The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-24
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL

MlNNNEAPOLlS JOUKI
we have microphone or telephone
whichever you choose to call it. All |
have to, look out for is that get it
high enough to avoid the danger Of the
REssp ethsl hsns sds saa ssa saia Tor q
Iy while removing the plaster. shall,
Of course, cover 1t with bit Of black
felt to prevent our light from show
ing, and to deaden. any sounds from
this side. This will enable us to hear
all that goes on in the other room, but
this may not be enough. We may
{ s9The device whereby secure this
at such a distance is an invention of
my own which. for patent reasons--I
might almost say patent patent rea-
sons II will ask you to kindly keep
to yourself: To the diaphragm there /
fasten ae hh this bit Of bqsnishea silver
light which, when reflected, acts photo
graphically upon sensitised moving
tape in this little box, and perfectly
registers the minutest movement of the
receiving diaphragm. How develop,
etch, and reproduce this record. and
transform it into record Of the Or
and will kindly keep secret for the pres
ent. You had beter. go now and send me
the things on this list, as soon as possi-
bic" and he passed me paper, contin-
uing; 9eV1o ;, MI aa.nn. ,o4 o.:
fisveg sya not be ready to PROVE s
events, when he comes again shall be
in a condition to ascertain how far he
has progressed. I have some things 1
must settle before ! can ask for an ar
rest, and I am not at all sure that M.
Godin is in any better condition in this
something to know how that wizard has
gotten so far without 80 much as a sim
gle sign to indicate that he had even
moved in the matter. 7 say, Doc, it
beats me, blest if it doesn I'll! Please say
to Miss barrow that am at work upon
anyway-and may not see her for some
time YETI ..-,
I did as he requested, and, if I am
any judge Of feminine Indications, my
message did not yield Gwen unmixed
pleasure; still, she said nothing to war
visited Maitland every day, to learn
! what he might wish me to bring him,
and also to carry him his mail, for he
had determined to remain constantly on
the watch at his new quarters
have thus far, in the narration Of
these incidents, been perfectly, candid,
both as regards my friends and myself,
like manner to the end, shall suppress
certain qualms which are urging me to
silence, and confess myself, guilty Of
some things Of which you will, perhaps,
think may well be ashamed. :: Be that
as as it it may, you shall have the WHOLE
ion Of me. One reason why I went to
Maitland's new quarters SO often, and
stayed there so long, was because 1 was
always permitted to. relieve him Of his
watch. With q telephone receiver
strapped to my right ear, "a a1d a. my eyes
obscura, I would sit by the hour .prying
into the affairs of the two people in the
next room. tried for a number of
days to ease my conscience by telling
myself that was laboring in the cause
Of justice, and was not common caves
a sort of quasi self-respect for day OF
two till my honesty rallied itself. and
forced me to realize and to admit that
was, to all intents and purposes, a com
mon Paul Pry, performing a. disreputa
BILE act for the qualification it gave me-
with myself-and this was my. verdict
You will, perhaps, fancy that when ar
rived at this
decision at once mended my ways and
resigned my seat Of observation tc
Maitland g entirely professional care
This, doubtless, should have done, if
we fallible human beings governed ou1
conduct by our knowledge Of what is
right and proper. !nasmuch, however
termining factors Of human conduct,
did nothing of the sort. I simply
watched there day after day, with ever
increasing avidity, until at length I got
to be impatient Of the duties that took
me away, and more than half inclined
to neglect them. r..
shall gain nothing by attempting te
make you believe it was the man il
, the neighboring room that interested
. with feeling of guilt because + am mo-
more ashamed of it-that it was thu
: young lady who attracted me. : 70,
J will, I trust, assume I had enough in
terest in her father to palate my can
:; duct in a measure. Be generous in you
judgment. How do you know you will
not be in the same predicament7 Thinl
of It'll A young woman beautiful be
, yond your feeble powers Of description
her eyes of a heavenly blue; her lux
uriant hair like a mass Of spun gold; he
r transparency Of the blush rose-an(
) such a throat! From it came voic
: as musical as the unguided waters whel
, winter rushes down the hills in searc]
. of spring. Never you mind, that's tn
r way I felt about it, and, if you had bee
J. in, my place, you'd have been just a
. bad as I; come, now, you. know yo
2 would. SUPPOSED was bachelor, an
l almost old enough to be her father
Q Does that help matters anyq Is tn
Q heart less hungry because it has bee
. starved7 just look at your history
: When nuns have relapsed from other
- worldliness to this-worldliness how hav
!. they beenq I'll tell you. They hav
a been just a round bakers dozen time
: worse than they would have, been
l. they had never undertaken to chea
Q nature. Look at the thing fairly.
J. don't expect to dodge any blame that
t deserve, yet I do want all the pallia1
d ing circumstances duly noted. Man
Q months have passed since then, and ye
q the thought of that sweet girl sends
= thrill all over me. I wonder where sh
L is nows I feel that we shall meet agai
!. some time, and perhaps you will see he
! 4 yourself. If so, you will see that
- couldn't be expected to withstand an
such temptation.
10 To Be Continued Next Saturday.
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n Baltimore American.
With President Roosevelt in the White Houf
Il the whole country resolves Itself into hu
~ Don't Worry club, with some $4,000, 900 paid