The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-06-19

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the door to our rooms again. There
stood the cabinet. - outwardly tnne'
cent - when Il came n.
Laughing and tusgins thsy msnass1
% Get the heavy piece 81 furniture ct
and downStairs again. loading \ -
the wagon. Then they drove oR Win
Il accompanied by parting vollsy
from Jensen.
In an uufrsqusntsd street. perhaps
half . mile away. the wagon stopped
With . keen glance around. the driver
and his helper made sure that no one
was about
Such . shaking mp a. you've given
mel" growled q voice a. the cabinet
door opened. -But I've got him this
time!"
II was the clutchins Hand.
Craig gazed into our living room cau
tiously
Il can't see anything wrong" he said
to m. as ] stood Just beside aim. Miss
Dodge" he added, will you and the
rest excuse me II ask you to wait
Just moment longer?"
Elaine watched him. fascinated. He
crossed the room. then went into each
of our other rooms. Apparently noth
ing was wrong and minute later he
reappeared at the doorway.
Il guess it's all right" he said. Per
haps It was only Jensen. the janitor.
Elaine. Aunt Josephine and Susie
Martin entered. Craig placed chairs
for them. but still could see that he
was uneasy. From time to time. while
they were admiring one OF our treas
ures after another. he glanced about
suspiciously.
'What is the trouble. do you Think
asked Elaine wonderingly. noticing
his manner.
fl cant Just say" answered erals.
tryins to appear easy.
She had risen and with keen inter.
est was looking at the books. the Pic
lures. the queer collection OF weapons
and odds and ends from the under
world that Craig had amassec ir his
adventures.
At last her eye wandered across the
rooIi. She caught sight Of her own
picture. occupying place OF honor
but hanging askew..
isn't that Just like mani" she en-
claimed. such housekeepers a. You
are-sLGh carelessness!"
She had taken stop or two across
the room to straighten the picture.
Miss Dodge!" almost shouted Ken
nedy, his face fairly blanched. "Stop!s
She turned. her stunning eyes filled
with amazement at his suddenness.
Nevertheless she moved quickly to one
side. as he waved his arms. unable to
speak quickly enough.
Kennedy stood quite still. gazing at
the picture. askew. with suspicion.
THAT wasn't that way when we left.
was 1t, Walter?" he asked.
"It certainly was not" ! answered
positively. There was more time
spent in getting that picture just
right than ever saw you spend on the
ROOM"
Craig frowned.
As for myself did not know what
to make Of IT,
I'm afraid shall have to ask you
to step into this back room" said Craig
at length to the ladies'. I'm sorry
but we can't be too careful with this
intruder. whoever he was"
Elaine, however. stopped at the door.
For q moment Kennedy appeared to
be considering. Then his eye fell on
fishing rod that stood In q corner.
He took It and moved toward the pic-
tufe.
On his hands and knees, to one
side, down as close AZ he could get to
the door, with the rod extended at
arms length. he motioned to me to do
the same, behind him.
Carefully Kennedy reached out with
the pole and Strengthened the picture.
Az he did so there was lash. .
|loud, deafening report. and great
pun OF smoke from the fireplace.
The fre screen was riddied and over
turned. A charge Of buckshot shat
tered the precious photograph a
| Elaine.
We had dropped nat on The floor q
the report. I looked about Kennedy
was unframed and 90 wers the rest
with Q bound he was ct the hre'
place, followed By Elaine and the rest
OF "a. There. in what remained OF .
package done up roughly In nswspar
per, was 4 shotgun with it, barred
sawed on about six inches from the
lock. fastened to block Of wood. and
connected to . series Of springs On
the trigger. released BY little electro
magnetic arrangement actuated BY
| two batteries and leading By wires up
along the molding to the picture whore
the Slightest touch would complete Tie
circuit.
A startled CRY from Elaine caused -
, 70 turn.
She was standing directly before her
| shattered picture whore Il hung awry
| ON the wall. The heavy charge -
buckshot had knocked away lareo
pieces Of paper and plaster under II
~Craigis she gasped-
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