Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-29

! claim 20
Yes, they say you owe them some
/ $1,000 for goods delivered. (McGarry
was "A wholesale liquor dealsrl Be
/ fore taking any action on claims Of
this kind | always try and effect a
settlement amlcably."
Sure, Col. Cheney. there need be
no trouble here. do owe them $4,000.
that's true, and !t's past due. ! got
In pretty deep not long ago and have
had hard luck since. But ! will have
the money to pay McGarry this after
noon about 5. I'll bring the money
IN here tomorrow morning or you can
send a man over after a."
Wei. that is good news. I'm sure"
Cheney was smiling his premonitory
trouble smile now. Your ships conn.,
ing In today. eh. O'Brien?"
Yes, re-lied the lrishman. laugh
ing heartily. I'm going Ia cut a mel
on this afternoon and It's a good one,
colonel Us a dandy"
What's it's name?' asked Cheney
Jensen"
o'Brien's laugh froze on his face;
his color faded to white Jensen"
he gasped. Jensen"
49, "NiH'iif III NlllI- dfhS'is -
he the melon you are going 10 cut
this afternoon? Fifteen thousand /
believe is the figure. OBrien."
O'Brien was thunderstruck but he
had a ready and active wit. Jensen
had probably told Cheney and now
this clever detective was going to try
and trap him. But he wouldn't be
caught
u don't know what you mean. col
onel,' he replied, with show Of In
dignatiou.
"oh. yes you do, OBrieu. You are
to meet DR.. Philip Jensen at five this
afternoon. When he IS 10 pay YOU
$4,000. In return you are 20 turn over
60 him photograph and a mega
tive-described in part Of this letter
you recognize Il, l see from your eyes,
THAT'S what Jensen has told you,"
said the lrishman. fighting hard.
That's the bargain made last
evening when 90 5;i5 Jensen met you
in your Office by appointment and
was witness heard every word OF
the converse tion."
The detective WAS trying to trap
the lawyer, but the Celtic wit was TOO
ready. II II was trap, he wouldn't
fall into II.
by thunder. colonel you're a good
actor Jensen was at my Office last
evening. Sure. / admit that But you
were moi there. No one heard what
was said
You damned, sneaking BLACKBOARD"
ihgndered Cheney. I've a mind 10
thrush the hide of Of you! Read that"
and he threw a typewriter document
on the table in front Of the lrishman.
O'Brien did read, and as the words
slipped through his mind. he began 10
realize that this was a report verbatim
ad seriatum Of the conversation which
took place between him and DR.. Philip
Jensen the evening before. OF course
Jensen may have had such a good
memory that he could remember every
word that was spoken. But Cheney
said he was a witness and his word ON
the stand IN corroboration OF charge
made by DR.. Jensen would be mighty
convincing to a jury But the Irish
man wasn't beaten yet. The trump
card would have 10 be played Cheney
saw Il.
Wait a minute, O'Brleu. I'm going
10 give you the proof now You're
caught and you know Il: but I'm going
10 show you how Il was done. Just
hold this 10 your ear minute" hand
ing him gutta perCha phone receiver,
only smaller by half than those in gem
eral use. O'Brien did as he was told
wondering what was coming. Then
Cheney touched a button. and O'Brien
heard a voice say. Good morning.
O'Brien. Expecting any funds toiay?'
II was Jensen's voice.
"Confound you" said O'Brlen an
srily.
Just a moment, Mr.. O'Bnen DR..
Jensen can't hear you You see YOU
only have receiver, not transmit.
ter DR. Jensen has one In the other
room. Hen bring Il In presently. and
you can see how you we're trapped"
OBrien began to feel clammy This
mans methods were a Bit uncannv.
This telephoning from seemingly no.
where wasn't pleasant. The idea was
stealing over him ;ha; he was cornered.
The door opened and In walked Dr. Jen-
sen, followed by Jimmie Elliott DR..
Jensen was CARRIED as usual. and in his
hand he held his silk hat. Introduc.
lions We're needless. and Cheney said:
% BTien, ever heard Of a man talk
Ing through his hat? Sure you have.
Well you didn't exactly do that. but
you did talk through Dr. Jensen's hat.
Look here and Cheney reached out
and took Or. Jenssns silk tile and held
II 80 O'Brien could see the inside FL
lott grlnned approvingly as Cheney
went on. You will see perfect tele-
phone iransmitter concealed IN the ton
OF his hat Now look az the outside
These four small air holes are right
over the transmltter. Dr. Jensen held
this hat IN his left hand towards you.
You talked night into u. A very slen-
der copper wire ran from a plate held
inside the doctors hand under his coat
sleeve down his back. out the left trou-
ser leg and along the floor TO the re-
eeiver you just held TO your ear. Only
Il was a double receiver last night.
held one 20 my ear and q court stem.
olrapher held the other strapped
around his head so that he could take
down every word OF the conversation.
You still look incredulous. The wire?
on, YES, the wire was on a REL IN my
hands. and ] was in the first Office !
when Dr. Jensen went 10 yours. We /
arranged the wire before ne went in.
and j unwound II as he walked away /
from me, oh. ! was IN a closet when /
he came In. arranged al that l,e.
fore hand. The wire was wound with |
green silk the color Of your carpet.
and anyway the light precluded your
seeing H. Just a moment ago you had
a Demonstration as 10 how this phone
worked from the outer Office Jensen
was there. and when ! rang he said a
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