Evening star., 1922-06-03

/ uOsplt2l 70 IntefVIe~ agnes. Axue8 says Sne
went. at Miss Biaisdell's request. for 4 piece
Of paper and an envelope and took the top one.
Craig reason: that the DAP Of this envelope
some one who knew Of the supposed note from
Collins and reasoned she would answer It on
Norella stationery. Milleneur said Hugh Day
ton. an actor. In love with Blapch, was an
other Of his patients.
- ENNEDY would say no more.
K but was content because I
could see that he was not
ready to put his theories.
whatever they were. to the final test
He spent the rest of the day work.
ing at the hospital with DR.. Barron
adjusting q very dictate piece of ap-
paratus down in a special room in
the basement. l saw it, but had no
idea what it was or what its use
might be.
Close to the wall was a stereop-
ttcon which shot a beam of light
through tube which heard them
refer refer as, as a., gaivanometer, ABOUT
beam whirled a fve-spindled wheel.
governed by a chronometer, which
erred only a second a day. Between
the poles OF the galvanometer was
stretched a slender thread OF fused
I
one-thousandth of millimeter in di-
ameter. SO tenuous that 1t could not
be seen except in a bright light. 1t
was a thread so slender that 1t might
have been spun by a microscopic
spider.
Three feet farther away was a
camera with a moving hlm Of SEN
sitized material, the turning of
which was regulated by a little fly
wheel. The beam Of light focused
thread in lvo YaY
passed to the Photographic flm. in
tercepted only by the Ave spindles of
the wheel. which turned once sec
ond, thus marking the picture OFF
vibrations Of the microscopic quartz
thread were enormously magnified
on the sensitive hlm by a lens and
resulted in producing long zigzag.
wavy line. The whole was shielded
by a wooden hood. which permitted
no light. except the slender ray. to
strike It, The film revolved slowly
| across the held. Its speed regulated
by the fywhel. and all moved by
an electric motor.
| Kennedy told me that the final tests
which he was arranging were not to
| be held at the hospital at all. but
in his laboratory. the scene of SO
| many Of his scientific triumphs over
the cleverest Of criminals.
While he and DR.. Barron were
still fussing with the machine he
dispatched me on the rather ticklish
errand of gathering together all
at the time and might possibly prove
important in the case.
My first visit was to Hugh Day
ton. whom I found In his bachelor
apartment on Madison avenue. ap..
o'connor's men had already warned
him that any attempt to evade put
ting in an appearance when he was
wanted would be of no avail. He
had been shadowed from the moment
that it was learned that he was a
patient OF Milleheurs. and had been
at the Novella that fatal afternoon.
He seemed to realize that escape was
| impossible. Dayton was one Of those
typical young fellows tai. with
| quired English mannr. whom one
sees in scores on 5th avenue late in
| the afternoon. His face, which on
l the stage was forceful and attractive.
Indeed. i showed too evident marks
Of excesses. both physical and moral.
/ and his hand was none too steady.
Still, he was an interesting per-
\ sonality, II not engaging.
note to Burke Collins at his ONCE.
| The purport Of 1t was. I knew. a
request couched in language that
II veiled a summons 'hat the presence
| Of both himself Mrs. Collins
was OF great imr snce in getting
Il at the truth. and l4:at If he needed
an excuse himself for being present
4 1t was suggested that he appear as
protecting his wife's interests as a
lawyer. Kennedy had added that !
might tell him orally that he would
pass over the scandal lightly as pos
sible and spare the feelings Of both
as much as he could. was rather
relieved when this mission was ac-
complished, for had expected Col.
Inns to demur violently.
Those who gathered that night,
sitting expectantly in the little
armchairs which Kennedy's, stu
dents used during his lectures, in
cluded nearly every one who could
cast any light on what had hap.
pened at the Novella. Professor and
Nine Millefeur were brought up
from the house of detention. to
which both O'Connor and DR.. Les
lie insisted that they be sent. Mile
feur was still bewailing the fate Of
the Novela, and madam had begun
to show evidences of lack Of the
constant Identification which she was
always preaching as of the utmost
Importance to her patrons. Agnes
was so far recovered as to be able
to be present. though I noticed that