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Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin), 1880-1936

"The Dream Doctor"

You see, it is more sensitive than anything of
the sort ever made before. The arrangement of these little square
holes is such as to make them act as horns or magnifiers of a
double receiver. We can all hear at once what is going on by using
this machine."
We had not been waiting long before a peculiar noise seemed to
issue from the detectaphone. It was as though a door had been
opened and shut hastily. Some one had evidently entered the
storeroom. A voice called up the railroad station and asked for
Michael Kronski, Count Wachtmann's chauffeur.
"It is the voice I heard last night," exclaimed Brixton. "By the
Lord Harry, do you know, it is Janeff the engineer who has charge
of the steam heating, the electric bells, and everything of the
sort around the place. My own engineer--I'll land the fellow in
jail before I'll--"
Kennedy raised his hand. "Let us hear what he has to say,"
remonstrated Craig calmly. "I suppose you have wondered why I
didn't just go down there last night and grab the fellow. Well,
you see now.


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