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plane, flrAni, Win one OF the most
remarkable discoveries in the history
Of science, had been able to nyyat will
| with wings with which he equipped
himself and which required no motive
power, as power is commonly under
stood. His wings, she said. were made
of Piranite. his invention. which, cleo
trically energized, employed the law
of atomic activity. Once energized by
powerful batteries. Piranite contract
ed and expanded OF itself. and, when
arranged in the form Of wings, it's &C
ton produced, for the only time in
history, flight exactly like that of a
bird.
On one of his flights Pirani disap-
peared. Then began Mrs. Pirani's
tireiess search. BY virtue OF one of
those strange Condolences which hap
pen often enough in life. but strain
credulity in the novel or play, the So
luton of the mystery came through
the accident OF the simultaneous visit
of the three to Remora Island. '
BLAKE's CASE BAFFLED SCIENCE.
And like the mystery Of the disap-
pearance of Dorcas Remalie. the mys-
terry of the disappearance of Pirani
can not well be further explained I'M
til reference is made to the third
In 1904 Charles Blake. then in his
twenties, vanished from his accus-
toned haunts and was lost to his
friends, In some respects his disap-
pearance is the strangest of the three
which now find explanation, He made
no secret of a departure for Europe
with his rich asassdehs{fxstv I'D xnE
terri He. too, wal"rich. and lhfs visit
abroad was for cultural purposes-
simply that.
He was an impressionable young
man. far more so than the average
youth Of his age, and strange expert
ences markedly affected his nature
and his thought Wishing to have
him make an acquaintance with the
world his sister took him much about,
and their explorations led them one
night hrst into one Paris theater and
then into the other. where. for the
hrst time, he experienced the dubious
pleasures Of two French revues, bold
shows the appeal of which was most
~ anatomical.
ACQUIRES STRANGE DELUsTON.
A display Of nudity so startled him
that he became afflicted next day
with the dslusion that he was I'M
clad, and for six teen years that deiu-
sion persisted, until at last, recently.
he was cured of his obsession by a
young psycho-analyst Of inventive
mind. 1t 10 learned that during the
hrst few months Of his delusion,
Chavies Blake WAS held in sani-
tarium near Paris. but was afterward
returned to America. whore, lost to
his friends, he has been in an instt-
tuition, an entirely harmless and OK
ceptionally amiable and winning vic
tim of q strange dslusion.
Blake. his mind cleared. has sts-
~ enjoyed a brief period of freedo ON,
but is>now again lost to friends and
family, save one Of the latter, who is
aware OF his whereabouts. He il
again the victim Of his delusion and
tho cause OF it's return is one Of the
most peculiar instances Of the power
Of suggestion encountered by aiieni SITS
in years. There is q tragic side to his
case, but there is also a boundlessly
humorous side, in which 10 revealed
with striking effect the degree in
which important aspects Of American
life have changed in the years since
1904, when Charles Blake first lost
track of the world and the world Of
him
These three mysteries, whether
marked by adventure and roma noes
or pathos and humor, have a direct
bearing upon each other in that they
hnd employment fer the Same pur-
pose.
The thrilling story Of the strange
experiences OF Dorcas Remaiie, the
absorbing narrative OF the we'll
nigh incredible feats and disappear
anes of Pirani nrst Of the bird men.
aad the -keenly satirical, mellow and
humorous record OF the case Of
Charles Blake are now given to the
world for the first time.
The case Of Miss Remalie Is de-
tailed by the gifted writer, Clarence
Burlington Kelland, under the title
OF "Conflict"j the exceptional story
OF the successful outcome Of Lucy
Piranfs long quest Is related, under
the title OF The Lost Wings" by
Beatrice Grimshau, who knows the
South Seas As the average American
knows his own front yard. And the
touching and divertinG history of the
peculiar obsession OF Charles Blake
is set down by q master Of humor-
Gus narrative. Booth Harrington, in
"Jeannette." For pure richness of
satire, Jeanette" Is the most strik-
ing story of recent years
These three narratives and ten
others are set forth, each one by A
writer of commanding ability, in the
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