The Monticellonian., 1915-06-03

 besides other apparatus. two good sized spools Of fine wire.
 Whats all that?" l asked inquisi lively
 Another of the new instruments that scientific detectives use,' he re sponded. scarcely looking up, "a little magnetic wizard, the telegraphone.
 Which is ?a prompted.
 Something we detectives might use ] to take down and can telephone con yersations and other such conversa- tions When t is attached properly to a telephone. it records everything that is said over the wire The record is not made mechanically on a eylin- der. but elecuo-magnetically on this wire"
 Craig continued to tinker tantaliz- ingly with the machine which had been invented by Dane. Xaldemar Poulsen.
 He had scarcely finished testing the telegraphone when the laboratory door opened and clean-cut young man entered
 Kennedy, knew, had found that the routine work of the Clutching Hand case was beyond his limited time and had retained this young man. Raymond Chase, to attend to that.
 Just now what worried Craig was the situation with Elaine, and 1 fan cied that he had given Chase some commission in connection with that.
 I've got it, MT. Kennedy" greeted Chase with quiet modesty.
 Good" responded Craig heartily. "I knew you would"
 Got what?" asked moment later.
 Kennedy nodded for Chase to an swer.
 I've located the new residence of Flirty Florrie," he replied.
 1 saw what Kennedy was after at once. Flirty F1orrie and Dan the Dude had caused the quarrel between him. self and Elaine. Dan the Dude was dead. But Flirty Florrie might be forced to explain it.
 That's fine" he added. exultingly. Now I'll clear that thing up.''
 He took a hasty step to the tele- phone, put his hand on the receiver and was about to take it off the hook Then he paused, and I saw his face working
 Finally his pride, for Kennedy'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 to what had happened recently to interrupt a friendship which had been the sweetest in her life.
 There must be some mistake" she murmured pensively to herself, think ing of the photograph Flirty had given her. "Oh, why did I send him away? Why didn't I believe him?"
 Mechanically. she put out her hand to the telephone.
 She was about to take off the re- ceiyer, when something seemed to stay her hand. She wanted him to come to her.
 Craig's eye fell on the telegraphone, and an idea seemed to occur to him.
 ''Walter, YOU and Chase bring that thing along" he said moment later
 At last we came to the apartment house at which Chase had located the woman.
 Now, Chase" he directed, you needn't go in with us. Walter and can manage this now But don't get out of touch with me. I shall need you any moment-eertainly tomor- row"
 Kennedy slipped on a badge in seribed: 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 I test out the connections back here There must be something wrong with the wires or there wouldn't be so many complaints"
 He had gone back to the switch board while the negro. still unsuspi- cious. watched without understanding what it WAS all about
 T don't know Craig muttered final ly for the benefit of the boy, but I think I'll have to leave that tester. after all Say, if put it here. you'll have to be careful not to let anyone meddle with it. If you do. there1l be the deuce to pay. See?"
 Kennedy had already started to fas- ten the telegraDhone to the wires he had selected from the tangle.
 At last he finished and stood up.
 Don't disturb it and don't let any one else touch it." he ordered. Bet ter not tell anYone-that's the best way. I'll be back for 1t tomorrow, probably.
 Vas, sah," nodded the boy, with bow. as he went out
 
 Back in the new hang-out, the Clutching Hand was laying down the law to his lieutenants and heelers, when Slim at last entered.
 Huh" growled the master crim- inal, conveying the fact that be was considerably relieved to see him at -~~~~~~~~o~~~~~~~o-~ ~~o-~~~~~~c~~-~~~-~-~-c~o-~~~