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"The device whereby I secure this at such a distance is an invention of ht almost say 'patent patent reasons'--I will ask you to kindly keep to yourself To the diaphragm there I fasten this bit of burnished silver Upon this I concentrate a pencil of light which, when reflected, acts photographically upon a sensitised isters the m How I develop, etch, and reproduce this record, and transform it into a record of the ordinary type, you will see in due time--and will kindly keep secret for the present You had better go now and send s on this list, as soon as possible," and he passed : "We will not despair yet Our clever rival may not be ready to prove his case so quickly as we At all events, when he coain I shall be in a condition to ascertain how far he has progressed I have sos I must settle before I can ask for an arrest, and I am not at all sure that M Godin is in any better condition in this regard than I aotten so far without so n to indicate that he had even moved in the matter I say, Doc, it beats me, blessed if it doesn't! Please say to Miss Darrow that I a for someone, anyway--and may not see her for soe of fee did not yield Gwen un to warrant such a supposition on ht wishhim, and also to carry him his mail, for he had determined to remain constantly on the watch at his new quarters

I have thus far, in the narration of these incidents been perfectly candid both as regards my friends and myself, and, therefore, that I may continue in like manner to the end, I shall suppress certain qualuilty of sos of which you will, perhaps, think I may well be ashamed Be that as it may, you shall have the whole truth, however it may affect your opinion of me One reason why I went to Maitland's new quarters so often, and stayed there so long, was because I was always permitted to relieve hiht ear, and my eyes fastened upon the screen of the ca into the affairs of the two people in the next room I tried for a nuin the cause of justice, and was not a common eavesdropper This permitted me to retain a sort of quasi self-respect for a day or two till my honesty rallied itself, and forced me to realise and to admit that I was, to all intents and purposes, a coratification it gave me I determined I would at least be honest with myself--and this was my verdict You will, perhaps, fancy that when I arrived at this decision I at once ned my seat of observation to Maitland's entirely professional care This, doubtless, I should have done, if we fallible hue of what is right and proper Inas factors of hu of the sort I si avidity, until at length I got to be impatient of the duties that took lect them