The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-11-07

/ was NOT NnONlt|tt, lUt N'lIdlI ''
whom ne was talking 1t wa Con
stance. the secretary Yet It was
the woman, u"l the secretary who lis
tened
Eramard ,,oppcd AGAIN beside hor
dc,h
"\ll that :, neither here nor there
he remarked, forcing a change IN hs
manner Il am IN ior It, Now, the
question l,-what arc We gong TO do
about it,
Constance had uuwrappcd the pack
age ON her desk. disclosing an oblonG
box
What, that" he asked curiou'ly.
"Mr Rralnard," she answered tapping
the box. there's no limit to the use OF
tins little machine Tor our purposes. We
can get at their most vital secrets with
II We can discover every plan which
they have against uS. We may even
learn the hiding place ut those letters
Why. there is No limit This IS one oi
those new mlcrophonc detectives
"a microphonc" he repeated as hc
opened the box. looked sharply at the
two black little storage batteries IN
side. the coil of silk covered wire, lit
tie black rubber receiver and a curlou,
black disc whose lace was pierced by a
circular row OF holes.
"Nc, You must have heard oi them
\ luu hide that tranSmittcr behind pic
! urc or under a table or desk Then you
. run the wire out oi the room and by
| listening IN the receiver YOU can hear
everything
But that is what detective, uSc---
"Ncll' she interrupted coully what
oi 1t. II It good tor them Is It not
/ lust aS good for u.s.
Better" he exclaimed by George
. YOU arc the goods
/ II was late before Constance had a
. chance to do ANYTHING with the micro
/ phone. 1t seemed as II Worthington
were staying, pcrycrScly, later than Us
ual At last. however he lett with a
/ curt nod to her
The moment the door was closed she
stopped the deSultoty clicking of her
typewriter with which she had been
towing IN the appearance OF being busy
With Barnard she entered the board
room where She had noticed Worthng
ton and Sheppard often during the day
Another Partner.
II was. without cNaggcraton one OF
the most plainly furnished roomN she
had ever seen \ long MAHOGANY table
with eight large mahogany chairs, ,
hall inch pile ol ychcty rug ON the
floor and a huge chandelier IN the mid
die ul the ceiling constituted the fur
ulturc Not picture, not cabinet or
filing case broke the blankncss ol the
brown painted walls
For a moment She stopped lo CON.
slider Brnard waited and watched
her narrowly
There isn't place to put th,, tram,
mltlcr except mp above that Chandc
lict.' She said at length
J tie gave her his hand a, she stepped
ON a chair and then on the table. There
was a glimpse ol trim ankle Tn,
warmth and Soi,neS oi her toucl
caused him to hold her hand Just Tor a
moment longer than was absolutely ne
ccSSary A moment later he was stand
ing ON the table beside her
This is the place, all right, % She said
looking at the thick scum oi dust ON ,h'
top ~ the reflector
Quickly she placed the little hlacl
disc close to the center on the top OF IN,
reflector Can YOU see that from tho
iloori" she asked
"No. he answered Walking abou, tn,
room. mot a sign ot IT.
"rll SIT here" she said in lust a tire
NOR ol excitement over the adventure
"and listen wh,h YOU talk IN the boarC
tuom
/ Bra,nard entered. II seemed ridicu
lous ior him to talk to himself
vi the mictophone works he sal,