The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-04-18
CHAPTER XIII.
(CortInued.)


aye was one OF the greatest scleh-
<s.ts Iiving-and he was a dear Ihdl
~nes far 10 explain nina sehlie'
wise. child-like. old MAXIMUM inias
station and a demonstrating soul
Tie nicked me up as boy, and was
. father TO me. was his scientihc
a.s,stant until he was killed. muroei-
"a NV the fonlest band of pirates. Lac
masses: and that Is long ago
He fell silent a moment; anu Ine
g,r, looked on this unprecedented De
travail of feeling with eyes AT on00
startled and sympathetic. an
.Doctor Schermerhorn. went y"
3 nserrow in his usual family tireu,
family cynical tone, worked on al
IN for ave wears on certain Puie'y
scientific discovery, the mature
which YOU would not unoerstanu ~
conversation he told It's essentials
this Eldridge. Doctor Scherino -, ~
fell sick OF a passing Illness. nod
Ia had recovered, the discovery na
haen completed and given W
scientific world. .r,cu,s
s"Oh," cried Helen. what
400 think. The discovery wac
,,,,raIv theoretic and brought no pa
t,cuiar fame or money to Elorluse. ~
wa, as he looked AT II. ana as tue
scr,or himself looked at II, mereiS
CARRYING common knowledge 10 cou
cr,sion Perhaps IL was; but new
snryave EIdridge for deprivlng the olu
80 og the little satisfaction OF 'uc
Anal proof. IL is indicative OF thI
rsho,e man. He lacks humanity an"
In, pinatiOn.
18Th, wish YOU wouldn't De qui'S
an hitter when I'm around. pieaueu
Ha,en "though love your feeiilis i''
49, old doctor Schermerhorn.
81 wish YOU could arrange 10 &c,
-, ~ town for a little while, urseu
narrow Isn't there some one W"
can visit?" ,oor9"
"There is the potentially OF Jan
sar- narrow amended. Il am aiihost
Confident. if pure reason can be reileu
IN that when the time comes ca"
avert the danger.
5"Almost-' said Helen
a.I NAV have missed one OF the eie'
,ucnts OF the case-though 40 NO
think so. | can be practically certain
when | telephone man kho"oi
see the morning papers.
"Telephone now, then. But "h.
.vhen the time comesg why not
now?" .,onho,a
He shook his head.
LET Eldridge do his best. he mas
always ucceeded-triumphant NV
he will fail. and he will fail III the
most spectacular, the most pubic way
possible" on
He lifted his eyes, usually so
dreamy. 80 soft brown. Helen was
startled at the lambent flash IN their
depths He sauntered from the room
After a moment she heard his voice
A conversation with the man he had
called
-"Hallowell?" he said, good luck TO
and YOU. Did our friend leave on the
Celtic? No? Sure he didn't sneak
of in disguise? III trust you TO think
OF everything. Sure Meet me at SIM
mons wireless in half an hour
Helen heard the click as he hunS
I'M the receiver. moment later ne
lounged back into the room.
"AH right" he said. MY JOBS
done"
.Done," echoed Helen in surprise.
Either I'm right or I'm wrong,
said barrow. Every element OF the
game is now certainly before me. IL
my reasoning is correct | shall receive
certain proof of that fact within haf
an hour. If il is wrong, then I'm away
on. and Eldridge's methods viii win
II any can"
what Is the proof? Aren't you
wildly excited? Tell me- cried
Helen.
1.-The proof is whether or not GER
tain message has been received over
certain wireless" said barrow. III
know soon enough But that is not
the question; can not you get out OF
town for a little while?"
Helen surveyed him speculatively.
"If there is no danger, | can see no
reason for it, she stated at length.
with decision IF there Is danger
you should warn a great many 9th
ers."
But II that warning might precipi.
tate the danger?"
'Shall 20 or stay?' she demanded,
ignoring the equivocation.
barrow considered.
s"Stay,' he decided at last. "T'll bet
more than my life that I'm right" he
muttered. Now" he continued, @
t&fe more briskly, "be prepared for
fireworks. Unless I'm very much
mistaken this little old town is going
vAriously and duly to be stood on its
head AT odd times soon. That's the
way size 1t up Don't be frightened
dent get caught unprepared Ithink
we've had the whole bag OF tricks. Al
almost any moment we're likely to be
CIT off from all electricity, all sound
OF all light-never more than one at a