Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-11

was a wholesale liquor dealer.) Be
fore taking any action on claims of
this kind l always try and effect a
settlement amicably."
Sure, Colonel Cheney. there need
be no rouble here. do owe them 81
900. that's true. and it's past due. [
got in pretty deep not long ago and
have had hard luck since But l will
have the money to pay Mct;arry this
afternoon about 5. I'll bring the money
in here tomorrow morning or you can
Send a mai over after it,"
We'll. that is good news. I'm sure"
Cheney was smiling his premonitory
trouble smile now. Your ships COM
ing in today. en-. O'Brien"
Yes" replied the lrishnan. laugh-
ing heartily. I'm going to cut a
melon this afternoon. and it's a good
one. colonel. It's Il 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"
Yes. Jensen. DIR. Philip Jensen. Is
he the melon you are going to cut
this afternoon? Fifteen thousand l be-
heve is the figure. O'Frien.'
O'Brien was thunderstruck. but he
had a ready and active wit. Jensen
had probably told Cheney. and now this
i'NC uVttNlNt WIS soltlS W tTN ana
trap him. But he wouldn't be caught.
Il don't know what you mean. col
onel." he replied. with a show OF in
dignation.
'Oh. yes you do. O'Brien. You are
to meet DR.. Philip Jensen at 3 this af-
t%ernoon. when he is to pay You $4,000.
In return you are to turn over to him
a photograph II a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
In part in this letter-you recognize it.
l see from your eyes"
That's what Jensen has old you"
said he lrishman. fighting hard.
That's the bargain made last even
ing when at 5:45 Jensen met you in
your Office by appointment and ] was
n witness-I heard every word Of the
conversation
The detective was trying TO trap the
lawyer. but the Celtic wit was too
ready. If it was Il trap, he wouldn't
TAFT into II.
BY thunder. colonel. you're n good
ACTOR. Jensen was at my office last
evening. Sure. 1 admit that. But you
We're not there. No one heard what
was said"
You damned. s%neaking blaokguard."
Numbered Cheney. I've Il mind to
thresh the hide off of you! Read that"
and he threw Il typewriter document
on the table in front of the Irishman.
OBrien did read, and as the words
iAPf'A III IiiIIlI lie DtSdl TO
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 I'VE had such ii 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 confederation of a charge
made by DR.. Jensen would be mighty
convincing to a jury. But the Irish
man wasn't beaten yet. The trump
a would have to be played. Cheney
saw it.
Walt a minute. O'Brien. I'm going
to give you the proof now. You're
caught. and you know it: but I'm 60
ing 10 show you how 1T was done. Just
Ole this to your ear u minute hand
ing him a 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 today"
1t was Jensen's voice.
"Confound you!" said O'Brien ane-
rily.
Just a moment, Mr.. O.Brien. DIR.
Jensen can't hear you You see YOU
only nave a receiver. not Il transmit
Ter. Dr. Jensen has one in the other
room. He'll bring it in presently. and
you can see how you were trapped"
. hrien began to feel clam1ny. This
mans methods were IL bit uncanny.
This t%elephoning from seemingly no
where wasn't pleasant. The idea was
stealing over him that he was cor
nered. The door opened and i'm walked
iof. Jensen. followed by Jimmie Ell
l1ott. DIR. Jensen vas CARRIED as usual
and In his hand he held his silk hat.
l~ntroductions were needless. and
Cheney said: ~
"O'Brien ever hcsr n man talking
through his hat? lure you have. Well
YOU dldnt exactly do that. but yo,,
did talk through DR.. Jensen's hat.
Look here" and Cheney reached ont
una took Or. Jensen's silk tile and
side. Elliott grinned ~pproyinrly as
Cheney wen on: You will see a ner-
feet telephone transmitter, concealed In
the top of his hat. Now look at the
outside. These four smal air holes are
rignt over the transmitter. DIR. Jensen
you. You talked right into 1t. a verv
slender copper wire ran from a Mate
held inside the doctors hand under his
coat sleeve down his back. out the ,aft
lrouser leg and along the floor to the
receiver you Just held to your ear,
O.ny IL was a double receiver last
hight. l held one to my ear and a court
stenographer held the other strained
around his head SO that he could tale
down every word of the conversation
You still look incredulous. The wireo
Ch. yes, the wire was on a reel in NV
hands, n Twas in the first office
when Or. Jensen went to yours. We
arranged the wire before he went in.
INC ! uhwound 1t as he walked awav
from me. Oh. I was in the closet when
ne came In! Il arranged all that be-
forehand The wire was wound with
green silk the color OF your CARPET.
and anyway the light precluded your
seeing 1t. Just a M ago you had