The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-11

thought out my plan, I came over here
and pretended that the clock was
wrong, and in setting II right ! broke
or the minute hand. Then ! had a
man know send for II to repair II; he
Is both an electrician and a photo
graphic expert. Here Is a small snap
shot camera loaded with a hundred
and fifty films: and here is the electri-
cal attachment which connects with
the clock so as to take a photograph
every ten minutes from six In the
morning to seven at night. We ar
ranged that the magnet should turn the
spool of film after every snap shot"
We'll" cried Mr.. Wheatcroft, Il
don't know much about these things.
but l read the papers and | suppose
you mean that the clock pressed the
BUTTON and the electricity pulled the
string"
That's 1t, precisely" the young man
responded. "Of course, l wasn't quite
sure how it would work, so l thought
I'd try it first on a week day when we
were all here. 1t did work all right and
l made several interesting discoveries.
l found that Mike smoked pipe in this
office and that Bob played leap frog
In the store and stood on his red head
in the corner there up against the
safe"
THE confounded little rascalr' inter-
rupted Mr.. Wheatcroft.
Paul smiled as he continues: II
found also that Mr. Wheatcroft was
captivated by pretty book agent and
bought two bulky volumes he didn't
want
MIR. Wheatcroft looked sheepish for a
moment.
"Oh. that's how you knew. Is it?" he
ORC lAl In IA !, do inn N tiap pf-
ly through his shock of hair.
That's how l knew" Paul replied.
II told you j had an eye on you. 1t
was the lone eye of the camera. And
on Sunday it kept watch for us here,
winking every ten minutes. From six
O'Clock in the morning to three In the
afternoon II winked ninety times and
all 1t saw was the same scene. the
empty corner of the room here. with
the safe in the shadow at first and at
last In the full light that poured down
from the glass roof over us. But a lit
tie after three a man came into the Of
flee and made ready to open the safe.
At ten minutes past three the clock
and the camera took his Photograph
in the twinkling of an eye. At twenty
minutes past three a second record was
made. Before half past three the man
was gone and the camera winked every
ten minutes until seven O'Clock this
morning and got the roll of negatives.
one after another ! developed them,
disappointed that had almost counted
a hundred of them without reward.
But She ninety second and the ninety
third paid for all my trouble"
Mr.. Whittier gave his son look of
pride. THAT was very ingeniously
worked out. Paul. very ingeniously. in
deed" he said. IF it had not been for
your clock here I might have found 1t
difficult to prove that the major was
innocent-especially since he declared
himself guilty"
Mr.. Wheatcroft rose to his feet to
close the conversation.
II am glad we know the truth, any
how" lie asserted, emphatically. And
then as though to relieve the strain on
the old bookkeerer he added. with a
loud laugh, at his own joke: THAT
clock had its hands before its face all
the time-but it kept its eyes open for
all that"'
Don't forget that It had only one
eye" said Mr.. Whittier. joining in the
laugh. ut had an eye to it's duty"
You know the French saying.
father" added Paul: I'm the realm OF
the blind the one-eyed man is king
(The end)