It being the physician’s cab belonging to the Governor’s mansion, and on account of its peculiar construction, it attracted much attention wherever it went. The motorman descended from his conspicuous seat and entered the drug store to fulfill the orders of Julio Murillo. “Friends,” said Julio, when their cab had come to a standstill, “do me the favor to watch closely out of the window. A curious little play is going to take place in front of this store within a few minutes.” “With much pleasure, friend Julio,” replied the Governor, as the two men arose to look out of the window. “The All-Wise has been kind to you, my compatriot, to give you the power to read the thoughts and know of the actions of those around you,” said Señor Guillermo Gonzales. “I am grateful, my friend, for all the progress I have made. Get in tune with Nature and her mysteries you can read. The divinity of Her force, Her influence, can be felt by all,” replied Julio seriously. “What a strange looking man is now entering the drug store—that big swaggerer there to the right,” said the Governor. “Yes, to be sure,” said Señor Gonzales. “He makes me think of one of those ancient Northmen sailors, or a big, raw-boned Irishman of more recent days.” “What a strange gait he has,” remarked the Governor; “there is something familiar about the fellow. I wonder if I have met him before.” “Yes, your Honor, you have met _her_ before,” said Julio. “Her?” exclaimed his companions in a breath. “Her?” “Yes, you both have met her. That person is no other than Señorita Marriet Motuble, the lovesick maiden of less than two hours ago, who claimed to have committed suicide because her great love for you was not reciprocated. Watch her closely. I will put on the _sound condenser_; then we can both see and hear what is going on,” said Julio. “Who is the man, with whom she is talking?” asked the Governor. “Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, your Honor,” quietly answered Julio. “He also is in disguise, then. What can be the meaning of all of this, Julio?” questioned the Governor. “Your questions can be answered more definitely when I turn the lever of the sound condenser,” said Julio. “Every five minutes one of the tubes is filled and ready, when the lever is turned, to repeat every word spoken within ten feet from the center of its radius. The five minutes is up. Watch the two while we listen, and we can more fully comprehend the meaning of their conversation.” Julio turned the lever, and the three scientists heard the following conversation, Marriet Motuble being the first to speak. “It is pathetic to know that one so young and so fair would take her own life. She is the young woman, I believe, who is private secretary to the well-known Don Francisco R. Cantu y Falomir, is she not?” asked Marriet Motuble, as she puffed a cigar in regular man fashion. “If the person is Marriet Motuble,” said Governor Lehumada, with much concern, “why does she ask such a question?”