The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-10
THE POCKET WIRELESS.
CHAPTER VII.

Mr. Sanford Quest sat in his favorite
chair, his cigar inclined toward the
lefehand corner Of his mouth, his at
tention riveted upon small instru
ment which he was supporting upon
his knee. He glanced across the room
to where Lenora was bending over
her desk.
We've done ii this time, young
woman he declared trinmphantly.
TITS all o. X, working like little
peach
Lenora rose and came toward him.
rs that the pocket wireless?"
He nodded
I've had Morrison out at Harlem.
all the morning to test IT, he told
her. I've sent him at least half
dozen messages from this easy chair,
and got the replies How are you get
ting on with the codc?'
Not 50 badly for b stupid person"
Lenora replied
Laura, who had been busy with
some papers at the farther end Of
the room. came over end Joined them.
''Say. tits d dandy ittle affair, that,
Mn Guest she exclaimed y had
try with It. d day or so ago. Jim spoke
to me from Fifth avenue
We've got II tuned TO a shade now.'''
Quest declared Equipped with this
simple little device, you can speak
to me frozn anywhere up to ten Or q
dozen rifles
Quest rcsa to his feet and noved
rcstieesl shout tbs roa1h
say, girls, he confessed, this is
the first tifae In my life have been
III d Alt lllso this. Two cases cn hand
ard nothing doing with either Of them. +
triminclogist. indeed! Whose box
is thss2Y
Quest had paused suddenly in front
of All oak sideboara whiah stood
against THU vail Occupying posi-
tion upon It or some prominence was
a small black box. whose presence
there seemed to him unfamiliar.
Laura came over to his side and
looked at IT also IN puzzled fashion.
Never saw II before Id my life"
she answered
Quest grnnted
"H'mi No one else has been in
the room. and it hasn't been empty |
for more than ten minutes he re- |
marked Well, let's see what's inside. |
anyway
He lifted on the lid. There was
nothing IN the interior but sheet /
Of paper folded up. Quest smoothed
it out with his hand They all leaned
over and read the following words,
written IN an obviously disguised
hand
You have embarked on new study
anthropeloEv. What characteristic strikes
yon most faFeibly IN correction with it2
Cunning The neskiace might be whore
the skeleton Is, WHY not begin at The be- !
ginning
The note was unsigned. but in the
spot where a signature might have
been there wRs rough pen drawing
Of two hands. with fingers extended.
talon fashion. nenacingiy. as though
poised to strike at some unseen en-
emy Quest. after their first moment
OF stupefaction. whistled softly.
4The handst" he muftered.
"WLat hands?7 Lenora asked
"The hands that gripped Mrs. Rhein-
holdt By the throat" he reminded
them. Don't you remember? Hands
without arms2T
There was another brief. almost stu
peaed silence Then Laura broke into
speech.
What want 10 know is" she de-
mandad, ''who brought the thing
hereYr
"A most daring exploit. anyway"
Quest declared If ne could answer
your question, Laura. we could solve
the whole riddle We are up against
eomething, and no mistaHee
The hand which placed that box
there Quest continued slowly. IS
capshie Of even more wonderful
things We must be cautious Hello'g
The door had opened. The profcs-
cor stood upon Che threshold
= trust that have done right in
coming upgT he inquired
Quite right professor" Quest as
snred nlm. They know well enough
downstairs that | am always at home
10 YOU coEie in
II am 50 anxious 10 learn. the pro- I
ieEser continued eagerly, whether