Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-12

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WHAT'S alI that asked iuqusi
lively
Another Of the new instruments
that scientific detectives use, he Ter
sponded scarcely looking up, a little
magnetic wizard, the telegraphoue.
Which is| prompted
Something we detectives might use
70 take down and can telephone con
yersauous and other such converse
lions When ii is attached properly
TO a telephone IL records everything
that is said over the wire The record
is not made mechanically on cylin
der but elecuo-magneucally on this
wire
Craig continued to tinker tautaliz
ingly with the machine which had
been invented by a Dane Naldemar
Poulsen
HE had scarcely finished testing the
telegraphoue when the laboratory door
opened and a cleau-cut young man
entered
Kennedy knew, had found that the
routine work Of the Cmtchng 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 fam
cied that he had given Chase some
commission in connection with that
i've got it. Mr. Kennedy. greeted
Chase with quiet modesty.
Good responded Craig heartily 1
knew you would
Got WHAT 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 Firty Florrie ana 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 eXulungly
Nov I'll clear that thing up
lie took hasty step to tile tele-
phone, put his hand on the receiver
and was about to take it off the
hook. Then he paused and ! saw
his face working
Finally his pride for Kennedy's was
highly sensitive nature, got the bet
ter of him.
mo he said, half to himself not
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 ofthe 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 off the re-
celyer 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
Nov 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- / shall need
YOU 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 Wnked at me while 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 nnsuspl'
cious watched without understanding
what 1t was all about
I don't know" Craig muttered final
/ ly for the benefit Of the boy but !
think I'll have to leave that tester
after all. Say If put it here, you.H
have to be careful not to let anyone
NEEDLE with it, If YOU do, therell be
I the deuce to pay See?
Kennedy had already started to ias-
ten the telegraphone 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.
"Yas sab, nodded the boy, with a
bow, as he went out
Back in the new hangout, the
Clutching Hand was laying down the
law to his leutenants and heelers'
when Slim at last entered.