Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-10
can avert the danger. !"
almost, =" said Helen.

Almost, said Helen.
81 may have missed one of the ele-
ments of the case-though I do not
think so. I can be practically GER
tain when I telephone a man / know
OR see the morning papers,
Telephone now, then. But why
when the time comes" Why not
now?"'
barrow arose to go to the teie-
phone. He shook his head.
LET Eldridge do his best. He has
always Observation-Disclosures Now
he will fail, and he will fail in the
most spectacular, the most public
way possible"
He lifted his eyes, usually so
dreamy so soft brown. Helen was
startled at the lambert flash in their
depths. He sauntered from the ROOM
After moment she heard his voice
in conversation with the man he had
called.
"Hallowell?" he said, good luck to
find you. Did our friend leave on
the Celtic? No? Sure he didn't
sneak off in disguise? I'll trust you
to think of everything. Sure! Meet
me at Simmons's wireless in half an
hour"
Helen heard the click as he hung up
the receiver. A moment later he
lounged back into the room
"All right" he said. My jobs
done"
"Done!" echoed Helen in surprise.
"Eeither I'm right or I'm wrong"
said barrow. Every element of the
game Is now certainly before me. II
my poor reasoning is correct I shall
receive certain proof of that fact
within half an hour. If it is wrong,
then I'm away off, and Eldridge's
methods will win If any can"
What is the proof?" Aren't you
wildly excited? Tell met cried
Helen.
1.-THE proof is whether OIL, not GER
tain message has been received over
a certain wireless said barrow. 'I'll
know soon enough. But that is not
the question; can not you get out Of
town for a little while?"
Helen surveyed him speculatively.
IF there is no danger, I can see no
reason for it." she stated at length.
with decision. "If there is danger
you should warn great many
Others"
"But if that warning might precipi-
tate the danger?"
''Shall go or stay?" she demanded,
ignoring the equivocation.
barrow considered.
"Stay," he decided at last. 'Trl bet
more than my life that I'm right" he
muttered "Now." he continued, a
trifle more brislSly. "be prepared for
fireworks. Unless I'm very much mis-
taken this little old town is going va
riously and duly to be stood on its
head at odd times soon. That's the
way I size it up. Don't be frightened
don't get caught unprepared. think
we've had the whole bag of tricks.
AT almost any moment we're likely
to be cut off from all cleo
trioity, all sound, or all light
never more than one at a time. inn
agine we shall have ample warning,
but perhaps not. In any case, don't
be frightened. It's harmless in it.
self. Better stay home nights. You
can reassure your friends If you want
to; but on no account get my name
in this. If I am quoted it will do in
calculable harm"
why not tell the public that it is
harmless?" demanded Helen. Think
of the anxiety the accidents, the
genuine terror it would save"
barrow rose slowly to go. He
walked quite deliberately over to
Helen, and faced her for a moment in
silence.
Helen he said, impressively, at
last, 81 have talked freely with you
because 1 felt I could trust you. Be-
lieve me, I know the exigencies of
this case better than you do; and you
must obey me in what / say. I am
speaking very seriously. If you allow
your sympathies to act on the very
limited knowledge you possess you
will probably bring about incalculable
harm. We walk in safety only while
we stick to the path. If you try to
act in any case on what your judg-
ment or your sympathies may advise,
and without consulting me, you may
cause the city, the people and all that
you know or care for>to be blotted
out of existence. Do you understand?
Do you believe me?"
Il understand; / believe you," re-
peated the girl, a trifie family.
barrow left without further cere-
mony. Helen stood where he had left
her on the rug, staring after him,
new expression in her eyes. She had
known Percy Darrow for many years.
Always she had appreciated his intel
lect, but deprecated what she had
considered his incidence, his softness
of character, his tendency to let
things drift. For the first time she
realized that not Invariably do man
ners make the man.