The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-13

/ pEHd sadly AS ~ shook Bands ~
! said. We'll. Chambers. N"u Will hc tn"
I first to know tn" result"
b DO yuu think the professor had
! been successful in his rNp"rim"n;S?'
II cannot say" Again Sir J'sp' r
sho"h his head slowly and dclshcr
&trly.
Did YOU SIC the h"dy?"
! Il did"
; is there any truth IN the rumors
! trat he looked much younger"
! There was certainly u marked
change, d startling change" MIS- tho
reply.
There was an article in last
months The Present Century by Sir
Helper Jcvons entitled The Dangers
OF Longevity Did you read it," in
, uuired Malcolm Sage.
Il did"
! 1t called attention 10 the danger
OF any Interference with Natures
carefully balances between
! life and death" continued Malcolm
Sage, who had returned 10 III" ser
pcnt which now spOrted a pair Of
! horns. and was insistent that the
lcrgthening OF human life could re-
! suit only in harm 10 the community
/ DO YOU happen TO know ifsProiessor
, McNIurray had seen this?"
/ He had. We talked OF II during
! dinner that evening. His contention
! WIS that science could not be con-
stricted by utiti:arianism, and that
Nature would adjust her balances tC
! the new conditions"
) But" grumblcd Sir John Done. II
wouldn't be until there had been
! about the tallcSt kind Of financial
panic this little globe OF misery has
ever SEEN"
= The article maintained that there
, would be an Intervening period of
chaos" remarked Malcolm Sage
! meditatively. as he opened n drawer
/ ard took from It n copy OF The Pres
ent Century. Il was particularly
struck with this passage" he re-
! marked
! ut is impossible TO exagSerate
! the extreme delicacy Of the machin-
; cry Of modern civilization. he read.
| 'Industrialism, the food-supply. OK
istence itself are dependent upon the
| death-rate. Reduce this materially
and it will inevitably lead to an up
! heaval Of a very grave nature. For
| instance, II would mean an addition
OF something like million to the
population of the United Kingdom
each year, over and above those pro-
vidcd for by the normal excess of
| births over deaths. and 1t would b.
years before Nature could readiust
! her balances"
Il think" he said presently, with
/ the air Of man carefully weighing
his words. that McMurray was in
| Clined to underestimate the extreme
delicacy Of the machinery OF modern
! civilization. l recall his saying that
the arguments in that article would
apply only in the very unlikely event
! OF someone meeting with unqualified
! success, That is TO say. by the dis
! covery of a serum that would achieve
what the Spaniards hoped OF the
: Fountain of Eternal Youth, an In
Simultaneous transformation from age
: TO youth"
It's up to you, Mr.. Sage, to get
on the murderer'S trail" said Sir
John Dene az length, with the air OF
4 man who has no doubt as 70 the
! result.
You wish me 10 take up the case
/ Sir John" inquired Malcolm Sage
Sure" said Sir John Denc as he
rose. I'll take it as Il particular
favor IL you will. Now I must
vamoose. I've got date in the city
He jerked himself 10 his feet and
extended a hand TO Malcolm Sag"
Then turning to Sir Jasper. who hat
also risen, he added. You leave it e
Mr.. Sage, Sir Jasper. Before LONG
YOU won't see him for dust. Hes
about the Invest wire this side Of the
St. Lawrence"
Johnnie" said Miss Norman. a:
William Johnson entered her room
in response 20 Il peremptory call or
the private telephone. inspector
Carton is 10 honor US with Il cal
during the next few minutes. Give
him a chair and 4 copy Of The Sun
day at Home. and watch the clues a.
they peep out OF his pockets. Now
buzz or"
Il A quarter Of an hour later he held
open the door of Malcolm Sage's pri
yate room to admit Inspector Carton
~ got your message, Mr.. Sage
he began, az he Topped into chal'
on the opposite side of Ma!coln
Sage's table. This MCNIurray CASE
is n tcaser. shall be glad to tall
it over with you"
II am acting on behalf Of Si
Jasper Chambers" said Malcolm
Sage. ITS very kind Of you to come
round so promptly, Carton" he added
Not at all. Mr.. Sage" said In
Inspector Carton. Always glad L
do what we can. although we arr
supposed 10 be bit old-fashioned.
i've seen all there is in the pa
pcrs." said Malcolm Sage. Are
there any additional particulars"
There's one thing we haven't toll
the papers. and it wasn't emphasized
Il, the inquest The inspector
leaned forward impressivcly. "Th'
doctor SAYS that the professor hA'
: been dead for about f"rtr-"iEh
i. hours, whereas We know he'd cater
Il dinner about twerty-s.N hours be
for" he was found"
YOU challenged him." he Queried
"Ra -rher." was the Response. blu
he got quite ratty. Said he'd stalk
his professional reputation and al
that sort of thing. Then there wa
mother thing that struck me as odd
The professor had evidently been de-
strnvinE Il lot Of old correspondence
/. Tn" paper basket was fun Of turn-ul
letters and envelopes, and the G"at
, vas choc-a-blor with rharr"d paper
That also "" kept t" ourselves.
That ALL"
+ think So" W. the reply
.'rhcrc's not the ycS'ICG IL :. Clu