The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1914-01-27
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shook his head
Its ingenious" he. acknowledged,
"but he's on the wrong tack" That
was as far as he would explain, and
soon dropped into slight doze.
Throughout the greater part of the
night the experiment continued.
At near four o'clock in the morning
Simmons raised his head after long
bout of calling to announce that he
could get no reply from Monsieur K.
Hes got tired of your fool mes
sages," remarked the Register man.
and don't wonder! Guess he's gone
to bed"
Eldridge said nothing, but replaced
the Leyden jar he had but just re-
moved.
A'Try one" said he.
Il get him. reported Simmons. after
moment.
Send him anything plausible and
reassuring," commanded Eldridge has
tily. He turned to his small and at
tentiye audience in triumph THUS,
gentlemen" he announced, I'VE have
proven conclusively that our man is
located between forty and fifty miles
| from New York If we draw two
circles, with this building as center,
the circumference of one of which is
| fifty, the other forty miles away, we
| define the territory within which the
malefactor in question Is to be
| found"
The people in the room crowded
close about the table to examine the
map upon which Professor Eldrfdge
had drawn the circles.
There's an awful lot of country
some of it pretty Wild" objected the
Bulletin man. ut will be long job
to hunt a man down in that territory
even if 1t we're as extensive as a
hasty review of the facts might indi-
cate" stated Eldridge, 81 venture to
assert that enough men would be.forth.
coming to expedite such a search. But
modifying circumstances will tighten
the task"
"How's that?" asked the Banner
man, speaking for the others evident
| interest.
Eve have no means of surmising
the method by which this man sue
ceeds in arresting vibratory motions
of certain wavelengths," said Eldridge
didactically, "any more than we are
electricity. But, as in the case of cleo
tricity, we can observe the action OF
its phenomena Two salient features
leap out at US: one is that these phe
nomena are limited in time; the other
that they are limited in space. The
latter aspect we will examine, If you
please, gentlemen.
1.-THE phenomena have been directed
with great accuracy (a) at the Atlas
Building; (b) at this city and some
OF its immediate suburbs. The pecul
iarity OF this can not but strike an OBJ
servant mind. How is this man able
at forty or fifty miles distance, TO con
centrate his efforts on one compare
lively small objective? We can only
surmise some system OF insulating
screens or focal mirrors. l might re
mark in passing that the existence O
this power to direct or focus the more
rapid ethereal vibrations would be {
discovery of considerable scientific
moment But if this is the method
employed, why do we not cut banC
of vibratory notifications, rather thar
touch upon focal point?"
Repeat softly" murmured the ire
pressible Register man.
why" explained Eldridge patiently
"are not the people and buildings be
tween here and the unknown operato
affected? The only hypothesis we ar
justified in working upon is that tn
mans apparatus is at height sufi
cient to carry over intervening oh
stacles. This hypothesis is strength
ened by the collateral fact that tn
territory we have just determined a
that within which he must be foun,
lies in the highlands of our own an,
neighboring states. We may, there
fore, eliminate the low-lying district
within our radius"
Percy Darrow opened one eye.
Perhaps he's up in a balloon" h
drawled languidly; better take alon
, an aeroplane."
| Eldridge cast him a look of col
scorn; Darrow closed one eye.