The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
RECORD NO. 80, By Ida Clyde Clark

meant it or not. You are some actress, be-
lieve me. If had your talent, I'd certainly
go on the stage"
in spite of herself, 81 didn't mean to deceive
them. They Matched up all of that mystery
and got the whole thing started themselves
before 1 realized what it was all about, and
to be perfectly frank with you, don't know
yet what it was all about
Then you really haven't got that mysteri-
Gus record after all?" asked Carter while
she waited for Miss Warren.
Certainly, haven't got that mysterious
record" she replied with spirit. "There is
nothing whatever scientific or mysterious
about the record have.'
Once out in the crowded street, Ameie
took long breath and wondered what was
going to happen to her next. Miss Warren
asked where she usually lunched and, being
glad to have guide, Amelie cheerfully went
with her to a quiet little cafe in Thirty
recovered from her amusement and after
they had found seats and had given their
order, she could talk of nothing else but of
Mr.. Chalmers surprise and chagrin and of
Mr.. Lawrence's suspicion and doubt.
II wish you would kindly tell me just ex.
actly what they thought l had come for"
said Amelie quite seriously.
"Well," said Miss Warren, her face still
pink from her merriment, "you see to begin
with, we don't run any canned music shop.
What we run is a language school, CORE
spondence school of languages and we teach
French German, Spanish or any other Ian
guages by mail. Now, not long ago, Mr..
Lawrence bought this patent for teaching
the languages by means of a monograph
and, of course, we can't make the records
We have them made over at Mr.. Chalmers
place and he runs big manufacturing
establishment where all they do is to make
records for monographs and all that. In
other words, Mr.. Lawrence runs a school
and Mr.. Chalmers runs plant for manu-
featuring records"
But who talks to make these records?"
asked Amelie, boldly.
"Oh, of course, our teachers have to 60
over there and talk into those queer holes
in the wall. Now the professor who made
those records you have, for instance, just
stood and talked into an old square box
through the hole in the wall and his voice
went into soundproof room and was
caught OH the record"
"And isn't it very tiresome?" asked
Amelie, without in the least understanding
just why it should be.
"Why certainly it is tiresome,'' said Miss
Warren, falling right in. "Our professor
just got SO tired of going there day after
day and talking into those old machines he
simply nearly lost his mind. In fact it was
not long after he made those records that
he left the school and went to Europe, and
l suppose he is still there. I always did
say that he would never have left US if it
hadn't been for those old records. They
were so tiresome."
ITO Europe"
But have got off my story" Miss War
rfen was saying. you wanted to know
about the missing record. Mr. Chalmers
has young man working for him named
Mr.. Channing-Will Channing-and he is
very, very clever. Mr.. Chalmers wasn't
paying him anything too much, and still
he was the record expert of the establish
ment. What he doesn't know about making
records isn't worth knowing. Well, he
made very valuable scientific discovery.
OF course, l have no idea what it was
that's where the secret is, believe me-but
| know they said that, by the process he
had discovered, the company would be
saved several hundred thousand dollars
year. BY this process the faintest whisper
could be caught and reproduced, and all
of the sounds that mar the perfect clear.
ness of the usual records were eliminated
Professor Marville-he's the man who made
those records for the French language
told me that Mr.. Charming told him one
day when he was all tired out with those
silly French lessons-to just go on and say
something in his real natural voice-just
exactly as if he were talking to someone"
This time Amelie's heart gave a loud
thump which she feared her companion
might actually hear.
"Did he do it?' -.'
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