The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-25

tion In air OF SOM solid Therefore.
whatever could absolutely stop vibra.
ton would necessarily stop electricity
light and sound"
but" objected Jack, "if vibration
were absolutely stopped. why wouldn't
they all three be blotted ont at once?'
'Becaase." explained barrow. the
vibrations making these three rhc-
nomena are different in charaele
Sound is made by horizontal wave
for example,. while electricity and
light are made by transverse waves.
Furthermore. the waves producing
electricity and light differ In length.
Now. It's conceivable that q condition
which would interfere with horizonta,
waves would not interfere with trans
verse waves: or that condition which
would absolutely deaden waves two
hundred and seventy tep-milllonths of
an inch long would have absolutely no
effect on those one hundred and fifty.
FIVE ten millionths of an inch long. Am
clear?'
| "Sure!" came the voices OF his au.
| dience
THAT much Eldridge and any other
man trained in elementary science al
ready knows. 1t is no secret
ut hasn't been published, observed
Hallowell grimly.
We'll, go to 1t! The task of the in
| dependent investigator. of which we
are some, is now to discover first,
what are those conditions, and. sec
ond. what causes them. With the ex.
fceptioh ofeMf. Hallowell, we all know
| wh&t this guiding powSr is."
h "Dont get It," growled Simmons.
L s9.Fow. look here, Simmons, you are
very loyal to Mccarthy, for whatever
reason. but your loyalty is misplaced.
For one thing. your man has disap-
peared. and win not return, That last
message scared him out For another
thing, we're going to need you in our
campaign. the worst way"
I'm from Copenhagen; you got to
show me-" said Simmons.
barrow laughed softly
Well show YOU all right" said he.
He sketchei briefly for Halowelrs
benefit the reasoning already followed
out, and which it is therefore unneces-
sary to repeat here. $50 now he con-
cluded. "we will consider this hypothe-
sis: that these phenomena are caused
by one man in control of force cap
able of deadening vibrations In ether
and solids within certain definite lin.
It's"
why do you limit it9" cried Halo
we'll.
/ Because we have had but one mani
festation at time. II this Unknown
were out really to frighten--which
seems to be his intention-it would be
much more effective to visit us with
absolute darkness and absolute silence
combined. That would be really ter
rifying. He has not done so. There
fore, conclude that his power is linn
| tied In applicability"
isn't that little doubtful" spoke
mp Jack
"Of course" said Darrow cheerfully.
That's where we're going to win out
on this sporting proposition with our
| dear Brother Eldridge. He won't &C.
cept any hypothesis unless 1t is abso-
lutely copper-riveted. We will"
Il think you underestimate FL
bridge" spoke up Hallowell. Hes
the only original think-tank in viii
lage of horse troughs"
Il don't underestimate him one bit
| countered barrow; but we have
head start on him with our reasoning;
| that's all He's absolutely sure to
come to the conclusions have just de-
| tailed. only he'll get there little
more slowly That's why want you
in on this thing, Hallowell."
"How's that?"
| Wen publish everything up to Gate
and cut the ground from under him."
| whats you special crouch on Eli
| bridge, anyway" asked Jack.
| Il like to worry him." replied Percy
! barrow non-committauy
| At that moment the darkness dis
| appeared as though some one had
| turned a switch. The reporter, the
operator and the SCIENTISTS young as
| sistant moved involuntarily as though
| lodging, and blinked Darrow shaded
| his eyeB with one hand and proceeded
as though nothing had happened,
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