The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-11-27

three. The rest of them are sti,.
figuring on comets"
"Well?"
Il don't suppose there's any real
doubt LEFT in your mind but that this
man can turn the juice off again. II
he wants tor"
Il don't know as he did it," persisted
Mccarthy stoutly.
Now, how long do you suppose
you'd last if the public should get on
90 the fact that this hidden power was
going TO exert itself again unless you
left town."
A slght moisture believed Nc
Carthy's forehead
Not all your police. nor all your
power could save you. II the general
public once became thoroughly con
WINGED that it was to go through an
other experience like last nights UNI
! less il ousted you Why, a mob OF
million men would gather against you
In an hour. You see" drawled Percy
Darrow. why you'd better look after
that wireless man of yours-and me-"
And YOU" repeated Mccarthy
what Go you want?"
81 want TO see those wireless mes.
| sages, first OF ALL" said barrow,
reaching out his hand.
Mccarthy hesitated: then swiftly
thrust forth the flimsies. barrow. a
slight smile curving his full red lips.
held them TO the light. They read as
/ follows:
"McCarthy; a sign was promised you
at six o'clock. 1t has been sent. Repent
and beware Go while there is yet time.
M"
There were four of these, couched
in almost identical language The
fifth and last message was shorter:
Mccarthy: Flee from the wrath to
come. 'M."
what" said barrow, lis to prevent
the other operators who must have
caught this message from giving it
TO the public? What, indeed, is to
prevent MS appealing direct to tho
public?"
Il don't know" confessed Mccarthy
miserably, do your"
Not Mt this moment. Will you send
for the operator who took these?"
Mccarthy snatched down the tele-
phone receiver, through which pres
emily he spoke q message
What have you got to do with
this?' he demanded, after he had hung
up the hook.
q want something" said Percy, "o'
course"
Sure" growled Mccarthy, once
more back on familiar ground, and
glad OF it. What is it?"
III tell you when I'm sure whether
can do anything for you in this mat
ter"
IF this follow didn't leak. how did
you know about them wireless?" de
manded Mccarthy again. How do
you know who's doin' this?"
Darrow smiled.
The man who can control the Juice
as this man has is a scientific ex-
pert with a full scientific equipment.
If he communicated at all, it would be
by wireless, as that is the easiest
way to cover his trail. l remembered
your telephone message from the IA
matte about sending a sign Immedi-
ately after, the Atlas Building ex-
perienced on q small scale what next
day the city experienced on a larger
scale. 1t was legitimate inference to
connect one with the other. OF course.
if our telephone friend was the man
who had brought these thing about, he
had done it to force you to do what
he demanded. But he would lose the
effect of his lesson unless you under
stood his connection with the matter.
Hence, / concluded that you must have
received messages-by wireless-and
that they must have repeated the
warning as to a sign being sent. 1t
was very simple"
You're smart, all right" conceded
Mccarthy
After moment the wireless opera
tor came in
Simmons" said Mccarthy, answer
this mans questions"
They will be in regard to these
messages" said Darrow. Where are
they from?"
Somewhere in the one-hundred to
two-hundred mile circles, depending on
the power OF the sending instrument"
replied the operator promptly.
Are you sure?"
II know my instruments pretty well:
and I've had experience enough so
can tell by the sound of the sending
about how far off they come from"
And this was from somewhere
about one to two hundred miles away,
you think?"
Yes, sir
do you know whether any other
instrument caught this?"
mo, only mine," lie was very posi-
tive.
How do you know?"
Mr. Mccarthy had me inquire"
How do you account for it?"
II don't know, except that maybe
my instrument happened to be just
tuned to catch it, That's another
reason / know it was from far off. The
farther away the sending instrument,
the nearer exactly it has to be tuned
TO the receiving instrument. II It was
nearer, most anybody'd get It,"
Percy barrow nodded
That's all j guess. No. hold on.
Did any Of these come between six
and eight last EVENING""
For the first time the operator
urpfIcd