Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-04-26
Difficulties Of a
Scientist
He Narrowly Escapes
Hanging
BY F. A. Mitchell

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Professor Dibbley was in his room in
University hall examining some theses
Of students on the antiquity of man
when a sweep entered and deposited a
box. When it was opened it was
found to contain a lawbone and q let
ter.
Professor Dibbley dropped the letter
and snatched up the bone.
THANK heaven, the teeth are pre-
served" he remarked as he flashed his
eyes on them, and, taking up a mi
croscope, he brought it to bear on
every tooth, every protrusion Of the
bone.
There was a knock at the door
several knocks before the professor
heard any of them, sc intent was he
on his treasure. Finally he babe the
knocker enter. Professor HOLSTER
came in.
"Hollister," cried Dibbley excitedly,
what do you suppose Bowers has sent
us? The jaw Of q prehistoric man.
They've struck one Of those W. 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 f1ourished 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 e%ngrossed in bones and stones
the students called him Archie. Which
they considered an abbreviation of
cient 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 a child
who had not learned to walk. There
were q few houses near the station,
end before II of them a horse, sad
died and bridled, stood without a mas.
ter. \ rough looking MAI came along,
and the professor asked him if the
horse could be hired. The mar gave
him a glance such as a cat would give
a mouse and assured him that it could
y brief interview followed. at the end
Of which Dibbley gave the mar SIS and
tcpi liC LDISC Oh WHICH, W E1Uc " luG
cave.
The professor mounted the beast
with difficulty and set out on a 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 a mule, he appealed to her for infor
nation. An interview ended in hel
offering to show him the way.
what y goin' thar for?' she asked.
THAT cave" said the professor, il
the beginning remembering that he
was talking to ignorance, but soon for
getting 1t, contains the bones Of &
man Of great antiquity, at least 25,00t
years"
THAT beats the old Teller in the Bi
BILE, don't it"'
Several races occupied Europe sue
~cessively," 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 an ape, small facia
angle, heavy protrusions owe TIT
eyes. But the latest race Of mel VIII,
lived in the stone age We're not so I'm
like modern civilized men as might b,
supposed"
How old was they?'
"They are placed by archaeologist!
at 10000 to 10000 years."
"Geewillikins! Was the women tina
old tooW
"Of course"
The girl looked sidewise at the pro
fessor pityingly. She wondered how
a person with an upset brain had bee
permitted to get off by himself to tall
about people thousands Of years old
Presently there was a sound of horse
hoofs g%alloping behind them. The gil
turned and saw a horseman comm;
lickety split. When he reached tn
two wayfarers he refined in. The,
heard an ominous click and the word
Hands up" The professor turne'
and looked at a ferocious party cover
ing him with an immense revolver