The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1914-02-05

was enough. now knew that we nsa
TO do with n man next door. and not
miles distant, as purely scientific rea.
soning would seem TO prove"
But Professor Eldridge's expert
ments--" began Jack.
81 am coming TO that" INTERRUPTED
Darrow. when Eldridge BEGAN 10
call up Monsieur X, that gentleman
answered without thought Of suspi.
cion; nor was he even aware of the
very ingenious successive weakenings
OF the current. In fact. as merely the
thickness OF a roof separated his re-
celving instrument from tho wires
from which the messages were sent.
1t is probable that Eldridgc might
have weakened his current down pr2c-
tically to nihi, and still Monsieur X
would have continued to get his mes
sage"
Wouldn't he have noticed tho
sending getting weaker?" asked Jack
shrewdly.
mot until The very last. Our send.
ing-7must have made tremendous
crash, anyway. and he probably read it
by sound through the wall"
But at about The nftymuo limil cc
sending we lost him." objected Jack
You mean at about two O'Clock ia
the morning" amended Darrow.
Eth? Yes. Il was about two. Tut
how did ho get on 10 What ElCIi3sc
was doing?"
lie read It IN the paper" replied
barrow. AT twelve tine reporters
left. At little before two our enter
prlsing friend, the Despatch. Issued
an extra in its usual pri euc,,hy Of.
fort to enlighten the igse broadway
jag Monsieur X read it., and knew
exactly what was up"
How do you krow?"
because I read tie extract ny
self"
"But even them"
Then he began to pay more atten-
ton. 1t was easy enough TO fake
when he knew what was doing. For
all l know, he could hear Eldridge
giving his directions"
The company present rumiratad
over the disclosures thus far made.
About the City Hall afair?" asked
Helen finally.
Il used to sit where I could com
mand the hail." said barrow. land,
therefore, was aware that Monsieur
\ never left his room To make the
matter certain, ! powdered the SIT
OF the door with talcum, which I re-
newed every day after the cleaners.
You remember we got to talking very
earnestly in the hall, 80 earnestly that
/, for one, forgot to watch. When
realized my remissness, saw that the
powder on the sill had been disturbed.
that Monsieur y had gone out
My first thought then was TO warn
the people. To that end I was on ny
way to the Despatch Office when sheer
chance switched me into The City Hall
tragedy. 1 possessed myself OF the
apparatus
THAT was the square black baem
cried Jack.
"Of course-and hustled back to the
Atlas Building. You can bet was
relieved when found that Monsieur X
had returned TO his lair"
"Talcum disturbed again?" asked
Jack
Precisely"
and the black bag?"
Contained merely a model wireless
apparatus with a clockwork arrange
ment set to close the circuit at a GER
tain time. That is why Monsieur y
was not involved in his own catas.
trophe."
81 see!"
"Then all had to do was to sit rtnl
and wait for him to become danger
GUS"
How did you dare to take such
chances?" cried Helen.
Il took 10 chances" answered Oar
row. Don't you see? If he were to
attempt to destroy the city, he must
either involve himself in the destruc-
ton. or he must set another bit Of
clockwork. If he had left his Office