fixed
point on parabOla. would not Epper-
mans formula solve the whole dif1i-
Guilty?
Herr Muller, formerly professor at
jena, had q brilliant inspiration. The
relation Of the radli must vary In in
verse relationship to the segment In
tersected by the i. no, there ne
had got or the track. He bent, frown-
Ing, to his work. The body of dead
soldier dropped with thud into the
trench beside him. He shook his head
impatiently.
"A little less noise. please, gentle
men," he muttered. ado not slam the
door when you go out, even II you dis
approve Of my exposition"
| He had stood up as II in the class
room, and was now declaiming violent
~, the piece Of board In his hand. The
struggle had moved away from him.
and by luck none of the flying bullets
came his way.
'T have It'll" shrieked Professor Du-
bonnet. "Eppermau'5 formula has
solved the problem" He sprang to
his feet. '4This means the opening Of
q new era in mathematics !" he cried.
"What wouldn't give to see that ass
Muller now, who thinks he has the
solutionw
At that moment, to his amazement,
he saw Muller's face across the inter-
vening space. He raised his fist and
shook it angrily. The movement
caught Muller's eye.
Gentlemen, please be less violent I'm
your disapproval." he said. II cannot
hope to carry conviction at the first
attempt. Copernicus. as you are
aware"
He paused and looked about him.
"But where am II" he inquired.
'"There seems to be some disturb
ance-"
At that instant he saw Dubonnet
running at full speed across the inter-
vening ground. Meanwhile the Ger
mans, repulsed from their trench, had
withdrawn. and the French were fol-
lowing them, firing and hurting bombs.
'It Is you, scoundrel!" screamed
Professor Muller, shaking his fist at
his enemy. as 1t not enough that you
should oppose the march Of mathe-
mates, but you must also create a
disturbance in my classroom"
/ With yell Dubonnet leaped into
the trench. "It's Epperman's formula"
he shouted. II tell you Epperman's
does It."
Nonsense. You can't solve It by
formula" said Muller. Don't you see
1t depends upon the relationship Of
ughl"
He rolled over, still clutching the
board, as q spent bullet struck him In
the ribs.
At the same instant both men real.
lied what had occurred. They were
in the midst Of battle. Dubonnet
leaned over the German.
"MullerI You must not die!" lie
shouted. "Tell me your solution. Tell
me. Where are the policef The doc
tors?"
In an agony of terror lest death
should rob him of his triumph he
raised Muller in his arms and began
to puff his way back toward the lines.
Once, when the weight became too
heavy, he stopped.
"Will you tell me your solution. or
shall I throw a bayonet-I mean q
bomb-at you?" he demanded.
mo, no. I tell you," Muller
grunted.
ITO you, Dubonnet, for having saved
the life Of an enemy at the great risk
Of your own, is awarded the Medal Of
Honor" said the commander in chief.
He kissed him on both cheeks and
pinned the ribbon upon his breast.
The medal was a circle, and the
loops Of ribbon formed an isohedrous
triangle. Dubonnet stared at It.
81 knew the government would rec
ognize my work some day." he NUT.
tered. Then, with supreme generosi-
ty, with your permission, I shall be-
stow this upon Professor Muller"
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