Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-10
continued from Yesterday

Like the Atlas building" Oar
row smiled at her. well, here's a
very good exposition in words of one
syllable. I'll leave YOU the paper.
Professor, what have you concluded
as to the causes?'
They are yet to be determined"
Pardon me-" drawled barrow,
they have been determined-or at
least their controlling power"
I'm what way, may I ask?' in
quired Professor Eidrialge formally.
VERY simply. BY the exercise of a
little reason. / am going to tell you,
because l want you to start fairly
with me; and because you'll know all
about it in the morning, anyway"
Your idea-the one you told us
yesterday-is to be published?" cried
Helen, leaning forward with interest.
1.-The basis of it will be- replied
barrow. "Now'-he turned to Ell
dridge-''listen carefully; I'm not go
ing to indulge in many explanations.
Malachi Mccarthy. political boss of
this city, has made a personal enemy
of a half crazed or at least unbal-
anced man, who has in some way
gained limited power over etheric
and other vibrations. This power
Monsieur X, as 1 call him-the UNI
known-has employed in fantastic
manifestations designed solely for the
purpose of frightening his enemy into
leaving this country"
Eldridge was listening with the
keenest attention, his cold gray eyes
glittering frostily behind their toric
lenses.
"You support your major hypothe-
sis, 1 SUPPOSE" he demanded calmly.
by wireless messages sent from
Monsieur x to Mccarthy, in which he
predicts or appoints in advance the
exact hour at which these manifesto
tions take place."
In advance, I understand you to
say"
Precisely
THE proof is as conclusive for
merely prophetic ability as for power
over the phenomena.
"In formal logic; not in common
sense
Eldridge reflected a moment
further, removing his glasses, with
the edge of which he tapped method
ically the palm of his left hand,
Helen had sunk back into the depths
of her armchair, and was watching
with immobile countenance but
wildly interested eyes the progress
of the duel.
Granting for the moment your ma
jor hypothesis Eldridge stated al
last, 81 follow your other essential
statements. The man is unbalanced
because he chooses such a method OF
accomplishing simple end"
quite So
His power is limited because it
has been applied to but one manifes-
tation of etheric vibration at time,
and each manifestation has had de-
fined duration"
barrow bowed. "You are the only
original think-ta he quoted Hal
lowelPs earlier remark.
you are most kind to place me in
possession of these additional facts, "
said Eldridge, resuming his glasses,
''for naturally my conclusions, based
on incomplete premises, could hardly
be considered more than tentative.
The happy accident of an acquaint-
ance with the existence of the these
wireless messages and this personal
enmity gave you a manifest but arti-
fetal advantage in the construction
of your hypothesis"
ibid I not see you in the corridor
of the Atlas building the day of the
first electrical failure?" asked OAR
row.
Certainly"
"Then you had just as much to go
on as l did," drawled Darrow, half
closing his eyes. The long dark
lashes fell across his cheek, invest
ing him in his most harmless and
effeminate look.
II fail to-"
Eyes, you fail, all right" inter-