Evening star., 1922-06-03

new ana startling idsa- ''That current
ID one Of the fesblsst known to science.
for the dynamo that generates It II no
ponderous thing Of copper wire and
steel eastnEM It II Just the heart It.
sell. The heart sends over the wire its
which registers it. The thing takes us
al the way back 70 Galvan4, who was
the drst to observe and study animal
electricity. The heart makes only one
three thousandth Of . volt Of electricity
hundred thousand men to Hight one OF
these incandescent lamps. two million
or more to run . trolley car. Yet Just
that slight little current 10 enough to
sway the gossaner strand Of quartz
station 30 dne Ia this machine that
the pulse tracings produced by the
sphygmograph. which I have used In
other case. up to this time. are clumsy
Again he paused ~ II to let the fear
Of discovery sink deep into the minds
This current. as I have said. passes
from each one Of you in turn over q
wire and vibrates q f'ns quart. fber up
It 10 one Of the most delicate bits Of
mechanism ever made. beside which the
hair spring Of watch 10 coarse. Each
Of you in turn II being subjected to
this test. More than that, the record
up there shows not only the beats Of
emotion that vary. the form Of those
beats. Every normal individual gives
what We call An 'electrocardiogram
which follows q certain type. The pho.
recorded is ruled 20 that At the heart
station DR.. Barron can read 1t. There
are i've waves to each heart beat.
which he letters p. @. r. 8 and =. two
below and three above q base line on
the Aim. They have all been found to
portion Of the heart. Any change Of
the height. width or time Of any Of
those lines shows that there is some
defect or change in the contraction OF
that part Of the heart. Thus DR.. Bar
ron. who has studied this thing care
ease, but emotion"
II seemed as IL no one dared look
at his neighbor. as X all were trying
vainly to control the beating OF their
own hearts.
ly, as II to force the last secret from
the wildly beating heart OF some one
in the room. 1T is my belief that the
person who had access to the operat-
ing room Of the Eovella was person
whose nerves were run down. ano IN
addition to any other treatment that
person was familiar with the ether
phosphore. This person knew Miss
Blais6ell well. saw her there. knew
she was there for the purpose OF trus.
trating that persons own dearest
hopes. That person wrote her the
note, and knowing that she would
ask for paper and an envelope In
order to answer it. poisoned the nap
Of the envelope. Phosphorus Is q
remedy for hysteria. vexatious emo
ed and concealed affections-but not
in the quantities that this person
lavished on that nap. Whoever II
was, not life. but death. and q ghastiy
death, was uppermost in that persons
thoughts"
something and rub It on her lips: and
mean to tell. but. God help me. I
saw whom?" demanded Kennedy,
fixing her eye as he had when he had
called her back from aphasia.
''Him-Nilleheur-oi she Sob
bed. shrinking back as IL the very
confession appalled, her.
Yes" added Kennedy coolly. Mil
the poison after he discovered IL in
order to protect himself and the repu-
tation Of the NovelIa-
The telephone bell tinkled. Craig
seized the receiver.
yes, Barron. this is Kennedy. You
received the impulses all right?
Good. And have you had time to
study the records, Yes? What's What,
I'll see you very soon and 60 over
the records again with you. Good
sone word more" he continued.