The Springdale news., 1915-04-23

sized spools of fine wire.
 Whats all thato" I asked inauisi- lively
 Another of the new instruments that scientific detectives use. he re. sponded, scarcely looking up. a little magnetic wizard, the telegraphone."
 Which is?" I prompted
 something We detectives might use 10 take down and can telephone con Fersations and ether such conversa- ttoHs. When it Is attached properly to. a telephone, it records everything that is said over the wire. The record Is not made mechanically OH a cylin. der but eIectro-magneticallyZ on this wire"
 Craig continued to tinker tantaliz- ingly with the machine which had ee7a invented by Dane, VaIdemar Poqlseu
 He Lad scarcely finished testing the telegraphone when the laboratory door opened and a clean-cut young man entered
 Kennedy, l 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 fan eied that he had given Chase some commission in connection with that.
 T Chase with quiet modesty
 Good, responded Craig heartily. T knew you would
 Got what" I asked a moment later.
 Kennedy nodded for Chase to an sWer.
 I've located the new residence of Flirty Florrie," he replied
 saw what Kennedy was after at once FIirty Florrie and Dan the Dude had caused the quarrel between him. self and Elaine Dan the Dude was dead But F'lirty Florrie might be forced to explain 1t.
 That's fine he added exultingly. Now I'll clear that thing up
 He tcok hasty step to the tele- phone, put his hand on the receiver and was about to take ft.of the hook. Then he paused, and I saw his face working
 Finally his pride, for Kennedy's was Q highly sensitive nature, got the bet fer of him
 No" he said, half to himself, not yet"
 Elaine had returned home
 Alone her thoughts naturally went back 10 what had happened recently to interrupt a friendship which had 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 Nhy didn't I believe him."
 Mechanically, she put out her hand to the telephone.
 She was about to take of the re- eetver. when something seemed to stay her hand She wanted him to come to her
 
 Craigs eye fell on the telegraphone, and an idea seemed to occur to him.
 "Walter, you and Chase bring that thing along he said a 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 eaH manage this now But don't get cet of touch with me I shall need x6a any moment-certainly. 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 negro boy in charge Of the switchboard
 You look over the switchboard. Kelly" he vinked at me, while test out the connections back here. There must be something wrong with the wires or there wouldn't be so many 
 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, therell be the deuce to pay. See?"
 Kennedy had already started to fas- ten the telegraphone to the wires he had selected from the tangle.
 At last he finished and stood up.
 Don't disturb 1t 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.
 "Yas, sah," nodded the boy, with bow, as he went out.