Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-06-26

not expected to get In at all. but this
seemed easy.
The maid brought me a chair. and |
took IL. I did not notice. however.
that she was careful to place II In .
particular spot with the back to the
wall.
laid my hat and gloves on the
table. AS I did 80, n glove must
have dropped on the floor In an incon-
spicuous place by the leg Of the table
sat down while the maid left me
for a men TO call her mistress. In
my best detective n ! gazed
about the ROOM. ~endeavoring to ex-
tract some clue. I was about TO ex-
anime the room more closely when ]
heard someone coming and restrained
my interest In the surroundings. lnez
entered. and ! rose.
Won't you sill down." she asked.
with exaggerated ~politeness. For
what am | indebted to you for this
visit?'
Well" I replied. perhaps you re-
call the last time We met"
Inez stood by the table. listening
TO me. ! thought a bit m~ockingly. As
spoke her hand moved to he edge
of the table. Suddenly, before I knew
II. the room swan before my eyes and
all was blackness.
Inez had moved her hand over and
had pressed a secret knob. A bar In
the wall Just beside my head had
sprung out. striking ne a terrific blow
and knocking me out.
The maid. who had run In. and Inez
lifted me up. unconscious. and car
ried me into the back
II was scarcely Ave minutes after
that Kennedy came to the entrance to
the apartment. There he noted the
mark which I had made. He had just
noise. II was Cissy. arrayed In all her
glory. going out. with a parting word
of instruction from Inez. He drew
back into the angle OF the hall.
was still unconscious. and Ines
was standing over me when she heard
the tinkle of the bell.
Craig unconsciously took the very
chair In which | had been sitting and
sat down nonchslsntly. A she saw
him. she had given a little gasp.
As Craig watched her keenly. how
ever. he was able to discover that.
underneath her calm exterior. she was
very nervous and excited.
"Well?" demanded Kennedy with an
enigmatical smile. "You didn't expect
TO see me again-so soon. did YOU"
Inez seemed to be overcome for the
moment. She rose and moved over
to the table.
Wait a minute" interrupted Ken
nedy. Come back and sit down. I
have something to say to you"
Nervously her hand gripped the
table and moved along toward the
secret knob.
Kennedy notice II. but he had not
moved his chair from the position in
which IL had been placed for me. Al
that moment. though. his eye fell on
my glove. which I had inadvertently
dropped on the floor. He reached down
and picked II up. As he did SO the
bar In the wall few out. Just missing
his head as he bent over.
Seeing that her scheme had failed.
Inez made a dash for the door. Ken
nedy sprans to his> feet and seized her.
Elaine. on her return from the lab
oratory. had gone TO the conservatory
OF the Dodge house. and there was
busying herself pruning the rose
bushes.
Once she happened to glance up at
the end nearest the street. She could
see a strolling gypsy going by. and
the gypsy. apparently. had spied her
through the open window.
Good afternoon, mistress" greeted
the gypsy coming up TO the fence.
Wouldn't you like to have me read
your %fortune!"
Elaine was lonesome. She looked
the gypsy over. and the picturesque
ness OF the woman appealed to her.
L~aughingly. she consented. and the
gypsy entered.
The gypsy took Elaine's hand and
looked at II carefully. you are IA
danger from a powerful Oriental Grim
inal." announced the gypsy at last.
elaine was. TO say the least. i'm
pressed.
He IL a very dangerous man" went
On the gypsy
And hat Is not all" the gypsy hint
ed. In darkness | could make you
see the vision OF your prosecutor and
his den"
She nodded knowingly at Elaine. and
at the same time from q fold OF her
dress drew out the lead case. managed
to open II and took out the handker-
chief. Above the table she twisted II
into a fiat band.
Let me show YOU" she said. hand
Ing the handkerchief to Elaine. Tie
that over your eyes"
Elaine was sitting with her OWL
handkerchief In her hand. but she
turned quickly. When she faced the
gypsy again she had . bandsge nat
over her eyes.
Now. mistress. try-let yourself
60" urged the gypsy. Let me guide
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