The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-03-30

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strike him.
The next morning Rand appeared
In church In clerical garb. The strick-
en- clergyman, his white head bowed on
his hand as be leaned on the arm Of
his chair, never looked up, after pre-
senting Rand as Rev. DR.. Carleton
Smith Of Chicago, who wouldread the
morning lesson
From my seat in the first pew, per
haps 20 feet from the exact spot where
the speaker was standing, could OBJ
serve every movement that both he
snd Rand might make
1t was fully Is minutes before any.
thing unusual occurred.
Suddenly the old cIergyman's voice
took on momentarily rasping note
an inarticulate cry Of agony and des.
peration! He went on speaking me
chanically. with his eyes closed. Rand
sat motlonless, but with the manner Of
a tiger about to spring. He was lis
tening, and / could tell from his face
that he also was hearing what was
beating in DR.. Coleman's ears-the
rolling anthem Of the unseen singers.
AS for me- I could not catch the
faintest sound beyond a low, confused
murmur Rand removed the micro
phone, which he always carried for
magnifying sounds. once or twice
after few seconds, then quietly drew
some sheets, apparently small set Of
notes. from his pocket, found some.
thing, folded the pages, and instantly
was lost in the most profound thought.
DR., Coleman was staggering, struggling
through his address. l stood ready to
rush to catch him should he reel and
fall forward from the pulpit There
were evident signs of deep concern for
him In the congregation. Perhaps it
was only two minutes, but It
seemed an hour that this situation
held. q
Then Rand, rising unobtrusively
reached forward and turned on the
desk light moment later look Of
relief came over the old clergyman's
face. He opened his eyes, paused a
moment, as II to steady himself then
went. on again. and waited perhaps
I go seconds. | knew from the hand to
his ear that he was still listening.
Then he turned on the light once more
and again listened He next said
something in low voice to DR.. Cole
} man, and. settling back comfortably
] folded his arms and listened to the
+, sermon at his ease. He had solved
! the mystery.
How l endured the half-hour till
Rand and / were walking down the
avenue, arm in arm, with the happy
old clergyman, do not know. Dr.
. Coleman and he had already had some
explanatory words together, for the
first thing | heard was:
i But, my dear Mr.. Rand, how did
! you make SO wonderful a discovery
! can hardly realize it is a mystery
. no longer
. 1T was really very simple after
4 all. DR.. Coleman" replied Rand
i Through the Callahan men col
+? lected in advance, among other things
n the musical programs from every
: church on Manhattan island. BY my
. microphone ! discerned that it wal
Pfeister's Ave Maria that was beinl
sung somewhere this morning, 1T
4 echoes apparently audible to your ear
4 alone From my indexed notes
. found that the only church where thi
! number was being sung was thu
I, Church OF the Revelation, on tn
: West side, mile away, a distance ia
y too great, Of course. for the natura
conveyance Of sound. Instantly, how
y ever, it flashed over me that this wa
:, one of the old churches in which ha
I, learned the old sounding-boards Of th
Z Teleautic Company had been placed
Here were the same music and tn
!" same sounding boards-but no wirin
y had been put In. | looked at the bas
y Of the sounding board beside me. N
wiring was there now Yet ther
- must be a connection. There mus
be wires--wireless reproduction bein
"a eminently absurd. AS sat absorbe
IL in thought / raised my eyes an
s. chanced to see that the electric wire
4, to the desk light ran over the top (
n the sounding-board One chance in
million Of chance connection by N
te electric lighting company! Rising,
IN turned on the light, as you may r.
u member, and the music ceased to /
Q: audible turned the light on an
ne the Ave Maria could be heard to
IT close. You were alone in hearing II
d. faint sound-waves SO clearly, becaus
cy your ears were in the exact focus
o. the radii OF the sounding-board. n
al ticed yesterday that the other churC
services began at 11:l5, and / wi
II guarantee, without visiting the aut
i'm torium Of the Church Of the Revel
as ton. that the other board is so place
ic that the choir sings directly into
IN II you were in the habit Of keeplr
IN, your desk light burning all throuG
a the service, and II you stood iu
where you preach, you would he