Evening star., 1922-06-17
nurse. When make good I will let
you know Gloria"

nurse. When make good ! will let
you know. Gloria"
We looked at each other in blank
amazement. That was hardly an
easy way to trace her. How could
one ever find out now where she was
even supposing 1t were not a ruse
to cover up something?
Somehow I felt that the message
did not tell the story. Where was
Du Mond? Had he fed, too--perhaps
forced her to go with him when Mrs.
not explain the struggle and the fear.
"Oh, Mr.. Kennedy" pleaded Mrs.
Bracket. all thought of her former
pride gone. as she actually held out
her hands .imploringly and almost
fell on her knees. can't you find her
can't you do something?"
Have you photograph of Gloria?"
he asked hurriedly.
Yes" she cried eagerly, reaching
into her mesh bag and drawing one
out. II carry it with me always.
Come" exclaimed Kennedy, seiz-
ing 1t. 1T occurs to me that 1t is
now or never that this devise of
Franconfs must prove that it is some
good. II she really went. she wasted
no time. There's Just a bare chance
that the telephote has been placed
on some Of these vessels that are
carrying munitions abroard. Fran
conf says that he has developed it for
its war value"
AS fast as Mrs Brackets chauffeur
could drive us. we motored down to
South Side beach and sought out the
little workshop directly on the ocean
where Franconi had told US that we
should always be welcome.
He was not there. but an assistant
m, rd
that Franconi had given us.
SHOW me how the machine
works." he asked. while Mrs. Brack-
ett and l waited aside. scarcely able
to curb our impatience.
WELL" began the assistant. this
is screen of very minute and SEN
sitive selenium cells. / don't know
than to say that the tones of sound.
the human voice. have hundreds of
gradations which are transmitted.
as you know, by wireless. now.
Gradations of light, which are all
that are necessary to produce the
than those Of sound. Here.- in this
protector"
That is the transmitting part of
the apparatus" interrupted Ken
nedy brusa aely. That hoider?"
"Yes. You see there are hundreds
of alternating conductors and insu-
lators all synchronized with hun
dreds Of similar receivers at the -
Let me see you try this photo
graph" interrupted Kennedy again.
handing over the picture of. Gloria
which Mrs. Brackett had given him.
"Signor Franconi told me he had
the telephote on several outgoing
liners. Let me see If you can trans
nit it. Is there any way of sending
wireless message from this place ?'
The assistant had showed. the pho
tograph into the holder from which
each section was projected on the
selenium cell screen.
II have a fairly powerful plant
here" he replied.
Quickly Kennedy wrote out a
message. briefly describing the rea-
son why the picture was transmitted
and asking that any station on ship
careful search made of the passen-
gers for any young woman, no mat
ter what name was assumed, who
might resemble the photograph.
Though nothing could be expected
Immediately at best 1t was. at least
through the invisible air waves,
wirelessly. the only means now of
identifying Gloria was being flashed
far and wide to all the big ships
within a days distance or less on
which Franconi had established his
system as a test.
The telephote had finished its
work. Now there was nothing to do
but wait. 1t was a slender thread on
which hung the hope of success
While he waited Mrs. Brackett was
eating her heart out with anxiety.
Kennedy took the occasion to call up
the New York police on long dis
tance. They had no clue to Gloria
Nor had they been able to find a
trace of Du Mond. Mrs Du Mond
also had disappeared. At the Cab
aret Rouge. Bernice Bentley had
been held and put through a third
degree without disclosing a thing. IT,,
indeed, she knkew anything. 1 won-
dered whether at such a crisis Du
Mond. too. might not have taken the