Gunnison news-champion. [volume] (Gunnison, Colo.) 1905-1932, 1917-02-23

Amv<ica."
What story
o. it was rank nonsense about
some queer animals be had discover
ell I believe he has retracred since
Anyhow. be has suppressed il all He
gave an interview 10 a news agency.
and there was such a howl that he
Jaw IL wouldn't do. II was discred-
liable business There were one or
two folk who were inclined 10 take
him seriously. but he soon cboked
them Of"
"HowT-
We'll. by his insunerable rudeness
and impossible behavior There was
poor old wadley Of the biological in
Stitute. Wadley sent a message. The
president of the Geological institute
presents bis compliments TO Professor
Challenger and would take II a. per.
EDuai favor IL he would do them the
honor TO come TO their next meeting.
The answer made by Professor Chal
leu.er was unprintabIe"
You don't say
We'll. a bowdlerized version OF IL
would run. Professor Challenger pre-
scnts his compliments to the president
o. the Geological institute and would
"a &c Il as personal favor If he would
~ TO the devil
Good Lord!''
Yes. I expect that's what old Wad
icy said remember his wall at the
meeting. which began. In fifty years
g.-r-.-s.va. ~ g@FnnFfa. in.
II quite broke the old man up He
% su't recovered yet"
Anything more about Challenger
Well I'm a baCtcriUloGist. You know
! i've la a 800 diameter microscope. |
~.n hardly claim TO take serious notice
NJ anything that | can see with my
naked eve. i'm a frontiersmGn from
The extreme edge OF the knowa bic. and
{ feel quite out OF place when | leave
my study and come into touch with all
ypu great. rough. hulking creatures
{ ~ too detached to talk scandal. and
vet at scientific CouversaziuneS I have
heard something Of Challenger. for he
Is one Of those men whom nobody can
ignore. He's as clever As they make
en-. a full charged battery of force and
vitality. but n quarrelsome. i'll condi
toned faddist and INSCRIPTIONS at
that He had gone the length Of fax.
/ inG some photographs over the South
| American business
You say he is faddlst What is
I his particular fadT'
4 He has thousand. but the latest Is
something about Weissmann and evo-
luton He had fearful row about II
In Vienna. believe"
| Half an hour later | was seated In
the newspaper office. with n huge tome
In front OF me. which had been opened
at the article "weissmann versus Oar
win." with the subheading: Spirited
{ Protest at Vienna. Lively Proceed.
ings." My scientific education having
Ieen somewhat neglected. was un.
able 70 follow the whole argument. but
II was evident that the English pro
lessor had handled his subject In n
very aggressive fashion and had thor
oughly annoyed his continental col
leagues. Protests" "Cproar' and
General appeal to the chairman" were
three OF the first brackets which
Caukut NY eye Most VI Tue uiattet
might have been written in Chinese
for any definite meaning that 1t con
veyed to my brain.
II wish you could translate 1t into
English for me-" l said pathetically to
my helpmate.
'well. 1t is translation. That is
the trouble"
"Then I'd better try my luck with
the original"
at Is certainly rather deep for a lay
man"
III | could only get single good.
meaty sentence which seemed to con
vey some sort Of definite human idea
Il would serve my turn. All. yes. this
one will do. I seem In a vague way al
most to understand II. I'll copy II out
This shall be my link with the terrible
professor
Nothing else can dor
"Well. yes; propose to write to him.
II could frame the letter here and
use your address It would give atmos
phere."
wen have the fellow around here
making a row and breaking the furni
ture."
.No. no: you'll see the letter-nothine
contentious. | assure you
well. that's my chair and desk
You'll find paper there. I'd like to cen
sor II before 1t goes"
i II took some time doing. but I fiatter
myself that It wasn't such a bad jot
when II was finished. read 1t aloud
to the critical bacteriologist with some
pride In my handiwork- This is the
way I worded 1t:
Dear Professor Challenger-As a humbi,
student Of nature. have always taken tn,
/ most profound interest in your specuia
tons as to the differences between Oar
win and weissmann ! have recently hac
| occasion to refresh my memory by re
reading
4 You Internal liar!" murmured TAR