The evening world., 1911-03-11
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with tho maid In the hail his eyes
flashed suddenly.
Tell me-" he demanded swiftly. "the
night MIR. Bronson was killed, was there
anything the matter with tho tele-
phone7"
The glrl hesitated and stared at him
dueerly. WHY. yes. SIR she said. "A
man had TO come next day to INK It."
The break was on the %inside--t mean,
the man worked In the house,"
"Why-yes, sir The maid had opened
the door. Trant stopped with a smoth-
cred exclamation and picked up a news
paper Just delivered. lie spread II open
and saw that II was the 5 o'clock edi-
ton of the News.
This lie Mrs. Mi,chell's paper" he de-
rnanded, the one she always reads?'
why. yes. SIR the girl answered
again.
Trant paused TO consider. Tell Mrs.
Mitchell everything 7 asked you." he de-
cided finally. and hurried down the steps
and back 10 the police station.
In the room where the desk sergeant
told him Inspector Walker was awaiting
him Trant found both Crowley and
Sweeny with the big officer. and a
fourth man. n stranger TO him. The
stranger was slight and dark. lie had
a weak. vain face. but one of startling
beauty. with great, lazy brown eyes
50 this Is the fellow" he asked Crow
ley dcrisively. chat made you think
sent a double TO talk with you while /
went IN 10 do Bronson"
Wal you have Caylls taken out OF
tho room for a few moments. In
spector7" Trant requested. IN reply. The
Inspector motioned to Sweeney, who led
out the prisoner.
where's our accessoryY" asked
Crowley, grinning.
IN toll you presently" Trant put
him on. Il want to test Caylis without
his knowing anything unusual II being
tried. Capt. Crowley. n we have the
b~rass-knobbcd chair from your office
Al Walkers nod Crowley brought In
the chair. II was n deep. high-baoked.
wooden chair, with high arms; n on
each arm was a brass knob. 90 placed
that a person sitting in the chair would
almost inevitably place his palms over
them. AZ tho captain brought In the
chair. Tnnt opened his suit case ana
took out his galvanometer. batteries and
wires. Cutting off tho cylinder cleo
trodes which Knnlan had held In his
hands during the test OF that morning.
Trant ran the wires under each arm OF
the chair and made n contact with each
brass knob. lie connected them with
tho battery, which he hid under the
chair, and with the galvanometer Ola
which he placed behind the chair upou
a table. concealing It behind his hat.
lie seated himself IN the chair and
grasped the knobs In his palms. with
his hands dry no p~erceptlble current
passed through his body from knob t.
knob to register upon the dial.
Scare me-" he suddenly commanded
Walker, half comprehending. fumblet
a " "A
suddenly, n cooked revolver in his hand
aud snapped II at Trant's head. AZ once
tho needle Of tho galvanometer leaped
across the scale. and Crowley and
Walker 10Th stared.
The Inspector went to tho door. o
Caylis from Sweeny. and led him 70 the
chair.
sit down." he said.
The childllke, brown ewes. covertly
alert and watchful. followed Trant. ana
Caylis %nervously grasped the two invit-
ing knobs ON tho arms of his chair.
Trant quietly took from his pocket
the newspaper containing tho false ac-
count of Johanson's escape, and, look
ing about az though for n place TO put
it-as he had done in his trial OF Kan
lan-lald II. with the Johanson para
graph uppermost. In taylis's lap. Walk
| or smothered an exclamation; Crowley
looked np startled. Tho needle-which
had remained so SIN when the paper
was bald upon kanlnn's knee-had
Jumped acros the scale.
Caylls gave no sign: his hands sun
grasped the brass knobs n~ervously; his
face was quiet and calm. Trant took
from his pocket the little phial reflled
with banana oil and emptied Its con-
tents on the noor as he had done that
morning. Again Walker and Crowley.
with startled eyes, watched the needle
move. Trant took his watch from his
pocket, and, as In the morning. before
Caylis's face he set It an hour ahead.
what are all these tricks3" said
Caylis contemporary,
But Walker and Crowley. with flushed
faces bent upon the moving needle. paid
no heed. Trant posted himself between
Caylis n the door.
"You see now" Trant cried tri-
umphantly to the police officers, "the
difference between showing the false ac-
count OF the escape OF JOhanson TO an
innocent man and showing 1t 20 the man
whom II sent out to do murder. You
see the difference between lOosing the
stench OF banana oil before a man who
associates nothing with It and before
the criminal who waited In the vestlhulo
Of the electro-plater's shop and can
20 f-
never in his life smell banana oil again
without It's bringing upon him the fear
OF the murderer. You see the differ
ence. too. Capt. Crowley. between set
ting a watch forward in front OF a
TO WHOM II can suggest nothing crlmi-
nal and setting T. an hour ahead In front
Of the man who, after he had murdered
~Bronson-not at . but 4 little after /
stopped TO the body and set the watch
at least an hour fast. then rushed in to
talk coolly with you IN order to estab-
llsh an incontestlble alihi for the time
he had so liked for the murdcr,'
Police Captain Crowley. llyid with the
first fash OF fear that the murderer had
made Of MIN a tool, swung threateningly
toward Caylis, For a moment. as though
stlnened by the strain OF following tho
accusation, Caylis had sat apparently
plralyzed. Now In the sudden change
from his absolute security 20 complete
despair, he faced Crowley, white as
paper; then as his heart began 10 pound
again his skin turned 10 purple. His
handsome. vain face changed 20 the face
OF a demon; his childl,Ne eyes Jared. he
sprang toward Trant. But when he
had drawn the two police officers to-
gcthor to stop his rush, ne turned and
,capcd for a window. Before he could
d,sl It open Walkers powerful hand
clltched him back,
This. / think" Trant gasped and
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