The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1915-06-24

that part OF the contents had been
wrapped in paper TO keep them IN
place. This paper he was now care.
fully examining with microscope.
AZ nearly as could make it out the
/ paper contained part Of typewrii.
ten cremical formula. which read:
TlNcTuRE OF IODINE
THREE PARTS Of
He looked Up from bis study Of the
| microscope 20 Long Sin
Tell me Just how It happened that
you got this bomb, he asked.
Without hesitation the Chinaman re.
cited the circumstances. beginning
with the note By which he had been
summoned.
A note" repeated Kennedy. ca.
gerly. Was 81 typewri,ten?
Long Sin reached into his pocket
and produced the note itself. which he
had 10; burned
AS Craig studied the typewriter
message from the Clutching Hand !
could see that he vas growing more
and more excited
AT last he has given US something
typewriter. he exclaimed TO most
people suppose. Il seems that type.
writing IS the best way 10 conceal
identity. Blu; there are thousand
and one ways o, identifying typewrit.
ing.
Look, Walter" he remarked at
length. taking a ine tipped pencil and
pointing at the distinguishing marks
as be talked. You will notice that
all the 'T's' in this note are bat.
tered and faint as we'll as Just q trife
out OF alignment Now ! will place the
paper from the bomb under the micro
scope and you will see that tie 'Ts
in the scrap % formula have exactly
the same appearance.
strained my eyes 70 look. Sure
enough, Kennedy was right. There
was that unmistakable identity be.
tween the T's in the formula and the
note
Kennedy had been gazing a, the
aoor. his face puokered In thought as
looked. Suddenly he clspped his
hands together, as II he had made
grea, discovery.
I've struck IT," he exclaimed, Jump.
ing Up. i was wondering where
had seen typewriting that reminds me
ot this Walter. get on your coat
and hat We are on the rtgh, trail az
last"
With Long Sin We hurried out o,
the laboratory. Leaving him az the
nearest taIicab stand, where We
Jumped into waiting car
~, Is the clue o' the battered 'T's'"
| Craig muttered
Aunt Josephine Vas in the library
| knitting when the butler, Jennings. an.
/ nounced US
Where is-Miss Dodge" inquired
/ Kennedy, with suppressed excitement
as We entered
y think she's ont shopping. and
/ don't know Jus, when she will be
/ back" answered Aunt Josephine. Vith
some surprise Why Is Il anything
mportant-any news
Very important" returned Kennedy
eIoitedly 4 think have the best
clue yet. Only-it will be necessary
20 look through some of the household
correspondence Immediately 90 see
whether there are certain l. ters I
wouldn't be surprised ~ she had some
perhaps not very personal-but I
must see them"
Kennedy lost no time. He went 20
desk where Elaine generally sat
and quickly took out several type
written letters One after another he
examined them closely. rejecting one
after another. until finally he came
TO one that seemed 10 interest him
He separated II from the rest and
fell TO studying II, comparing II with
the paper from the bomb and the
note which Long Sin had received
from the Clutching Hand. Then he
folded the letter so that the sigma.
ture and the address could not be
read by US
A portion 60 the letter recall read
something like this:
This 10 his contention: Whereas.
TRUTH 10 the only goal and MATTER
10 non-eslstent-"
Look at this, Walter" remarked
Craig, with difficulty restraining him.
self What do you make OF it?"
A glance al the typewriting was SUI.
ficient 20 show me that Kennedy had
indeed. made an important discovery
We stared at each other almost too
dazed to speak.