The evening world., 1911-03-11

You're wrong friend ne said. quiet
~. II don't know your game. But I
amt afraid. II it's on the square. OF
course. | aln't sorry he's dead, butt
didn't do IT."
Trant glanced quickly at the DIAL. A
current. SO very slight that he knew Il
must he entirely imperceptible to Kan
AN, registered upon tho scale; and hay
ans registered II. the needle Remained
steady.
Watch IT, he commanded. then
checked himself. mo; wait" He felt
In his pocket. Removing the newspaper
which he had there, still folded Mt the
account OF the escape OF the convict
Johnson. he looked about for some place
70 pat II. and then laid Il upon Kan
Ian knee. lie took n little ph!al from
his pocket, uncorlSed It as II 10 oil the
mechanism about the galvanometer. but
spilled II on the floor. The sitting, sick
ening odor OF banana OIL pervaded the
cell and as kanlan smiled at his clum-
sIncss' Trant took his watch from his
pocket and-w!th tho game.tcr still
watching him cur ously-slowly set IL
forward an hour. The needle OF the gal
Vanometer dial. IN plain view OF all,
waited steady in its place. The young
psychologist glanced at It satlsfedly.
We'll. what's the matter with the
shown Crowley jeered. impatiently.
Commence"
Commence. Captain Crowley2' Trant
raised himself trlumphnntly. II have
finished It," They stared at him as
though distressing his sanity. you
nave seen for yourself the needle stand
steady in place" Trant continued. I'm
spector Walker'-he turned TO the
friendly superior officer as he recognized
tina manufacturers 81 avn In a.. r...,
ley understood. OF course, when I
asked you to bring mo here that, even
II my test should prove conclusive to
me. yet | could scarcely hope to have
the police yet accept II. ! shall let Miss
Allison know that Kanlan can have had
no possible connection with the crime
against Mr.. Bronson; but | understand
that can clear kanlan in the eyes OF
the police only by giving Captain Crow
ley"-Trant bowed TO that astounded
oficer-'the real murderer In His place?'
you say you nave made the test,
Trantr" Walker challenged. in stupefac-
ton. But before Trant could answer
Crowley pushed him aside, roughly. and
stopped 10 the satchel which Sweeny
had brought.
o course he hasn't, Walker" he an
swercd, disgustedly, "He don't dare 10,
and is throwing "A blum. But I'll show
him, with his own machine, too. II
there's anything 10 It at all" The cap
tain stopped and. pulling from tho
opened valise a photograph OF the spot
whore the murder was committed, no
dashed It before Kanlln's face. Instant
ly, as both the captain and inspector
turned TO Trant's g~aIyanOmeter needle,
the little Instrument showed a reaction.
Up Il crept, higher ana higher, oven the
scale OF the dial. az tho sweat. sur
prised by the guilty picture from the
gamblers hands. made the contact with
the electrodes In his palms and the cur
rent flowed through his body,
SEQ! SO II wasn't all a lie" Crowley
pointed trIumphantly TO the instrument.
lie stopped again to tho sltchel and put
a photograph OF the body Of the MUIR
dcred attorney before the suspects eyes.
The stol.d kanlan stlll held the muscles
Of his face firm and no flush betrayed
him, but again, as Crowley, SWceny and
Walker eXc,tedly stared at the galya-
nometer needle Il Jumped ana registered
the %stronser current. Crowley, with a
victorious grunt, lifted the blood-stalnei
coat Of the murdered attorney and
rubbed the sleeve against Kanlan's
cheek. At this. and again and again
with each presentation OF objects con-
Uected with the crime. the merciless lit
tie ga.vanometer showed an ovcr-ln-
crossing reaction. Trant shrugged his
shoulders,
Jake. We got the goods on you now"
Crowley took the gamblers chin roughly
between his tough fists and pushed back
his head until the uneasy yes met ms
own. You'd best confess. You killed
Gim!'
Il did not"' Kan,pn cuotcd.
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