Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-08-22
By ROBERT NAUGHTON

'ERT NAUG
He opened the top Of the box and took
out q little mannikin. A string: hung
from it's back which, when pulled,
made one hand ny up and saw at the
throat with the wooden knife It
clutched.
Inside here continued Rand. rs q
tiny. high process dynamo. This little
figure was hung ON delicately adjusted
wires in front of the dynamo; this lit
tie lever turned on the power, the
camera shutter In front focused the
thing-an there you are. All the OBJ
orator had to do was to pull the string
occasionally and produce flrst-class
spook. The hoax was operated BY .
man who lay concealed back Of the
panel Of the hall. He got up there
through place ~ the laundry which
mad evidently been constructed ~
Gently for that very purpose. The pan
cling had been very sktlfully cut away
Just beyond the gas Jet. and heavy;
gauze substituted. strengthened with!
boards at the back and painted an ex-
act copy Of the real wood. Lying there.
the man could dimly sec into the hail.:
but owing to the gauze being right
back Of the gas lot It was impossible
for those who passed BY to SEQ any
thing Suspicious, unless they were
particularly looking for It. j
"The man simply lay there ana
chose his own time for throwing that
shadow on tho wall. The gauxe at one:
small point was very, very thin. the
box WAS showed up nat against 1t, and
the shadow appeared on tho opposite
wall, being light or heavy according
to the time Of day, and according to
whether the gas was on full or not.
The man who arranged that little ap-
paratus must have been . genius, In
his own way. The idea. OF course, was
to brighten everyone from tho house,
and then to buy In the place for tho
Dooietv." ~
Young Danvers drew . long breath.
He had stood motionless during Rand's
revelation Of his fathers criminality,
but now he pulled himself together
sharply. 4
II thank you. sir" he said, 'for tell.
Ing mo the truth. II you will excuse
mo now I will return to my mother
and sister" He turned away, but IL.
most Immediately came back to ask,
with an anxious face: DO you think 1t
safe for us to continue living here, MI.
RANDI" ss#
"No." replied Rand, :'for 40 long 90
q member of tho society ia left alive
they will watch this place and try to
get revenge for. what they will prob
ably regard as an act of treachery on
the part Of your mother. The house IL
heavily guarded tonight, but should
advise you to 60 quietly away in the
early morning"
When he had gone I whispered to
Rand:
"Camorra1'
yes"
RANDI"
"What?" III
you know what-how did you
know?" ~
II didn't. but there was just one
thing I was sure Of when you finished
your tale Of the shadow and that was
that it must be thrown from the other
wall, and as there was absolutely moth
ing to be seen on the opposite wall, it
must be that some one was working
the thing from behind the wall. Just
as matter Of interest I looked up
the record of some famous Italian
criminals, for I was sure that some
Italian blood lay there. II you will
remember. our conversation. you will
see why" .a@t
I shook my head.
well, Miss Danvers' type is the
italian type. knew that you espe-
cially admired italian girls. How often
have leased you when you have
looked after some black-eyed little
sweatshop worker? Then, the boy
having light eyes and hair and
swarthy skin: you'll hardly find any
race but Italians and negroes in
which the coloring of the skin persists
after hair and eyes have had q north
ern stamp. Eugentcs. you see.
Nov, who is most superstitious
among the nations Of Europe? The
Italians. Who would, most probably.
have the imagination to evolve such a
piece of devtltry as that shadow!
Italians. Who manages to kill OF OBJ
noxtous people suddenly, so that they
appear to die natural deaths? Hush!-l
Yes, I'm afraid SO. Well, aren't 81
cilians famous for that? And where is
the stamping ground of the most ini-
quitous and formidable secret society?
In Sicily. And isn't Italy getting too
hot for them? And where would be the
best place to transfer their most i'm.
portant documents and possessions1
To new country, whose government
Is such q fool that 1t does not rigidly
inspect all Corners? Eh7 Well, there
you have the train Of reasoning. :"