The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-01-07

pert with q tuH BcleuIlnc equipment
| n he communicated at all. IL would be
/ BY wireless, as that IL the easiest
| way 70 cover his trail. / remembered
your telephone message from the IA
/ matte about sending a sign. immeol-
ately after. the Atlas Building eX-
perienced on a small scale what next
day the city experienced on larger
scale It was legitimate inference 10
connect one with the other. or course
| II our telephone friend was the man
| who had brought these thing about, he
| had done IL to force you to do what
| he demanded. But he would lose the
| effect OF his lesson uRless you under
| stood his connection with the matter
| Hence, I concluded that you must have
received messages-by wireless-and
/ that they must have repeated the
warning as to a sign being sent. 1t
| was very simple"
You're smart, all right" conceded
| Mccarthy.
After a moment the wireless opera.
tor came In.
Simmons" said Mccarthy. answer
this mans questions"
They will be in regard to these
messages said Darrow. Where are
they from?"
Somewhere in the one-hundred to
two-hundred mile circles, depending on
the power OF the sending Instrument"
replied the operator promptly.
Are you sure?"
Il know my instruments pretty well;
and I've had experience enough so
can tell by the sound OF the sending
about how far of they come from"
And this was from somewhere
about one To two hundred miles away
you think7"
Yes. sir"
DO you know whether any other
instrument caught this?"
mo, only mine" He was very posi-
tive.
How do you known
Mr. Mccarthy had me inquire"
How do you account for it?'
Il don't know. except that maybe
my instrument happened to be just
tuned to catch II. That's another
reason I know II was from far on. The
farther away the sending instrument
the nearer exactly It has to be tuned
to the receiving instrument. II It wal
nearer, most anybody'd get IT,"
Percy Darrow nodded.
That's all, guess No. hold on
Did any OF these come between sir
and eight last EVENING""
For the nrst time the operator
smiled
NO, sir; my instrument was dead.
He went out.
"Weli2" growled Mccarthy.
Il don't know; but | can see more
trouble"
Let him turn on his juice" blus
tered the boss; wen be ready. mex
time"
Percy barrow smiled
win your" he contented himself
by saying. Then, after a moments
pause, he added, "I'll agree to stop THU
fellow II you'lI give me an absolutely
free hand. I'll even agree to fint
him"
What do you want?"
81 want a Job, a good engineering
construction job. for friend OF mine.
What can he doH"
"Hs can learn. want q good hon
est place where he can learn under |
good man"
who Ia he1'
"lll bring him In"
A moment later Jack. in answer Il
a summons. entered the once.
Mccarthy stared at him. VIVA
kind OF jobH" he growled.
Something active and out OF doors.
J Darrow answered for him: streets
water. engineering"
ITS holdup," said Mccarthy sui
lenly drawing a tablet toward hlmsel
and thrustlng tho stub OF pencil int
/ his mouth
"A benencent and just holdup." add
| cd barrow. the tirst OF Its kind Il
this city"
Mccarthy Elared at him maievo
lently,
IT don't go unless you deliver tn
goods" no threatened,
Understood" agreed barrow.
What's his manner demanded MS
Carthy. withdrawing the pencil stut
and preparing to write,
His name" answered barrow. Il
John Wartord. Junior"
Mccarthy started to his feet wit
a below OF rage his face turning pui
pie,
OF all the infernAl-!" he roareS
and stopped. as though stricken dumb
For two or three words further hi
mouth and throat went through III
motions OF speech Then an expires
slon OF mingled fear and astonlshmeu
overSpread his countsnAnce, lie san
back into his chair, Percy DArro'
nodded twice and smiled.
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