"Too bad," greeted Jennings, "but Miss Elaine has just gone
shopping and I don't know when she'll be back."
Shopping being an uncertain element as far as time was concerned,
Kennedy asked if anyone else was at home.
"Mrs. Dodge is in the library reading, sir," replied Jennings,
taking it for granted that we would see her.
Aunt Josephine greeted us cordially and Craig set down the
vocaphone package he was carrying.
She nodded to Jennings to leave us and he withdrew.
"I'm not going to let anything happen here to Miss Elaine again if
I can help it," remarked Craig in a low tone, a moment later,
gazing about the library.
"What are you thinking of doing?" asked Aunt Josephine keenly.
"I'm going to put in a vocaphone," he returned unwrapping it.
"What's that?" she asked.
"A loud speaking telephone--connected with my laboratory," he
explained, repeating what he had already told me, while she
listened almost awe-struck at the latest scientific wonder.
He was looking about, trying to figure out just where it could be
placed to best advantage, when he approached the suit of armor.
"I see you have brought it back and had it repaired," he remarked
to Aunt Josephine. Suddenly his face lighted up. "Ah--an idea!" he
exclaimed. "No one will ever think to look INSIDE that."
It was indeed an inspiration.
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