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barrow smiled,


II he communicated at all, Vt would be
by wireless, as that Ia the easiest
way to cover his trail. remembered
your telephone message from the IA
natlc about sending a sign Immedi-
ately after, the Atlas Building ex-
perienced on q small scale what next
day tho city experienced on a larger
scale. It was legitimate inference to
connect one with the other. OF course,
II our telephone friend was the man
who had brought these thing about, he
had done IL to force you to do what
he demanded But he would lose the
effect of his lesson unless you under
stood his connection with the matter.
Hence, concluded that you must have
received messages-by wireless-and
that they must have repeated the
warning as to sign being sent. II
was very simple"
You're smart, all right" conceded
Mccarthy.
After a moment the wireless opera
tor came in.
Simmons" said Mccarthy. answer
this mans questions"
They will be in regard to these
messages" said Darrow. Where are
they FROM"
| Somewhere in the one-hundred to
two-hundred mile circles, depending on
the power Of the sending instrument.
replied the operator promptly.
Are you sure?"
| ar l.. 80 oil I.
and I've had experience enough so
can tell by the sound Of the sending
about how far off they come FROM
And this was from somewhere
about one to two hundred miles away,
you Think"
Yes, SIR"
do you know whether any other
instrument caught tbis?"
mo, only mine." He was very posi-
tive.
How do you know"
"Mr. Mccarthy had me inquire"
How do you account for it,"
Il don't know, except that maybe
my instrument happened to be just
tuned to catch 1t. That's another
reason l know 1t was from far of. The
farther away the sending instrument,
the nearer exactly it has to be tuned
to the receiving instrument. If 1t was
nearer, most anybody'd get IT."
Percy barrow nodded.
That's all, / guess. No, hold on
Did any of these come between sfz
ard eight last EVENING""
For the first time the operator
smiled.
mo, sir; my instrument was dead
He went out.
"Well?" growled Mccarthy.
"T don't know; but ! can see more
trouble
Let him turn off his juice" blus
tered the boss; well be ready, next
time"
Percy barrow smiled. -
"Will your" he contented hints.
BY saying. Then after moments
pause. he added. I'll agree to stop this
fellow If you'll give me an absolutely
free hand. I'll even agree to find
&. him"
What do you want?"
81 want a job, a good engineering
construction job, for friend of mine
What can he do?
HE can learn. l want a good hon
est place where he can learn under q
good man."
who is he?"
"Ill bring him in
A moment later Jack, in answer tc
a summons, entered the Office.
Mccarthy stared at him. What
kind Of a job?" he growled.
Something active and out of doors.
barrow answered for him; streets
water, engineering"
Its a holdup," said Mccarthy sui
lenly drawing a tablet toward himself
and thrusting the stub OF pencil into
his mouth.
"A benefcent and just holdup," add
ed barrow; the first of its kind In
this city"
Mccarthy glared at him malevo
lently.
1T don't 60 unless you deliver the
goods" he threatened
Understood" agreed barrow.
Whats his name?" demanded Mo
Carthy, withdrawing the pencil stub
and preparing to write.
His name" answered barrow, "if
John Warford, Junior"
Mccarthy started to his feet with
below of rage. his face turning pur
pie.
"Of all the Internal" he roared
and stopped. as though stricken dumb
For two or three words further his
mouth and throat went through the
motions of speech. Then an expires
sion Of mingled fear and astonishmeni
overspread his countenance. He sank
back into his chair. Percy Darrow
nodded twice and smiled.
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