Evening star., 1922-05-18
THE ByEINa STAR wAgHaToN ID u THURspAY, 1s 1g22

glsts and the story released fcs pub
ltcattcn," - tt were.
was written by woman - .
swung around in my chair. Get
out!" I exclaimed skepticaiiy. 30
woman ever used such phrases. !
.T didn't say composed by . woman
~ said written by woman, he re-
"oh" + said. rather chagrined.
"It ig possible to determine sex from
handwriting IN perhaps eighty cases
out Of hundred" Kennedy went on.
enjoying my discontinue. "once !
OF writing to decide. thar point to my
satisfaction. Just to test my conc1u-
sions, submitted the specimens to
two professional psychologists. l
found that our results were slightly
different. but averaged the thing up
so-called sex signs are found to be
largely influenced by the amount of
writing done, BY age. and to certain
extent by practice and professional
requirements. as In the conventional
writing. Of teachers and the rapid
hand OF bookkeepers. Now. in this
case the person who wrote the first
note was only an Indifferent writer.
Therefore, the sex signs are pretty
likely to be accurate. Yes. I'm ready
note was written by a woman and the
second by man."
"Then there's a woman in the case.
and she wrote the first note for the
, frebug-is that what You mean? !
asked.
| woman In the case. somehow or other.
This woman IL closely connected with
the hrebug. As for the firebug. who
ever At may be, he performs his crimes
with cold premeditation. and. as De
Quincy said. in a spirit of pure
artistry. The lust of fire propels him
| and he uses his art to secure wealth.
The man may be a tool in the hands
| Of others. however. It's unsafe to
| generalfze on the meager facts we
! now have. Oh. well. there Is nothing
we can do just yet. Let's. take walk.
| before the automobile arrives"
Not word more did Kennedy say
| about the case during our stroll or
even on the way downtown to fire
headquarters.
| We found Mccormick anxiously
stone tower at headquarters we sat
with him In the maze of delicate ma
chinery with which the fire game is
played IN New York. In great glass
cases were glistening brass and nickel
] machines with disks and levers and
nunciators without number. This was
! the fire alrm telegraph. the roulette
wheel of the fire demon" as someone
has aptiy called it.
"All the alarms for fire from all the
boroughs, both from the regular alarm
boxes and the auxiliary systems come
here first over the network OF 1900
miles or more of wire nerves that
stretch out through the city," McCor-
mick was explaining to US.
H,,.s ~.
| Here's an alarm now" he ex-
! claimed. all attention.
Three" six" Seven" the numbers
appeared on the annunciator. The
clerks in the Office moved as If they
were part of the mechanism. Twice
out all over the city. Mccormick re-
lapsed from his air of attention.
| THAT alarm was not in the shop
ping district" he explained. much re-
lieved. Now. the firehouses in the
particular district where that fire is
Four engines, two hook and ladders.
water tower, the battalion chief and
deputy are hurrying to that fire.
| Hello! Here comes another"
Again the buzzer' sounded. "One."
-four" five" showed in the annun-
| ciator.
| Even before the clerks could re-
I spond Mccormick had dragged us to
J the door. In another instant we were
i wildly speeding uptown, the bell on
+, the front of the automobile changing
! like fire engine. the siren horn going
continuously. the engine of the ma
| chine throbbing with energy until the
water boiled in the radiator.
Let her out. Frank" called Nc
Cormick to his chauffeur. as we
rounded into a broad and now almost
| deserted ,thoroughfare.
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