The Sunday Oregonian., January 28, 1912, SECTION SIX, Page 5, Image 71

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There Are Scores of These Workers Who Have
Refused to Get Rich It
Ethical to Do So For This Wealth Would Have'
Come From Inventors That They Held Should Dene
fit Science and the Public Rather Than Themselves.
They Have Invited Science and the Public to Use
Gratis Those Patents From Which Handsome
Royalties blight Have Been Wrung Finally a
Scientist Has Hit Upon the Idea of Endowing the
Smithsonian Institution With His Invention, and
It May Become Wealthy as a Result.
BT WILLIAM ATHERTOX DCFCT.
IF you were a poor mta working on
a salary of 12000 a year and ln
vented something worth $10,000.
00. would yon give It away because
of a principle?
Thera la a vague, unwritten law to
the effect that a man In the Govern
ment service who makes an Invention
must bequeath It to the public
If yon were In that aerTtce and made
an Invention and were offered S100.000
for It and a Job on the aide that paid
four Umea aa much aa the one yon
held, would yon adhere to the unwrit
ten law or move over onto Easy street T
If you were an assistant professor of
chemistry la a college and worked out
the eolutlon of some great Industrial
question like supplying potash to en
rich the farms of the Nation, would
yon release your patente eo all the
world might produce fertiliser, or
would you sell them to a great corpor
ation for money enough to make you
a billionaire T
Work of Pntrtevte laveatere.
Well, men have been making inven
tion under Just such conditions, and
many of them have been following the
unselfish course.
There are score of eelf-abnegatlng
aclentlsta In the Government service
who have freely given away their pat
ent. Just now the man who seems to
be the Napoleon of these scientist In
ventors ha appeared, and, while for
getting himself, baa sought, through
BT CHARLES McrLVAIXE.
JY" PAWNBROKER'S show window Is
a repository of sequels. The
pledges exposed for sale are the
residuum of depravity, crime or disas
ter. There is no comedy la "Sly
Uncle's" window.
Dr. Alfred Blgelow waa leisurely
walking bom from a visit to a charity
patient. He waa six feet two In height
and well proportioned. His face wa
refined, strong, benevolent, with merry
eye full of gentleness. He waa young
and well dressed, but when be lifted
bis hat to the poor folks, who greeted
Mm with gladdened faces, one could see
that he was bald.
Even the doctor's leisurely steps kept
those trotting who attempted to keep
up with them. He was walking near a
border line In the city, where small
means or poverty leave off and wealth
begins. He was on the lowly side. A
pawnbroker's shop stood on a street
corner. Ordinarily, he did not look Into
pawnbrokers" windows. He had no oc
casion to look after bargains or bric-a-brac.
Such exposure of sacrifices
affected him unpleasantly. A movement
in the window astonished him into at
tention. He had thought of this win
dow, when previously passing, as a
rotter's Field for dead hopes a burial
place of last resort where resurrection
was by ticket. He stopped and looked.
I-are. soft, yellow eyes gaxed at him.
A pink mouth opened. He faintly heard
a plaintive mlaouw. A fluffy, long-i-oated
Persian rat Instantly responded
to Ms Interested gaze my rubbing Its
hesd against the window pane, court
ing the touch of a' friendly hand. His
hani went out and stroked consolingly
against the glass. Cats know the band
Inspiring to their confidence, whatever
sixe It may be The cat purred her
pleasure. The rhythmic tremor vi
brated the fla-s. It was a medium of
sympathy. She was lonely. But her
eyes great, appealtng orbs, full of
Inqilry welled hh tenderness to an
overflow of tender touches and affec
tionate 'Toor Pusale. Poor Pussier
After many minutes of demonstrative
condolence he left her. He glanced
b,-a from across the street and saw
tier looking lovlnsiy after hira. Rebuke,
surprise. rer-t. seemed mingled with
the lonmng. He Involuntarily lifted
Ms hat to her. and walked rapidly
homeward. The eyes haunted him. At
bis evening meal choice, well served,
with the elegant surroundings of his
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Would Not Have Been
the money that Ms Invention la ex
pected to bring, .to extend aid to others
of hla kind.
He le T. O. Cottre.l. a young scien
tist of th Bureau of Mlns. who has
just bequeathed to the Smithsonian
Institution a patent that promisee to
bring to It many millions of dollars.
The Institution believes the patent la
epoch-making and, while handling It
In such a way as to get the greatest
possible public good out of It. will de
rive certain profits which will be de
voted to other struggling scientist
and Inventors. So Is the foundation
laid for a serle of such bequest that
but await such aa opportunity, and ao
may the efforts of patrlotlo Inventors
be applied toward helping their kind
and the general public, and so may
they also assure themselves that the
greatest possible result will be got
ten from their labors.
For half a century, the Idea has been
growing among scientist tn the Gov
ernment service that their findings be
long to the public and should not be
privately sold or exploited. Bo when
these men have made Inventions they
have very carefully patented these In
ventions and given lh patents to the
department by which they were em
ployed. The patent were taken out
that private Individuals on the outside
might not secure them and bar the
public from their use
Being once secure, however, the pub
lic was Informed that It waa at perfect
liberty to una these patent. Many of
them have come Into very general use.
bachelor mansion the lonely, forsaken
dweller In the pawnbroker's window
was present as he ate. He heard her
purrs as he sipped his coffee; her rich
orange coat nestled among the fruit:
her glorious eyes opened upon him
from the curls of his cigar smoke. The
tab, hanging from her blue leather col
lar, swung before him tauntingly. He
had not noticed the marks upon It. He
did not know the price. Ever the eyes.
Again and again he saw her parting
gaze. They did not affect hira un
pleasantly. They drew bim to her. He
could not have said "his cat" had It oc
curred to him. What he. refined, aris
tocratic, beautiful, waa doing among a
motley collection of cheap Jewelry,
watches, pistols, old clothes, gripsacks,
banjoes, cornets and hundreds of other
Incongruous articles, he plotted to his
discontent- The most fantastic romance
he could devise ti account for her pres
ence there wa but a shadow to his
pity. Whoever the owner might be,
whatever the pinch of want that forced
the parting with such a pet. did not
weigh with him against the Isolation
of that cat from home, comfort, love.
Dr. Blgelow grew restless. He threw
his half-smoked cigar Into the open
fire, then automatically lighted anoth
er His calls for the day were over.
Going Into his office, he began record
ing his visits. His pen stopped. The
pitiful eyes looked at him from the
page. "No use!" be said, closing the
book. "That rat Is overmastering. This
is Saturday night. Poor thing. She
will be locked up over Sunday." Sun
day! Two mind pictures flashed: He
thought of hirr.self In church; in ti.e
restfulness of subdued light, the peace
of a worshipful presence, the inspira
tion of sweet music; he beard the hum
ble prayer: "Lord, have mercy upon
us and incline our hearts to keep
this law." He saw the cat In
a cellar. alone. disconsolate. He
roused. Jumped from his chair. "What
law more divine than pity the law of
humanity?" he asked himself. "Have
mercy upon me. and incline my heart
to keep this law." He smiled: "If
that means anything. It means, get
that cat."
He rang for his servant. "Stephen."
he said. "I will be back in an hour. Ask
Mrs. Roberts to fix a comfortable bed
In my bedroom, for a cat I shall bring
home in that time, and to have a good
supper ready for her."
Donning his overcoat and hat. he
left his home. Joyous over thoughts of
the greeting he would get from the
wistful eyes. He walked rapidly to
the pawnbroker's. Two boys, street
gamins, with kindly faces, were tap
ping on the window, and using all the
and have done vat amounts of good.
Some of them with great merit have
been little exploited because of the
fsct that they were nobody's property.
The present plan Is to form a nucleus
around which all such patents may
gather. In the future scientists mak
ing Inventions which they would pre
fer exploited for the benefit of the
public rather than for Individual prof
It may give those patents to the
Smithsonian Institution and that in
stitution may exploit them with the
double Idea of benefit to the public and
accumulating a fund for the encour
agement of science and Invention.
Tke Big Cottrell Iaveatloa.
The Cottre.ll invention Is one of very
great promise. It fills, according to
the scientists, a want that has long
existed In many great Industries. It
Is nothing less than a condenser and
may be attached to tlie stack of any
industrial plant and that will take
from the gasea or fumes or smoke of
that plant whatever matter may be
escaping through them. If It Is at
tached to the chimney of one of the
New York skyscrapers It will do away
with the smoke from that chlr..ney. If
It Is attached to the smokestack of a
battleship It will condense the escap
ing smoke and be a great aid to invis
ibility In time of ' r. If It Is attached
to the stacks of the cement plants of
the Nation It will precipitate tho ust
that Is now escaping through them and
powdering the country round about.
If It Is attached to a smelter In
which copper and lead ore is blng
treated, but in which process the lead
Is escaping up the stack, this lead may
be recovered and the ore be made cor
respondingly more profitable. Prom
ocean to ocean, wherever Industry Is
found, there are opportunities for the
application of this patent. The Gov
ernment scientists b-ck of It therefore
hold that thera are huge possibilities
of profit snd public benefit In It.
The principle upon which these va
rious matters which are escaping
through the chimneys of Industry are
precipitated la that of electrical polari
sation. The condensing appliance con
sists of sheet of Iron or other metal
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f I escaping through them. If It Is at- I I
some four Inches apart, with electrical J
wires bearing Heavy currents nait way
K t w n ihiim nlflv and nearatlvea
are set up as between these plates and
the particles of matter that may be
passing through the flue.
As the pith ball suspended by
thread la attracted and repelled by the
switching of electrical currents In the
most primary of electrlril experiments,
so are these particles of matter pass
ing through the flue attracted to the
iron sheets. The escape matter from
reductive endearments usually ad
dressed to cats. In vain attempts to at
tract the attention of the most digni
fied, unapproachable, totally oblivious
cat that ever sat beside her tall, held
her nose up. kept her eyes closed, and
taught mortals their utter unworthl
ness of notice. Bo earnest were they
vpon cosxlng recognition that they
1 did not notice the tall man peering
over their heads, woefully atsappoiniea
that the yellow eyes were not open and
waiting hopefully for him. as he con
fidently expected they would be. "Poor
thing." he said aloud, making an apol
ogy for her neglect of him. "she Is
tired of people gawking at her all day.
I do not wonder at It.
"She ain't tired. Mister." said one of
the boys. "Tou ought to seed her last
night when the lady came and spoke to
her. Tou'd a thought the cat 'ud a
had a fit trying to get at her. She
tried to climb up the glass. It's fun.
We come yere to see her do It agin
claw and step. She ain't been here ylt.
The ole cat ain't tired; she's proudy.
she Is. She won't take no notice uv
the likes ut us. Tou ought to see her
tail when she ain't sitting on It; It's
big as the stuffed fox's tall down In
Mike Connor's saloon."
"No, 'taint, neither." the other boy
burst in with long-held breath. "It's
as big as seven common tails, with only
me stem for 'em. If she had It on her
head, she'd look like the feller In the
the-a-ter bills that's on the fences
Prince Carol something or other, with
p'lnted shoes on and his trousers
blowed up, like a punkln no legs to
'em."
"Thank you. boys, for telling me
about her. What Is the price marked
on her tabT" asked the Doctor, "I can
not see plainly."
"She's a twenty-flverl Gee whlss!
Old Isaacs '111 never get twenty-five
dollars for her. I kin get all the caU
I want, and more too. for nothln'
slim tall cats an' a pup thrown In- I
don't see no use fer such a tail as she
has. 'less It's fer her to sit on. She's
a proudy."
Doctor Blgelow again said: "Thank
you." Taking two tens and a five from
a roll of notes, sticking the hand that
held them In hla pocket, he went Into
the shop and closed the door after him.
A middle-aged Israelite bowed po
litely to him. snd measured his social,
moral, professional, financial standing
at a glance. "Good efenlng. Doctor."
"Good evening, sir. What Is the price
of that cat In your window?"
"Twenty-five dollara Dat Is a full
blooded Persian cat. Tou like to see
It? She is a peauty. Dat oat knows a
heap."
the given plant Is conducted through
one portion of the apparatus until its
plates have accumulated all the pre
cipitate that they will carry and then
the current Is switched through a dif
ferent channel, while the first plates
are shaken down and cleaned.
Solve Maay Problems.
At Selby, Just out of San Francisco,
the patent has been in operation for
five years upon a plant which had pre
viously been giving off sulphuric acid
fumes much to the Inconvenience of
the people living thereabout. The op
eration of the condenser costs $20 a
month, and has resulted in the saving
of sulphuric acid to the amount of $120
a month, aside from abating the nul
sanoo. At a cement plant at Riverside.
Cal.. an Injunction has been taken out
by orange growers to prevent Its oper
ation. The dust It emitted was ruining
the orange crop. The condenser was
Instated, the nuisance abated, much
material was recovered and the discov
ery made that the precipitated matter
was very rich In potash, and now It Is
planned to repeat the precipitation and
so refine this material as to manufac
ture much-needed fertilizer. Lead and
arsenic are emitted by great numbers
of the big smelters of the West and re
sult In wholesale poisoning of live
stock and even of human beings In the
DH.
He pushed aside the curtain screen
ing the window, and tenderly brought
the cat to the counter. "Her coat Is
l'.ke slllk. andt her tall peats a gray
squlrTs. Dot cat knows a heap!"
With wide-open. Inquisitorial eyes
she searched the very holy of holies In
Doctor Blgelows Intentions, then
leaped to the counter, rubbed sgalnst
his coat, purred, flourished her plume
as additional salutation, and turned
about In her rubbing as if on a pivot.
The Doctor stroked her. She raised
on her hind feet, clawed affectionately
at la breast, like a child reaching for
love. As he leaned down to meet ber.
she smoothed her head against his
chin. He felt a glow of pleasure go
through him. Thoughts of metempsy
chosis flashed through his brain a
human soul dwelt in her eyes, tender,
loving, striving to mingle with his.
Old Isaacs watched the scene. He
did not wait for any response from
Doctor Blgelow. His voice trembled as
be said:
"Doctor, you take dot cat for fifteen
dollars. Dat Is what I advanced on
her.v Dere Is no per cent. Dat cat
looks at me like my leetle girl. She
is deadt She puts her leetle paws up
Joost dot way. Dem big eyes uf hers
follows me roundt de shop, andt into
de house andt into my pedt. I can't do
puslness mlt .e peoples dot come In here.
Dat cat looks at me. andt I gifs dem
twice what, a ring is wordt. Den efry
night, efry night de beautiful lady dot
pawndt her comes In, andt asks me to
let her kiss her pet Joost a minute.
Den de tears come andt de cat go
nearly crazy, andt when she goes away
she says: 'Thank you, Mr. Isaacs. Please
take goodt care of her. Good night."
andt her eyes stay with me more as
de cat's big. brown eyes mldt tears In
dem. Doctor, dls puslness Is no place
for a heart. I can't do puslness mid
dem eyes looking at me dat cat's andt
dot lady's. Tou take her for fifteen
dollar. Dls Is Saturday night. I want
to go to de grafe of my leetle girl to
morrow. I can't see my leetle girl's
eyes If I go mlt dot cat In de cellar.
Dem big yellow eyes Is between us."
"I will take her." said the Doctor,
handing him a ten and a five from the
notes in his hand. "I see on the col
lar that her name Is "Princess Flavla."
The owner Is a cultured person, and
has well named her Flavus Is yellow
The Tellow Princess. Can you tell
me to whom she belonged who pawned
her7"
"Dat I cannot tell you. Maype she
glf me her real name; maype not. In
my puslness we haf to keep de names
to ourselfs. Shs Is a fery beautiful
lady- Andt dem eyes dem eyes my I
country round about. The abatement
of this rather terrible nuisance has
long been a problem trhlch has defied
the operators. The Government scien
tists believe that the present invention
solves this problem and scores of oth
ers that go hand In hand with --
There Is in the department of Agri
culture a young scientist whose Inven
tions have resulted tn vast public good,
but who has personally never received
any profit from them. This Inventor Is
Dr. Marlon Dorset, biochemist of the
Bureau of Animal Industry. He it was
who fjrst Isolated tho germ that Is
responsible for cholera In hogs. This
germ Is so small that the most power
ful microscopes cannot detect It nor
can the most delicate filters remove It
from water. Dr. D -t. having iso
lated the bacteria. Invented a serum
with which to combat It. The serum
and the processes of manufacturing it
were protected by patents. The in
ventor derived no profit from these
patents, as they were freely turned
over to the public, and whoever chooses
is at liberty to manufacture the serum.
Invention Saved Hogs.
Tet hog cholera was causing the loss
of $15,000,000 a year in the United
States. When the disease broke out In
any locality It went on and on with no
power to oppose it. But the serum
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leetle girl's eyes wa lofely. I don't
see my leetle girl's eyes for dem eyes
of dot lady. Please, Doctor, take dot
Princess away before she comes. I
can't standt It. My leetle girl Is
deadt. I want dem eyes to go way
leaf me my leetle girl's eyes."
The Princess Flavla sat on the Doc
tor's arm. with her forelegs folded In
ward, seemingly asleep. Her face was
stolid as a sphinx. The transfer of
herself as a chattel from seller to
purchaser was beneath her royal con
sideration. She was happy. What mat
ter to her the price placed upon her?
Her confidence was not for sale at any
price.
Doctor Blgelow handed his card to
the pawnbroker, saying: "The lady
may some time desire to know who
has her pet. Please say to her that
you think she can get her property at
anv time, by expressing a wish to have
it. "Good night, Mr. Isaacs. The Prin
cess Flavla will have every kindness."
Doctor Blgelow went out on to the
pavement. The lights In the windows
and from the street corner lamps
s.-owed the boys waiting, eager-eyed.
"I told you so, Swtpes! Tou bought
her. didn't you, mlsterr"
"Tea," replied the Doctor.
"Gee, whizz! A twenty-fiver. Let
me touch her, won't you, mister? I've
been trying to touch her for a week."
"Certainly," answered Doctor Blge
low. Mike stroked her gently while the
Doctor stooped to lower the Princess
to within his reach. The boy rubbed
his cheek against her soft fur. "Touch
her. Swipes. Tou never touched a
twenty-fiver. She's soft as mud.
There's no etlffenln' in her." Swipes
laid his face -upon her, reluctantly took
It away and said: "Gee!"
Mike roused the Princess with a
Jubilant outcry. "Here's the lady! Say,
miss, you've Just come In time. The
mister's got your cat. He's bought her
fer twenty-five dollars. It didn't
take him -five minutes. I told hira the
flggers. He's a gentleman, he is! He
let me stroke her."
The lady had stopped at the window.
F r an Instant she had stood In de
spair. The Princess was not there. The
cry of Mike startled her. She glanced
at the huge man on the doorstep. See
ing the cat on his arm she stepped
quickly toward him and looked up into
his face. One look was enough. "Oh,
sir, have you really bought her?" she
asked quietly, but with suppressed
eagerness; then answered herself: '1
am so glad. I know you will take good
care of her. Will you please let me
say good-bye to her?"
She was petite. If she had been an
which Dr. Dorset invented Is an abso
lute antitoxin. He has repeatedly
proven its effects. He has time after
time taken a given number of pigs, in
noculated half the number and put them
.all in a pen with infected pigs. All
those not innoculated have Invariably
died, and not one that was Innoculated
has been affected. This Is one of the
most absolute antitoxins known to
Bclence.
When the hog cholera now breaks out
in a given locality all the animals
thereabout are innoculated. The out
break soon exhausts itself for lack of
material upon which to feed. An appli
cation for the cure with a moderate
degree of efficiency rt ults In the sav-'
lng to the Nation of $15,000,000 a year
In foodstuffs, and foodstuffs are very
Important these days.
Dr. Dorset .is also the Inventor of a
secret ink used by the Government in
stamping meats which have been passed
upon by the Government Inspectors at
the packing houses. There was former
ly in use in marking these meats a tag
that was patented by a private firm.
These tags were costing the Govern
ment $60,000 a year and were not near
ly as effective as the Ink, which puts
the stamp' into the meat Itself. Dr.
Dorset's ink Is not patented. The secret
of Its manufacture can be more effect
Amazon, armed, with lance at his
throat. Doctor Blgelow would not have
surrendered as quickly as he did' to
the trusting, pleading brown eyes,
growing suspiciously moist. He stood
looking down Into them, dumb as an
overhanging oak. The Princess an
swered for him. Roused by the first
sound of the lady's voice, she opened
her eyes, and, without a sign of re
gret, thankfulness, or apology, leaped
from Doctor Blgelow's arm to the
shoulder of her loved mistress, where
she knocked her hat to one side, fluffed
the ripples of her dark hair, poked her
pink nose begglngly for rosy acknowl
edgment of her presence, and waved
her tall as a triumphal banner.
Small, gloved hands went np to
greet, to press the caressing head
against her cheek, and then to her lips.
The boys gasped. Doctor Blgelow
stood mute. His big heart was close
to his eyes. They dimmed. He cleared
his throat nervously. Sweet, sor
rowful words, low murmured, cams
to his ears: "Oh, my darling!
Brave Princess! Lovely Princess! Dear,
dear Princess! Be Be a good
cat. Good-bye." She gave the loving
animal a convulsive squeeze. A sob
shook her. She loked bravely Into the
doctor's eyes, her own wlda with grief
and despair, as she handed the Prin
cess to him.
Such eyes Doctor Blgelow had never
seen great pure depths from which
ortde. sorrow. . love all a woman's
good were loosened upon him. The'
Tellow Princess had no eyes for him.
She was wildly looking backward at
hei mistress. He was not unmanned;
but manned from head to foot" with
the noblest quality of man sympathy.
In a kind voice a bit shaky he said:
"Let me fix her collar." He fussed with
It an Instant. "There. Now you must
promise me that you will never part
with the Tellow Princess again."
"How can I promise that?" she
asked, half smiling. "She Is not mine."
"Tes, she is. Her love is yours. I
did not buy it. Take It. Keep it. I
hope you will be happy with her. Good
night." A few long strides took Doc
tor Blgelow out of her sight. But the
eyes her eyes were before him. They
went home with him, lived in the soft
est glow of his wood fire as he sat
at Its front. When his collie, as was
his wont, thrust his nose under his
hand for a caress, the Doctor watched
the fire dreamily and forgot to give
the accustomed pat.
The petite lady he had left so
abruptly stood astonished, dazed. The
Princess nestled In her arms, and
closed her eyes In contentment.
ually kept through not patenting it.
The method of applying it to the meat
and the devices used In the process,
however, are covered by Government
patent, and in this way the process Is
doubly protected. This young scientist,
despite these Inventions, which are
saving such vast sums of money to the
Government, is still working for a sti
pend of $3500 a year, and is entirely
satisfied ith his position.
Other Inventions for the Public.
J. E. W. Tracy, of the Bureau of Plant
Industry Is the patentee of a device
for the automatic filling of all those
seed packets which members of Con
gress frank to their constituents
throughout the country. The use of
this machine makes it possible for the
Government to secure competitive bids
for putting up'seeds. The inventors and
owners of other practicable machines
state that it is worth $1.32 a thousand
packets to do this work. This machine
enables the Government to save at least
30 cents per thousand on the packets.
As approximately 65.000,000 packets are
filled annually, the Tracy patent secures
a saving of more than $20,000 a year
in the filling of packets alone.
Probably the most complicated ma
fConcluded on Pane 6
Or
"Gee! Swipes. He gave her to her
a twenty-fiver. He's a gentleman,
he Is, Miss; he gave her to you. Tou
kin pawn her ag'in!"
Her face flushed at the Insinuation.
"Never 1" she exclaimed. With the cat
on her arm she entered the pawnshop.
Old Isaacs showed his astonishment.
"Good efenlng. Miss."
"Good evening, Mr. Isaacs. I cama
in to thank you again for your kind
ness to me letting me speak to my
pet every evening these many months.
And, Mr. Isaacs, can you tell me who
that gentleman Is who bought her?
He gave her to me and ran off. He
did not give me time to thank Mm.
I will never part with her again, Mr.
"I am fery gladt he gave her to yon.
Now your eyes is happy. I can see my
lettle girl's eyes again she is deadt
Dere is somet'ing sticking under her
collar. What is dot?"
The brown eyes looked, flashed fire,
as she saw a $10 bill.
"What is the man's name?" she
asked impatiently, angrily.
Mr. Isaacs smiled. "You must not be
angry. Dot $10 makes up de price of
de cat. Me paio. mi io w "-
gif me. $15". I come down myself. I
want to see my lettle girl's eyes again.
He knew de price $25. He gif dot
$10 to de Princess. De Princess is not
ankry." Mr. Isaacs smiled again,
happy In his logic and the softening he
saw coming' upon her face.
"Give me his name, please, please,
Mr. Isaacs. I must the : him for the
Princess."
Mr. Isaacs handed her Doctor Blge
low's card.
"Thank you. Thank you again for
your kindness. Good night."
The man looked after her wistfully.
"Vhen you pass here, please, sometime,
tap on de window. I v'l step out. Den
I will see your eyes happy, andt I
see my leetle girl's eyes again. Good
pye."
Six months afterward a carriage
drove up to Doctor Bigelow's door.
Doctor Bigelow himself got out, and
after him a happy-faced little lady
with wondrous brown eyes. In her
arms was the Tellow Princess. Mrs.
Roberts smilingly greeted them at the
door. "Mrs. Roberts," the doctor said,
"this is the brown-eyed Princess come
to her kingdom. She brings the golden-eyed
Princess who brought me a
wife."
This is the story of the Tellow Prin
cess. The story of the brown-eyed
Princess was told to Doctor Blgelow
alone.
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