The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-06

the background listening. and Darrow
lounged gracefully in front OF the fire,
From the beginning" Helen was
commanding him, and expect inter
ruptions."
Well" began Darrow. "it's a little
difficult to get started. But let's be.
gin with the phenomena themselves
I've told you before. how. when was
In Jail. | worked out their nature and
the fact that they must draw their
power from some source that could be
exhausted or emptied. You have read
thought Monsieur X was at distance
and on height. He took as the
basis OF his reasoning one fact in con.
nection with tho wireless messages
we were receiving-that they were
faint. and therefore presumably far
distant or sent by weak battery. He
neglected. or passed over as an i'm
portant item of tuning, the further
fact that tue instrument In the Atlas
Building was the only Instrument to
receive Monsieur KS messages.
Now. that fact might be explained
either on the very probable supposi.
ton that our receiving instrument
happened In what we may call its I'm.
dertones TO be the only one tuned to
the sending instrument OF Monsieur
x or It might be because our instru-
ment was nearer Monsieur KS instru-
ment than any other. This was UNI
likely because of the quality OF the
sound-it sounded to the expert OPP
orator as though II came from dis
lance, Nevertheless, It was q posi-.
bility. Taken by itself. 1t was not
nearly so good possibility as the
other. Therefore. Eldridge chose the
other,
There were number OF other
strictly scientific considerations OF
equal importance. do not hesitate to
say that IL | had been Influenced only
by the scientific considerations,
should have followed Eldridges lead
without the slightest hesitation. But
az told him at the time, a man must
have Imagination and human sympa-
thy to get next to this sort OF thing.
Leaving all science aside, for the
moment, what do we find In the mes
sages to Mccarthy? First, q command
to leave within specified and brief
period: second. threat In case OF
disobedience. That threat was always
carried out"
Darrow turned to Mrs. Warford.
with your permission. should like
to smoke" said he. II can follow my
thought better"
by all means" accorded the Lady.
Darrow lighted his cigarette, pulled
moment. and continued:
For instance, at three O'Clock he
threatens to send sign unless Nc
Carthy leaves town by six. Mccarthy
does not leave town. Promptly at six
the sign comes- What do YOU make
Of it?"
Nobody stirred
Why" resumed barrow. "how, II
Monsieur x was hundred miles or
80 away. as Eldridge figured, did he
know that Mccarthy had not obeyed
him? We must suppose, from the
probable fact OF that knowledge, that
either Monsieur X had an accomplish
who was keeping him informed, or
he must be near enough to get the in
formation himself"
There is a third possibility" broke
In Jack. Monsieur X might have sent
along his sign at six o'clock, any
how, just for general results"
Darrow nodded his approval.
"Good boy, Jack" said he. That is
just the point | could not. be sure
about. But finally. at the time. YOU
will. remember. when | predicted Nc.
Carthy's disappearance, Monsieur
made q definite threat. He said" OBJ
served barrow, consulting one Of thu
bundle OF papers he held in his hand
MY patience is at an end. You
last warning will he sn- 49, - 81
thirty this morning. Ii you do not
sail on the Celtic at noon, shaiN
strike and so forth. The Celtic sailed.
at noon, without Mccarthy. At twelve
thirty came the first message to the
people calling on them to deliver up
the traitor that is among you How
aid Monsieur Z know that Mccarthy
had not sailed on the Celtiei The an
swer Ia now unavoidable: either sinl
accomplice must have sent him word
to that effect or he must have datsDI
mined the fact for himself.
Il eliminated the hypothesis Of m
scoomplice on the arbitrary aZnund ~