“You are quite a detective—sort of ‘electrical detective’—aren’t you?” he added, smiling.
And for some time, about the office, and even over the wires, Jack went by that name—the “Electrical Detective.”
VI
JACK HAS HIS ADVENTURE
One afternoon a few days following the affair of the missing cash-box Manager Black appeared in the Hammerton operating room, and after a consultation with the chief operator, called Jack Orr from his wire.
“Jack,” said the manager, “there have been some important developments in the big will case on trial out at Oakton, and the ‘Daily Star’ has asked for a fast operator to send in their story to-night. The chief tells me you have developed into a rapid sender. Would you care to go?”
“I’d be glad of the opportunity, sir,” said Jack, delightedly.
“All right. The chief will let you off now, so you will have plenty of time to catch the seven o’clock train. And now, Jack, do your best, for the ‘Morning Bulletin’ is sending its news matter in by the other telegraph company, and we don’t want them to get ahead of us in any way.”