The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-23
NINTH EPISODE
THE DEATH RAY.

Kennedy was reading scientific
treatise one morning. while 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 matter?" 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 Of society? II not
order Craig Kennedy to leave the country
hy uiue O'Clock tomorrow morning. 9th
crWlse pedestrian will drop dead outside
his laboratory every hour until he leaves.
The note was signed by the now ia
miIiar sinister hand. and had added
to it a postscript which read:
As a token Of his leaving, have him
pa"e v"7e of flowers in his laboratory
window today.
What shall we do?' queried Ben
nett, evidently very much alarmed
at the letter.
'Do?" replied Kennedy, laughing
contcmptuously 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 l
wrote
There is something queer going
on, Walter" he remarked. This
thing registers some kind of wireless
rays-infra-red, l think-something
like those that they say that Italian
scientist, Uliyi, claims he has discov-
cred and called the F-rays'"
How do you know" l asked, look
ing up from my work What's that
Instrument you are using?"
"A bolometer, invented by the late
Professor Langley" he replied, his
attention riyeted on it.
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 l moved over to look at the |
bolometer l happened to glance into
the "busybody" and saw that crowd
was rapidly collecting on the side
walk.
Look, Craig!" l 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
bore him away, and l turned in sur
prise to Craig He was looking at his
watch
1t 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 a I
word Then Kennedy began carefully {
the bolometer and some t
,ther recording instruments he had, !
While the rest Of us watched, fasci- /
lated
Somehow that "busybody" seemed \
o attract me. | could not resist look il
ng into it from time to time as Ken h
iedy worked s
was scarcely able to control my v
excitement when again saw the same +
Gene enacted on the sidewalk before
he laboratory. Hurriedly / looked at K
ny watch. 1t was ten o'clock! "
"Craig!" l cried. "Another!" Il
ln'tantly he was at my side, gazing b
agerly. There was second innocent
edestrian lying on the sidewalk while fl
crowd, almost panic-stricken, gath nj
red about lin.
Its no use," he muttered, as we ly
altered about him. Were beaten.
can't stand this sort Of thing. will nj
ave tomorrow for South America" W
| thought Elaine Dodge would faint pa
The Jhock Of his words coming so ql
ION after the terrible occurrence out di
de. She looked at him speechless. til