Omaha daily bee., 1915-05-30
CHAPTER XXI.
tern Chase

WV Fang aid not let night pass after
the capture OF HIS most trusted lieutenant,
Long Bin, without planning revenge.
EnfaRed beyond measure at the success
with which Kennedy had protected both
Elaine and himself from his vaccinations,
no decided on most dastardly coup. II
was nothing Ices than taking ADVANTAGE
Of ME position AZ the head Of the power
ful Chinese criminal band and using the
eans ~ which he was smuggling opium.
the drug banned even In his own country
George. tho Dodge chauffeur. had tust
returned 20 the garage In the rear Of the
house with the car and was working over
H. He was 30 intent on locating a strange
noise IN the engine that ne dld not zee
the serpcnfine eyes OF WI az he peered
into the garage through n small window.
Georse was bending closely over the en-.
CINE - he speeded Il up TO see what was
the cause OF the rattle. when the door Of
the garage opened quietly. on tiptoe.
WI and the young mechanioian. a man
named Johnson. slipped in, johnson car
fying an automobile robe
The next moment the two had lenped
upon the defenaelesa George. johnson
Threw the robe over his head. while WI
wound him about with rope. He was
completely and instantly put out.
Just then working as II BY the clock,
for such was the precision Of wus plans,
closed car. muffled down. slipped I'D to
the garage door. They hustled the un-
resisting George into the car. johnson
taking the place AZ the wheel and wa
sitting on guard IN back with George,
bound and almost suffocated.
George was loyal II anything Threats
and brihea had no effect on him, even
after he had come 20 In wu's secret den.
There u paper. pen and ink" threat
ened wa. Write what tell YOU
Take tho PEN" directed WI, adding.
a. George took il mechanically. write"
Miss Dodge While visiting my sister
N Long islfnd city last night after l left
sprained ms ankle. Ny friend, Johnson
who brings this note will drive YOU Tor
a few dayf until ] am able 70 I've out
Respectfully, GEORGE
Isn't that too badg" sympathizcd
Elaine. handing the note 10 Aunt JOSEF
phine.. rs Il a bad sprain9''
Pretty bad. Misc replied johnson.
deferentiaiy.
You've had experience aueried Aunt
Josephine.
oh. yesm.' replied Johnson. Five
years. Here's my license"
Il think you'h do" nodded Elaine
Jennings. VIII you show johnson how
10 get 10 the garaEe?''
For a Ions time Kennedy had heen
perfecting a miniature wireless teie-
phone OF his own invnetion and the ac-
tivitios OF WI Fang now caused him to
haEten his work
You see. Walter" Kennedy explained.
setting little black box on the labora-
tory table. 1--WE got this thing down 10
an irreducible minimum. It's the most
compact affair imaginable. Seer open
the Top Of the box I uft up these
miniature aerials OF the inverted l. type.
Here Il the transmitting apparatus. there
the receiving. all tuned. 1 press this
lever"
He paused. Al the other end OF the
table stood an exact duplicate Of the first
Instrument
A he eressed the lever the buzzer In
the other telephone sounded
I'm going 70 ask you. Walter" he
went on, folding down the little aerials
ana shutting up the box. ito take this
other instrument over 20 Elaine"
he placed the wireless telephone in a
bas and few minutes later l left the
laboratory.
II must have been just AZ that time
that Il occurred 10 Craig 70 play q
practical joke on me and AZ the same
firna last his invention. He went over
70 MS dosk IN the laboratory and. laugh
ine 70 himself pressd the lever
4 fnerr nIuorf Instantly. what was fhs