In such privately owned laboratories as that of his cousin, Grover Brown, and in those associated with universities and colleges and other institutions, the work of the Modern Pioneers went on.
They loved it, found adventure in it, and joy of achievement.
Not always was there the sort of mystery usually read about in detective stories; but when such problems did come up, Roger realized how the equipment of scientific research could be a useful aid to the clever deductive brain in solving the puzzle.
It is to show how much of adventure and thrill, excitement and romance can hide behind electrical transformers and tubes of germs, bags of sodium carbonate and humming motors that this experience of a boy in a scientific research laboratory is offered. Perhaps some boy, who has almost decided that the only “real” life involves guns and “rackets,” will be shown how the useful life of the fellow who fights for humanity and not against it brings more thrill and joy and contentment than any of the risky, falsely stimulating adventures that only lead to discredit, sorrow and punishment.
Van Powell
NOTE
Names used in this story are purely fictitious and if any name is like that of a real person it is coincidence and no libel or aspersion on character is intended or implied. However, every scientific device, process and theory herein is based on electrical, chemical and other data of developed apparatus and procedure or on theories so far perfected as to be acceptable to Science.
Contents
PAGE [Foreword] 9 CHAPTERS [1. “Them Mouses Is Extraverted!”] 17 [2. A Creeping Thing!] 23 [3. A “Sound” Clue] 29 [4. An Electrical Trap] 38 [5. What Electricity Could Not Catch] 44 [6. A Weird Story] 52 [7. Science to the Rescue] 60 [8. Basketball and Brains] 66 [9. The Voice in the Silence] 72 [10. A Defeat for Science!] 78 [11. A Puzzling Thump] 84 [12. Detective Roger] 90 [13. Scientist Roger] 97 [14. Captive Roger] 102 [15. In the Lamasery] 107 [16. The Image Speaks] 113 [17. Black Silence] 117 [18. A Letter Roger Had Not Sent] 121 [19. Disquieting Deductions] 127 [20. Ghost Voices] 131 [21. Tragedy!] 137 [22. What Happened to the Eye of Om] 143 [23. The Acid Test] 147 [24. An Impossible Camera “Shot”] 151 [25. Score One for the Mystery Wizard] 154 [26. Roger Lists His Clues] 159 [27. A “Thermal” Trick] 166 [28. The Fuse] 172 [29. A Surprising Capture] 176 [30. The Voiceless Warning] 184 [31. The Hidden Menace] 188 [32. Science Fights Craft] 191 [33. A New Suspicion] 195 [34. Tragedy Strikes Again] 201 [35. The Stalking Terror] 206 [36. A Law of Nature] 212 [37. Revelation!] 217 [38. The Vigil] 223 [39. The Ape and the Kangaroo] 227 [40. The Mystery Wizard’s Solution] 235 [41. Man and Beast] 241 [42. Closing Time] 246