The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-06


stored The nsxt sysning Mccarthy 10
warned that unless he leaves At once for
Europe align viii Be sent him at six
apparatus OF New York q cut OF and the
city Is thrown into . pAnia
CHAPTER Iv-prsy p~rsvw shsnks b
has clue
CHAPTER Vie snslsw the hstp Of
Jack Wsrford. q ooilsge sthists.
CHAPTER vI-rnsy vsat Mccarthy
and ofrer TO run down the cause Of his
mysterious trouhia Mccarthy has just
received another warning By wireless.
CHAPTER What sig . dsathiy stiIi-
ness falls on the Atlas building, plotting
out AL sound Dsrrow II Arrsstsd az h,
CHAPTER Willie 10 undisturbed be-
cause be believes he 10 on the right track
and that another portent win appear At
Urf6P- --@TnM Sn3s ne wposs
town 10 thrown into darkness and eli
hearing Suspended. Under cover Of the
confusion Darrow escapes from jail
CHAPTER x,-rhs city ~ proserassd
With fear.
CHAPTER N-Ths next morning Oar
row and WArford go to MeCArthy's office
lust. as the latter gets another warming
Darkness htts tia Atlas building In brosa
daylight
CHAPTER xII-prof rldrfdys, the
noted scientist, becomes interested In the
phenomena. Darrow's theory 10 that the
man who In sending the warnings has dis-
covered some force by which he can cut
ana sound. Mccarthy has disappeared
barrow makes this boast that he wtQ
so1ve tbs sscrs< before Eidridgs do~&
CHAPTER xf1I-Darrow places H.
drtdge In possession Of all the facts IN
the ease and of hia own theories In rsia-
ton thereto and challenges him to solve
tho mystsry.
CHAPTER xrv-Morv terrifying mes
sages come. Darrow, through tho news
papers. treasures the people. He fears
the Unknown viii stop the vibrations OK
heat which would mean complete ami
hilatlon OF all life, animal and vegetable,
CHAPTER xv-Ths Unknown threatens
TO wipe out the city Thousands OF PEG
pls flee.
CHAPTER XVI -- EldFtdg@ receives
financial backing from the rnoneyed I'm
terests to help In solving the mystery.
barrow sits nOnchalt.ntly receiving wire
less messages in McSarthy's office while
Eldriage experiments with tbs purpose of
locating the Unknown
CHAPTER xvH-EldridEs's expert
ments fail
CHAPTER XvIII-Ths city lie thrown
again into q panic and everyone IL try
ing TO escape.
keep vigil in McCarthy's office. but does
nothing,
CHAPTER XX-The mayor and soms
M bIg poharta found frozen death
| IN the city hall. while in the midst Of u
crooked deal
CHAPTER xXT-A message from the
/ Unknown threatens death to all in three
| hours Darrow declares the time - act
| has come. A reign OF terror prevails in
| the city Eldrldge admits TO the commit
| tee Of capitalists that he has failed. DNr-
rev brings into the office an Insane old
man whom he introduces AS the Unknown
| CHAPTER xxi when three hours
before barrow had announced that Ii was
| time to act he had gone Into the office
| next 10 MdCarthy's and after desperate
1 struggle had overcome the maniac, whom
| he had previously located, and destroyed
| his apparatus.
The batteries are nothing extrao
binary, except in strength" he tol
Jack, "and as near as | can make OIL
|
must be some notifications in Ii
sending apparatus, some system {
tuning perhaps--it's only surmis'
Wen just disconnect the batteries
he concluded. before we go to moi
keying."
He proceeded carefully and metho'
icaliy to carry out his expressed ii
tention. When he had finished th
task he heayed deep sigh of relic
I'm glad you feel that way, too
said Jack. 81 didn't know what mtgl
not happen"
Me. either" confessed Darrov
But NOW think we're safe"
he proceeded on q methodic2
search through the intricacies Of tn
apparatus, For time Jack followe
him about, but after a while wearie
OF so proatless an occupation, ana S
took to smoking on the window-ledg'
Darrow extended his Investigations t
the bookcase, and to drawer In th
deal table. For over two hours h
sorted notes, compared. and rum
mated, his brows knit in concentr;
tion. Jack did not try to interruI
him. At the end Of the time indicated
the scientist looked up and made som
trivial remark.
Got it?" asked Jack.
Yes" replied Darrow soberly, H
reflected for several minutes longer
then moved to the window and locke
out over the city. Absolutely motion
less there he stood while the nigh
fell, oblivious alike to the roar an
crash of the increasing panic and t
the silent figures In the darkened roor
behind him. At last he gave sigt
walked quietly to the electric light
and turned 1t on.
IT'S the biggest thing--and the sin
plest--the world has ever known i
physics, Jack" said he. "but it's 60
TO CO."
| "What?" asked Jack, rousing froI
the mood of waiting into which he haI
loyalty forced himself In spite of tn