Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-04-03
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besides other apparatus, TWO Soou
sized spools Of fine wire.
What's all thar" | asked inquisi-
lively.
Another OF the new Instruments
that scientific detectives use" he re-
sponded. scarcely looking up. a little
magnetic wizard. the tel~egraphone-
Which is?" ! prompted.
Something we detectives might use
TO take down and can telephone u
~yersations and other such CONVERSE
tons. When IL is attached properly
TO a telephone. IL records everything
thai Ii said over the wire. The record
is not made mechanically on a cylin-
der. but electro magnetically on this
wire
Craig continued To tinker tantaliz-
ingly with the machine which had
been Invented by a Dane. Valdemar
Poulsen.
He had scarcely finished testing the
telegraphone when the laboratory door
opened and a cleancut young man
entered.
Kennedy. ! knew. had found that the
fOhttnt WIN VI Tic ,iutsuihS Aiabo
case vas beyond his limited time and
had retained this young man. Raymond
Chase. 10 attend To that.
just now what worried Craig was
the situation with Elaine. and ] fan
cied hat he had given Chase some
commission Ia connection with that.
I've got IL. MIR. Kennedy" greeted
Chase with quiet modesty.
Good" responded Craig heartily. Il
knew you would"
Got WHAT" ] asked a moment later.
Kennedy nodded for Chase 10 an
swer.
I've located the new residence OF
Flirty Florrie.' he replied.
saw what Kennedy was after at
nee. Flirty F1orrie and Dan the Dude
had caused the quarrel between him
self and Elaine. Dan h Dude was
dead. But Flirty Forrie might be
forced to explain IL.
That's fine" he added. exultingly.
Now I'll clear that thing up"
lie took a hasty step 10 the tele-
phone. put his hand on the receiver
and WAS about TO take IL ca the
hook. Then he paused, and | saw
his face working.
Finally his pride, for k~ennedy's was
a highly sensitive nature, got the bet
ter OF him.
No" he said. half TO himself, mot
yet"
Elaine had returned home.
Alone. her thoughts naturally went
back 20 what had happened recently
to interrupt a friendship which bad
been the sweetest in her life.
There must be some mistake" she
murmured pensiyely to herself. think
ing OF the photograph flirty had given
her. "Oh. why did ! send him away!
Why didn't | believe him."
Mechanically. she put out her hand
to the telephone.
She was about To take OF the re-
ceiver. when something seemed to
stay her hand. She wanted him to
come to her.
Craig's eye fell or the ~telegraphone.
anu an iASd rNtiith " WILL ~ Nun
Walter. YOU and Chase bring hat
thing along" he said a moment later.
Al last We nm TO the apartment
house at which Chase has located the
oma
Now, Chase" he directed. you
needn't 20 ia with u.s. Walter and !
can manage this now. But don't get
- - t-,.h NTH N ph.n pnaA
o any moment-certainly, tomor-
row"
Kennedy slipped on a badge in
scribed: Telephone inspector"
Walter" he smiled. you're elect.
ed my helper"
We entered the apartment house
hall and found a negro boy In charge
Of the switchboard.
You look over the switchboard.
Kelly" he winked at me. while | test
out the connections bach here. There
must be something wrong with the
wires or there wouldn't be so many
complaints"
liz had zone back 10 the switch
hoard while the negro. still unsuspi.
cious. watched without understanding
what Il Was all about.
Il don't know" Craig muttered fnzl-
~ for the benefit OF the boy. but I
think IN have 10 leave that tester.
after all. Say. II | put Il here. you'll
have 10 be careful not to let anyone
NEEDLE with IT, II you do. therell be
the deuce TO pay. See"
Kennedy had already started TO fas-
ten the t~elegraphone TO the wires he
had selected from the tangle.
Al last he finished and stood up.
Don't disturb itsadH don't let any
one else touch IT," &-ordered. Bet
ter not tell anyone-that's the best
way. Ill be back<I0f II tomorrow.
probably.
Vas. sab" nodded.Ihe boy. with q
bow, as ne went on. -
Back In the new hang-out. the
Clutching Hand was laying down the
Law TO his lieuteuants and heelers.