The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-01-14
CHAPTER WI.
Percy oarrom,s Theory.


Percy DarrOw In the police station,
where he had been assigned an unused
ONCE Instead OF a cell. amused him.
self reading the newspapers. Of which
he caused 10 bs brought In a full sup
ply. Theories had begun 10 claim
their share Of the space which. up TO
now, the fact stories had completely
monopOlized barrow, his fest Up,
cigarette depending from ons corner
Of bis mouth. read them through to
tho end Then he INDUCED the white
walls OF his little apartment with one
OF his slow smiles The simplest OF
the theories had TO do with comets
The most elaborate traced out an an
hlogy between the blind spot in VI
sion and point OF rest" In phyical
manifestations this point OF rest"
had Just now happened TO drift 10 a
crowded center. and 20 became mani
fest.
Ingenious but fantastic youth" was
Percy Darrow'a tribute to the author
Professor Eldridge OF the university
The 'human-interest" stories OF both
the evening before and those In the
extras describing the latest freak In
the Atlas building. barrow passed
over with barely glance Hut certain
hguren he copied carefully into his
notebook When he had found all OF
these. and had transcribed them, they
appeared about as followa.
Atlasr Wednesday, 5:s, 400 tabouD .
hF a8 min
General Thursday, 600 1853 Csxacu;
mr. 60 min,
Atlas friday 1910 io.g texaeu, IS
min.
On the basis OF these latter figures
be made some calculations which.
when tlnluhed. be looked on with doub-
fui satisfaction,
Need more statistics" said he 10
himself. before can pose as a
prophet, just now I'm merely
KueAaer"
iiy now II was afternoon. An Official
came to announce visitors, and mo-
ment later Helen and her brother came
In "A percy's case was merely one
OF detention. or for some other OBJ
acurer reason. known only 10 those
who took their orders from Mccarthy.
the three were left alone To their own
devices
After the first greetings and excla
nations. Helen demanded to know
particulars and prospects
AN right. TN toll you" agreed nary
row I'm thought out. and want TO
hear Il myself
Jack looked about him uueaslly,
IL Il wise TO talk hereg" he asked
4 don't doubt they have arrangements
for oyerheartnE anything that IL said '
y don't think they care what we
say, observed narrow They are
merely OBTAINING me on some excuse
or other that haven't even taken the
trouble to inquire about"
That must astoniAh Thorn some.
said Jack.
And u they do overhcar. | don't
much care, Now said ho, turning to
Helen, I'VE have hers three strange
happenings comprising two phenomo,
nRthe cutting on OF the electricity.
trst In the Atlas building. second In
the cNy at large aud the cutting on
" sound Ia the ATLAS Although We
are. Of course, not Justified In Eeneral
iaiaK from one instance. What would
you think by analogy would be the
next thing TO expects'
That sound would be cut on In the
city" said Helen but Jack has al,
ready delivered mo your warning or
advice. she added
Precisely New as 90 theories OF
the ultimate cause Naturally this
must have been brought about either
by nature or BY man u by nature. Il
exceedingly localized. not To say al
rve,ed u b. man. he must have 10
some way acquired unprecedented
powers over the phenoucua OF elec-
Jrietty aud sound These he can rvt.
irutty al viii. either focus. a. ca the
Atlas BuIIdlaE or digpse. "a over the
city Fur the moment 80 will adopt
the latter hypothesis
That e Is man in possession %
extraordinary powers said Helen,
lraoiOS forward In her Interest Go
CA"
We have. completed outy the phr.
Aomvpa 90 electricity contgauud Dar,
row, the phenomena of sound remain
20 b. completed We observe a. to
that ,aI"--he folded back his fore
nuEvr Atlas manifestation last.
Ud about mine and half hours. and
tbl"-ho folded hts middle Anger
the city manifestation vas little
less than two hours
Yea cried Jack. but then this
second"
Soae minute interrupted parruw
le, me huish. Now. let US place our.
selves In the position OF a man pos.
nesscd % neS toy. or new power
which he has naNar ArLAa out What