The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-29
q wants an ice-cream sola

who wants an ice-cream suaa.
Then send this: Your messages
have been communicated to the people
De patient
what do you get9" asked Eldridge.
after moment
"Oh. a lot OF the same sort OF dope. "
answered Simmons YEARLY. do you
want it,"
NO, 1t Is not necessary" replied FL
dridge. But listen for another mes
sage from about the same distance
when he has finished"
Silence fell on the room. At the
end OF ten minutes Simmons raised
his head.
Il get % X @ over and over" said
he. Want THAR"
That" replied Eldridge with salts
faction. Indicates that, my crew on
the special train In the Adirondacks
two hundred miles away has heard
your message to Monsieur X" He
glanced at his watch. Nov, II you
would be SO good as to afford me a
moments assistance" he requested
Simmons, II wish to disconnect from
your battery one OF your powerful Ley
den jars. and to substitute Tor 1t one
OF weaker voltage. | ventured to in
struct my delivery man to leave q few
In the outer hall"
That wifi weaken the sending
power OF my instrument" objected
Simmons.
Exactly what wish TO do replied
,Eldridgea = e.
He's clever all right" barrow muir
INJURED admiringly to Jack. See what
hs's up tor" f& ? ~
mot yet" muttered Jack.
The substitution completed, FL
bridge again glanced at his watch.
Now" he instructed Simmons.
send the letters @ L D. and continue
to do SO until you again hear the let
tiers o X O."
Simmons set himself to the task. 1t
was long one At last he reported
his answer.
He sends o K Q ten.'" he said.
Eldridge turned TO the reporters.
THAT means that the substitution
of the smaller Leyden jar for one OF
the larger reduced the sending power
of this instrument just ten miles said
he. my crew has quite simply moved
slowly forward until 1t caught our
sending here"
Next" he instructed Simmons. "see
II you can communicate with Monsieur
X"
The operator speedily reported his
success at that. Eldridge removed his
glasses and polished their lenses.
Thus. gentlemen" said he. from
our circle Of two hundred.nile radius
we have eliminated a strip ten miles
vide. Naturally II this weakened send
Ing reaches only one hundred aud
ninety miles. and our antagonist re-
ceives our message, he must be nearer
than one hundred and ninety miles.
We will now further reduce the
strength of our sending and try again"
The younger men present broke into
a shout.
Good work." somebody cried. They
crowded about, keenly interested IN
this new method OF man-hunting. Only
barrow. tipped back In his chair
against the wall, seemed unexelted.
To Jacks whispered question he
shook his head
Its ingenious" he acknowledged.
'but he's on the wrong tack" That
was as far as he would explain, and
soon dropped into slight doze,
Throughout the greater part of the
night the experiment continued. Bat
terry by battery the sending power OF
the instrument was weakened. Mile
| by mile the special train drew nearer
until, by catching the prearranged sig-
nal, 1t determined just how far the
new sending reached Then Simmons
| tried Monsieur X. AS the latter In.
varlably answered, 1t was, OF course.
evident that he remained still In the
narrowing zone OF communication. 1t
was fascinating work. like the draw
ing of huge Invisible net.
The reporters on the morning pa.
pers mastered only with difficulty their
inclination to stay. They had to
leave before their papers went to
n-eas hut were hack again in an
iConcluded on Sixth Page.)