Then the bell will
ring."
Just before making the connection he placed his hat over the cell.
Then he lifted the hat. The light fell on it and the bell rang. He
replaced the hat and the bell stopped. It was evidently a very
peculiar property of the substance, selenium.
Just then there came a knock at the door. I opened it.
"Hello, Chase," greeted Kennedy. "Well, I've found the new
headquarters all right,--over on the west side."
Kennedy picked up the selenium cell and a long coil of fine wire
which he placed in a bag. Then he took another bag already packed
and, shifting them between us, we hurried down town.
Near the vacant lot, back of the new headquarters, was an old
broken down house. Through the rear of it we entered.
I started back in astonishment as we found eight or ten policemen
already there. Kennedy had ordered them to be ready for a raid and
they had dropped in one at a time without attracting attention.
"Well, men," he greeted them, "I see you found the place all
right. Now, in a little while Jameson will return with two wires.
Attach them to the bell which I will leave here. When it rings,
raid the house. Jameson will lead you to it. Come, Walter," he
added, picking up the bags.
Ten minutes later, outside the new headquarters, a crouched up
figure, carrying a small package, his face hidden under his soft
hat and up-turned collar, could have been seen slinking along
until he came to the steps.
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