The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-01-23

To 90 30 | did not have TO leave my
chair. The papers did it for me. They
took pains to establish the farthest
points to which these modern plaques
of Manhattan reached"
barrow selected several clippings
from his bundle of papers.
Here are reports indicating High
bridge, Corona Flatbush, Morrisania.
Fort Lee, Bay Ridge as the farthest
points at which the phenomena we're
manifested. 1t occurred to nobody to
connect these points with pencil
line. If that line is made curved, in
stead of straight, it will be found to
constitute a complete circle whose
center is the Atlas Building!"
The audience broke into exclama-
tions.
Going back to my former impress
sions. | remembered that the pail of
blackness extended this far and that
far in the various directions, so that
1t required not much imagination to
visualize it as a sphere of darkness.
And strangely enough the center of
that sphere seemed to be located
somewhere near the floor on which was
Installed the United Wireless instru-
ments. 1t at once became probable
that what We may call the multiplying
impulses radiated in all directions
through the ether from their sending
instrument.
Next l called upon the janitor of
the Atlas Building, representing my
self as looking for a suitable office
from which to conduct my investiga-
tons. In this manner l gained admis-
sion to all unrented offices. All were
empty. | then asked after the one
next door, but was told it was rented
as a storeroom by an eccentric gen
tleman now away on his travels That
was enough. now knew that we had
| to do with a 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 tc
call up Monsieur x, that gentleman
answered without a 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
ceiving instrument from the wires
from which the messages were sent
it is probable that Eldridge might
have weakened his current down prac
tically to nihil, and still Monsieur X
would have continued to get his mes
sage"
Wouldn't he have noticed the
sending getting weaker?" asked Jaci
shrewdly.
Not until the very last. Our send
ing must have made a tremendou:
crash, anyway, and he probably read il
by sound through the wall"
But at about the fifty-mile limit o.
sending we lost him." objected Jack
You mean at about two o'clock il
the morning." amended barrow.
'Eh? Yes, it was about two Blu
how did he get on to what Eldridgt
was doing?"
He read it in the paper" replied
barrow. "At twelve the reporters
left. At little before two our enter
prising friend, the Despatch, ISSUED
an extra in its usual praiseworthy eff
fort to enlighten the late Broadway
jag. Monsieur x read it, and knew
exactly what was up
How do you know?"
Because read the extract my
self"
But even them"
Then he began to pay more atten
ton. 1t was easy enough to fake
when he knew what was doing. Fol
all l know, he could hear Eldridgt
giving his directions"
The company present ruminateC
over the disclosures thus far made.
About the City Hall AFFAIR."" asked
Helen finally.
Il used to sit where l could com
mand the hail." said barrow, "and
therefore. was aware that Monsieur
X never left his room. TO make tn,
matter certain. powdered the sill
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, so earnestly tina
|, for one, forgot to watch. When
realized my remissness, I saw that the
powder on the sill had been disturbed
that Monsieur X had gone out.
My first thought then was to war;
the people. To that end l was on ny
way to the Despatch Office when sheeI
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