The Detroit times., 1913-04-22
Confusion Worse confoundsd.

!.
Il sponndence into a profound reaction.
n Certainty gave place 10 complete dis
p trust. Rumor gained ground. The
k>oxodus Increased. Where formerly
4 only those who could do 81 without
great sacrifice or Inconvenience had
n left town. now people were beginning
h to out loose at any cost. Men resigned
y their positions In order to get their
FAMILIES awny; others began 10 ar
range their alfairs AZ best they might
80 though for a long vacation. As yet
panic had not appeared openly In the
light OF day. but she lurked IN the
I44hadows Of mems hearts.
The railroads and steamboats, were
beyond their capacity. Extra
trains followed one another as close
y togcther as the block signals would
b allow them TO run. Humanity packed
n the cara. Il was like q continual series
of football days. In three OF them II
was estimated that TWO hundred thou
rand people had left Manhattan. II
would have been physically impossible
v for the transportation lines to have
Nj carried . thousand more They had
h reached their capacity; the spigot was
Oman.
Percy barrow showed Jack the
II headlines to this effect
~Cheereul thought" he suggested
z s'Hupp0se the whole four million
<SahOuld want TO get out ut the same
\ tfme!"
NIdridxe had come back to the wire
les once thoroughly bewildered IL
Eta weII-knOwn fact that the exact
scientist Is the hardest man to fool.
h but the most fooled IL fooled at all.
<zf <hA n which nOta0
$Sscientists have been taken in by fax
lnG spirituAlist mediums. SO with
Eldridge. His hypothesis had been so
M carefully worked out that the failure
n 81 It's logic threw his mind into con-
Il fusion. Until he could discover the
weak link In his chain of reasoning,
B that confusion must continue.
NH An hour and a half after the bulle-
h tin announcing the failure OF the
X search had been posted, Eldridge rush.
Il "a into the wireless once. The plague
\ az darkness had lifted after fifteen
Il minutes' duration.
"Call Monsieur x" he gasped to the
day operator. In fifteen minutes, by
u rapid substitutions OF batteries to
or strengthen the sending cur
Il rent. he had determined his pre-
n v1ous data. Apparently, without the
shadow OF doubt, Monsieur X. was
ESWithin the circle
''He may be at sea- suggested the
~ operator.
But Eldridge shook his head. The
ES circle OF the sea had been well pa
e. trolled. and for days. 9
Begin over again." drawled barrow.
Ell told You that you were on the
wrong track"
EldridEe glanced at him.
Fl can't say that you've done much!'
S&id he tartly.
s.No?- queried barrow. with one Of
n his slow and exasperating smiles.
Perhaps not. But you'd better get
b ~ thinking. You won't be able al
&s~ays to take things easy. You may
q have 70 hustle before. long" T
There has been, admit said
Eldridge stifly, repeating In sub
! stance the interview he had already
given put. some nav in our chain OF
4 feasoning. This II will be necessary
u 20 review With the object OF revision.
Y Every physical manifestation must
have some physical and definite
E*Cause; and this can be found II time
4 enough Is bestowed on ~. Often the
process OF elimination Is the only
X methQd by which the truth can be de-
N terSnined., M
NJ barrow chuckled.
MI Look out the process Of elimination
u doesn't overtake YOU" he remarked.
Hldridge detailed the same reason
Il Ing, at greater length TO the men who
N had employed him. These were very
~ Impatient. Business was being not
Y merely impeded. but destroyed. Their
customers had no time for them; their
n employees were In many cases leaving
II their Jobs. They called In all the help
N they could 10 assist Eldridge's specu-
X latjons, but In the end they had TO
y fall back OH the scientist az the best
" en- the market. The case was not left
Y In his hands alone. however After a
y meeting they offered reward 10 any
one discovering and putting TO an end
81 the disconcerting phenomena
Here's where we make money.
Jack. big money" observed barrow
when he read this offer. "It'll be big.
her before We get through. You and
ENe can have the little expedition 10
~ Volcano Island"
Nothing suits me better said
n lack, Are you sure well get IT."
Sure" said barrow.
Monsieur X had az course honored
w J0o WdltfnB WOTiu Win message. IL
fcllOwed the fifteen minutes or dark
nese;
ITO the Peoples~l have been patient
land have stayed my hand In order
4 that you may learn the vanity OF your
N ondeavor. Who ARC We that We shall
strive 60 take me? Vanity and fool
Il 1ehness IL your portion. Now ye know
e my power and ye VIII listen unto my
~ 10 the words ~ the Master
'sfYe must hunt down this man McCar-
S1thy and deliver him over unto me. II
every one OF you gives himself 10 the
Eftaok, TO- Il 10 quickly. done, Bestir
n yourselves against the wrath TO
81 These events occupied the three
days OF the ordered exodus. The time
isAs further, nlled with rumor that ever
Egfew more dire, Gradually business
iWas Suspended entirely, Those who
& could not or would not 20 away stood
.ahcht talking matters oyer. and, as is
Always the case. matters did not im-
prove In the telling The only activ-
Nv IN the city was that bent on seek
4 Inc out the abiding-pia of Mon
q oleur X
Esldrtdee had now come to the con
y ciusion that he had perhaps been mis-
ttfoken in combining his EFFORTS 20 so
tmaIl an area In fact. further ex-