Now
scurry along."
Then, after the boy had gone, he said casually to me: "Two notes
to Close and Gregory, asking them to be present with their
attorneys to-night. Close will bring Lawrence, and Gregory will
bring a young lawyer named Asche, a very clever fellow. The notes
are so worded that they can hardly refuse the invitation."
Meanwhile I carried out an assignment for the Star, and
telephoned my story in so as to be sure of being with Craig at
the crucial moment. For I was thoroughly curious about his next
move in the game. I found him still in his laboratory attaching
two coils of thin wire to the connections on the outside of a
queer-looking little black box.
"What's that" I asked, eyeing the sinister looking little box
suspiciously. "An infernal machine? You're not going to blow the
culprit into eternity, I hope."
"Never mind what it is, Walter. You'll find that out in due time.
It may or it may not be an infernal machine of a different sort
than any you have probably ever heard of. The less you know now
the less likely you are to give anything away by a look or an
act. Come now, make yourself useful as well as ornamental. Take
these wires and lay them in the cracks of the floor, and be
careful not to let them show. A little dust over them will
conceal them beautifully.
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