The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-09
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perfectly impossible pcrspn absa.
utcly Impossible II you are forr.
warned you will be tho more ready
60 mako allowances
1T is most considerable o. YOU,
madam
Get quickly on, Of the room n
no seems Inclined 10 bo violent.
Don't wait 20 argue with him sew
eral people have been injured thru
doing that Afterwards there rs a
public scandal and Il reflects upon
me and AN of us. suppose II wasn't
about South America you wanted to
see him.
I could nos bio 60 a lady,
Dear mo- That is his most dan
grruus subject You won't believe a
word he says I'm sure I don't won,
der. hut don't tell him 30, Tor %
makes him very violent, Pretend 60
believe him. and you may got thru
an right, Remember he believes u
himself. or that you may be as.
surrd. A moro honest man never
lived. Don't walt any longer or he
may suspect II YOU find him dan
Ecroua really dangerous ring the
bcil and hold him on until come.
Even az his worst / can usually con.
troll him"
with those encouraging words tho
lady handed me over 20 the tncimrn
Austin. who had waited like a bronze
statue of discretion during our short
interview. and was conducted TO tho
end OF the passage There was tap
AZ a door. a bulls below from within,
ana was face 10 face with tho
professor
He sat In n rotating chair behind
broad table which was covered
with books. maps and diagrams A.
I entered. his seat spun round 10 face
me. His appearance made mo gasp
was prepared for something
strange. but not for 80 oycrpoweriug
a personality as this II was bis siEo
which took ones breath away his
size and his Imposing presence. His
head was enormous, the largest 1
have ever seen upon a human being
am sure that his toprhat had |
yenturcd 10 don II. would have
slipped over me entirely and rested
on my shoulders lie had The face
and beard which / associate with an
Assyri1n bull. tho former norid. tho
latter so black as almost 10 have r.
suspicion Of blue. spade-shapod and
ripping down over his chest. The
hair was peculiar. plastsrsd down IN
front IN long. curying wtsn over
his massive forehead The eyes were
blue gray under great black tufts
very clear. very critical. and ycry
mastcrful 4 huge spread OF shout.
dcrs and chest ike barrel were the
other parts ut him which appeared
above the table. save Tor two enorm-
Gus hands covered with long black
hair This and a believing. roaring
rumbling voice made np my trst i'm
preston Of the notorious Professor
Challenger,
"Weile" said he, with most IN.
soleut stare what now
must keep up my deception Tor
al least little time longer other.
wise herr was evidently an end q
the interview
You we're good enough to give me
an appointment. sir" said I. humbly
producing his envelope
He took my letter from his depk
and laid il out before him.
"Oh. you are the young person who
cannot understand plain English. arr
your Ny general conclusions sou are
good enough to approve, "a I under.
siand7-'
Entirely. sir entirety 1 was
very emphatic
Dear me. That strengthens my
position vcry much. DOES II uot7
Your age and appearance make your
support doubly valuable. Well. a;
least you are better than that herd q
swine IN Vienna. whose EreEarious
grunt is, however. not moro offensive
than the lsolaied effort Of the British
{ hog" He glared at mo "a tho prca
ent representative OF the beast
They seem 20 have behaved abom-
inably." said +
81 assure you that I can fight ms
own battles. and that have no pos.
sibie need OF your sympathy. Put
me alone. sir. and with my back Il
/ the wall. 9. f. G. is happiest then
Wen. sir. let US do what We can Il
curtail this visit. which can hardly b.
agreeable TO you. and Is ineXprcssIby
irksonH to me You had. MS I hav,
been led 10 believe. some comments
10 make upon the proposition which
I 1 advanced in my thesis"
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