The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-08-03

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~ wives which might be compared
Tith the characteristic Etlectral itreS
81 d chemical substance no CONFUSION
lIside possible. at need any receiyer
p be thrown open TO rake updiracted
and unsyntonized message
AccorfIngiy AIr. Grnyman. although
greatly surpFised that any ot-his con:
ddentiai correspondents should sum
mon him thus. replied IN the manner
indicated.
..HelIos What do you yvants
..Wllifann CsraymaDy'' came the re-
Spouse. iuterrogatiyeiy Indicted
-Himself-,n person9-
"Yes"
every good. In the air.
This hist phr0se may also need
word or explanation II IS used 70 in
dictate thar the ln,erlOcutor Is ntoat
ana that he either e0es not know or
| does NOT rake he trouble 10 designate
his posIfIon IN the atmosphere by rel
.rence 10 some known point on the
earth's surface.
man.
'Captnfn Alfonso Payton-
.rWbo? don't know such person
who are you2 Il can't isOtheP'-
81 am afraid. Mr.. Grnyman." inter
rupted the voice. "thnr you connne
your attention. little too exclusively
to the financial columns of the news
papers II you don't recognize my name
Yet I might well figure IN them also
NV transactions are frequently large
enough. MS you are going TO find ont
Most people know me as the SKY pi
..what nonsense is thIs?" exclaimed
Mr.. Graymnn impatiently- How have
you dared''-
the voice again interrupted. "and as
for daring. listen. took your dauEh
ter Helen from your house last night
and she, with her maid Susan. are here
on my aero. the Chameleon"
Grayman's heart nearly stopped beat
ing
4sI have your daughter in my Gus
tody," the voice responded with dis
tinct delfbern ton. "Sbe IS in no dan
ger of any kind and Will be In none
provided that you accede promptly to
the terms which I am going TO give
you. II you do not yon viii never see
her again
There was n cold. self confident. con
vincinG tone TO the voice that sent q
shiver through the btlionhirc's nerves
He wiped the cold swear from his
brow with one hand while with the
other he cluuE to the ret'eiver and
pressed II to his ear The strunEe voice
went on. for he was incapable for the
moment of interruption OF reply:
IF you meet my demand she Will
be restored to you without publicity
and without injury You nre the rich
est man in the world they say. Tou
best know how you have acquired
your riches. but that Is no affair Of
mine. have. however. pressing need
of a part of your plumber My terms
are S10OoO.oooE'
''What internal trick are you trying
on mel? exclaimed Mr.. Grayman. los
ing his temper and at the same time
recovering his nerve ana the incre'
dulity natural to man in such circum-
stances. ''Who are you anyway I'll
hear no more of thisl
ut must be that some crank has
found out my number" said the bill
ltOnatre to himSelE- u must see tne
company about this"
He was about TO drop the receiver
when the voice began again:
''If you want to see your daughter
again. Mr.. Grayman. you'll not try to
cut or this conversation. If you still
don't know. me ask any newspaper
man or almost any man In the street
who Alfonso Payton is and what he
does when he makes a good capture
and gets no response 10 n fair oner
repeat that have your daughter
took her from the window of her
room with my nero last night. VIII
release her for the sum that have
named. Ten million dollars will leave
hardly perceptfbIe vacancy In your
pocket, but that which viii happen TO
your daughter If you fall to pay will
pickle your heart in vltrioi- know
YOU have heart-for her,
Mr.. Grayman's anger vanished again
md cold fear began to take its
place. His incredulity vanished also
His daughter was gone. and this
might really be the explanation of her
dIsapDenrance. He suddenly remem' |
bered to have heard Of PaytOn and |
his evil dolngs. He recalled the name !
of the Chameleon also.
The voice began again. and Mr.
Grayman could but listen:
81 beg you, for your own and your
daughters sake, not to mnke the mis-
take of thinking that this Is n trick.
What / am telling you Is the exact
truth. hold the girl. and have all