The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-05-05


out attracting Savetsky's attention.
Aunt Josephine was keen now for
returning home to find out whether
| Elaine was there or not. No sooner
had she entered the car and driven on,
than 1 examined the handkerchief. 1t
was torn, as If it had been crushed in
the hand during a struggle and
wrenched away. looked closer. In
the corner was the initial "E."
That was enough. Without losing
another precious moment 1 hurried
| around to the nearest police station,
The sergeant detailed several
roundsmen and a man in plain clothes,
and together we returned to the house,
laying a careful plan to surround it
secretly, while the plainclothes man
and 1 obtained admittance.
1
! Meanwhile, the Chinese devil wor-
shippers had again gathered in their
| cursed temple and Long Sin. in his
priestly robe, appeared on the dais.
The worshipers kotowed rever-
emily to him, while at the back again
stood the aged Chinaman patiently
| turning his prayer wheel.
Two braziers, or smoke pots, had
been placed on the dais, one Of which
Long Sin touched with a stick, caus-
ing it to burst out into dense fumes.
Standing before them, he chanted
| in nasal tones: 1.-THE white consort of
the great Ksing Chau has been found.
| 1t is his will that she now be made
his"
AS he finished intoning the message,
Long Sin signaled to two young China
men to go into the anteroom. A mo-
ment later they returned with Elaine.
Frightened though she was, Elaine
made no attempt to struggle, even
when they had cut her bonds.
They carried her up to the dais, and
now Long Sin faced her and sternly
ordered her to kotow to the grue-
some metallic figure.
She refused, but instantly the China
men seized her arm and twisted it,
until they had compelled her to fall
to her knees.
Having forced her to kotow, Long
Sin turned to the assembled devil
dancers
with magic and rare drugs" he
chanted, she shall be made to pass
beyond and her body encased IN pre-
cious gold shall be the consort of Ksing
Chau-forever and ever"
With callous deviltry, the oriental
satanists made every arrangement for
embalming and preserving the body
of Elaine.
| At last all seemed to be in readiness
to proceed.
Hold her." ordered Long Sin in gut
tural Chinese. to the two attendants,
as he. approached her.
Long Sin held in his hand a small,
profusely decorated pot from which
smoke was escaping. AS he ap-
preached he passed this receptacle IN
der her nose once, twice, three times.
Gradually Elaine fell into uncon-
seriousness.
While Elaine was facing death in
the power of the devil worshipers, l
had reached the house of Savetsky
next door with the police, and the
place had been quietly surrounded.
With the plainclothes man, a daring
and intelligent fellow, 1 went to the
| OOOr anu rang the Oell
What can do for you?" asked the
medium, admitting us.
My friend here" 1 parleyed, ''is in
great business trouble. Can your con-
trolling spirit give him advice?"
Savetsky set to work preparing the
room for a seance. AS she moved over
to the window to pull down the shades
she must have caught sight of one or
two of the policemen who had incau-
tiously exposed themselves from the
hiding place in which had disposed
them before we entered. At any rate.
Savetsky did not lose jot of her re-
markable composure.
I'm sorry" she remarked mere ly,
"but I'm afraid my control is weak
and cannot work today"
She took a step toward the door.
motioning us to leave. Neither of US
paid any attention to the hint, but re-
manned seated as we had been be
fore
Almost before knew what she was
doing, she made dash for something
in the corner of the room. 1t was
time for open action, and seized her
| quickly.
Ny detective was on his feet in an
instant
'I'll take care of her." he ground
out. seized her wrists in his viselike
grasp. You give the signal"
rushed to the window, threw up
the shade and opened the sash. wav.
ing our preconcerted sign and turned
again toward the room.
With a sudden accession of desper-
ate strength. Savetsky broke away
from the plainclothes man and again
attempted to get at something con-
cealed on the wall. had turned just
in time to fling myself between her
and whatever object she had In mind.
As the detective took her again and
twisted her arm until she cried out
in pain, hastily Investigated the wall.
She had evidently been attempting to
press button that rang concealed
bell.
What did it mean?
Elaine. now completely unconscious,
was being held by the Cinnamon,
while her arm was smeared with
sticky. black material from the caul
dron of Long Sin.
Suddenly the aged Chinaman with
the prayer wheel stopped his inces'
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