The Arvada enterprise., 1914-09-03

To Jacks Whispered question ID
shook his head.
IT'S ingenious" he acknowledged
but he's on the wrong tack" That
was as far ~ he would explain. and
soon dropped into q slight dose.
Throughout the greater part of the
night the experiment continued.
At near four o'clock in the morning
Simmons raised his head after 4 Ions
bout of calling to announce that he
could get NO reply from Monsieur K
He's got tired Of your fool mes
sases." remarked the Register man
And l don't wonder! Guess he's gone
to bed"
Eldridge said nothing. but replac ed
the Leyden jar he had but Just 70
moved.
Try one" said he.
Il get him." reported Simmons, after
a moment.
Send him anything plausible and
reassuring." commanded Eldridge has
tily. He turned to his small and at
tentive audience In triumph. THUS
gentlemen" he announced, "wo have
proven conclusively that our MAJ Z
located between forty and fifty miles
from New York. II We draw two
circles. with this building as center
the circumference Of one of which IL
fifty. the other forty miles away, we
! define the territory within which the
malefactor In question 10 to be
found
The people in the room crowded
close about the table to examine the
map upon which Professor Eldridge
had drawn the circles.
There's an awful lot of country
some OF 1t pretty wild" objected the
Bulletin man. 1T will be long job
to hunt man down In that territory"
Even II 1t were as extensive as a
hasty review Of the facts might indi.
cate" stated Eldridge. II 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 tho Banner
man. speaking for the others evident
interest.
I'VE have no means of surmising
the method by which this man sue.
ceeds in arresting vibratory motions
Of certain wavelengths. said Eldridge
didacucally. ANY more than we are
able to define the precise nature OF
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. II you
please, gentlemen.
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.
iafity Of this can not but strike an OBJ.
servant mind. How is this man able.
at forty or fifty miles distance. 70 con.
centrate his efforts on one compare.
lively small objective? We can only
surmise some system Of insulating
screens or focal mirrors. might re-
H0Ih III pOoolA8 tuAl Tue cAbleuCt VI
this power to direct or focus the more
rapid ethereal vibrations would be q
discovery of considerable scientific
moment. But II this IL the method
employed. why do we not cut a band
OF vibratory notifications. rather than
touch upon focal point!"
Repeat softly" murmured the irss-
presstble Register man.
Why" explained Eldridse patiently.
ARE not the people and buildings be-
tween here and the unknown operator
affected? The only hypothesis we are
justified In working upon Is that the
mans apparatus is at q height sum.
cient to carry over intervening OBJ
stacles. This hypothesis Is strength
ened by the collateral fact that the
territory we have Just determined ~
that within which he must be found
lies In the highlands OF our own and
neighboring states. We may. there.
fore. eliminate the low-lying districts
within our radius"
Percy barrow opened one eye.
Perhaps he's up In q balloon" he
drawled languidly: better take along
an aeroplane."
Eldridge cast him look OF cold
scorn: barrow closed one eye.