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As soon as he had ceased speaking I said to hiht track The h, but I am afraid we are a bit too late"

"Too late!" he exclaiht be overheard "What the mischief do you mean?"

"I mean," I replied, "that M Godin is already upon the scene"

In the next ten seconds Maitland turned all colours and I edged nearer to hi hith "How in the naods at once--Doc, he's all they clai as he is clever;" at which last remark a heavy cloud passed over Maitland's face "Come," he continued listlessly, "you may as well tell me all you know about it"

I then confided to hi him what he proposed to do

"Do?" he replied "There is but one thing I can do, which ether with a deter of which I knew full well

"I shall caht here," he said, " till I learn all I wish to know of our neighbours yonder I have already provided myself with instruments which will enable raph them, if necessary, and to hear and record every word they utter You look surprised, but it is easily done I will placeand bring the ied for total internal reflection As for the hearing, that is easier yet I will carefully work away the plaster on this side to-night till I get through to the paper covering their wall This I will leave intact to use as a diaphragm I have then only to fasten my carbon to it, and, behold, we have a microphone or telephone--whichever you choose to call it All I have to look out for is that I get it high enough to avoid the danger of the paper being accidentally broken fro the plaster I shall, of course, cover it with a bit of black felt to prevent our light fro, and to deaden any sounds frooes on in the other rooraphic record of what transpires