Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-25

the visitor exclaimed. "A wonderful
day."
"Ah, good morning, Brill replied
the professor, advancing jerkily to
meet him. Il thought"
That you would not see me till
later?" interposed Brill. well. T
changed my mind. The sun drew
me here. 1t may surprise you, Miss
Cunningham" he added, turning
towards the girl, who was finding it
difficult to conceal her disfavor.
but though I dwell a little in the
shadows, I like the contrast Of the
sunshine. The spiritual world is a
dark world. 1t is good sometimes to
be in the light. The brief and fleet
ing light"
His volubility made the others
tongue-tied. Now he turned from
Celia Cunningham, and the two dark
little pools that were his eyes re-
garded the man in the hammock.
why, but we known each otherI"
he cried. "Surely-the Yellow
StagI"
How d'you do?" answered Char
lie.
well, well, what a small world!"
declared Simon Brill. I'VE meet at
breakfast, and before lunch we meet
again.
He's had an accident" Celia *
planned.
Not a bad one, I hope?" queried
the old man. IT noticed a bicycle
in a ditch. Would that be yours?"
1T would be- replied Charlie.
Luckily, the accident happened
outside the gate of some very kind
people"
"Nonsense!" interposed the pro-
feSsor. I'm ont sure that, if we
were really kind-we wouldn't let
you rest for a few moments in peace,
eh?"
The question appeared to be adj
dressed, not to Charlie, but to Brill.
Brill smiled.
well, that's quite an idea, Cum
ningham," he nodded. CAS- a mat
ter of fact, I came to have a word
or two with you. But, first, I would
like to feel assured that our friend
isn't seriously injured?"
"I1l be all right in a jiffy," said
Charlie.
Good. I rather though you
might be-. Your bicycle, you see, is
quite uninjured."
Charlie frowned slightly. He did
not quite like the old mans tone.
He mistrusted it, and resented it.
Have you examined it?" he in
quired.
ssrrraiI ao+,ra1Iy Wouldn't vnIY
examine a bicycle if you came upon
it in a ditch? Someone might be
under it in the ditchl"
TRUE, true admitted Charlie.
"And then" proceeded the voluble
old man, IT was struck by the coin
cidence Of finding a bicycle all by
itself this morning, after finding a
motor car all by itself yesterday.
Only, of course" he added, with a
sudden new note in his voice, zone
naturally expect squeer things IN
this neighborhood. AccidentS-ar
so forth"
Charlie glanced at the others and
as they did not challenge the re-
mark, challenged it himself.
"Why?" he asked. "1s this neigh
borhood different from anywhere
else?"
mot fundamentally" replied ST.
mon Brill, his eyes now becoming
as grave as his voice. But out
wardly-yes. Fundamentally, there
is no difference in the expression o.
infinity or the principles Of infinity
throughout the whole Of infinity
But-well, here we gather q little
more, and there we gather a little
less. In one place it is hidden, il
another revealed. Or, more correct
ly speaking, partially revealed, sine
nothing is wholly revealed. An
| here, in this district, sir" he con
, tinued, regarding Charlie fixedly
some Of the truth which skeptic
laugh at is revealed. 7 think / hint
J. ed at that last night"
Il tTO BE CONTTNUEDl