The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-12-22
Difficulties of a
Scientist
He Narrowly Escapes
Hanging.

Professor Dibbley was in his room 1,
University hall examining some theses
OF students on the antiquity Of mar
when sweep entered and deposited
box. When 1t was opened 1t wa
found to contain q lawbone and a let
ter.
Professor Dibbley dropped the lette
and snatched up the bone.
THANK heaven, the teeth are pre-
served!' he remarked as he flashed hi
eyes on them, and. taking up mi
croscOpe, he brought 1t to bear or
every tooth. every protrusion Of tn,
bone.
There was a knock at the door
several knocks before the professo
heard any of them, so intent was h'
on his treasure. Finally he babe tn,
knOcker enter. Professor Hollistel
came In.
"Hollister," cried Dibbley excitedly
"what do you suppose Bowers has sen
us? The jaw Of a prehistoric man
They've struck one Of those caves that
abound in Europe and have added
one jawbone-the first discovered In
America-to the worlds collection OF
relics Of the men Of the old stone
age"
"What racer"
every like the Neanderthal."
"How do you know"
"By the teeth. They are all in place
"Let me see, where do you archaeo.
logic gentlemen place the Neanderthal
MANI"
"He hourished at least $4,000 years
ago; probably further back than that.
you'll have to go out there and ex.
anime the cave yourself. We must re.
port the matter at once"
There are explicit directions as to
the location Of the cave" replied Dib.
bley, taking up another paper which
he had not noticed.
Professor Dibbley reported the find
and the same evening was on a train
speeding westward. So long as he
was in a car under the care Of the con-
ductor and the porter, with a dining
car next forward from which to draw
food, the professor was all right. He
was so engrossed In bones and stones
the students called him Archie. which
they considered an abbreviation of
archaeologist-tha he was utterly def.
Client of the common affairs of life. A
facetious sophomore asserted that he
must be Of the canine species himself,
he was so addicted to bones. But
when Professor Dibbley was put out
of the train In the Rocky mountains to
shift for himself he was like q child
who had not learned to walk. There
were a few houses near the station.
and before one Of them a horse. sad
died and bridled, stood without a mas
ter A rough looking man came along,
and the professor asked him II the
horse could be hired. The man gave
him a glance such as cat would give
a mouse and assured him that it could
A brief interview followed. at the end
of which Dibbley gave the man S. and
took the horse on which to ride to the
cave.
The professor mounted the beast
with difficulty and set out on jog
trot, stopping occasionally to hold his
directions up against his glasses. He
had difficulty in following them, and,
meeting a girl Of the country mounted
on mule, he appealed to her for infor-
nation. An interview ended in her
offering to show him the way.
"What y goin' thar for?' she asked.
''That cave" said the professor, in
the beginning remembering that he
was talking to ignorance, but soon for
getting Ii, contains the bones Of a
man Of great antiquity. at least 25,O0O
years."
''That beats the old Teller in the Bi,
BILE, don't it?'
Several races occupied Europe sue.
ressively," continued the professor
"some of them being hundreds of thou.
sands of years.
lord. save us! What kind of lookin
things was they?"
something like en- ape, small facial
angle. heavy protrusions over the
eyes. But the latest race of men who
lived in the stone age were not so un
like modern civilized men as might be
supposed"
"How old was they?"
"They are placed by archaeologists
at 10000 to $4,000 years"
"Geewillikins. Was the women that
old too?'
"Of course"
The girl looked sidewise ut the pro
lessor pityingly. She wondered how
q person with an upset brain had beer
permitted to get off by himself to tall
about people thousands Of years old
Presently there was sound Of horses
hoofs galloping behind them. The CIR
turned and saw a horseman coming
lickety split. When he reached tho
two wayfarers he refined In. They
heard an ominous click and the words
"Hands upw The professor turned
and looked at ferocious party cover
ing him with an immense revolver
The girl spurred her horse between thu
professor and his enemy and made
signs to the latter to desist from shoot
ing the former, who didn't know
enough to put up his hands when tolt
to do 80.
"What is It, Martw said the girl.