The Springdale news., 1915-04-09
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY,


 THE DEATH RAY.
 Kennedy was reading a scientific treatise one morning. while I was banging on the typewriter. when a knock at the laboratory door disturbed us.
 By some intuition Craig seemed to know who it was. He sprang to open the door, and there stood Elaine Dodge and her lawyer. Perry Bennett. Instantly Craig read from the startled look on Elaine's face that something dreadful had happened
 Why - what's the natter" he asked, solicitously
 @A-another letter-from the Cutch- ing Hand." she exclaimed breath lessly
 Craig took the letter and we both read, with amazement:
 Are you an enemy ef soeietv2 If not. order Craig Kennedy to leave the country by nine o'clock tomorrow morning 0th- erwise a pedestrian will drop dead outside his laboratory every hour unt. he leaves
 The note was signed b. the now ia miliar sinister hand. and had added to 1t a postscript which read
 As a token of Us leaving have him place a=xase ef flowers in hts laboratory window today.
 What shall we do?" queriea Ben nett. evidently much alarmed at the letter
 @Do?e replied Kennedy laughing contemptuously at the apparently fu- tile threat, Why, nothing Just wait
 We got up as usual the next day and quite early went over to the labo- ratory. Kennedy as was his custom plunged straightway into his work and appeared absorbed by it, while I wrote
 There is something queer going on, Walter" he remarked. This thing registers some kind of wireless rays-infra-red think-something like those that they say that Italian scientist. Ulivi claims he has diseov- cred and called the Trays
 How do you know" asked, look ing up from my work. Whats that instrument you are using2'
 "A boiometer. invented by the late Professor Langley" he replied, his attention riveted on 1t.
 Some time previously Kennedy had had installed on the window ledge one of those mirrorlike arrangements. known as a "busybody, which show those in room what is going on in the street
 AS 1 moved over to look at the bolometer I happened to glance into the 'busybody' and saw that crowd was rapidly collecting on the side walk.
 Look, Craig,' I called hastily.
 He hurried over to me and looked We could both see in the busybody mirror a group of excited passers-by bending over man lying prostrate on the sidewalk
 The excited crowd lifted him up and ooiV Hill away, anu tui iA'd TIT A'N' prise to Craig He was looking at his watch
 It was now only few moments past 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 it terrible What had We better do?'
 For few moments no one said word. Then Kennedy began carefully examining the bolometer and some other recording instruments he had While the rest of us watched, fascl- mated
 Somehow that "busybody" seemed to attract me. I could not resist look ing into it from time to time as Ken nedy worked
 l was scarcely able to control my excitement when again 1 saw the same scene enacted on the sidewalk before the laboratory. Hurriedly l looked at my watch. It was ten o'clock
 Craig" I cried Another
 Instantly he was at my side, gazlng eagerly. There was a second innocent pedestrian lying on the sidewalk while crowd, almost panic-stricken' gath cred about i'm.
 It's no use," he muttered, as We gathered about him. Were beaten. l can't stand this sort of thing. I will leave tomorrow fo" South America. l thought Elaine Dodge would faint at he shock of his words coming so soon after the terrible occurrence out side She looked at him speeches..