The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-12
CHAPTER WI.
(Cortinued.)

Jack spoke twice, then closed his
lips IN grim straight line. He held
his elbows close TO his sides, and
looked ready for anything.
A look OF mild triumph illumined
Percy Darrow's usually lanPuid coun-
tenance. He stepped quickly 10 the
wall, and turned the button OF the In.
candescent globe. The light instant
ly glowed. AT this he nodded twice
more. From his pocket he drew u
notebook and pencil, wrote In II a
few words, and handed it TO the dazed
and uncertain boss
Il was right barrow had scrawied.
This proves IT, It's BY no means the
end Better be good"
McCarthy's bulldog courage had re-
covered from its first daze. He be-
gan 10 see that this visitation was not
entirely personal, bur extended also
TO his two companions. This relieved
his mind, for he had suspected some
strange new apoplexy.
Did you expect this?" he wrote.
Darrow nodded.
-- Together the three ghosts left the
phantom Office, and gided down the
PhahAoul oiiiNI bhOblS III VAR
GUS stages or alarm were already
making their way down the stairs
Some OF them spoke, but no sound
came. one woman. her eyes fright
ened. reached out furtively TO touch
her neighbor. apparently 10 assure
herself of his reality. Urged by an
uncomfortable impulse, man thrust
his hand through the ground glass OF
Il Ia
and crashed TO the tile floor. The
pieces broke--silently. II was as
though the man had been the figure
I'm cinematograph illusion. He
stared al his cut and bleeding hand
The woman who had touched the man
suddenly threw back her head and
screamed They could see her eyes
roll back her face change color. could
discern the straining OF her throat
No sound came
AT this a panic seized them. Tney
rush down the stairs, clambering over
one another pushing, scrambling, fan.
ing A mob OF a hundred men Fought
for precedence Blows were struck.
No faintest murmur OF tumult came
from their futile heat. II might nave
been the riot OF waX-works IN "a
vacuum.
They fell into the lower hallway,
and fought their way 10 the street
and stood there dazed and staring,
strange wlldeyed, white-iaced, bloody
crew. The hurrying avenue stopped
10 gaze on them curiously. gathering
compact in mob that blocked all
traffic Policemen pushed their way
In and began roughly TO question
and To question in real audible words.
But for the space OF full minute
these people stood th:re staring up
ward. drinking In the blessed SOUND
that poured in on them lavtshly from
the life OF the street; drinking deep
gulps OF air. as though air had lacked.
barrow. and with MIN Jack war
ford, had descended more leisurely.
Before leaving the building barrow
placed the fiat of his hands over MS
ears. and motioned Jack TO do the
same Thus they missed the stun
ming effect OF receiving the world o!
noise all at once; as man goes 10
a bright light from dark room FUR
thermore, barrow returned several
times from the sound 10 the silence
trying to determine where the line OF
demarcation was drawn. Then, mo-
tionng TO Jack, he began methodlcal-
ly TO make his way through the
crowd
This proved 10 be by no means an
easy task Rumors Of all sorts were
afoot Some bold spirits were testing
new sensation by venturin., into the
corridor OF the building. The police
were undecided as 10 what should be
done. One or two reporters were al
ready at hand, Investigating McCar-
thy. his assurance returned, was con-
yersing earnestly with police cap
tain.
Percy Darrow. closely followed by
Jack, managed TO worm his way
through the crowd, and finally de-
bouched on Broadway.
What was 1t? What struck us?
demanded Jack. do you know
II can guess: in essence, SAID
Percy. II was pretty sure after last
evenings trouble; but this under
scores It, proves it. Also, it opens the
way
What do you mean"
along the lines of these phenom-
ena there are two more things pos
sible. Possible. | say They might
be called certain, were we dealing
only with theory: but there Is stu
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