The Arvada enterprise., 1914-08-20

passes: and that 10 long ago.
He fell silent . moment: and the
girl looked on this unprecedented b.
trayL Of feeling with eyes at oaos
|, startled and sympathetic.
Doctor schermerhorn." went o.
Darrow in bis usual family tired. faint
~ cynical tone. worked OF and On
for nve years on . certain purely
scientific discovery. the nature Of
which you would not understand. In
conversation he told it, essentials ts
this Eldridge. Doctor schermerhorn
fell sick of . passing illness. When
he had recovered. the discovery bad
been completed and given to the scien-
tific world"
"Oh!" cried Helen. What = trick! "
so think. The discovery waa
purely theoretic and brought NO par.
ticular fame or money to Eldridge. II
was. as he looked at It, and ~ the
doctor himself looked At It. merely
carrying common knowledge TO con
clusion. Perhaps 1t was; but never
forEave Eldridge for depriving the old
man Of the little satisfaction Of the
fnal proof. 1t IL indicative Of the
whole man. He lacks humanity. and
therefore Imagination"
"Still. l wish you wouldn't be quite
SO bitter when I'm around" pleaded
Helen. though love your feeling for
dear old Doctor Schermerhorn."
Il wish you could arrange to get out
Of town for a little while." urged Oar
row. Isn't there some one you can
visit?"
DO you mean there il danger!"
There Is the potentiality Of dan.
GER" Darrow amended. II am almost
confident. II pure reason can be relied
on. that when the time comes l can
avert the danger"
Almost" said Helen.
Il may have missed one Of the sle-
ments of the case-though I do not
think so. I can be practically certain
when l telephone a man | know-or
see the morning papers"
Telephone now. then. But why
when the time comes! Why not
now?"
Darrow arose to 90 to the telephone.
He shook his head.
Let Eldridge do his best. He has
always succeeded-triumphantly. Now
he will fail. and he will fall In the
most spectacular, the most public way
possible"
He lifted his eyes. usually SO dreamy.
e. -
the lambent fash in their depths. He
sauntered from the room. After . mo-
ment she heard his voice In conversa-
tion with the man he had called.
"Hallowell?" he said. good luck to
find you. Did our friend leave on the
Celtic7 No! Sure he didn't sneak
of in disguise! I'll trust you to think
Of everything. Sure! Meet me at
simmons' wireless in half an hour"
Helen heard the click as he hung
up the receiver. A moment later he
lounged back into the room.
"All right" he said. my Jobs
DONE"
"Done!" echoed Helen In surprise.
Either I'm right or I'm wrong.
said Darrow. Every element Of the
game IL now certainly before me. II
my reasoning is correct | shall ~
ceive certain proof Of that fact with
in half an hour. II 1t IL wrong. then
I'm away of. and Eldridgs's methods
will win IL any can"
What IL the proof? Aren't you
wildly excited? Tell mel" cried Helen.
The proof 10 whether or not GER
tain message has been received over
certain wireless" said Darrow. I'll
know soon enough. But that 10 not
the question; can not you get out Of
town for little while?"
Helen surveyed him speculatively.
III there is no danger. can sec NO
reason for IT," she stated at length.
with decision. "If there 10 danger you
should warn a great many Others"
But II that warning might precipi.
tate the danger?"
Shall l go or stay?" she demanded.
ignoring the equivocation.
barrow considered.
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