The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-02-24

| FtIt NO l"tTc' NO OHc ntuIu Wnal
T,as said
You damned sncaking black
,inrd,' thundercd Cheney, i've :
mind to thrash the hide OF OF youi
al that" and he threw a tyne wrip
en documcnt on the table in from!
# the lrishman. O'Br!en did read
nd as the words slipped through h:s
mind, he began to realize that this
vas report verbatim ad serlatun
V the conversation which took place
between him and DR. Philip Jensen
the evening before. OF course Jensen
may have had such good memory
mat he could remember every word
that was spoken. But Cheney said
he was witness, and his word on
the stand in confederation of n
charge made by DR.. Jensen would be
mighty convincing to jury. But the
lrishman wasn't beaten yet. The
trump card would have 20 be played.
Cheney saw IT,
Wait minute, O'Brien. I'm going
20 give you the proof now. You're
caught, and you know It; but I'm
|
Just hold this to your ear minute"
handing him a gutta percha phone re-
aciVer. only smaller by half than
| hose in general use. OBrien did as
70 was toli, wondering what was com
,H, Then Cheney touched button,
! ma CBricn heard a voice say: Good
| morning O'Rrion. Expecting any
.Edg today" 1t was Jensens voice.
"Ccnfound YOU" said O'B-len an.
-rl,y
Just . moment, Mr.. O'Brien. Dr.
! Jensen can't hear you You see you
>Aly have q receiver, not transmit-
ar DR.. Jensen has one in the other
room. He'll bring 1t in presently, and
YOU can see how you were trapped"
C'EriCn began to feel clammy. This
mans methods We're bit uncanny.
This telc. hoains from seemingly no.
Where wasn't pleasant. The idea was
stealing over him that he was cor
rorod Tho door opened and in walked
-" Jensen, followed by Jimmie FL
liott. Dr.. Jensen was earbcd as usual.
and in his hand he held his silk hat.
il;roauctioHs were needless, and
Chcacy call:
'O'Hrien, cTer hear Of a man talk.
.ug though lis Lat? Sure you have.
Wen, you didn't exactly do that, but
yc- id talk through Dr.. Jcnscn's hat.
Leo. her and Cheney reached out
ana tcof Or. Jcn8en's silk tile and
=, - 80 ORriCn could see the IN
side. L..ott grinne1 aprovingly as
Cheney wont on: You VIII sec
,erfect telephone transmitter con-
cealed IN the top OF this hat. Now
look at the outside. These four small
air holes arc right over the transmit.
ter DIR. Jensen held this hat in
his left hand towards you. You talked
right into 1t. A very slender copper
wire ran from q Plate held inside the |
doctors hand under his coat sleeve
down his back, out the lcft trouser
leg and along the floor to the receiver
You just held TO your ear. Only it |
was double receiver last nigat. | !
held one 10 my ear and a court stoa. |
ographer held tho other straprei |
around his head so that he could take |
down every word Of the coavor3atiCn. |
You sti!l look increduluus. The wire? |
Oh, yes tie wire was on q reel in my |
bands, and ! was IN the first Office !
when Dr.. Jensen won't 10 yours We !
arranged the wire before lie went In, /
and J unwouad 1t as he walked away
from ne. Oh, was in a closet when !
he came in. ! arranged all that be.
fCrehand. The wire was wound with |
green silk the color of your CARPET.
and anyway the light precludcd your
seeing It. Just moment ago you had |
a demonstration as to how this phone
worked from the outer office. Jen.
sen was there, and when | rang ho
said few words to you. Now, Mr..
OBrien, what have you to say?"
O'Brien looked like the thorougblv
beaten man he was. From one TO
the other he gazed He was trapued.
fairly and squarely. But the Irish in
him was strong, he wouldn't squeal.
There's nothing to say, gentlemen.
Save, perhaps, that the telephone is a
damned clever invention"
We'll, DR.. Jensen, it's up to you.
now drawled Cheney.
Jensen looked. hard at O'Brien. Per.
haps "A memory of the old days when
they Lad been boon companions Git.
ted before him. He pitied the man.
Get out of this, CBrien, and try,
for Gods sake, to lead an honest life.
You've got chance now. Take IT.
OBrien stood not on the order OF
going, but went. AS he closed the q,
door he muttered: Great thing, that
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