Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-27

copyrlshs ION. TAs Sssas.Ass,iu osasas.
barrow selected several clippings
from his bundle OF papers.
"Here are reports indicating High
bridge, Corona, Flstbush. Morr1sania,
Fort Leo, Bay Ridge ~ tho farthest
points at which the phenomsnA weeo
manifested. It oecurred TO NOBODY -
connect these points With . psooll
line. II that line u made curved. In.
stead Of straight, It will be found TO
constitute . complete circle whose
center Is tho Atlas Buildins!"
The audience broke into s1eaano'
tions.
Going back to my former fmprsos
sions, remembered that the pail Of
blackness extended this far and that
far In the various directions. % that
1t required not much Imagination %
visualize it a. . sphere OF darkness.
And strangely enough the center Of
that sphere seemed 10 be located
somewhere near the Aoor On which was
installed the United Wireless instru'
ments. It at once became probable
that what we may call tho nullifyinS
impulses radiated in ill directions
through the ether from their seeding
instrument.
Next called upon the janitor u
the Atlas Building. representing my.
self as looking for . suitable ONCE
from which to conduct my invostigA-
tons. In this manner gained admits
sion to all unrented ohlces. All were
empty. I then asked after the ono
next door, but was told It was rented
as Q storeroom by an eccentric gen
tleman now away on his travels. That
was enough. I now knew that W had
to do with . man next door. and not
miles distant, a. purely scientific rsa.
soning would seem to prove"
But Professor Eldridge's sxpsrt
ments-" began Jack.
II am coming to that" interrupted
barrow. when Eldridge began 70
call up Monsieur x. that gentleman
answered without thought OF suspi-
cion; nor was he even aware Of the
very ingenious successive wsaksninSs
OF the current. In fact, 80 merely the
thickness Of = roof separated his 70
ceivinx instrument from the wires
from which the messages were sent,
1t 10 probable that Eldridge might
have weakened HE current down prac-
tically to nihil. and still Monsieur K
would have continued 70 got bic mso-
sage"
"wouldn't he have noticed the
sending getting wsaksrf'' asked Jack
shrewdly.
Not until the very last. Our send
ing must have made Q tremendous
crash. anyway. and hs probably read It
by sound through the wall"
"But at about the afty-mile limit oe
sending We lost him." objected Jack.
"You mean ct about two o'elosk In
the morning." amended Dsrro1.
"Eh? Yes, Il was about two. But
how did he get On TO what 6drldSe
was doins3"
"He read It in the paper" replied
Darrow. AT twelve tho reporters
left. At little before two our enter
prising friend. the Despatch. issued
an extra in it, usual praissworthy Of
fort to enlighten tho late Broadway
jag. Monsieur x read It, and knew
exactly what was mp"
How do you know?"
because I read the extract ny.
self"
'But even then7"
"Then he began to pay more aftsn'
ton. It was easy enough TO faks
when he knew what was doing. Eor
all know, he could hear Eldhdge
giving his directions"
The company present ruminated
over the disclosures thus far made.
About the City Hall AFFAIR."" asked
Helen finally.
II used to sit where could com
mand the hail." said Darrow. and,
therefore. I was aware that Monsieur
X never left his room. To mako the
matter certain, powdered tho sill
Of the door with talcum, which re-
newed every day after the cleaners
You remember we got to talking very
earnestly In the hall. 20 earnestly that
I, for one, forgot to watch. Whsn
realized my remissr sss, saw that the
powder on the sill had been disturbed
that Monsieur x had gone out.
my first thought then was to warr
the people. To that end was on my
way to the Despatch office when sheer
chance switched me into the City Hall
tragedy. l possessed myself Of the
apparatus"
THAT was the square black bas!'
cried Jack. /.
"Of course-and hustled back to thu
Atlas Building. You can bet wal
relieved when found that Monsieur !
had returned to his lair"
"Talcum disturbed again3" aSkot
Jack.
Precisely"
"And the black baSr
Contained merely . model wireless
apparatus with ciockwork arrange
ment set to close the circuit at . Ger
tain time. That 10 why Monsieur =
was not involved n his own catas
trophe."
II sect"
"Then all I had to do was to sit still
and wait for him TO become danger
GUS"
How did you dare to take sucl
chances?" cried Helen.
II took no chances" answered Oal
row. Don't You see? II he were y
attempt to destroy the city. he mus
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