Bisbee daily review., 1913-10-26

Cheerful thought" he suggested. Suppose the whole four million should want to get out at the same time,"
 Eldridge had come back to the wire less office thoroughly bewildered. It is wellknown fact that the exact scientist is the hardest man to fool, but the most fooled if fooled at all. Witness the extent to which noted sci. entists have been taken in by faking spiT1tualist mediums. Sc with Fl. drsdge. His hypothesis had been so carefully worked out that the failure of it's logic threw his mind into con fusion. Until he could discover the weak link in his chain of reasoning, that confusion must continue.
 An hour and half after the bulletin announcing the failure of the search had been posted, Eldridge rushed into the wireless office. The plague of darkness had lifted after fifteen min utes' duration.
 Call Monsieur X," he gasped to the day operator. In fifteen minutes, by rapid substitutions of batteries to weaken or strengthen the sending cur rent. he had predetermined his preyi- ous data. Apparently, without the shadow of a doubt, Monsieur x was within the circle.
 He may be at sea-" suggested the operator.
 But Eldridge shook his head. The circle Of the sea had been well pa. trolled, and for days.
 Begin all over again." drawled Darrow. 'I told you that you were on the wrong track"
 Eldridge glanced at him. q can't say that you've done mueh!' | said he tartly. "No?' queried Darrow, with one oi his slow and eEasperating smiles. Perhaps not But you'd better get to thinking. You won't be able always to take things eazy. You may have to hustle before iong."
 There nas been, I admit" said Fl dridge stifiy, repeating in substance the interview he had already given i Sut, some flaw in our chain of req soning. This it will be necessary tC review with the object of revision i Every physical manifestation must l have some physical and definite cause: ! and this can be found if time enough is bestowed on it. Often the process Of elimination is the only method b, which the truth can be determined" Darrow chuckled.
 ] Look out the process of elimina ton doesn't overtake you" he re l marked.
 Eldridge detailed the same reason ing, at greater length, to the men whC had employed him. These were very impatient. Business was being no merely impeded. but destroyed. Thei 1 customers had no time for them; thei 1 employees were in many cases leaving their jobs. They called in all tn, help they could to assist Eldridgel speculations. but in the end they hat to fall back OF the scientist as thu best on the market. The case was no left in his hands alone, however. Ate a meeting they offered a reward to an, one discovering and putting to an ent the disconcerting phenomena.
 Here's where we make money Jack, big money" observed Darrov when he read this offer It'll be big ger before we get through. You ant I can have the little expedition to Vol cano Island"
 Nothing suits me better" sail Jack Are you sure we'll get it?"
 Sure" said Darrow.
 Monsieur x had of course honoret the waiting world with a message. I followed the fifteen minutes of dark ness: '@Fo the People: I have been patIen
 and have stayed my hand in order tha
 you may learn the vanity of your en deayor. Who are ye that ye shall striy to take me? Vanity and foolishness l your portion. Now ye know my powe l and ye will listen unto my words as [ l the words of the master. Ye must hun down this man Mccarthy and deliver hir l over unto me If every one Of you give 1 himself to the task, 10, 1t Is quickly done
 Bestir yourselves against the wrath t ] ccDe."
 These events occupied the thre
 days of the ordered exodus. The tim was further filled with rumor that eve grew more dire. Gradually bushes
 ~as suspended entirely Those whl
 could not or would not go away stoot
 about talking matters over, and, a . is always the case. matters did no improve in the telling The only aG ! tivity in the city was that bent ol : seeking out the abiding place of Moi ] sier x
 Eldridge had now come to the COT 5 elusion that he had perhaps been mis
 taken in confning his efforts to 8
 small an area. In fact, further expel
 iments rendered hazy the arbitrar
 outlines formerly determined for tn
 zone of danger. At times Monsieur 3 answered well within the forty-five ( mile mark; at times somewhat beyon l. the end of the ffty-mile radius. E F dridge immediately undertook a serie 2 of more delicate experiments by mean ? of indicators especially designed b { him for the occasion. Once more tn t little wireless office became the focu 9 of reportorial attention.
 ] ~Our major premises we find still [ r be correct" announced Eldridge in tn :. coldly didactic manner characteristi