The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-05-20
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

Kennedy was reading a scientific
treatise one morning, while | was
banging on the typewriter, when q
knock at the laboratory door disturbed
Us.
BY some intuition Craig seemed TO
know who II vas He sprang 10 open
the door. and there stood Elaine
Dodge and her lawyer. Perry Bennett.
Instantly Craig read from the
startled look on Elaine's face tina,
something dreadful had happened.
Why what's the matter?- he
asked, solicitously.
"A-another letter--from the Clutch.
ing Hand" she exclaimed breath.
lessly.
Craig took the letter and we both
read. with amazement
Are you an enemy Of society? II not.
order Craig Kennedy 20 leave the country
by n'ne o'clock tomorrow morning. 9th
erwis, a pedestrian Will drop dead outside
his laboratory every hour until he leaves.
The note was signed BY the now ia.
miliar sinister hand, and had added
70 II a postscript which read:
As n token OF his leaving. have him
place a vase OF flowers In his laboratory
window today.
What shall we do?" queried Ben.
nett, evidently very much alarmed
at,the letter.
"Do7" replied Kennedy, laughing
CONTEMPORARY at the apparently fu.
tile threat, Why, nothing. Just
wait"
We got up as usual the next day,
and quite early went over 10 the labo-
rat5ry. Kennedy, rs was his custom,
plunged straightway into his work
and appeared absorbed by il, while /
wrote.
There is something queer going
on, Walter" he remarked. This
thing registers some kind Of wireless
rays-infra.red, Understanding
like those that they say that Italian
scientist, Ulivi, claims he has discoy'
cred and called the Trays"
How do you know" ! asked, look.
ing up from my work. What's that
instrument you are using?"
"A bolometer, invented by the late
Professor Langley" he replied, his
attention riveted on II.
Some time previously Kennedy had
had installed on the window ledge one
OF those mirrorlike arrangements
known as a "busybody," which show
those In a room what Is going on In
the street.
As ] moved over TO look at the
bolometer ] happened TO glance into
the ~"busybody" and saw that a crowd
was rapidly collecting on the side
walk.
Look. Craig" ! called hastily.
He hurried over 10 me and looked
We could both see In the busybody
mirror q group of excited passers.by
bending over a man lying PROSTATE on
the sidewalk.
The excited crowd lifted him up and
bore him away, and ] turned in sur
prise TO Craig. He was looking at his
watch.
II was now only a few moments pas
nine o'clock!
Some time later our door was ex
citedly flung open and Elaine and
Perry Bennett arrived.
i've just heard OF the accident
she cried. fearfully. Isn't 1t terrible
What had we better do?"
For a few moments nc one said
word. Then Kennedy began carefully
examining the bolometer and some
other recording instruments he had
while the rest Of US watched, fasci
mated.
Somehow that "busybody" seemed
20 attract me. ] could not resist look
ing into II from time 10 time as Ken
nedy worked.
! was scarcely able 70 control m!
excitement when again | saw the sam
scene enacted on the sidewalk before
the laboratory. Hurriedly ] looked a
my watch. II was ten o'clock!
Craig" ! cried. Another"
Instantly he was at my side, gain,
eagerly. There was a second innocen
pedestrian lying on the sidewalk Will
a crowd, almost panic.stricken, gath
cred about i'm.
IT'S no use." he muttered, as w
gathered about him. Were beaten
I can't stand this sort OF thing, vii
leave tomorrow 70: South America"
I thought Elaine Dodge would fain
at he Jhock OF his words coming 81
soon after the terrible occurrence out
side. She looked ut him SPECIFICS.