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pert with full scientific equipment.
II he communicated at all. It would be
by wireless, as that is the easiest
way to cover his trail. remembered
your telephone message from the IA
natic about sending q sign. Immedi-
ately after. the Atlas Building ex-
perienced on small scale what next
day the city experienced on a larger
scale. 1t was legitimate inference to
connect one with the other. OF course.
II our telephone friend was the man
who had brought these thing about. he
had done 1t 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 sign being sent. 1t
was very simple"
You're smart. all right" conceded
Mccarthy.
After a 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?"
Il know my instruments pretty well; +;
and I've had experience enough so I
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." He 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 1t. That'e another
reason know 1t was from far off. The
farther away the sending instrument.
the nearer exactly 1t has to be tuned
to the receiving instrument If 1t was
nearer, most anybody'e get it."
Percy Darrow nodded.
That's all. / guess. No, hold on.
Did any of these come between six
and eight last evening?'
For the first time the operator
smiled.
NO, sir: my instrument was dead"
He went out.
"Well?" growled Mccarthy.
81 don't know; but can see more
trouble"
Let him turn off his juice" blus-
tered the boss; well be ready, next
time"
Percy Darrow smiled.
"Will you?" he contented himself
pause he added, "I'll agree to stop this
fellow II you'll give me an absolutely
free hand. I'll even agree to find
him"
What do you want?"
II want job. good engineering.
construction job. for a friend of mine"
What can he do?"
He can learn. l want a good hon
est place where he can learn under a
good man"
who is he?"
"I'll bring him in
A moment later Jack. in answer to
a summons. entered the ofice.
Mccarthy stared at him. What
kind of job?" he growled.
Something active and out OF doors. :
Darrow answered for him; streets,
water. engineering"
Its a holdup." said Mccarthy sui
lenly drawing a tablet toward himself
and thrusting the stub of pencil into
his mouth.
"A beneficent and just holdup." add
ed Darrow: the first Of its kind In
this city"
Mccarthy glared at him malevo-
lently.
1T don't go unless you deliver the
goods he threatened.
Understood" agreed Darrow.
Whats his manner" demanded Nc
Carthy. withdrawing the pencil stub.
and preparing to write.
His name," answered Darrow. '.is
John Warford, Junior"
Mccarthy started to his feet with
a below of rage, his face turning pur-
pie.
.Of all the infernal-!" he roared
and stopped. as though stricken dumb
For two or three words further his
mouth and throat went through the
motions of speech. Then an express.
sion of mingled fear and astonishment
overspread his countenance. He sank
back into his chair. Percy Darrow
nodded twice and smiled.
CHAPTER VII.