Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-16

the scientist, Graped in a pale-pins silk kimono embroidered with light blue butterflies, scraping methodicallJ at his face with safety-razor. At the sight the young fellow came to ar abrupt stop, as though some one had met him with dash of cold water in the face.
 'Helioi" said he, in constrained voice. Just up?"
 Darrow cast a glance through his long silky lashes at the newcomer.
 Yes, my amiable young canine, just up"
 Jack looked somewhat puzzled al the appellation. but seated himself.
 Helen said you wanted to see me, he suggested. <.
 Darrow leisurely cleaned the com ponent parts of his safety-razor, wash, ed and anointed his face, and turned
 'T do." said he, If you're game.
 "Of course Pm game!" cried the boy indignantly.
 Darrow surveyed his fresh, young eager face and the trim taut bulk oi him with dispassionate eyes.
 Are you?' he remarked simply Possibly But you're not the man tc be sure of it."
 q didn't mean it as bragging," criet Jack. flushing.
 Surely not" drawled Darrow stretching out his long legs. But nc man can tell whether or not he's game until he's tried out. That's no refiec ton on him, either. remember once I went through seeing my best friend murdered; being shot at dozen times myself as I climbed a cliff; seeing Q pirate ship destroyed with all on board apparently by the hand of Providence; escaping from a big volcanic bust-uI into a cave, and having the cave en. trance drop down shut behind me. was as cool as a cucumber all through it. I remember congratulating my. self that, anyhow, I was going to die game"
 By Jovei" murmured Jack War. ford, staring at him fascinated. Evf dently, the super-beautiful garment had been forgotten.
 Then a war-ship's crew rescued me; and I broke down completely and acted like silly ass. I wasn't game at all; I'd just managed to post. pone finding it out for a while"
 it was just the reaction!" cried Jack.
 Well. if that sort of reaction hap. pens along before the trouble is all oyer, 1t looks uncommonly like loss Of nerve" Percy Darrow pointed out. @No man knows whether or not he's game" he repeated. However" he smiled whimsically, q imagine you're likely to postpone your reactions as well as the next"
 Whats up? What do you want me to do?"
 stick by me; obey orders" said Darrow.
 Whats up?"
 Did you notice anything in the pa, pers this mornfng7"
 They're full of this electrical fail ure last night. Haven't you seen them?"
 Not yet. While I dress, tell me what they say"
 The worst was In the tubes" Warford began, but Darrow interrupt cd him
 q could tell you exactly what must have happened" said he, If the fail. ure was complete. Never mind that Was the condition general, or only local? How far did it extend?"
 Tt seemed to be confined 10 New York. and only about to Highbridge" |" Long Island? JeTsey?"
 Yes; it hit them, too
 What are the theories?"
 T couldn't see that they had any that 1 could understand" said Jack. There's some talk of the influence of a comet"
 "Rubbishi Who sprung that?"
 Professor Aitken, think"
 He ought to know better. Any others?"
 T couldn't understand them all. There was one of polarizing the island because of the steel structures; and the"
 No human agency7"
 'what7"
 "No man or men are suspected of