Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-04

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CHAPTER VI.
TIE Wssaeh . Cons.
Did you ever meet McCarthyfs
asked barrow. - the elevator Of the
Atlas sprang upward.
Never"
well. no matter what he says OF
does. I.vaAt 20 % say nothing moth
Correct said .J.st: I'm down.
charge"
THAT'S right Darrow approved
'Flrst Of az wait outside until I call
you"
mccarthy .was already at his desk,
and in eyil. humor. When Darrow en-.
tered. he merely looked up and
Srowled. &
Good morning Darow greeted
him easily. ANY wireless this morn,
inSl" }2:
Mccarthy threw back his lssvy
head.
.That damn ,opsrator's been leak.
ing!" he cried.
$50 there are 'wireless,'" observed
barrow. mo. your operator didn't
leak. Who 10 her
III he dial.t' leak. what did you say
that for9"-
I'm a good Euesser," replied Oar
row enigmatically. '-They say any
thing about q Sign being sent, and
such talk?'
You've been eetttn' tho dope your
self out of the air. returned Mo-
Carthy sullenly.
Look here. my fat friend" draw1ed
Da1row. his eye. hail closing. I'm get
ting nothing from anywhere except in
my own gray matter. What do your
messages have to say1'
why should I tell you?" :.
Because I'm interested-and be-
cause know Who som en-"
$50 do l." snarled Mccarthy. IN
gust Of temper.
and I'm beginning to suspect he's
man to look out for. And doubt
II you'll ever md him. OF course.
he's responsible for the row last night
-as we'll az for the trouble In the
Atlas Building tho night before"
81 don't know whether he n or not. {"
''Oh. yes. yca do; and do; and the
wireless man does. We're tho only
three. Tho rest Of them arc still
figuring on comets
''Wsll?"
II don't suppose there's any real
doubt left fnsyqur mind but that this
man can turn the juice OF again, e
he wants tot"
81 don't know as he die Il" persisted
Mccarthy stoutly.
Nov, how long do you suppose
you'd last Il the public should get on
70 the fact that this hidden power was
going to exert itself again unlees you
left town."
A slight moisture beloved Nc
Carthy's forehead.
''Not all syour police. nor an your
power could save you. II the general
public once became thoroughly con-
WINGED that It was to 30 through an
other experience like last nights I'M
less It ousted you. Why. . mob Of .
million mon would gather against you
in an hour. You see." drawled Percy
barrow, why. you'd better look after
that wireless man of yours-and me-"
and you" repeated Mccarthy.
what do you want?"
II want 70 sses those wireless mes
sages. first u ALL said Dazrow.
reaching out his hand.
Mccarthy hesitated; then swiftly
thrust forth the Aimsies. Da1ow,
slight smile curv1ng his full red lips.
held them 70 the light. They read -
follows:
''MccaYthy: "A sign was promised you
at six o'clock. It has been sent. Repent
and beware! DO while there ID Jet time.
There wers four Of these, couched
In almost identical language. The
nth and last message was shorter:
.xcc..lhy: T,se from tho wrath to
: what. said Dafrow, els to prevent
the other operators who must have
caught this message from giving It
to the public? What. indeed. ~ to
prevent M appealing direct to the
public7",
II don'tA know. confessed Mccarthy
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