The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1915-06-17
TWENTY-THIRD EPISODE
THE TELLTALE HEART.

THE TELLTALE HEART.
Elaine had dropped in one afternoon
RI see Kennedy at the laboratory.
Craig was working over a stralgnt-
backed chair which stood close to the
wall. On the arms were short straps
apparently to fasten down the arms
of the sitter.
AS they chatted, Elaine watched
Craig curiously, examining the cna1r
and especially the left arm, on Wnlcn
was placed a metal disk in such
way that the wrist of anyone sitting
in the chair could be strapped in con-
tact with it. Finally Kennedy at
tached a pair of electric wires from
beneath the chair arm, connecting
with the disk, and running down one
of the legs, thence through a crack
in the floor to the back room Of the
laboratory.
What is it?" asked Elaine. ut
looks like a death chair"
Scarcely as bad as that" laughed
Kennedy, taking up a large clock
faced dial which had single hand
evidently intended to be swung around
by some force through the graduated
scale on it's face "This is the sphyg-
mograph-a scientific third degree,
he explained, indicating both the chair
and the dial. ct reads a persons
thoughts and feelings through the
pressure of the blood
80, 49,, WOW from tho Star Of
flee when l happened to spy a race
in the crowd that seemed famlllar. II
was of Chinaman, and, although l
could not just place him,'1 knew that
I had seen him somewhere before. l
decided to play detective.
Not many minutes before, down IN
that secret den in which the serpent
WI concocted his villainies, that wor-
thy had been at work again, tlreless
With subtle satisfaction, he had held
in his hand, which was carefully
gloved in rubber, a small glass tube
perhaps three-quarters Of an inch IN
diameter.
In the tube was minute but al
most priceless particle of that strange
element, radium. For moment WI
REGARDED it, then took up hand
kerchief that lay before him. Already
he had ripped a stitch or two from
the seam in the hem He slipped the
little radium tube into the hem o
the handkerchief.
"Here," he said gruff1y to a servant
s'Take this letter and the other thlns
to Inez. You know the address,.
On uptown he went until he came
to a rather ordinary looking apart
ment house. He went in without dis
covering that was following.
I glanced about No one was watch
ing me. Then, to be sure that
would recognize the house, I noted
by marking a small cross with a pen
Gil on the stonework Of the steps.
I did not know at the time, but
found out later that upstairs the mes
senger raped at a door which wa
answered by a maid, mulatto with
marked gypsy cast of features.
Tie maid opened the door into tn
hallway and admitted the messenger
Inez took the note and the lead case
waving to the maid to leave he1
Then she tore open the note and read
"Have her bind the Enclosed owe
her eyes. If in place three minutes
blindness will result in a few days."
Tell the master 1 shall have
done as he directs." she said to tn
Chinaman as she followed him to tn
door.
Inez turned and went into the bac
room, her boudoir, where the mai
was waiting. She brought out frol
a closet a rather gaudy yellow dres
a tambourine, a headdress and som
other materials.
"Now, I want you to put this on
she instructed the maid. Here
this box have a handkerchief whic
l want you to use. Tie it over h
eyes and keep it there-three mi
utes at least; longer if you can"
AS 1 looked at the house outside
Immediately occurred to me to l
Craig know what had happened, al
l sought the nearest telephone boot
and called the laboratory. Elai1
had just gone when / called up, al
l told my story of having seen al
trailed the messenger and marked Il
house.
AS turned away at my end of Il
line Kennedy fastened to join me.
returned to the apartment, bent
carrying out Craig's orders To .