The Glenwood post., 1913-12-06

-Begia all over asain,. AsavieA
Darrov. 4 told you tAat pa we're
on the wrong track"
Eldridge glanced at hin.
Il can't say that you've dsas noeA!"
said he tartly.
MOI" Queried Darrov. With enc of
his SLOW and exasperatiag saiIes.
perhaps not But you'd better get
to thinking. You won't be ahas always
to take things easy. Yos nay have to
hustle before Ioag."
There he's bsea, I admit" aaiA e.
driAse stiAy. rspaatiAs n ssAsGaaee
the interview - haA already sivea
ost. "sooe hav In osr eAaia e rec
soainG. rhb Il vtll - ssessaasy to
rsvisv With tAs offset Of revision.
Every Dhysioal nanifestatioa must
have soos physical anA definite cause;
and this can b found II tine eaough
IL bestowed on 1t. Often the process
Of elimination ID the only method by
which the truth can be determineA."
DarroW chuckled.
Look out the process Of elinina-
tion doesn't overtake yos." - re-
marked.
Eldridge detailed the same reason
ing. at greater length. to the msa Who
had employed him. These we're very
impatient. Business vas being not
merely impeded, but destroyed. Their
customers had no time for them; their
employees were in many cases leaving
their Jobs. They called in all the
help they could to assist Eldridge's
speculations, but in the end they had
to fall back on the scientist a. the
best on the market. The case was not
left in his hands alone, however. After
a meeting they offered a reward to any
one discovering and putting to an end
the disconcerting phenomena.
Here's where we make money.
Jack, big money" observed Darrow
when he read this offer. It'll be big
ger before we get through. You and
l can have the little expedition to Vol
cano Island"
Nothing suits me better" said
Jack. Are you sure well get it,"
Sure" said Darrow.
Monsieur X had of course honored
the waiting world with a message. 1t
followed the fifteen minutes of dark
ness:
'"ro the People: have been patient
and have stayed my hand in order that
you may learn the vanity of your en-
deavor. Who are We that ye shall strive
to take me? Vanity and foolishness In
your portion. Now We know my power
and ye will listen unto my words as to
the words OF the master. Ye must hunt
down this man Mccarthy and deliver him
over unto me. II every one of you gives
himself to the task. 10! it Is quickly done.
Bestir yourselves against the wrath to
comet"
These events occupied the three
days Of the ordered exodus. The time
was further filled with rumor that ever
grew more dire. Gradually business
was suspended entirely. Those who
could not or would not go away stood
about talking matters over. and. -
improve In the telling. The only -
tivity in the city was that bent o.
seeking out the abiding place Of Moe-
sier X.
Eldridge had now come to the Coz
clusioa that be had perhaps besa mis-
taken In combining his efforts to 20
small an area. In fact. further expsr-
iments rendered haxy the arbitrary
outlines formerly determined for the
zone Of danger. At times Monsieur x
answered well within the forty-five-
mile mark; at times somewhat beyond
the end Of the iifty-mile radius. El-
dridge Immediately undertook . series
of more delicate experiments by means
of indicators especially designed by
him for the occasion. Once more the
little wireless once became the focus
Of reportorial attention.
"Our major premises We find still to
be correct" announced Eldridge in the
coldly didactic manner characteristic
of the man. This unknown operator
il At = distance; and probably at .
height. One indication We did not take
sufficiently into consideration-thef fact
that this instrument alone IL capable
Of communication with the instru.
ment Of this individual"
Percy Darrow for the first time be.
gan to show signs Of attention. He
dropped the legs OF his chair to the
noor and leaned forward.
That would indicate, gentlemen
that the instrument whose location We
are desirous Of determining IL of 4
peculiar nature. What that nature IN
we have no means of determining &C.
curately; but in conjunction with thu
fact that our previous experiment.
failed to locate Monsieur X, We ma!
adopt the hypothesis that he wire
less apparatus Of that individual l.
not SO delicately responsive as The av
erage. IL other words, the zon'
within which he may be found is il
fact wider than we had supposed"
Darrow leaned back against the wal
aad closed his eyes. Eldridge contin
| ned eyD1aiDinR the means he had tax