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Show The " Fiction GREAT MAN Corner interview with the great man. He was constantly being pressed for interviews. in-terviews. What was it the American wanted to see him about? A problem? prob-lem? Ah, yes, Senor Indan was requested re-quested to solve so many problems. It was very, very doubtful if he would grant an interview for such a slight matter. However, if the American would care to take his chances, Senor Indan was to appear at a reception on Tuesday night. Possibly there would be an opportunity oppor-tunity to ask his question . , , Professor Cheswick attended the reception. He stood in line for hours, a quiet, unassuming, unimportant unim-portant looking little man, waiting for his chance to speak to the great Senor Indan. It came at last. At last the Mapleridge school teacher and scientist stood before the man he respected more than anyone else in the world. He was to oTerm that for a mo stared. Senor Iniu impatiently and Pnfi wick found his nice, his question. The Sts arched In lurprik. "An unusual qutti he said. "Frankly, la it. There is only mi world with enough t learning to find the it one of your own count good friend Mom. Da this moment In Amerle interview with this i the whole scientific and admires, yet sorbed in his work to cult to persuade bin I public. I refer to H Cheswick of Mapleg I , TF PROFESSOR AARON CHES- wick was famous he was not aware of this fact. He was too busy with his experiments in the field of chemistry, with teaching the undergraduates under-graduates of Mapleridge College the rudiments of I I elementary 3 'Minute science, with Fiction writins papers I rlCIIOn and books in which he set forth (in an almost apologetic stjle) the results of his experiments, and with reading avidly the works of such great scientists as Mons. Oliver Oli-ver Da villier and Senor Alfredo Valle Indan, both of whom had long ago won his respect and admiration. He was an unpretentious looking little man, this Professor Cheswick, with pale blue eyes and hornrimmed horn-rimmed glasses and a pasty complexion. com-plexion. He wasn't one to attract attention or to assert himself. He went about with a perpetual faraway far-away look in his eyes. There came a time when a problem prob-lem presented itself that challenged his skill and knowledge. He labored over it for days. The days became weeks and the weeks months. At last, worn and haggard, the little man was ready to admit defeat. Time after time he returned to it, only to find himself defeated. de-feated. He visited every library within miles, read every book by Pavillier and Indan, as well as other great scientists that was available, but without find-Ing find-Ing the answer. In the end Profesor Cheswick had an idea. It was summer He needed a vacation. Why not' take a month off, visit Europe and rer-haps rer-haps call on Davillier and Indan and ask them personally to clear ud the matter that so burdened his mind? s A week later Pmttn. r. sailed for France. Theln sehoo teacher was a lonely fl,,ure. struck up a few acquaintances He wasn't the type to attract reople But he enjoyed the trip. Th s W1s somethmg he had never done be! He was glad when th. u docked. Eagerly h.? ea?2 But alas! The next day Processor Chesw.ck learned that Mons Davil ler had gone to America for t summer holiday and waS nt PeSeed,:u,rrn -nth" an?ed:POrnsistHiassttpressed short. Madrid, where Pv'rt Indan was a long " could be reached he thLh, ' " denly and excited ly by Dp SUd very short while. P "e ln a HE WAS DELIGHTED to , 85 dlf1lc" ' to obtain an |
